Instead of hopping on a crowded bus for a scripted and impersonal introduction to the City of Sails, learn about its hidden gems and exciting subcultures from your own local tour guide. On this fully customizable walking tour, explore Auckland with a private guide and get their take on the city. Whether you’re curious about sports or theaters, nature or art, discover things to do and places to see that are tailored to your interests.

Take your time: choose a start time and tour length that works with your schedule
Meet your guide at your hotel or any other location: customizable starting point
Family tours available: purchase tickets for under-13s at a discounted price
Check in with your guide with ease: simply download your e-tickets to your phone

What's Included

Local guide "Lokafyer"
Customized private walking tour

Entrance fees
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities (optional)
Food and drinks
Local transportation around the city (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Auckland War Memorial Museum
Parnell, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. In case your hotel is outside the city center we will select a convenient meeting point in the city center.Tour may end at a different location from the departure point unless requested in advance of the tour.

End point

Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Tour may end at a different location from the departure point, unless requested in advance of the tour.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Children below 3 years old are free of charge
Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour

Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes
In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

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What a way to see Auckland

Matthew_D, Jan 2023

What a fabulous tour. Our guide Kristen was amazing. Pre tour contact was great- asking our dislikes/likes and what we wanted from the day. Unfortunately she was given the thankless task of cramming as much into 8hrs as possible. We had a lovely walk around the city and then we jumped on a ferry to devonport for a wander and beautiful quayside lunch. Back over to mainland and then visited a few food markets, caught the bus to Newmarket and visited a rooftop mall oasis- well worth a visit, back on the bus to Posenby for a drink in a quirky bar then a lovely walk downhill back to our starting point. Kristen was informative, funny and checking we were ok- a very attentive host. I highly recommend doing this tour- personalised to what you want and will be asking for Kristen again when we return to Auckland- lots more hidden gems to find.

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Pamela_M, Nov 2022

Our tour guide in Aukland was wonderful ! Nikolas escobar however our meeting place coming from a cruise ship was way too far away … could have met easily walking at Maritime museum instead of war memorial

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