Bus & coach · NEW ZEALAND BUS TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 new zealand bus tours worth the money, each with its fare, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you scan the ticket.
Auckland Explorer Bus review: routes, stops, timing, value, practical tips, and honest advice for seeing Auckland in one or two days.
“You have to go to the Sky City Tower to exchange your voucher. I wish that had been listed in the booking. We had to ask several people before we got the correct directions. The summer tour is 2 hours and you see a lot of the city. Buses Read more”
Review of the Te Anau Milford Sound coach tour and cruise, with scenic stops, picnic lunch, guide tips, pricing, and practical advice.
“Some booking issues but sorted immediately without any waste of time.”
Review the Christchurch Hop-On Hop-Off Tram, with 18 stops, live commentary, vintage trams, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Hop-on, Hop-off is our favourite ways to see a city and this unique expirence was no acception. We spent 5 hours touring Christchurch. The narration of all the drivers was excellent, they even had time to answer question. We were so lucky our cruise ship arrived on a Sunday as 7 vintage trams, from 7 different eras, roamed the tracks. Highly recommend this mode to tour the city.”
Review of the Auckland to Waitomo and Hobbiton day tour, with glowworms, film-set sights, lunch, transport details, value, and practical tips.
“I loved how experienced and knowledgeable the business driver was. He gave us great info about the sites kn the way. The hobbiton was amazing and waitsma cave is great! Improvement is none. Like it all.”
Ride Christchurch’s vintage tram all day, hear lively local commentary, and hop off at the Botanic Gardens, museum, markets, and more.
“So easy to access. Great guides and easy access to lots of different things to explore. highly recommend as a first time visitor the Christchurch”
Review of the Queenstown to Milford Sound glass-roof coach and cruise, with scenic stops, guide tips, lunch advice, value, and practical details.
“A fantastic trip and Ivan our driver for the day was so knowledgable we learnt a lot. 10 out of 10”
Review of the Te Anau to Milford Sound premium coach and cruise, with glass-roof views, photo stops, wildlife, lunch, value, and practical tips.
“Great tour guide on the bus, beautiful area, everything went just as planned.!”
Review of the Te Anau Milford Sound glass-roof coach tour, with route highlights, cruise details, guide tips, value, and practical advice.
“The trip was great. We were glad we got the bus instead of driving ourselves to Milford so that we could both admire the sights along the way instead of one of us watching the road. The boat trip and picnic lunch was great. Because it was a nice day the top viewing platform was very crowded but the sights were stunning.”
Explore Queenstown, Arrowtown, and Gibbston Valley by hop-on hop-off bus, with wineries, breweries, scenery, and flexible stops for $77.
“It was great. Harry was a great driver and provided good care and commentary. Timetable was easy to read and allowed you to make your own itinerary easily.”
Review of the Mount Cook Heli-Hike from Queenstown, with Tasman Glacier flights, scenic stops, costs, practical tips, and who should book.
Cruise Otago Harbour, spot albatross and seals, and tour the peninsula by bus in 3.5 hours from Dunedin.
“Lovely trip, lovely people. Can recommend. Learned a lot about NZ wildlife and the history of Dunedin.”
Explore 26 Marlborough stops by coach, from wineries and breweries to museums and gin distilleries, with flexible hop-on hop-off travel.
“Overall good but it was confusing re pickup times and how they did the drop off run. Once we worked it out it was good. A couple of the stops the places hadn’t even opened when we were being dropped off we had to wait for them to open. Our driver wasn’t as enthusiastic as I would have liked but by the end of the day it didn’t matter as we had had a great time at a few of the wineries. Make sure you book a head if you want to have lunch or do tastings as most places you had to book into. We weren’t aware of that…”
Ride a 1964 London Routemaster past Auckland highlights, cross the Harbour Bridge, and see the city quickly for $29.
“The tour around Auckland was great value for money. The guide was very knowledgeable and had good banter with the passengers. The only draw back is at times it quite hard to get photos as the bus doesn’t stop. Would definitely recommend although it is only 1 1/2 hours long you see all important bits of Auckland. The pickup point is outside the Adidas shop but as there was no sign we walked past it.”
Build your own Marlborough wine, beer, food, and culture day with 26 stops, flexible buses, and cruise-friendly pickup from Picton.
“The initial reaction was chaos when we got to the office. Only one lady seemed to know what she was doing and the stress on her was horrible. She handled it well if not abruptly. We didn’t really know what we were supposed to be doing. Once we finally got to a bus things improved.”
Ride a restored 1964 London Routemaster through Auckland, with waterfront views, live commentary, and a 90-minute city tour.
“We had an amazing time on Dorothy (the buses name!) Our guide Sandy was amazing and it was so nice to have live commentary! We had done another bus tour the day before with recorded commentary and it was so lacking!”
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