Hop On Hop Off Tours, Auckland

Hop On Hop Off Tours, Auckland

New Zealand's largest city, Auckland stretches scenically around a range of inlets and bays along the Pacific. A hop-on hop-off tour is a convenient way to explore the major attractions of the sprawling city.

Auckland Explorer buses on the Red Circle start from Ferry Building next to Queens Wharf, and stop at -

• Bastion Point overlooking the Waitemata Harbour
• Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium
• Parnell Rose Gardens, also known as Dove-Myer Robinson Park, where you can find the oldest manuka and the largest pohutukawa tree in the city
• Holy Trinity Cathedral which has the largest span of stained glass in the southern hemisphere in the Great Window at the back of the Nave
• Auckland Museum which showcases New Zealand’s cultural, natural and military history
• Parnell Village – the city’s oldest suburb
• Civic Theatre
• SkyCity which is an entertainment avenue.

Buses depart daily between 9 am to 4 pm every 30 minutes in summer from October to April, and every 60 minutes between 10 am to 3 pm otherwise.

Auckland Explorer Blue Circle buses stop at –

• Auckland Museum
• Domain Winter Gardens, which have 2 expansive glasshouses, one Temperate and the other Tropical
• Eden Garden
• Mount Eden which you can hike for great views over the city
• St Luke's Westfield Shopping Centre
• Auckland Zoo
• Museum of Transport and Technology.

Buses depart daily between 10.30 am to 3.30 pm every hour.