Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour

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Duration:4 hours to 4 hours 10 minutes (approx.)
Location: Auckland, North Island

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Enjoyable, informative and a great day out...

Explore Auckland in small groups for a more personalised experience.

An exceptional value, we offer a very comprehensive tour covering all the best sights, with plenty of stops for photos.
• Discover our sparkling harbour, stunning beaches, historic buildings, leafy parks, Victorian suburbs, and bustling shopping areas.
• Enjoy fantastic views from the top of our volcanoes.
• Travel over the Harbour Bridge for great views of our city.
• Learn about Auckland, the geography, history, and our way of life.
• Comfortable air-conditioned Mini-Bus takes you to a greater variety of sights.
• Choice of Morning or Afternoon Tour. 3.5 hours - 4 hours.
• Hotel pick-up from Central City Hotels, or from our convenient downtown departure point.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Ferry Building
Our main pick up point is alongside the Ferry Building on Queens Wharf. There's a pick-up & drop off area, that's the spot. Alternatively, I can pick you up from your inner city Hotel. You will need to let me know. This is a very comprehensive tour and we pack a lot into the 3.5 to 4 hours. You will get a real feel for Auckland. It's geography, history, sights, and our way of life. This tour is Owner Operated, and the commentary is detailed, full of insights from a local perspective and delivered with humor.
2. Viaduct Harbour
We drive along the downtown waterfront area, past the Viaduct Harbour, which is one of Auckland top "going out" spots. Great selection of restaurants and bars. Lots of boats, and home to the America's Cup yachts, and Whale & Dolphin watching boats
3. Wynyard Quarter
The Wynyard Quarter has been transformed into an attractive waterfront restaurant area and is home to the Auckland Fish market. great place to revisit later for some Fish and Chips.
4. Westhaven Marina
Westhaven Marina is the largest Marina in the Southern Hemisphere. We stop here for great photos of the Harbour, Harbour Bridge, and the Marina. Sometimes we see Bungy Jumpers leaping off the Harbour Bridge. Sorry., but Bungy Jumping is not included in the tour, but I can help you organise it.... There's also nice clean bathrooms here.
5. Auckland Harbour Bridge
We travel over the Bridge to the North Shore, heading to Northcote Point.
6. Little Shoal Bay Reserve
We visit Shoal Bay in Northcote Point for arguably the best views of Auckland City from across the Harbour. Great place for photos.
7.
Optional coffee stop. We don't stop on this tour for a formal Morning or Afternoon "Tea/Coffee" break as I prefer to show you as much of Auckland as possible. There's a couple of nice choices for takeaway drinks and snacks. Just bring them back to the bus. I have drink holders installed for this very reason.
8. Ponsonby
Ponsonby is a Victorian/ Edwardian suburb full of lovely older buildings. Fantastic shopping, with that point of difference, and mostly privately owned shops. An extremely varied selection of stores, from fashion boutiques, gift shops, homewares, antiques, cafe's and restaurants. Well worth a re-visit after the tour.
9. Karangahape Road (K Road)
Known as a "colourful' area in the past, it's making a come-back. The nightclubs, bars, and tattoo parlors are still here, but there's also an interesting selection of shops, and cafe's. Definitely worth a re-visit.
10. Mount Eden
Fantastic elevated views of Auckland City from the summit of Mt Eden. It's a 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the Summit, but well worth the walk. If you are physically impaired, I have permission from the Auckland Council to take you to the very top. There's bathrooms here.
11. Auckland Museum
We drive through the Auckland Domain ( Park) and past the Auckland Museum. You would at least 3-4 hours to visit the Museum, so we don't stop, but the Museum is well worth a visit. Excellent exhibit on Maori and Polynesian culture, and the daily Maori cultural performance is most enjoyable.
12. Parnell Rose Gardens
We drive through the Victorian suburb of Parnell, and past the Parnell Rose Gardens. If the flowers are in bloom we can stop for some photos.
13. Mission Bay Beach
We are now back on the waterfront, where we enjoy a picturesque drive past Ohaku Bay, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, and on to Saint Heliers.
14. St Heliers
After Achilles Point we drive through the seaside village of Saint Heliers, and then back along the waterfront, to downtown Auckland.
15. Achilles Point
Achilles Point in the suburb of Saint Heliers affords wonderful views out over the many islands in the Hauraki Gulf. There's also a nice view of Auckland City in the distance. Great photo stop.
16.
We drive along the tree-lined Symonds St, past the University of Auckland, where we head into the downtown area. .
17. Auckland Central
In the downtown city area, I'll point out the Auckland Art Gallery, and show you some of the smaller side streets, like High St, and O'Connell street where there are interesting shops.
18.
Queen St is the main shopping street in Auckland. I point out many lovely heritage buildings, like the Auckland Town Hall & Civic Theater.
19. Ferry Building
We conclude our tour back at the Ferry Building. Alternatively, if you are staying in the downtown area, I'm happy to drop you back at your hotel. This tour is delivered with a comprehensive commentary, not just about the places we visit, but also about the geography, history , and an insight into our way of life. There's' a few funny bits as well.

