Auckland Guided Half Day Walking Tour - 3 - 3.5 HOURS

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Ferry Building 99 Quay Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

Our tour starts at this Historic Category 1 Edwardian Baroque -Style building (1912) in the heart of Downtown Auckland

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Queens Wharf, 89 Quay Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

We cannot leave this area without showcasing the spectacular Auckland Harbour Bridge, the quaint village of Devonport, the unique structure called "The Cloud," the incandescent Lighthouse, 3 of Auckland volcanoes and the magnificent Waterfront red-painted wrought iron fence

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Queen Street, Auckland Central, Auckland New Zealand

As we head towards Queen Street, the main street of Auckland, we skirt past Britomart, home to the boutiques and the flagship stores of NZ designers, past what was formerly the imposing Chief Post Office to Lower Queen Street which was formerly the Bohemian and Establishment area of Auckland

Stop At: Dilworth Building, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

This intersection, formerly occupied on 3 corners by hotels, is the busiest pedestrian intersection in Auckland, with the majestic Beaux-Arts style Dilworth Building now dominating one corner. We stroll from here down some of the narrow lanes and cobblestoned streets of Auckland passing what was the original coastline of Downtown Auckland (formerly called, Commercial Bay)

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Shortland Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

No tour of historic Auckland would be complete without checking out Shortland Street, formerly the main street of Auckland and the surrounding narrow streets. This area was home to the banking and insurance institutions. Opportunity for chocolate tasting nearby and a coffee stop also en route

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Auckland High Court, 24 Corner Waterloo Quadrant & Parliament Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

We are now heading to one of the oldest parts of Auckland which in the 1850s, when Auckland was New Zealand's capital city, was the parliamentary seat of power. We pass by the Italian palazzo-style Northern Club, formerly a "Men's-only Club" , then along historic Waterloo Quadrant as we marvel at some of the finest early neo-Classical and also neo-Gothic architecture in Auckland bordering the tree-lined Symonds Street which bisects Auckland University

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Old Government House, 24 Princes Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

This area is steeped in history as we view the classical-style Old Government House, built as the residence for the Governor of New Zealand, the first mansion of its kind built in 1856

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The University of Auckland, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

As we trace these historic pathways we marvel at what once the most controversial architectural masterpiece in Auckland, the Old Arts Building of Auckland University, with its imposing clock tower decorated with a filigree of native fauna and flora

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Albert Park, Princes St, Auckland Central, Auckland New Zealand

Heading along Princes Street, once the most desirable address in Auckland, we pass the imposing Old Jewish Synagogue and enter Albert Park, formerly an army garrison till 1871 but today a place for students from the nearby University to relax among the statues of many who were so important to the founding of early Auckland

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Wellesley St E Corner Kitchener, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

Marvel at full French Renaissance treatment given to this majestic 1887 Auckland Art Gallery Building. Time to explore inside and visit the nearby Suffrage Square, dedicated to Auckland's and New Zealand women's suffrage movement

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The Civic-Auckland Live, Corner Queen Street & Wellesley Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1001 New Zealand

This area bordering Queen Street and Wellesley Street has become the cultural centre of Auckland with the classical Beaux-Arts style Civic Theatre with its moorish interior, visited by Bob Hope and Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1940s, to the nearby Town Hall and Aotea Centre

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Smith & Caughey's, 261 Queen St 225 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

Marvel at the "Harrods" of Auckland- the only family department store in Auckland, dating back to 1927, and arguably the most prestigious department store in New Zealand

Stop At: Sky Tower, Victoria Street West, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

As we journey towards the Sky Tower, we pass Elliot Street, steeped in history and the very popular upmarket food hall "The Stables" and just nearby Tony's Restaurant, the oldest steakhouse in Auckland. Before we turn down Federal Street toward the Sky Tower, great picture opportunities of the neo-Gothic St. Matthew's Church

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cathedral of St Patrick & St Joseph, 43 Wyndham Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

One of the oldest buildings in Auckland in the Gothic revival style dating back to 1842 and is the epi-centre of Catholicism in New Zealand

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand

As we stroll down Wyndham Street towards Queen Street, the main street of Auckland, we pass the SAP Tower, the 2nd tallest building in Auckland we have time to marvel at the facade of the original Bank of New Zealand Building and the bohemian Vulcan Lane

Stop At: Viaduct Harbour Ave, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010 New Zealand

As we near the end of our tour, we meander towards the Viaduct Harbour and the America's Cup Village, en route passing one of the finest examples of French Renaissance architecture in Auckland, The Auckland Customhouse(1889) ; today converted to an upmarket Duty Free Store

Duration: 20 minutes

Departure Point :

Downtown Ferry Terminal, Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Return Detail :

Returns to original departure point

Hotel Pickup :

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