Auckland Māori Cultural Tour with Indigenous Guide & West Coast

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Auckland, New Zealand

8 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Full-day tour of Auckland with an indigenous Maori guide
Get a Maori perspective on the history of Auckland and New Zealand
Learn about Maori myths, legends, and history
Round-trip hotel transport

What's Included

Fully guided private tour in a luxury Mercedes vehicle
Hotel or downtown Auckland pick-up and drop-off
Complimentary snacks, water, and lunch
Tours support local eco-cultural initiatives

Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick-up/drop-off within Auckland’s Downtown area

Meeting point

Sky Tower
Victoria Street West, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Main entrance of Sky Tower in Downtown Auckland

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Follow an indigenous Maori guide around Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau) and the west coast of New Zealand on this full-day tour. Learn about Maori culture, myths, legends, and history. Lunch and round-trip transportation from your Auckland hotel included.

Be ready for convenient pickup at your Auckland hotel or the cruise port prior to the morning tour time; your exact pickup time will be confirmed by the tour company prior to departure. Step aboard a comfortable tour vehicle with a small group of fellow travelers and an indigenous Maori guide.

Visit significant cultural and historical locations around Auckland, including Maungawhau (Mount Eden) plus Takarunga (Mount Victoria) to see some of Auckland’s ancient volcanoes. Your guide’s commentary will weave Maori culture and traditions with modern-day New Zealand culture to give you the full picture of the country. The small group size allows you to ask as many questions as you like and encourages dialogue.

Midway through the day, stop for a gourmet lunch.

New Zealand

8 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Northcote (Pass By)

Auckland Harbour Bridge (Pass By)

Tamaki Drive

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mission Bay Auckland

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Auckland Domain (Pass By)

Achilles Point

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Arataki Visitor Centre - Waitakere Ranges

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piha Beach

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Karekare Falls

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Swanson (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Near public transportation
Minimum age is 4 years
At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time

Dress code is smart casual
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements (note min pax number is only 2). In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This tour does not operate on Christmas Day
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 51 reviews

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Great Auckland Tour

Doug_M, Oct 2024

Great tour, a must do if you if you have limited time in Auckland. Bonnie our guide was great, took us to all the best places to see, plus we had a nice lunch to top it all off.

Fabulous tour very informatice

Till_Q, Oct 2024

Donna was amazing. A wealth of information and so lovely. We really enjoyed the tour and learning about the Māori and New Zealand

We really enjoyed our...

Vanessa_M, Apr 2024

We really enjoyed our tour with Donna and Harry. We got a very good background on the Māori culture and saw a lot of the geography in and around Auckland.

A fun, informative afternoon in Auckland

John_K, Apr 2024

We took the TIME Unlimited Tour with our indigenous Maori guide, Brevis. It was truly an in depth way to experience everything Maori. We learned history, culture, language, and rituals. Brevis was an incredible resource, as well as a lot of fun. The tour also took us to some stunning sights in Auckland. It was a perfect way to appreciate the city and it’s fascinating often complicated history. -Roz and Judy

Maori and more!

Rita_W, Apr 2024

What a wonderful day. Breviss was an absolutely wonderful guide. Knowledable, funny. It was educational, fun and isnspiring. Anyone heading to Auckland with an interest in history, nature and the Maori culture should ABSOLUTELY do this!

Great tine even with the clouds.

Rebecca_V, Mar 2024

We had Harry and Maggie as our guides. They were amazing and so friendly. The weather was a big cloudy but we still had incredible views and were able to learn some things about the Maori culture. The snacks that were provided were very good and had a fair variety of options.

Maori Perspective

Lynn_S, Feb 2024

We were truly entertained with humor and given detailed information from a Maori perspective. We saw grand vistas and had culturally rich experiences.

Excellent

rawibashir, Jan 2024

We enjoyed it very much, Henry was very informed about the history of the places we met, he was very respectful with nice personality.

Appreciation and Respect

David_M, Jul 2023

Breviss was a superb guide. Yes, we saw some great things (1,000 year old Kauri tree!!), but more importantly we left with a greater appreciation of and respect for the Maori culture. Thank you.

Auckland from sea, volcanoes, to rain forests - beautiful.

Gail_H, Jun 2023

This was a great overview of all that Auckland has to offer with the Māori culture at its core. The guide was steeped in the city’s history and native Māori. I was hoping for a bit more of the life of the Māori people and culture before the European explorers arrived. But overall, well done.

10/10 tour

Tanisha_B, Dec 2022

The day was amazing, hearing all the history and knowledge that Ceillhe had to share with us. Would definitely recommend and look forward to doing it again

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review. It was a great pleasure hosting you and we hope to see you again one day! Ceillhe Sperath

Maori tour is a must in your 1st Day

John_K, Oct 2022

Spending the day on a private tour with Ceillhe, who is not only knowledgeable and personable, created memories in our minds of a proud culture. From cityscapes, waterfronts, islands, beaches, partaking in a fabulous lunch, and a stop for some chocolates, made for a wonderful day. John, Bobbie, John, Lisa

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Kia ora John, Bobbie, John, Lisa, it was such a great pleasure hosting you and thank you so much for your lovely review! It is manuhiri (valued guests) like you that gave us the strength to keep going despite everything the last few years and the pandemic threw at us and we are very thankful for that because we really love what we do. Ka kite ano (see you again soon)! Ceillhe

Amazing!!

Johnessa_L, Sep 2022

Cheillie was our guide and she was absolutely wonderful. We loved the history and culture aspect and she certainly brought the island and city to life for us. We would definitely recommend this tour!!!

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Aloha Johnessa, it was such a great pleasure to host the 3 of you and we loved showing you our beautiful city and region. Ka kite ano (see you again soon)! Neill & Ceillhe

Informative day

johnamodeo, Feb 2020

Lovely day. We now understand more about the culture. Lunch was good and I am vegetarian. Museum was very interesting. Beautiful waterfall and nature. Good, informative guides, though I would have preferred if she had talked less on the way back to allow for better resting or napping.

Amazing time!

Compass04082559685, Jun 2019

This was an amazing experience. My wife and I got to learn about the culture and history of Auckland. We got to see many places most of which we would not have known about. It was a truly memorable experience and I would recommend it to a friend.