Half-day Tours

Best 30 Half-day Tours in New Zealand


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Hobbiton Movie Set

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Featured New Zealand Tours
Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike Free Cancellation
Franz Josef & Fox Glacier

Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike

Discover the best of New Zealand’s natural beauty on this small-group 2 hour 30 minute Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike. Travel by helicopter to the Pinnacles area of the glacier with your guide. Navigate your way through t…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.6 (645)
Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Lunch & Queenstown Lake Cruise Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Lunch & Queenstown Lake Cruise

A return scenic cruise from Queenstown Bay, across stunning Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak High Country Farm on a vessel of your choice, a farm demonstration and a delicious BBQ Lunch at the Colonel’s Homestead. The rural…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.8 (1,308)
Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua Free Cancellation
Rotorua

Mitai Maori Village Cultural Experience in Rotorua

Enter the world of Mitai Māori Village and embrace our history and culture. Watch our stories unfold through the dynamic scenes of our warriors paddling down Wai-o-Whiro stream, the melodious sounds of our instruments an…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.6 (1,375)
Queenstown Lake Cruise and Walter Peak Farm Adventure Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Queenstown Lake Cruise and Walter Peak Farm Adventure

Your adventure begins with a scenic cruise across the crystal-clear waters of Lake Whakatipu, aboard either the iconic vintage TSS Earnslaw or the sleek Spirit of Queenstown. Once you arrive over at the working high cou…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.6 (452)
Lord of the Rings Scenic Half Day Tour from Queenstown Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Lord of the Rings Scenic Half Day Tour from Queenstown

Take a journey with us deep into Middle Earth and explore unique Lord of the Rings filming locations from Queenstown to Glenorchy and Mt Aspiring World Heritage N.P. Feel the trilogy come to life as you visit the breath…

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (1,403)
Half-Day Milford Helicopter Flight and Cruise from Queenstown Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Half-Day Milford Helicopter Flight and Cruise from Queenstown

Explore Milford Sounds stunning fiord from the air and on the water. Join an unforgettable cruise, past sheer cliffs, gushing waterfalls and perhaps even spot dolphins, seals and penguins. Enjoy an exhilarating flight pa…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (190)
Milford Sound Flight and Cruise ex Queenstown (incl Lunch) Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Milford Sound Flight and Cruise ex Queenstown (incl Lunch)

Milford Sound is an area of extraordinary natural beauty. It offers a majestic fiord, dramatic and awe-inspiring scenery and prolific flora and fauna. This tour with Air Milford allows you to combine the stunning flight …

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆5.0 (698)
Black Water Rafting Experience Waitomo Caves Tour Free Cancellation
Waitomo

Black Water Rafting Experience Waitomo Caves Tour

We offer two different Blackwater Rafting experiences through the Ruakuri Cave. The Black Labyrinth is the original, 3-hour Blackwater Rafting tour. You will jump off two small waterfalls (highest is 1.5 meters), float …

★★★★☆4.8 (423)
Milford Sound Flight & Cruise Day Trip from Queenstown Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Milford Sound Flight & Cruise Day Trip from Queenstown

You are guaranteed a window seat with unimpaired views as you fly this incredible route to and from Milford Sound through a landscape of unbelievable grandeur and beauty. Encounter real mountain flying and marvel at the …

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆5.0 (653)
Auckland: Waiheke Wine Tour: 4 Vineyards, Local Guide, Great Day Free Cancellation
Waiheke Island

Auckland: Waiheke Wine Tour: 4 Vineyards, Local Guide, Great Day

Waiheke's most booked wine tour. Four vineyards, sit-down tastings, and local guides who know every winemaker on the island. This is the day out on Waiheke everyone's talking about. Your guide's a local. They live here. …

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (358)
Award Winning Premium Wine Tour Queenstown Tasting at 4 Wineries Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Award Winning Premium Wine Tour Queenstown Tasting at 4 Wineries

Voted the World’s Best Wine Tour Begin your day with a warm welcome from your wine-certified guide at (or near) your Queenstown accommodation before setting off into the Gibbston wine region celebrated for its world-cla…

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆5.0 (677)
2025 Award Winning: Auckland City Highlights Half Day Tour Free Cancellation
Auckland

2025 Award Winning: Auckland City Highlights Half Day Tour

2025 Award Winning Auckland Tour Want to see the real best highlight of Auckland in one day with great exciting stories of Auckland? We are Viator Auckland 2025 award winning city tour product. There are plenty of simi…

★★★★☆4.9 (625)
Afternoon Piha Beach and Rainforest Tour from Auckland Free Cancellation
Auckland

