Tours & Experiences in New Zealand
New Zealand is made for experiences, wildlife and dolphin cruises, Māori cultural journeys, guided nature tours and unforgettable family adventures. These are the outings that capture the magic of Aotearoa for kids, from getting close to native wildlife to exploring with a knowledgeable local guide. Find the best family tours and experiences with ratings and photos.
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Rotorua Canopy Tours
📍 Fairy Springs, Bay of Plenty
Guided zipline and swing-bridge tours through ancient native forest.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
📍 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Create and customize your own stuffed animal with interactive workshop fun.
Wonderworld aMAZEment Park
📍 Tikitere, Bay of Plenty
Maze park with a 1.7 km 3D maze, wall mazes, a neon cave and rabbits.
Off Road NZ
📍 RD2, Waikato
Drive a 4WD through bush tracks, or ride a monster truck; kids ride along.
Aotearoa Surf School
📍 Te Arai, Auckland
First-time surf lessons on Te Arai's white-sand breaks, east of Auckland.
Port to Port Cruises and Wildlife Tours
📍 Dunedin, Otago South
Otago harbour wildlife cruises, harbour ferry, and bike-loop ferry from Port Chalmers.
Monarch Wildlife Cruises & Tours
📍 Dunedin, Otago South
Otago Peninsula wildlife cruises with albatross, seals and penguins.
Elm Wildlife Tours
📍 Dunedin, Otago South
Full-day Otago Peninsula wildlife tour with penguins and albatross.
Rotorua Duck Tours
📍 Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Amphibious duck tour that drives through town then splashes into the lakes.
Christchurch Surf Lessons
📍 Christchurch, Canterbury
Learn to surf at Sumner Beach, from first wave to holiday camps.
Pancake Rocks and Blowholes
📍 Punakaiki, West Coast
Free 20 minute loop past layered limestone and roaring blowholes at high tide.
Denniston Coalmining Historic Area
📍 Denniston, West Coast
Free clifftop coal-mining ghost town with the famous incline and huge views.
Bay Explorer - Dolphin and Wildlife Cruises
📍 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Half-day wildlife cruises with dolphins, sharks and humpback whales.
Orca Wild Adventures | Dolphin Swims
📍 Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Full-day dolphin swims with snorkelling at Mayor Island and BBQ lunch.
Hokitika Gorge
📍 Kokatahi, West Coast
Milky turquoise gorge with two swing bridges on an easy forest loop.
Waimangu Volcanic Valley
📍 Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Downhill walk through a volcanic valley with a shuttle back and lake cruise.
Temporarily ClosedBucking Boar Cornfield Maze
📍 Ngāruawāhia, Waikato
Whānau-run cornfield maze with waterslides - a proper summer day out.
Eastwoodhill Arboretum
📍 Ngātapa, Gisborne
New Zealand's national arboretum: 25 km of trails through a century of trees.
aMAZEme
📍 Ngongotahā, Bay of Plenty
A 1.4 km hedge maze plus giant garden games and rabbits, near Rotorua.
ZORB Rotorua
📍 Fairy Springs, Bay of Plenty
Roll down a hill inside a giant water-filled ball, four tracks, ages five up.
Underworld Adventures
📍 Charleston, West Coast
Rainforest train, limestone caves and a glow worm lake at Charleston.
Auckland Off Road Adventure (Polaris)
📍 Helensville, Auckland
Auckland's only off-road park - sand, mud, hills and forest tracks.
Masterton Motorplex
📍 Solway, Wellington
International drag strip in Masterton hosting motorsport and burnout events.
Wētā Workshop Experiences
📍 Miramar, Wellington
Behind-the-scenes film-effects tour with interactive foil workshop.
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