The 4 Best Shore Excursions Worldwide

1.Shore Excursion: 4 Hour Premium Hawke’s Bay, Napier Art deco Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 37 reviews · from $86Our pick

This four-hour small-group excursion combines Napier’s Art Deco streets with Bluff Hill, Arataki Honey, Te Mata Peak, the Tukituki River, and Hastings. Guides such as Mark, Sukh, Roy, John, and Kirsti lead the tour, though the exact guide varies. Expect plenty of driving, photo stops, local history, and a maximum group size of 22.

“Sukh gave it her all. She was caring, thorough, and a great guide. We had a great time! We were blessed to have a private tour as we were the only ones signed up this day but it is usually a small group. It gave us a great sense of Napier, Hastings, and the surrounding area in a short 4 hours. Extremely enjoyable!”

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2.Napier Shore Excursion: Wine & Art Deco Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $102

Start at Napier Port at 7:30 am for a four-hour guided tour of the city’s Art Deco buildings and earthquake story. You’ll visit either Mission Estate or Church Road Winery for a tasting, then finish with three beers or ciders at a local Ale House. Groups are capped at 20 people.

“FABULOUS TOUR ! Our guide was awesome ! Only 4 of us on the tour. Napier is a fabulous town. Our Guide was wonderful and explained everything in the town. We went to a couple of wineries and Beer Tasting at Speights Brewery. Read more”

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3.Napier Cruise Excursion Art Deco Tour and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $111

Spend 3.5 hours seeing Napier through a local guide’s eyes. Visit the Ātea a Rangi Star Compass, pass Art Deco buildings and street murals, explore Ahuriri fishing village, then taste Hawke’s Bay wine with a New Zealand platter in an iconic Art Deco building. Private minivan transport and return to the port are included.

“Nice sized group to travel with. Guide took us to various parts of Napier so we could see the area from different vantage points / living areas. Shared personal experience of the area and made the trip very enjoyable. Learnt a lot about a great place without feeling rushed or bombarded with inane details, I.e. not script led.”

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4.Shore excursion – Napier sight seeing/Art Deco Tour,

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $61Best value

See Napier’s Art Deco center and suburbs, pause at Bluff Hill Lookout, and visit the National Tobacco Company Building with a local guide. Pickup is available from hotels and Napier Port. The tour lasts about two to two and a half hours, travels mainly by minibus, and accepts groups of up to 15.

“Learnt so much on this tour and got to view so many great Art Deco buildings. Impressed that one city can have so many, well kept buildings from the Art Deco Period. This is in no small part down to the Napier Art Deco Trust and there volunteers”

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