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TAURANGA City & Scenic Sightseeing 2-hour Local Bus Tour
Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand
$48.32
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Overview
The Ultimate 2-Hour Tour of Tauranga & Mount Maunganui offers a delightful ride through some of the region's hidden gems. Experience stunning views and charming locales as you explore this beautiful area.
- 🚌 Scenic drive around the Mount, cruising over the Harbour Bridge and passing by notable landmarks like the Elms Mission House and Old Post Office.
- 🌳 Enjoy views of lush kiwi and avocado orchards before reaching the Scenic Lookout, perfect for capturing breathtaking photos of the Coromandel and White Island.
- 🏖️ After the tour, take free time to explore the charming shops, cafes, and beaches of Mount Maunganui, or stroll along the scenic boardwalks.
- 🏝️ Pilot Bay features a calm, wave-free harbour beach ideal for swimming, kayaking, or paddle boarding, just a 5-minute walk from downtown.
- 🌊 Mount Maunganui Main Beach is renowned for its pristine white sand and excellent surf, offering lifeguarded swimming and scenic coastal walks.
- 🌉 The Tauranga Harbour Bridge provides panoramic views of Mauao and the marina, making it a fantastic spot to watch cruise ships and enjoy urban street art.
- 🌄 Visit Minden Lookout, located 286 meters above sea level, for breathtaking views of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui, extending to the coastline on a clear day.
- 🏏 Bay Oval, a cricket ground located in Mount Maunganui, has hosted international matches and is surrounded by Blake Park for various sporting activities.
- 🍏 Zespri International Limited HQ is the largest marketer of kiwifruit, working with thousands of growers to deliver high-quality fruit worldwide.
- 🌺 The tour showcases the last remaining pre-European Pōhutukawa tree, rich in local significance and history, as you admire the beautiful Pohutukawa trees along the route.
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TAURANGA City & Scenic Sightseeing 2-hour Local Bus Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours
- NOTE: When you exit the port gates, turn RIGHT and walk about 20 metres to the RED flags.
- * The tour includes only one stop at the lookout (5-10 mins) with drive-by visits to other locations
- Driver/guide with local knowledge, fun & informative commentary throughout
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Complimentary Wi-Fi on board
- Photo stop at the lookout (5-10 mins) and Harbour Drive (time permitting)
- NOTE: Vehicle size may vary on busy days 18-50 seats depending on demand
- Please note this is a loop tour with 1 stop at the lookout to stretch your legs and take photos!
- No toilet on board vehicle
- Driver Gratuities
Meeting point
Our buses pick up just outside the cruise ship passenger exit, on the road.
The exact location can vary depending on council instructions that day, so please head to our big RED FLAG and wait there. One of our team members will guide you to your bus. Need help? Call us anytime
Return details
Our buses pick up just outside the cruise ship passenger exit, on the road.
The exact location can vary depending on council instructions that day, so please head to our big RED FLAG and wait there. One of our team members will guide you to your bus. Need help? Call us anytime
- Pilot Bay is a calm, wave-free harbour beach located directly beside the cruise ship dock. It features a flat, scenic boardwalk, shade-giving Pōhutukawa trees and gentle waters perfect for swimming, kayaking, or paddle boarding. It connects directly to the famous walking tracks of Mauao (currently closed) and sits just a 5-minute walk from downtown cafes and shops, making it an effortless, highly accessible spot for cruise visitors. (pass by)
- Mount Maunganui Main Beach is New Zealand’s premier ocean beach, famous for its pristine white sand, excellent surf, and the dramatic backdrop of Mauao (The Mount). Located a short walk from the cruise dock and downtown shops, it offers lifeguarded swimming, a scenic coastal boardwalk, and a walkable land bridge to the blowhole on Moturiki Island. It is an ideal spot to experience Kiwi beach culture, watch surfers, or walk along the pristine boardwalks. (pass by)
- The Tauranga Harbour Bridge is an elevated scenic walkway offering panoramic views of Mauao, the harbour and the vibrant Tauranga Bridge Marina at its base. It serves as a fantastic vantage point for visitors to watch the cruise ships navigate the channel, spot low-flying aircraft and view urban street art under the structure. The bustling marina below adds to the appeal, offering a picturesque spot to stroll past luxury yachts, dine at waterfront restaurants or fish from public platforms. (pass by)
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The Elms (Te Papa Tauranga) is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most significant heritage sites, serving as a preserved time capsule of early Māori and European contact. Located on the Te Papa peninsula just above Tauranga's CBD, the site features category-one listed buildings and nationally significant gardens.
- The Former Tauranga Post Office (built in 1906) is a magnificent Edwardian Baroque-style landmark located in the heart of the CBD. As one of the city's most architecturally significant heritage buildings, it serves as a prominent reminder of Tauranga's early civic history. Now transformed into a wonderful boutique hotel & restaurant known as 'The Clarence". (pass by)
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Minden LookoutTo get a perspective on the beautiful Bay of Plenty we head to the Minden Lookout. Located to the west of Tauranga and 286 metres above sea level the Minden Lookout gives a panoramic view of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. From here, on a clear day you will see the coastline up to the Coromandel and down to Whakatane with Whakaari (White Island) in the distance.
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One of Tauranga's most desirable of locations. Harbour Drive is real estate royalty not only for being waterfront, but is also within walking distance to Tauranga's CBD, restaurants, supermarkets, cafes, golf course, retail shopping, marina and schools but without the hustle and bustle of the city. Stunning views across to Matakana Island and Mount Maunganui, a true beauty spot! (Time permitting)
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TaurangaNEW FOR THIS YEAR: Choose our convenient Tauranga city centre drop-off option on the return journey and enjoy extra time to explore the city's waterfront and Art Gallery at your own pace before returning to Mount Maunganui.
- Bay Oval is a cricket ground in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty area of New Zealand. The ground was built in Blake Park and opened in 2005. Bay Oval has hosted men's and women's international limited overs matches since 2014. It hosted its first Test match in November 2019. Blake Park hosts other sporting activities such as Rugby, Hockey, Netball and Soccer. (pass by)
- Zespri International Limited HQ is the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit, selling kiwifruit in more than 50 countries. They work with around 2,800 New Zealand and 1,500 international growers and post-harvest companies to source the best-quality Zespri Kiwifruit which they supply through our distribution partners to wholesale and retail customers. (pass by)
- This very large old tree, estimated to be approximately 600 years old is the last remaining pre-European Pōhutukawa on the Mt Maunganui ‘sand bar’ and has local Ngäi Te Rangi Iwi significance. It has been reported that in the early days of settlement, several skeletons of pre-European origin were located at the tree's base in a kneeling ceremonial position. Māori leader Kihi Ngatai (Ngai Te Rangi) was quoted in the Bay of Plenty Times that during Cyclone Bola several of the branches broke off and that local Māori would not allow council to cut the tree, as the deceased were once hung from the branches until they decomposed. Their bones were then buried underneath it. Not always possible in a large bus, however you do see so many beautiful Pohutukawa Trees on the journey! (pass by)
- Mount Mainstreet is a relaxed, vibrant, boutique shopping strip lined with phoenix palm trees and is home to some of the top designer brands, souvenirs, beauty salons, bars, cafes, restaurants and contemporary and fine art in the Bay. * we can drop you here for you to explore and walk back to the ship * (pass by)
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TAURANGA City & Scenic Sightseeing 2-hour Local Bus Tour
Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand
$48.32
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!