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Best Shore Excursions — Our Top 3

3 tours  ·  from $70 a head

The 3 best shore excursions you can book today, with the per-head fare, how long you are aboard and who each one suits. Number one is at the top for a reason.

Bay of Islands Glow Worm Caves & Scenic Shore Excursion - Haruru Falls gives the day an easy opening
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Bay of Islands Glow Worm Caves & Scenic Shore Excursion

1.Bay of Islands Glow Worm Caves & Scenic Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 317 reviews · from $139Our pick

Travel from Waitangi Wharf or your hotel with guides such as Dyson, Rob, or Gareth to Haruru Falls, Makana Chocolate Boutique, Kawiti Glow Worm Caves, and the Manginangina Kauri Walk. Expect a compact, informative day with bottled water, live commentary, and a careful return to port.

“We have done many shore excursions and were somewhat disappointed in this tour. While the logistics of being picked up and returned were fine, our guide did not really engage with us like guides in the past (and especially compared to ouRead more”

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Tauranga Shore Excursion: Top Half Day Curated Highlights Tour - Mount Maunganui and the harbor crossing
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Tauranga Shore Excursion: Top Half Day Curated Highlights Tour

2.Tauranga Shore Excursion: Top Half Day Curated Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 152 reviews · from $69Best value

From the Mount Maunganui cruise port, you’ll visit Gate Pa, a kiwifruit orchard, Minden Lookout, and McLaren Falls Park. Expect a small-group van, live commentary, a forest walk, manuka honey and kiwifruit tastings, coffee with a muffin, and hokey pokey ice cream. Guides may include Jan, Duncan, Stephen, Terry, or Marina.

“We had a fantastic tour with Marina. She was very knowledgeable about the area and she took us to every place advertised in the tour description plus so much more. She allowed time for my husband to walk in the water so he could Read more”

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Best of Private Hanoi City Shore Excursion from Halong Bay Port

3.Best of Private Hanoi City Shore Excursion from Halong Bay Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $165

Travel from Halong Bay Port to Hanoi in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a guide such as Mickey, Donie, Tony, or Kong. See Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, pagodas, the citadel, Hoa Lo Prison, the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Train Street, with lunch and entrance fees included.

“Great way to experience Hanoi in a day especially if you are on a cruise ship and have limited time.”

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