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15 Best New Zealand Shore Excursions

The best days ashore.

The 15 most popular new zealand shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips worth your hours ashore, what each one runs, who operates it and how to be back before all-aboard.

15 Best New Zealand Shore Excursions

Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights - Mount Maunganui Pickup and Timing the Day Around Your Ship
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Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights

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1.Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights

Full-day Rotorua shore excursion from Tauranga: Whakarewarewa geothermal wonders, Pohutu Geyser, Māori village show, kiwifruit stop and more.

Most Popular★ 4.5

“Thoroughly enjoyed the Māori living village - unbelievable that some people still live there with all the geo thermal activity! The Māori guide Kylie at the village was great & the show put on by the village was superb - particularly loved thRead more”

427 reviewsFrom $152.04by Zealandier Tours

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6.5 hour Small-Group Rotorua Naturally Shore Excursion - Tauranga - The geothermal taste test: Kuirau Park, Sulphur Point, Government Gardens
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6.5 hour Small-Group Rotorua Naturally Shore Excursion – Tauranga

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Hobbiton Movie Set Shore Excursion from Tauranga (6 Hours) - How the 6-hour day really plays out (without rushing you off a cliff)
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Hobbiton Movie Set Shore Excursion from Tauranga (6 Hours)

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3.Hobbiton Movie Set Shore Excursion from Tauranga (6 Hours)

Hobbiton Movie Set shore excursion from Tauranga: scenic ride, guided tour of the Shire, inside Hobbit homes, and a free ale.

★ 5.0

“This was the highlight of our cruise. Viator took care of everything. Coach driver was friendly and we had nothing to be concerned about extremely professional. We have told multiple people already about not only our experience at Hobbiton but how we saved so much by going through Viator. We will 100% be using them…”

267 reviewsFrom $198.58by Cruise Tours Tauranga

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Shore Excursion: Scenic Rafting from Napier - The story part: how the guide turns time on the bus and time on the river into meaning
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Shore Excursion: Scenic Rafting from Napier

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Picton Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Marlborough Wine Tour - Stop 1 at Waitohi Picton i-Site: what to expect when you arrive
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Picton Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Marlborough Wine Tour

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Tauranga Shore Excursion: Top Half Day Curated Highlights Tour - Mt. Maunganui pickup and the harbor crossing: a fast start with big views
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Tauranga Shore Excursion: Top Half Day Curated Highlights Tour

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6.Tauranga Shore Excursion: Top Half Day Curated Highlights Tour

4.5-hour Tauranga shore excursion with McLaren Falls, kiwifruit and manuka honey tasting, Minden Lookout views, Gate Pa, plus muffin, coffee, and hokey pokey ice cream.

★ 4.5

“Lovely excursion, with Jan as our driver and guide. She did a fantastic job, passing on her local knowledge on so many things, her love of the area shone through. Air conditioning in the transport was a welcome bonus.”

152 reviewsFrom $69.50by Zealandier Tours

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Tauranga Shore Excursion: History & Kiwifruit Tasting – 4 Hours - Tauranga Harbour Bridge and the Port: How Work Shapes the City
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Tauranga Shore Excursion: History & Kiwifruit Tasting – 4 Hours

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7.Tauranga Shore Excursion: History & Kiwifruit Tasting – 4 Hours

Half-day Tauranga tour with Mt Maunganui views and port history, capped by a kiwi orchard tasting and local tea for $65.78.

★ 5.0

“Tauranga is very nice. However, the tour spent too long driving out of the harbor, going to a park, driving by parked containers from ships. The stop at a beach was nice, but really short. It was a nice sunny breezy. There was another stop at a park that overlooked the harbor. The most interesting…”

146 reviewsFrom $65.78by Wicked Wanders Tours

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Iconic Shore Excursion: Dunedin City Highlights Tour - University of Otago: Student Culture Without the Long Campus Detour
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Iconic Shore Excursion: Dunedin City Highlights Tour

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Wellington Shore Excursion City Sightseeing Tour - Thorndon’s government buildings: Parliament and the Beehive from the road
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Wellington Shore Excursion City Sightseeing Tour

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Wellington Guided eBike Tour-Cruise Shore Excursion - Getting set up at Switched on Bikes: helmets, gloves, and a quick confidence test
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Wellington Guided eBike Tour-Cruise Shore Excursion

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Shore Excursion: Napier/ Hawke's Bay & Premium Wineries tour - Napier’s Art Deco hour: what you should look for
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Shore Excursion: Napier/ Hawke’s Bay & Premium Wineries tour

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11.Shore Excursion: Napier/ Hawke’s Bay & Premium Wineries tour

Half-day Napier and Hawke’s Bay shore tour with Art Deco stories, Bluff Hill views, two premium winery tastings, plus extra stops.

★ 4.5

“Coming off the cruise shuttle bus was delayed, but all guests made our tour as Kirstie waited thise few extra minutes. Off to a good start...Kirstie was kind, professional and knowledgeable about Napier..and an excellent driver! The Mission Read more”

93 reviewsFrom $96.19by Hawkes Bay Scenic Tours

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Shore Excursion: Napier and Surrounding Countryside Scenic Tour - Pier pickup and getting on the bus without stress
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Shore Excursion: Napier and Surrounding Countryside Scenic Tour

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12.Shore Excursion: Napier and Surrounding Countryside Scenic Tour

Napier’s Art Deco highlights in a short, shore-friendly scenic tour with photo stops, ocean views, and live commentary from local guides.

★ 4.0

“Really enjoyed our tour I thought maybe it could have been done I a shorter time as apart from the Art Deco houses and info about earthquake there wasn't a lot more to see.”

91 reviewsFrom $86.88by Deco City Discoverer

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Lyttelton Shore Excursion: Christchurch & Willowbank Tour - Lyttelton Harbour, Sign of the Takahe, and Mona Vale: quick hits with real views
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Lyttelton Shore Excursion: Christchurch & Willowbank Tour

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Shore Excursion: Dunedin City, Otago Peninsula, Castle Gardens & Olveston Tour - Dunedin quick-hits: Baldwin Street, Signal Hill, and city orientation
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Shore Excursion: Dunedin City, Otago Peninsula, Castle Gardens & Olveston Tour

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Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga - Meeting Your Driver at the Port Gate (and Getting on With Your Day)
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Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga

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15.Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga

Port-to-vine tastings in Tauranga: craft beer, wine at Skyline’s gondola, plus dessert and cocktails. Small group, pickup included.

★ 5.0

“We had a great time on our tour. Paul met us at the port and we headed out for a brief tour of Tauranga. We stopped at the beach before heading for a beer tasting at Rising Tide. Then off to Rotorua for our ride up the Skyway and a wine tasRead more”

77 reviewsFrom $186.17by Tauranga Tasting Tours &Charters

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