Tauranga: all 14 tours and excursions for your cruise

Explore Tauranga at your leisure during your full-day (8-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your driver/guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier.Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Elms Mission House, Te Puke, Kiwifruit Country, Comvita, Minden Lookout,...

Explore Tauranga at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your driver/guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier.Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Elms Mission House, Te Puke, Kiwifruit Country, Comvita, Minden Lookout Note Please...

Explore Tauranga at your leisure during your full-day (8-Hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your driver/guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier.Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Elms Mission House, Te Puke, Kiwifruit Country, Comvita, Minden Lookout,...

Explore Tauranga at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your driver/guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier.Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Elms Mission House, Te Puke, Kiwifruit Country, Comvita, Minden Lookout Note Please...

Discover the Vibrant Charm of Mount MaunganuiBegin with a scenic journey through the lively township of Mount Maunganui, taking in views of bustling shops, cozy cafés, and surf beaches. The route then extends into the open countryside, leading to the renowned Hells Gate — a geothermal wonder so dramatically otherworldly that even the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw named it after its fiery landscape. Exploring the Geothermal ParkUpon arrival, guests will embark on a self-guided...

Discover the splendid vistas and coastal diversity of Tauranga Harbour during this picturesque sightseeing cruise aboard the Bay Explorer. Tauranga, Harbour Cruise, Bay ExplorerDepart the pier for the short transfer to the awaiting Bay Explorer. This spacious, approximately 60-foot-long (about 18-metre-long) boat features 360-degree outdoor views, comfortable, fully-enclosed seating downstairs, and a large, open sundeck for viewing and sightseeing. Upon arrival, embark the vessel, receive your...

Experience a unique insight into the heritage and culture of the Maori people during this immersive, half-day sightseeing excursion to a traditional Maori marae. Tauranga, Marae, Folkloric Performance, Action Songs, Poi Dances, Stick Games, Haka War DanceDepart the pier with your guide for the scenic, approximately 30-minute drive through Tauranga en route to a traditional Maori marae, a sacred outdoor space in the heart of the village. Upon entering the gates of the marae, you are warmly greeted...

Explore the splendid flavours, beauty and history of the 'Bay of Plenty' during this half-day tasting and sightseeing excursion. Mt. Maunganui BeachfrontHeading into Mount Maunganui, a top holiday destination for Kiwis, we visit a boutique ice cream maker to try their unique flavors of ice cream, (great coffee too). What a way to start the day! Driving along Pilot Bay’s harbour beach past the iconic Mauao volcano then the stunning Mount Maunganui Main Beach. Next, we’re off...

Get up close and personal with the natural surroundings of native New Zealand birdlife and fauna. Travel to Lake Rotoiti and kayak the calm lake's edge, enter the glow-worm cave and relax in the natural hot pools.Lake RotoitiDepart the pier with your driver-guide for the approximately 1-hour drive to the lake. Enjoy a scenic sea-kayak experience past the cascading native bush including the Pohutukawa, New Zealand's native Christmas tree. View classic kiwi holiday homes dotted amongst the cliffs and...

McLaren Falls Park is 190 hectares of parkland set alongside Lake McLaren and is home to one of the best botanical collections of trees in New Zealand. Lake McLaren is a popular area for kayaking with its calm waters, beautiful surroundings and plenty of good picnicking spots. Enjoy an easy-pace scenic guided kayaking tour on the wonderful calm Lake McLaren where serenity takes a new name. Gently paddle past a multitude of birdlife, literally within paddle's reach. Sheer cliffs break the stark lush...

Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most popular tourist centres, made famous by its Maori culture and thermal waters. Discover New Zealand's natural marvels, its geothermal system on this tour. From Tauranga, it is a 90-minute drive to Rotorua with your driver-guide, beginning with a scenic journey inland through the kiwifruit country of Te Puke, the 'Kiwifruit Capital of the World'. This small furry fruit, once known as the Chinese gooseberry, has done a great deal to boost the area's prosperity.Pass...

Indulge your senses with director Peter Jackson's cinematic tribute to writer JRR Tolkien during this fascinating excursion to the Hobbiton movie set. Originally constructed in 1999 for the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the movie set was rebuilt in amazing detail in 2010 for the filming of The Hobbit and its sequel. Scenic DriveDepart the pier with your driver-guide for the scenic, approximately 75-minute drive through Tauranga and across the Kaimai Range and Waikato Lowlands...

Discover the historic sites of scenic Tauranga during this delightful half-day orientation tour of the city. Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It was settled by Maori late in the 13th century and by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963. TaurangaDepart the Port of Mount Maunganui with your driver-guide for the drive across Tauranga Harbour to Tauranga, the principal city of the Bay of Plenty....

Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most popular tourist centres, made famous by its Maori culture and thermal waters. Discover New Zealand's natural marvels, its geothermal system on this tour. RotoruaFrom Tauranga, it is a 90-minute drive to Rotorua with your driver-guide, beginning with a scenic journey inland through the kiwifruit country of Te Puke, the 'Kiwifruit Capital of the World'. This small furry fruit, once known as the Chinese gooseberry, has done a great deal to boost...