Afternoon Piha Beach and Rainforest Tour from Auckland

Explore and admire Auckland's largest regional park, the Waitakere Ranges, on this 5 hour afternoon eco-tour. The perfect way to get out of the city and enjoy the nature on Auckland's door step. You'll be picked up from…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (893)
Queenstown Boutique Wine Tour - All-Inclusive 4 Wineries & Lunch Save 10% Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Queenstown Boutique Wine Tour - All-Inclusive 4 Wineries & Lunch

Experience a tasting journey through three of Central Otago’s incredibly scenic and varying wine sub-regions; Gibbston, Bannockburn and Cromwell. Visit four boutique vineyards, tasting their unique cool climate wines an…

🕐 5 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (710)
Dart River Jet Boat and Wilderness Experience Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Dart River Jet Boat and Wilderness Experience

Immerse yourself in an authentic New Zealand adventure as you journey deep into the heart of world-renowned Mt Aspiring National Park, a truly unique and untouched world. This is not just a jet boat ride, but a combinati…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (587)
Waiheke island Wine Tours - PREMIUM wine tasting MAX 11 clients ! Free Cancellation
Waiheke Island

Waiheke island Wine Tours - PREMIUM wine tasting MAX 11 clients !

''MAXIMUM 11 CLIENTS'' with Scenic tour and PREMIUM WINE TASTINGS! Line up by 8.30am in order to catch the Fullers 0900 ferry to Waiheke, LOOK OUT for your name on the black welcome board, or wait at the I-Site informati…

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (1,444)
Hole in the Rock Cruise & Island Tour - with two island stopovers Free Cancellation
Paihia

Hole in the Rock Cruise & Island Tour - with two island stopovers

Escape the crowds and discover the Bay of Islands on our 4.5 hour personalised and interactive Island Cruise & Tour. Locally owned and operated, with a passion for sharing our beautiful area. Suitable for all ages, f…

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (831)
Te Puia: Te Pō Indigenous Evening Experience with Dinner Free Cancellation
Rotorua

Te Puia: Te Pō Indigenous Evening Experience with Dinner

Experience a night that will enlighten you - see, hear and taste Māori culture with a hāngī buffet dinner and cultural performance. Savour a delicious hāngī buffet at our Pātaka Kai Restaurant & Bar, which overlooks a g…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.7 (106)
Glenorchy & Paradise Half-Day Scenic Tour from Queenstown Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Glenorchy & Paradise Half-Day Scenic Tour from Queenstown

Sitting on the northern shores of Lake Whakatipu is the small picturesque village of Glenorchy, the famous Paradise Valley, and world-famous Middle-earth magic. Join this sightseeing tour for a magical half-day journey …

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (438)
Milford Sound Cruise with Round-Trip Flights from Queenstown Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Milford Sound Cruise with Round-Trip Flights from Queenstown

Fly from Queenstown to Milford Sound and enjoy a spectacular view of the mountains, lakes and waterfalls of Fiordland National Park. Surrounded by some of the most magnificent scenery in the world, you’ll board your crui…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (394)
Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour Free Cancellation
Auckland

Half-day Discover Auckland City Sightseeing Tour

Enjoyable, informative and a great day out... Explore Auckland with a more personalised experience. An exceptional value, we offer a very comprehensive tour covering all the best sights, with plenty of stops for photo…

★★★★☆4.9 (1,190)
Rotorua based Small Group Morning Tour Waimangu and Wai O Tapu Save 20% Free Cancellation
Rotorua

Rotorua based Small Group Morning Tour Waimangu and Wai O Tapu

Join a small-group morning tour from Rotorua to explore two top geothermal parks: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland and Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Get picked up around 8-8:30 AM. See New Zealand's largest boiling mud pool, t…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (371)
6 Hours Sightseeing Tour in Auckland Free Cancellation
Auckland

6 Hours Sightseeing Tour in Auckland

See Auckland's wild side on this half-day tour from Auckland. Visit the iconic Mt Eden volcano before travelling to Piha Beach. Walk on the black sand, then take a short guided hike through the rain forest to picturesque…

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆5.0 (216)
Private Auckland Tour Mt Eden, Waterfall, Black Sand Beaches etc Free Cancellation
Auckland

Private Auckland Tour Mt Eden, Waterfall, Black Sand Beaches etc

Explore Auckland's stunning West Coast on this Half-day tour, combining the natural beauty of black sand beaches and lush rainforests with the city’s volcanic history. Begin at Mt Eden for panoramic views of the skyline,…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★★5.0 (12)
Queenstown Wine & Food Tour: Scenery, Tastings & Delicious Lunch! Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Queenstown Wine & Food Tour: Scenery, Tastings & Delicious Lunch!

