Visiting Auckalnd for 3 days

[mervin]

Hi

I have New Zealand resident visa. I will be visiting Auckalnd for 3 days on next weekend. Is any One day tour or ferry tour available in auckalnd?

Can you please suggest me some thing for 1 or 2 days.

Advance thanks for all your help

[JandM]

Hello and welcome.

I've never done an organized tour, so can't recommend a specific one, but there are various things here. http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...i=g10&aql=&oq=

[rogercruse]

Can you please suggest me some thing for 1 or 2 days.

Day 1
1. Do the bus tour leaving from the ferry terminal at the bottom of Queen Street at the top of the hour.
http://www.explorerbus.co.nz/

2. Visit to Smith & Caughey on Queen Street.
http://www.smithandcaughey.co.nz/

3. Then visit a bar/ restaurant or two in the Viaduct.

Day 2
1. Do the same bus tour filling in on the places you missed on Day 1

2. Skip this step

3. Re-visit the Viaduct to vist any bar / restaurant missed on Day 1

[Gran]

Day one,

Get the 769 bus from Tyler St. next to the transport centre on the hour. It will trundle around the bays, get out at St. Heliers village, have a coffee or whatever you feel like. Return any time, if you still have time left in your day take a ferry across to Devonport.

Day two,

Take the Waiheke ferry, when you arrive at the Waiheke wharf take one of the buses conveniently waiting there and do a cheap tour. Enjoy. Warning the Waiheke buses are boneshakers.

Gran

[norma]

If you have a clear day, my suggestion would be to go up the Sky Tower for fantastic views over Auckland (and as far as the Coromandel if it is very clear).

Fullers do a range of ferry tours around the harbour and the Hauraki Gulf:

http://www.fullers.co.nz/destination...our-cruise.php

[mervin]

Hello and welcome.

I've never done an organized tour, so can't recommend a specific one, but there are various things here. http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...i=g10&aql=&oq=

Thanks for all your response. Quick question what about tipping in New zealand? USA we need to pay tips to Taxi,Hotel extra please advise me

[dilanium]

I have never tipped in NZ. It never seemed expected of me.

[alldone]

Tipping is not expected in NZ and prices are set to reflect this. Sometimes it is appreciated for exceptional service (although you will occasionally find people returning your tips - this probably wouldn't happen in Auckland though, or as often as in the past).

[Gran]

Laugh... some will hand it back and say "You've given me too much"

Gran

[mooncalf]

Although I have seen alot of tips jars on the counter lately.