Guided Tour activities in New Zealand
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Discovery Tours
Guided, small-group tours around the Mackenzie Country, including hiking and helibiking, plus a popular two-hour tour (adult/child $75/40) to the site of the Pelennor battlefield in the Lord of the Rings movies. You can even charge around like a mad thing wearing LOTR replica gear. A shorter one-hour LOTR tour (adult/child $55/30) is also available.
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Monteith’s Brewing Co
When we visited, Monteith's brand new brewery was getting ready to open: testatment to the power of a loyal public. Tours and tastings are available: ask for details at the i-SITE or just turn up at the front door.
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Cambridge Thoroughbred Lodge
Cambridge Thoroughbred Lodge, 6km south of town on SH1, is a top-notch horse stud. Book ahead for 90-minute tours, or ‘NZ Horse Magic’ shows which get galloping several times a week.
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Deco Affair Tours
Trip the light fantastic in a cherry-red 1934 Buick with Deco Affair Tours hosted by the endearingly eccentric Bertie, clad in full period regalia.
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Art Adventures
Art Adventures provide studio and gallery tours – including lunch and winetasting at local vineyards – or the opportunity to work with professional tutors on your own masterpiece.
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Zest Food Tours
Runs 2½- to 5½-hour small-group city sightseeing tours; longer tours include lunch with matched wines at Logan Brown.
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Wild About Wellington
Small-group walking and public-transport tours including City of Style, Sights & Bites, Wild About Chocolate or Boutique Beer Tasting. From a few hours to a full day.
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Whanganui River Road Tours
Take a five-hour minibus ride up the River Rd with lots of stops and commentary. Or, you can take an abbreviated tour up to Pipiriki then cycle back to Whanganui ($100 per person). Minimum four people on both tours.
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Wellington Rover
Half- to full-day tours of the city and plenty of Hobbit action.
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Walk Wellington
Informative and great-value two-hour walking tours focusing on the city and waterfront, departing the i-SITE. Book online, phone or just turn up.
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Tui Brewery Tours
Even if you're more of a craft-beer fan than a drinker of ubiquitous Tui, this boozy tour is a worthwhile outing. Check out the interesting brewery and museum and taste a Tui or two. Minimum numbers apply.
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Segway on Q
Explore the town and Queenstown Gardens on a two-hour spin (adult/child/family $109/99/375), or cruise for an hour around Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu (adult/child/family $75/65/250).
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Raglan Scenic Tours
These guys run an array of sightseeing tours, including one hour around Raglan (adult/child $30/10), 3½ to four hours around Mount Karioi including Bridal Veil Falls and Te Toto Gorge ($90/40), and three to four hours to Kawhia ($70/40).
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Movie Tours
Half- and full-day tours for real movie fiends – more props, clips, film locations and Middle-earth than you can shake a staff at.
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Hawke's Bay Scenic Tours
Five tour options including the 'Napier Whirlwind' and wineries.
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Hammonds Scenic Tours
Runs a 2½-hour city highlights tour, four-hour tour of the Kapiti Coast, and a full-day Wairarapa experience including Cape Palliser.
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Flat Earth
An array of themed small-group tours (city highlights, Maori treasures, arts and Middle-earth filming locations).
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Hassle Free Tours
Explore Christchurch on an open-top, bright-red double-decker bus. Regional options include a 4WD alpine safari, jetboating on the Waimakariri River, and visiting the location of Edoras from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Combo deals with the International Antarctic Centre are also available.
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Discovery Tours
Excursions to Akaroa, Hanmer Springs, Kakoura and the Waipara Valley wine region. The Alpine Safari option (adult/child $375/276) packs the TranzAlpine, jetboating and a spin in a 4WD into one action-packed day.
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Christchurch Sightseeing Tours
City tours, plus further-afield detours to Akaroa, Hanmer Springs and the Waipara wine region.
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Christchurch Bike Tours
Informative, two-hour tours loop around the city along quiet cycle ways and leafy park tracks. Also available is a gourmet food tour and a Saturday morning foodie spin, taking in the Christchurch Farmers Market. Prior booking is essential. Tours leave from the Antigua Boatsheds.
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Canterbury Leisure Tours
Touring options in and around Christchurch, with everything from three-hour city tours to full-day outings to Akaroa, Mt Cook, Arthur’s Pass and Kaikoura.
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Touring Company
Half- and full-day local scenic tours and trips further afield to Waitomo, Rotorua and Whakaari (White Island).
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Tauranga Tasting Tours
Whips around a local brewery, Mills Reef and Morton Estate wineries, and back to town for cocktails.
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No.8 Farm Tours
Half-day Tauranga tours, plus 4WD tours of a working NZ farm, featuring shearing, milking, sheep dogs, deer and morning tea.
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