Discover the Best of Central Otago on our Wine & Food Tour! Embark on a 5-hour Queenstown wine tour through the picturesque wine region, where you'll indulge in a delightful combination of local produce and world-class w…

🕐 5 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (288)
Waipara Wine Tour from Christchurch - including Lunch & Tastings Free Cancellation
Christchurch

Waipara Wine Tour from Christchurch - including Lunch & Tastings

Enjoy an afternoon Wine Trail tour through North Canterbury’s Waipara Valley, visiting three boutique vineyards such as Waipara Springs, Torlesse, Pegasus Bay, or Georges Road. Each winery offers a fine selection of both…

🕐 5 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.5 (492)
Auckland: Waiheke Island Wine Tour with Tastings Beachfront Lunch Free Cancellation
Waiheke Island

Auckland: Waiheke Island Wine Tour with Tastings Beachfront Lunch

A 5-hour island day with wine tastings at top vineyards and a gourmet lunch right on the beach. Your local guide handles everything so you just show up and enjoy. No rigid itinerary, no cookie-cutter stops — just great w…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.8 (271)
Mount Cook: 3-Hour Tasman Glacier Heli-Hike Free Cancellation
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (Te Wahipounamu)

Mount Cook: 3-Hour Tasman Glacier Heli-Hike

The Tasman Glacier is Aotearoa New Zealand's longest glacier measuring at 27km long and as wide as 4km in places, so this is an experience of a lifetime to explore the ever changing ice formations that carved this wonder…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.7 (38)
Waiheke Island Gourmet Food and Wine Tour Free Cancellation
Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island Gourmet Food and Wine Tour

Our most popular tour, you will visit three vineyards each offering a range of gourmet tastes to accompany their wines. Treats may include oysters straight from Te Matuku Bay, Waiheke olive oil and Waiheke honey. Ananda…

🕐 5 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (343)
Discover Wellington 3 hour City Tour Free Cancellation
Wellington

Discover Wellington 3 hour City Tour

Join us on this 3hr journey into the story of Wellington, where we share the history, culture, conservation and place in the world of Te-Whanagnui-a-Tara - the coolest little capital. Visit Wellington’s main highlights a…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (322)
Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula

Taieri Gorge Scenic Railway Journey from Dunedin

Journey deep into the Taieri Gorge on a 5-hour heritage rail experience from Dunedin. Cross spectacular viaducts, hand-carved tunnels, and step onto the Deep Stream Bridge Walk. A rare moment high above the Gorge. Trip …

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.5 (957)
Private Auckland West Coast Tour Piha Beach and Karekare Falls Free Cancellation
Auckland

Private Auckland West Coast Tour Piha Beach and Karekare Falls

This is the best way to experience the highlights of Auckland’s West Coast. Enjoy a private tour with no need to rush — the itinerary is always tailored to your pace and interests. We will visit Arataki Visitor center,…

★★★★☆4.9 (83)
Seal Coast Safari - Exclusive access to Wellington's secret coast Free Cancellation
Wellington

Seal Coast Safari - Exclusive access to Wellington's secret coast

A unique and exciting exploration to Wellington’s secret coast. With exclusive access through private farmland, we'll take you on a journey to discover Wellington's natural wonders in an area unknown even to many locals.…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (344)
Hobbiton Movie Set Shore Excursion from Tauranga (6 Hours) Free Cancellation
Tauranga

Hobbiton Movie Set Shore Excursion from Tauranga (6 Hours)

Enjoy a magical 6-6.5 hour tour to the Hobbiton Movie set, used for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series, which has made NZ famous. Leaving the port, we first travel past the stunning beaches of Mount Maung…

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (368)
Queenstown Hill Quad Bike Tour Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Queenstown Hill Quad Bike Tour

Get your pulse racing on an ATV adventure on Queenstown Hill! Riding a fully automatic, 400cc all-terrain vehicle (also known as a quad bike), you’ll follow trails to the hilltop for panoramic views over Queenstown. Comp…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (248)
4.5-Hour Scenic Wine Tour with Private Guide & Up to 12 Tastings Free Cancellation
Waiheke Island

4.5-Hour Scenic Wine Tour with Private Guide & Up to 12 Tastings

Explore the Island Paradise, and sample some of the most divine wines that Waiheke has to offer. All while having your own private Guide, knowledgeable about local history, hidden gems, and of course wine! Up to 12 Wine…

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.9 (57)
Hole in the Rock Scenic Cruise including Dolphins and Island stop Free Cancellation
Paihia