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Posted By : S8420MTlouises
We had a fantastic tour of Auckland with Michael! He gave us lots of information and historical facts about Auckland and New Zealand as he drove us around the city. He showed us some beautiful sites and stopped a few times for us to get out and take pictures. He was great at answering all of our questions.
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Posted On : 2024-01-03 15:33:31

Posted By : Joseph_D
My husband and I went on Michael's tour today and we had a GREAT time! Michael is extremely entertaining and his knowledge of Auckland knocked the ball out of the park. We would definitely recommend taking his tour! Thanks Michael!!!
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 22:17:15

Posted By : Michael_R
Wow, where to begin? The tour was full of information about Aukland that I will remember - not overloaded with too much history. The stops were perfect to view the harbor on the north side and saw a bridge bungee jumper; atop the highest mountain with crater and a 360 degree view; stopped along a quaint shopping strip for a bite; and viewed city areas that were first built and how change occurred there. Our driver was the BEST! Personable, approachable, kind and patient - he had answers at the ready to our questions and called us by name - all 13 of us!
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 15:49:05

Posted By : Faiyaz_H
Really enjoyed our time sightseeing Auckland with Michael. We had just flown in from the US (landed at 8 am) and since we couldn’t check in that early — we planned on this half-day tour which worked out perfectly. We (party of 3) got to see almost 75% of Auckland as Michael really packed it all in efficiently. He was full of interesting stories and kept us all engaged. He was very accommodating and courteous to all his guests and even picked and dropped off folks individually in different parts of downtown Auckland so they wouldn’t have to spend money coming to central meeting location. Finally he also recommended a great takeaway place in the Auckland Fish Yard where we had some of the best Fish and Chips we’ve had in a while. Really enjoyed this tour. Thank you Michael!!
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Posted On : 2023-12-31 13:11:03

Posted By : daphenew740
Amazing tour and our guide was very knowledgeable in all of the areas we visited! He was very talkative and friendly! I would highly recommend booking this tour if you go to Auckland!
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Posted On : 2023-12-30 18:40:16

Posted By : Margaret_G
I loved the Auckland Harbour Bridge. There was a chair stuck up in the concrete. Most interesting and how did they get it up there!!!
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Posted On : 2023-12-22 16:12:01

Posted By : Helen_S
An excellent trip, Michael was very informative and knowledgeable. My partner struggles walking and nothing was too trouble. Even with the poor weather today we managed to see and do everything we wanted to do. Thank you Michael.
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Posted On : 2023-12-12 22:34:17

Posted By : Patrick S
It was a solid choice and good way to see the “greater Auckland.” Michael is knowledgeable and a good speaker making his descriptions interesting. Although I would prefer not to take a bus/van tour it seemed to be the best option available and was fun. I’d recommend it
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Posted On : 2023-12-10 20:20:57

Posted By : Irene_M
Michael was a great guide.
Very friendly, congenial and knowledgeable.
He shared his knowledge with us and we enjoyed, very much, our city tour with him
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Posted On : 2023-12-10 20:10:11

Posted By : Jane_D
Our guide was super sweet and tried his best to give us a good time even though it was raining half of our tour.
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Posted On : 2023-12-08 03:47:37