Enjoy a lie in, or give yourself time to get downtown from the airport before your half-day highlights tour of our unique ‘City of Sails’.

Milestone Tours has hand-picked the very best of Auckland for you: its stunning beaches, historic buildings, leafy inner city parks, iconic volcanoes, scenic drives, pretty colonial suburbs and much more.

After collecting you from your hotel or other rendezvous point we begin a leisurely exploration of the city described by Rudyard Kipling as ‘Last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite, apart’.  

A ‘must’ for anyone wanting a taste of Auckland in just four hours our tour weaves together culture, history, architecture, geography and essential ‘kiwiness’ to showcase this modern, vibrant city.

Volcanoes – Enjoy dramatic city views, sweeping natural harbours and Hauraki Gulf islands from the summit of now dormant volcanoes Mt. Eden and North Head.

Beaches – Scrunch the white sand between your toes or take a refreshing dip when we stop for lunch beneath the pohutukawa trees of fabulous Mission Bay. Or wander on sheltered Cheltenham Beach in Devonport with its iconic views of Rangitoto.

Landmarks – Journey around the inner city via its harbour-hugging landmarks: Queen Street, Sky Tower, Harbour Bridge, Viaduct Harbour, Westhaven Marina, Auckland Fish Market and the Ferry Building to name but a few.

Museum – The Domain, Auckland’s expansive, leafy park and natural volcanic amphitheatre holds the imposing Auckland War Memorial Museum, and its exhaustive Polynesian, Maori and settler exhibits. You may choose to end your tour here with a museum visit rather than be returned to your hotel.*

Parks – Pause for photos or an ice cream in Albert Park, with its floral clock, colonial band rotunda and striking Moreton Bay Fig trees. Later browse for souvenirs at Victoria Park Market to the sound of rugby or cricket drifting across the park.

Chic Suburbs – Auckland’s upmarket dining and retail enclaves Ponsonby and Parnell will charm you with their designer shopping, cafes, restaurants and galleries.

Waterside Drives – Follow pohutukawa fringed Tamaki Drive along the edge of the sparkling Waitemata Harbour.