Tours and Activities

The tour travels through Napier's Art Deco CBD in a premium European SUV, we tour the iconic National Tobacco building and the Ahuriri marina. You will receive a brief tour of Mission Estate. We travel through orchards and vineyards to the scenic Esk valley. We visit the Spanish Mission Esk Valley Memorial Church. Refreshments are served at a private viewing platform (202meters/650feet above sea level). We return to Napier and drive up Seapoint Road past some of the grand old villas there and stop at the Bluff Hill lookout to view your ship berthed in the port below. The tour ends at the Napier i-Site, the departure point for the free shuttle back to your cruise ship.

Join this wine tour for an afternoon of relaxing and good wine! Enjoy a visit to four spectacular wineries before concluding the day with complimentary wine, cheese and biscuits at a private, exclusive gazebo/viewing platform with 360 panoramic views of Hawkes Bay.

Join this wonderful tour to enjoy tastings at five different wineries and a lunch platter with a glass of wine at Church Rd winery. The tour concludes with complimentary wine, cheese and biscuits at a private, exclusive gazebo/viewing platform with 360 panoramic views of Hawkes Bay.

Looking for an exciting shore excursion in Napier? Look no more! Join this tour for exciting activities and sites such as Napier Art Deco highlights, Ahuriri Marina, visit to Silky Oak Chocolates, the scenic Esk Valley and exclusive panoramic viewing platform at Seafield farms, and Napier's Bluff Hill lookout overlooking your cruise ship from above. Don’t miss out on this wonderfully relaxing guided shore excursion.

Walk through New Zealand's oldest prison! Listen to a 50 minute self guided audio tour of Napier Prison while inspecting the vacant prison cells and deserted exercise yard. Learn the history and feel the oppressive atmosphere of the hanging yard, the solitary confinement and the death row cells. Hear the tales of Australasia's richest drug baron, numerous escape attempts, the ominous Eye Eater, and the graveyard. Take your time walking through the empty halls and enjoy several photo opportunities that are great for the family!