Auckland's Ultimate: Flexible Hop-On Hop-Off City Explorer

Great way to get acquainted with Auckland City area. Upon arrival from US this was our first activity. Highly recommended, especially for first time “Kiwi” wannabes.

This was an excellent way to get a look at Auckland for the first time. I strongly recommend that you ride the entire route - both routes if possible, then pick one or more stops to explore further. Keep the map in front of you all the time in order to keep a strong sense of how the city is laid out. The view from the top of Mt Eden is very well worth the walk. Also like the Domain Wintergreens, and both of these are free.

Informative commentary. Drivers knowledgeable. Unfortunately our bus broke down so wait time a bit longer than normal.

I like the flexibility this tour gave me and the choice of place is very good. The price is slightly high but still acceptable.

Clean busses, friendly staff. No more earbuds-they’ve installed speakers - but the narrative is only English. A great way to get the layout of the city, and decide where you’d like to explore.

It was a good tour. We took both options and saw a good bit of Auckland. Only thing I did not like was we had to walk about a kilometre from the cruise port to redeem our vouchers.

Once we figured out that you not only see better but hear the commentary better from the second level it was great.

My wife and two of our children did the Auckland Explorer bus on our first day in Auckland. Having done bus experiences like this in London and Manhattan, this was no different from those experiences. The audio commentary was projected out loud to the people on the bus, so a separate headset was not necessary. We did not make use of the hop-on, hop-off nature of the experience, but stayed on the bus for a full loop of Auckland, both the main "red tour", as well as the seasonal summer "blue tour", as the summer has started ramping up here. Overall, a nice way of getting the lay of the land here in Auckland.

We used the Auckland Explorer Hop‑On Hop‑Off Tour for 24 hours and it was a super convenient way to take in the city. The double‑deck buses cover all the main sights — Sky Tower, Bastion Point, Parnell Village, the zoo, Auckland Museum — and having the option to hop off and explore made our day feel relaxed yet full.

These buses are perfect to get a great overview of the city highlights. Plus the 24hr validity is handy when exploring some of the stops.