Published on Feb, 2025
Our tour guide Danny picked us up in a yellow Mercedes sprinter van at the cruise port after we got off our ship (around 8:30a). The 4 of us were able to store all our luggage for the day while we toured around for almost 8 hours which was a huge plus as we had a plane to catch at around 8pm the same day. Danny was very knowledgeable and informative as we toured around Auckland. We saw a lot and learned a bit about history, the area, etc. It was a great day! We stopped at various picturesque lookout points including a decent trek up Mt Eden, a stop at the Winter Garden (beautiful!) , and other places along the way. We also had wine tasting at a winery and a nice lunch (we paid for lunch) at The Riverhead (est in 1857). Coming back into downtown, we went along the harbor and oogled at some very large yachts. At the end of the tour we were dropped off in town and we called an uber to take us to the airport (uber was around $50 US with tip and took about 45 mins).
