Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island Hop-On Hop-Off Explorer Bus

Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Waiheke Island Explorer Hop on Hop off tour
  • 6 hours
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore Waiheke Island at your own pace, with all-day tickets for a hop-on, hop-off island explorer bus. Plan the perfect day with help from the onboard host, then see the things that interest you most, choosing from 8 stops near vineyards, galleries, beaches, and trailheads. This full-day Waiheke Island experience offers a personalized combination of nature, culture, and food, and departs from Matiatia every 30 minutes throughout the day.
  • Hop-on, hop-off bus tour of Waiheke Island
  • See the island on your own
  • Get tips from the onboard host
  • Choose from 8 stops around Waiheke
  • Departs from the Matiatia ferry terminal

What's Included

  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Tour escort/host
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Start time

12:00 AM

What To Expect

Make your way to the Matiatia ferry terminal, where this island explorer departs every 30 minutes from 9am until 7:15pm.

Take a spin around the island as the driver shares a running commentary on Waiheke history and culture, or hop off at stops along the way. The 8 stops on the island explorer route are carefully selected, so you can see the best of the island in a single day.

Tour some of the 30 vineyards on Waiheke Island to taste locally-made wines, then visit one of the island restaurants for a gourmet lunch or dinner. There are picture-perfect beaches along the way, and trails that lead to sweeping views of the Coromandel Peninsula. Ask for tips on where to stop for the best shopping and galleries, then loop back to Matiatia, where you can finish the tour—or hop back on the bus for another trip around scenic Waiheke Island.
Main Route

16 Stops

9 Points of Interest

Duration: 6 hours

Operating Schedule: Departs every 60mins. First departure from Matiatia off the 9am ferry. Last loop in time for the 7.00pm return ferry.

34 Mako Street

14 Makora Avenue

39-43 Causeway Road

22 Calais Terrace

165 Onetangi Road

60 Onetangi Road

11 Waiheke Road

Unnamed Road

88 Onetangi Road

171 Carsons Road

98-100 Musson Drive

Lush Beauty

8A Donald Bruce Road

7 Matai Road

126 Church Bay Road

61 Church Bay Road

Points of interest passed by on this route

Mudbrick Vineyard

Oneroa Beach

Stonyridge Vineyard

Batch Winery

Tantalus Estate Vineyard & Winery

Rangihoua Estate

Wild on Waiheke

Waiheke Wine Centre

Waiheke Museum and Historic Village

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
Operated by Fullers360 Experiences & Cruises

