Shore Excursion To Historic Kerikeri Including Lunch

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Bay of Islands, New Zealand

3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

This historic Kerikeri tour has been designed especially for cruise ship passengers in the Bay of Islands. Your local guide will take you to many beautiful and interesting sites on a convenient half-day tour, so even visitors with a short stay in the area will see a lot. The tour minivan is air-conditioned for your comfort.

An easy way to see a lot in a short time
Includes lunch at a delightful kiwi gastro-pub
Visit a range of natural, cultural, and culinary attractions
Includes transfers from the port, with morning or afternoon tours available

What's Included

Transport by air-conditioned minivan
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Waitangi Wharf
Te Karuwha Parade, Paihia 0293, New Zealand

Pickup details

We meet passengers at the Wharf where they get off the Tender and return them to the same location.

Operating hours
.10:30 am

Itinerary

The Stone Store & Kemp House - Kerikeri Mission Station

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Makana Chocolate Boutique

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rainbow Falls

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plough & Feather

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

4.4

based on 21 reviews

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Great day out from a cruise ship

Diane_S, Mar 2025

Great small-group tour covering a mixture of culture, history, scenery - and a nice lunch with local beer!

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi, Many thanks for your review and feedback. I will let your guide know, how much you enjoyed the day.

It was a great trip. We visited the sights listed and lunch was excellent.

Fred_E, May 2024

Visiting the history of the area. Small groups are always better. The location of the missionary house was stunning. We enjoyed the garden, and the restaurant was just right.

Response from Host, May 2024

Hi, many thanks for your review. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Kerikeri Tour

Susan_M, Apr 2024

Haruru and Rainbow Falls were picturesque. Glad we saw them. The description was misleading as it indicated it would be a guided tour at the mission house and it was not. Tour guide was nice and informative as we were going from place to place.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi, Many thanks for your review. My apologies in terms of expecting a guided tour through the Mission Station. I will amend the description to more accurately reflect what actually happens in practice.

I'll be back

Susan_S, Mar 2024

The stone house and lunch near the river were amazing. The waterfalls were so beautiful, if I had more time I would have loved to jump in.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hi Susan, Many thanks for your review, your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Good but not worth the expense.

Richard_M, Feb 2024

Rainbow Falls were good as well as the Stone Store and Kemp House being the oldest building in NZ. Derek, our guide, was very good. The lunch was under average with one piece of fish and chips and the chocolate factory was quite small. The four hour tour was good but definitely not worth the $185.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi, Many thanks for taking the time to give us a review. I will discuss your comments about lunch with the outlet involved.

Very enjoyable

Iain_C, Feb 2024

This tour was probably the best of our tours in NZ. The area was beautiful and Bill our tour guide very informative which resulted in a very enjoyable experience. Would have been nice to also spend some time in Piahia but we ran out of time, this because of the ship schedule and not the tour provider. We had to be back on board our Princess cruise by 4pm which seemed very early

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi Iain, Thank you very much for your review and feedback. I will pass on your feedback to Bill. I hope you enjoy the rest of your cruise.

Kerikeri with Lunch

Celia_S, Nov 2023

Derrick was a great tour guide! We particularly enjoyed the stop at rainbow falls and the lunch. It was a wonderful day!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hi, many thanks for your review. I will pass on your feedback to Derek.

Excellent

Debbie_C, Oct 2019

Great time with Graham. Despite the rain we were on the bus so stayed out of most of it. Loved seeing the glow worms!

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Many thanks for your review. It was a pleasure taking you to see the Glow Worms and the other attractions in Kerikeri.

Bay of Islands

Camper04973405252, Feb 2019

Our driver Ken was excellent. He was very informative.We had a van for 6 of us. We visited a Glow Worm Caves, Chocolate Factory and stopped at some water fall. Walked through a small rain forest. Ken was a wealth of knowledge. Enjoyed this tour.

Excellent Tour with our Guide Ken

john_e, Feb 2019

We took this tour from our cruise ship Solstice on Jan 18 2019, we were a group of 6 adults, and we were met by our guide Ken, who provided an excellent tour which was very informative, and he was very personable and the tour included the Haruru falls, & Glow worm caves which were our favorites. We also stopped by a chocolate factory, and visited the Kerikeri mission and Puketi Kauri forest area. If was a full tour day and we were back to our ship pier location on time, and happy with our very educated tour. Thanks Ken!

Better than Celebrity excursion

Carolyn_G, Jan 2019

We ther thoroughly enjoyed the excusion with the driver/owner Ken. We compared experiences with another couple on our cruise and concluded the our excursion was better than the Celebrity-sponsored outing they took becuase we saw more places, had a smaller group/more personalized experience and less waiting for stragglers. Ken was knowledgeable, gentile and accommodating.

Excellent Day

Safari65997959973, Nov 2018

Had a great day Ken was a great guide :) he even made a special coffee stop for me :) glow worms were amazing lovely scenery in bay of islands

Poor transport

Debra_M, Nov 2018

The locations were beautiful but the transport between locations was uncomfortable and too small for 8 people. We were in an 8 seater car with 5 taller, larger framed people. Every time we went over a pot hole, speed hump or dip in the road the back of the car would bump heavily and scrape on the road. Very uncomfortable travelling between the destinations. Please review the transport used on this excursion. The transport used should be suitable for all.