4 Shore Excursions in Tauranga Worth Booking

1.Tauranga Shore Excursion: Rotorua Highlights

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

Full-day Rotorua highlights from Tauranga: redwoods, gardens, Māori welcome, Whakarewarewa geothermal village, Pohutu Geyser, and more.

“The guide was very informative and knowledgeable about the places he took us! He kept us entertained with his wit and expertise! The driver also added information as well and this gave us an extra insight into the areas that we visited! The Māori show was enjoyable and the guide was very passionate about his village and also very informative about their way of living! We also visited a kiwi fruit farm and the farmer informed us about the workings of his farm! We were even given a tasting of his fruit! Overall the day was great and we arrived back to the ship on time so no problem there!”

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2.6.5 hour Small-Group Rotorua Naturally Shore Excursion – Tauranga

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

See Rotorua’s geothermal sights, soak in Kuirau Park, then walk Redwoods treetops and visit a Glow Worm Cave, with cruise-friendly timing.

“This was a very well organized and enjoyable excursion. The excursion started on time and followed the itinerary. The lunch was quick and tasty. Lunch did not take desirable time away from the activities.”

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

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

Hobbiton shore excursion from Tauranga: guided movie-set tour, farm-country drive, and a free Green Dragon ale. Value for cruise days.

“Very cool and very well organized. Any LOTR fan who skips this is a fool. Tour guide was excellent. !”

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

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

Half-day Tauranga tour with Mt Maunganui views, port history, and a kiwi orchard tasting plus manuka honey, avocado, and tea.

“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 stop was at the Kiwi farm.”

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