Top Auckland Day Trips

Superb excursion that lets us discover the incredible Waitomo caves. The glowworms are clearly visible and very numerous, the guided tour on site was great, don't miss it. The tour of Rotorua is done in the van, we pass by various buildings and viewpoints, which allow us to discover the surroundings accompanied by the guide's remarks. The tour of Te Puia was great, we learn a lot about Maori culture and the local flora and fauna (observation of Kiwi, the Geyser, demonstrations of Maori know-how like weaving and carving on wood, stone, or bone). The excursion lasts a full day; we make a few stops along the way to take a break and grab a bite to eat. There were 6 of us in our group, which is advantageous; we can easily ask questions if we have any, hear the answers, and exchange with one another without it being too noisy. Our guide, Trent, shared his knowledge of the region with us throughout the day; it was very interesting. I recommend everyone take this excursion; it is great!

A fantastic day trip in and out of Rotorua, professionally done and with an experienced and entertaining guide. Our guide did well to get is all ready in the morning and give us good little breaks on the drive without losing time. Our group had multiple choices on the afternoon portion and the agenda was made fairly and with knowledgable consideration. Overall i would absolutely recommend the experience!

Amazing tour! The guides were so fun and knowlegable! I landed at 6am and got the time confused and they still found me a few streets away so I didn’t miss out! I learned so much about nature, trees, birds, all of the things! It was so interesting I didn’t even feel tired after 24 hours of travel and was able to stay awake all day to reset my sleep schedule for the rest of the trip!

Both Waitomo and Hobbiton are must see locations. Great sights had their system down to a T to get the group around and keep on a time schedule. Our driver, Nikki did a lovely job giving us tons of information during the drive between sites. She pointed out landmarks and points of interest, and had lots of information about native plants and animals. It made the bus ride enjoyable.

Hobbiton was amazing! And the giant stone trolls were the cherry on the sundae! Can't wait to get home and re-watch the trilogies! Mark was very informative and friendly! Important thing people should know about Waitomo....no photography of any sort in the caves!

Our luck was in - we were the only people on the tour - and our guide Danny gave us the perfect individual experience. Friendly, chatty and very knowledgeable, Danny showed us all around Auckland. We saw the Botanical Gardens, volcanoes, parks, exclusive residential neighbourhoods, a fantastic wine tasting, Mount Eden and chowed down on a Hokei Pokei ice cream. We even made an unscheduled stop at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to take a peek at the Americas Cup trophy. Great tour, great tour guide, great experience.

One of best experiences i had during this trip. Great daytrip from Auckland to Rotorua, during which we saw waiotapu geothermal activity and te puia Māori centre with 3rd largest geyser in the world and saw Māori performance. Aaron, our guide was amazing and really helpful, told us very interesting stories about new zealand.

If you love LOTR or anything to do with Hobbits- this tour was amazing. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and friendly, the drive up was beautiful and our driver Dave was amazing and kept us entertained plus was about to speak to the group with history and cool facts/history of New Zealand. I would definitely recommend this trip if you’re visiting.