Hole in the Rock Scenic Cruise including Dolphins and Island stop

Half day cruise of the Bay of islands including the famous Hole in the Rock, Island stopover and marine mammal viewing. The perfect water activity for your visit to the Bay of Islands.…

🕐 4 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.5 (250)
Queenstown

Arrowtown and Wanaka Highlights Tour from Queenstown

The highest ranked and longest running Arrowtown and Wanaka Small Group Tour in Queenstown, join the proven best on a awesome adventure. Six hour fun and informative small group tour taking in historic Arrowtown and the…

🕐 6 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (274)
Queenstown: Afternoon Wine & Beer Tour with Platters Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Queenstown: Afternoon Wine & Beer Tour with Platters

Globally award-winning Altitude Tours presents the Twilight Wine & Craft Beer Tour — an afternoon where the choice is yours. Designed for the young-at-heart and anyone curious about local winemaking and brewing, this liv…

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (375)
Milford Sound Flight and Cruise ex Queenstown Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Milford Sound Flight and Cruise ex Queenstown

Air Milford hosts you on an intimate experience, combining two incredible scenic flights into Fiordland National Park with a Nature Cruise through the fiord itself. Enjoy reserved seating for Air Milford passengers aboar…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (200)
Methven-Mt Hutt Scenic Hot Air Balloon Flight Free Cancellation
Canterbury

Methven-Mt Hutt Scenic Hot Air Balloon Flight

Our Pilots will take you up to 9500 ft above the patchwork Canterbury Plains with spectacular Panoramic views west to the Mountains and east to the Pacific Ocean. Launching from the famous foothills of Mt Hutt. The flig…

★★★★☆4.9 (86)
Queenstown Classic Wine Tour: 3 Winery Visits, Cave Tour & Cheese Save 10% Free Cancellation
Queenstown

Queenstown Classic Wine Tour: 3 Winery Visits, Cave Tour & Cheese

Classic Wine Tour - Running Daily 1:30pm - 5pm Get a real taste for Central Otago wines with an interactive afternoon tour through Queenstown’s neighbouring wine region, Gibbston, otherwise known as the “Valley of Vines…

🕐 3 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.8 (231)
Bay of Islands Glow Worm Caves & Scenic Shore Excursion Free Cancellation
Bay of Islands

Bay of Islands Glow Worm Caves & Scenic Shore Excursion

Create lasting memories on this half-day tour of the Bay of Islands from your cruise ships arrival at the Waitangi Wharf. The Bay of Islands is a popular tourist destination in New Zealand. This guided tour shows you an…

🕐 5 hours and a half ★★★★☆4.5 (354)
Private Piha Beach, Rainforest Adventure & Mt. Eden with Guide Free Cancellation
Auckland

Private Piha Beach, Rainforest Adventure & Mt. Eden with Guide

Escape the city and immerse yourself in New Zealand’s wild beauty on this private 5-hour tour. Travel in comfort with a local guide to the Arataki Cultural Centre, where breathtaking views and Māori heritage set the stag…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.7 (30)
Otago Peninsula In-Depth Tour & Blue Penguins Pukekura Experience Free Cancellation
Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula

Otago Peninsula In-Depth Tour & Blue Penguins Pukekura Experience

If you are a visitor that truly wants to see and understand the unique ecosystems, wildlife, culture, geology and botany of the Otago Peninsula then join this tour. We see a variety of wildlife species along the way (No…

🕐 5 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (185)
Clearwater Wildlife Tours (small group 10max) Otago Peninsula Free Cancellation
Dunedin & The Otago Peninsula

Clearwater Wildlife Tours (small group 10max) Otago Peninsula

Fewer People - More Wildlife! The Clearwater Family's Farm is home to more wildlife per square meter than anywhere in Dunedin. The intimate small group tours offer the chance to see Yellow-eyed penguins, NZ sea lions, …

🕐 4 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (679)
Auckland: Flavours of our City Food Walk Free Cancellation
Auckland

Auckland: Flavours of our City Food Walk

If you’re a traveller who works up an appetite while exploring the city, then this is the tour for you! A relaxing way to spend the afternoon, taking in the city’s oldest architecture and history whilst nibbling on loca…

🕐 3 hours ★★★★☆4.9 (468)
Auckland City Half Day Top Sightseeing Tour(Small Group Tour) Free Cancellation
Auckland

Auckland City Half Day Top Sightseeing Tour(Small Group Tour)

A Small Group Half-day tour that satisfies all visitors to Auckland. Recommended for travelers short on time and those eager to see the city’s top attractions. Includes convenient round-trip transportation with pick-up s…

★★★★☆4.9 (19)