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 3 full days before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 3 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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Great addition to your visit to Waiheke!
Julie_D, Mar 2024
Richard tour guide was excellent! He took the time to tell us some history in what we were seeing. He also was great at interjecting humor.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Kia ora, Thanks for the awesome feedback, it’s great to know that you’ve had great trip on board our Explorer Hop on Hop off Bus Tour. Thanks The team at Fullers360
Great Experience!
Linda_M, Mar 2024
Great way to explore the island at your own pace! All service providers were knowledgeable and helpful!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Kia ora, Thanks for the awesome feedback, it’s great to know that you’ve had great trip on board our Explorer Hop on Hop off Bus Tour. Thanks The team at Fullers360
OK
Wendy_D, Feb 2024
Several buses had mechanical issues and wait times at the bus stops were long. Otherwise no complaints.
Response from Host, Feb 2024
Kia ora Wendy, We appreciate your feedback and would love to understand and address the situation you’ve encountered with the busses. It will be helpful for us to have additional information on what has occurred. Kindly send us the details of your feedback at fullers.feedback@fullers.co.nz for us to review what happened and we will get in touch with you the soonest. The team at Fullers360
Super fun tour
Osvaldo_G, Nov 2023
This is a super fun tour and super easy to hop on hop off. I have done this tour twice and both times were great.
It was a wonderful day!
Isabelle_L, Nov 2023
The bus route covered all the places we wanted to see and the schedule was very convenient. The commentators were welcoming and funny. We loved the flexibility of exploring the island on our own. A lovely break from the city!
Beautiful Island
Theresa_B, Apr 2023
The beach was amazing, short hike and Mudbrick Vineyard made the trip fantastic! Tour guides and bus operators were very helpful!
Great for women's trip and to taste the wine
JEREMY_B, Apr 2023
This was a fun way to explore the island, definitely plan ahead better than we did as certain shops are open early and other later and some close early. Timing the spots is key. The women's groups that went had an amazing time!
Island Wine tour
Trina_K, Apr 2023
A great way to see the island and taste some fabulous wine. We should have spent more time there since there was so much to see.
Great day in Waiheke
Salli_N, Apr 2023
Reliable pickup times, great info throughout, helpful staff, good value for the money to see the whole island.
Wonderful experience
Lynette_K, Mar 2023
Wonderful experience, thoroughly enjoyed our day! Will definitely be back to do it again. Very easy to get around.
Pick and choose
Karen_E, Mar 2023
Everyone was polite and helpful. We enjoyed our day. The weekend was busy and it was windy but staff handled everything with ease.
Skip the queues.....not
Lesley_S, Mar 2023
We booked this tour expecting to be able to board the ferry as a priority (skip the queues) However. We had to wait until 12 noon to board the ferry after arriving at 10.30am. I would in hind sight just bought a hop on hop off and saved myself 157 NZ$.
Huge queue
Richard_S, Feb 2023
Huge queue for ferry in the morning despite booking ticket. Really the company needs to allocate sailing times to those that want to plan ahead
poorly organised service
Brigitte_A, Jan 2023
I think the idea is an excellent idea, however it doesn't work during peak tourist season, although the buses were meant to leave every 30 minutes, this was not the case, we waited for almost an hour for a bus and more than 30 minutes at another stop past the scheduled arrival so it was extremelt hard to plan where an when to get off and we wasted most of the day waiting for the bus which significantly affected what we could see. also the ferry was a nightmare, the line was so long, there should be a booking system or more frequent ferries during the peak times as this also delayed what we wanted to do on Waiheke. I would not recommend this tour unless and would suggest hiring a car or bikes for the day instead.
Waiheke Day Out
John_R, Jan 2023
Wonderful island experience enhanced by knowledge of driver/host. Time allowed to visit a number of establishments
Not good in bad weather
Jacqui_N, Nov 2022
Pouring rain so not your fault. Hated lining up like sheep and wanted to only go to mudhouse as didn't realise bus would take so long to get there. Was cold and very very wet.
Very poor logistical execution
Hannah_N, Nov 2022
The island is beautiful, the wineries are beautiful! The idea is great, but the execution was quite poor. There were not enough busses, busses were always late, they literally denied us and had us wait to ride a random local bus. Because of this, and not being able to get on their bus, we missed a stop.
Just buy your tickets fromm the tour operator that day right at the ferry!
Patti_R, Nov 2022
Unfortunately we were not told that these tickets had to actually be converted to as they called it "real tickets." We had to stand in another line while they tried to find that we had actually paid for our tickets through the "third party" Viator. This caused us to miss the ferry. We got on the next one and it was delayed on the island. Then it was a long wait on the island to get on the buses because they are having staffing issues and not enough buses and so on.... The island was beautiful and we did have fun in spite of it all but the season is just getting started and they just are to ready to handle the volume. One person joined our group and just bought the tickets for both the ferry and the Hop ON Hop off bus and that was the best way to go.
This is a wine tasting adventure
Tara_I, Jul 2022
Don’t get the first ferry over as the tour is basically for a bunch of different wineries there aren’t many other tourist destinations. The wineries don’t open until about 11 am or 12 pm. If you go early you can walk from the ferry into town and have breakfast which was really nice. Our drivers were amazing had a lot of information the buses were packed by the end of the day. Hickey brewery only serves food the actual brewery isn’t open yet. The postage stamp brewery isn’t open yet they’ve been under construction for two years we have been told but some of the other wineries were really good. Highly recommend going to Goldie for the wine and service and mudbrick for the view at the end of the day.
Good trip overall but..
Emma_C, Feb 2022
Great trip, but needs to be more flexible with booking modifications. We got this for my parents as a Christmas present and there was no option to reschedule despite gale force winds and extremely rough seas.

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