The 5 Shore Excursions in Tauranga That Earn Their Price

1.Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 427 reviews · from $152Our pick

Review of Tauranga’s Rotorua shore excursion, with Māori culture, Pohutu Geyser, kiwi tasting, redwoods, timing tips, and honest value advice.

“Maori village experience was great. It was about one and a half hours. The driver's commentary during the travel was informative. The rest of the stops were either too long or a bit pointless. The female guide on the bus was disorganised and failed to give clear instructions to the passengers about how long we were supposed to be at each stop. People had to simply follow each other to suss out what was happening.”

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2.6.5 hour Small-Group Rotorua Naturally Shore Excursion – Tauranga

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 283 reviews · from $135

Explore Rotorua from Tauranga with geothermal pools, Maori culture, a Redwood Treewalk, glow worms, and a warm foot bath.

“Had Excellent experience thanks to our tour guide. He shared with us his passion about New Zealand.in Visited hot springs, kiwi’s orchard, royal gardens, etc.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $198Top rated

Review of the 6-hour Hobbiton shore excursion from Tauranga, with port timing, transport, walking advice, costs, highlights, and drawbacks.

“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 again”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 152 reviews · from $69

Explore Tauranga’s waterfalls, kiwi orchards, Māori history, sweeping views, local tastings, coffee, muffins, and hokey pokey ice cream in 4.5 hours.

“Marina was a very good guide and showed us Tauranga and the surrounding areas. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Would definitely recommend this tour if you are just in the area for a day e.g. cruise stop.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $65Best value

Explore Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, local history, and a kiwifruit orchard on this small-group shore excursion with tastings.

“Small group experience. Unrushed comprehensive tour of Tauranga and Mt Maunganui. Great commentary with lots of interesting history. Kiwi fruit experience was an added bonus.”

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