Top Auckland Day Trips

A fantastic day trip to Rotorua with our guide Jason! Jason is extremely knowledgeable and shared many wonderful stories about the landscapes, Māori language and culture along the way. Jeremy chatted nonstop with him throughout the drive, and Jason was always patient answering all our questions. We loved visiting the geothermal park with colourful thermal pools, mud pools and the Māori village. We were amazed by the traditional carving crafts and the powerful haka performance. The itinerary was well planned and packed with amazing experiences. This tour exceeded our expectations and created unforgettable memories for our whole family. Highly recommend Jason as your guide!

Our tour was truly wonderful and exceeded our expectations. Destination was well planned, and the entire trip was smooth, enjoyable, and memorable. A special thank you to our tour guide for being knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and always ready to help.

Wow…just wow. I took the tour this morning, and it exceeded all my expectations of any previous tour I have done. Jono, our guide, has an incredible local knowledge and was telling us interesting facts for the whole journey. I found his ability to speak some Māori and explain the traditional links with all the places we visited particularly insightful. This tour takes you out of the CBD and into the suburbs; something you don’t get with the hop-on-hop-off buses. This really was the best way to get a sense of the “real Auckland”. We drove out to the harbour, Northshore, Mount Eden, and then along the coastline to beautiful little beaches at Mission Bay and St. Helier’s, (as well as lots of other places) Designated stops have been put on for photo opportunities and time to soak up the scenery. It was a lovely small group of 6 travellers, which made the van nice and spacious. I honestly cannot recommend this tour more highly, I feel this should be a must on your Auckland itinerary. I spent the whole tour dreaming of what lovely little suburb I’d like move to 😂.

Exciting day! The caves and the glow worms were once in a lifetime to see. Hobbiton and the entire experience was fascinating. Whether you saw the movies or not, it’s a definite must see. Rachael, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. The information provided was detailed and informative. Great day! Thank you!!

Matt was a great guide who arrived for pickup up on time and made the journey interesting with his commentary. Hobbiton is incredible, even if you aren’t a super fan it is worth the trip. The scenery is stunning and the guides are fun and knowledgeable. I highly recommend for anyone wanting a Hobbiton day trip from Auckland.

Incredible experience, beautiful views that the entire family enjoyed. We have kids aged from 10-15 and all had a great time. The guide, Adil, was very informative throughout the drive and provided the history of New Zealand and made the trip especially memorable.

Heinrich, our driver and guide had a great personality and was very descriptive on the way to Hobbiton. Plus he arranged our tickets and was very careful to meet up with us after our tour. The tour of Hobbiton was terrific. What a beautiful farm with beautiful gardens and lush landscaping. It was done with a leisurely pace and our guide led us by the variety of Hobbit homes. He also explained how Hobbiton became a permanent part of the farm, which we thought was a stroke of genius on the part of the owner proposing a joint venture with Peter Jackson. It was beautifully done. The gardens, flowers and grass's, so meticulously maintained. The complete homes at the end of the tour were spectacular with so many incredible details.

Great tour of Auckland! Danny, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the city and shared stories and history of the area and people. We had wonderful views of the entire city and waterways from the tops of two volcanoes and drove through beautiful neighborhoods. We learned about the origins of the city and people. A tour well worth taking if coming to Auckland!