Village & Bays Tour - RealNZ Stewart Island

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Stewart Island Village & Bays Guided Tour

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Highlights

Guided tour of Stewart Island's village & bays
Explore the quaint town of Oban
Visit the entrance to Rakiura National Park
Enjoy the island's beautiful scenery

Description

Stewart Island is truly nature’s wonderland. Explore the fantastic township of Oban – New Zealand’s southernmost community – and the stunning surrounding areas, on your village and bay tour.

Jump on one of the comfortable and modern mini buses and get your camera ready, because you are about to experience one of New Zealand’s most beautiful areas. While you drive around, admiring the gorgeous scenery, your friendly and entertaining guide will regale you with stories about the local area, the people, the history and environment of this stunning Island. The slow, simple lifestyle of this quaint little town is a point of pride amongst the locals, but they still love inviting visitors in to share knowledge, take photographs and enjoy the plethora of scenic walks available in this gorgeous area.

The guides are also passionate about showing you the best of Stewart Island and its surrounds, and allow you plenty of opportunity to ask questions and explore the points of interest along the way. Among these points of interest, you will visit the stunning Rakiura National Park entrance at Lee Bay, admire beautiful Horseshoe Bay and stand in awe of the amazing views of Paterson Inlet from Observation Rock.

In order to take this wonderful tour, you will need to make your own way to Stewart Island. There are ferries departing daily from Bluff and these can be booked on the day or online.

Trip Includes

1 hour guided tour
Entrance to Rakiura National Park

Duration

Allow 1.5 hours

Departures

11:00am & 1:00pm
Cruise departs from the Oban Visitor Centre on Stewart Island
Operates all year

Other Information

Stewart Island is a 1 hour ferry ride from Bluff at the bottom of the south island of New Zealand. You will need to book your Stewart Island ferry in order to participate in this activity
Suitable for all ages
Child rates apply (5-15yrs)
Infants under 5 years are free
Please wear clothing appropriate for the weather conditions

Normal Retail Prices

Adult: NZD$59.00
Child (5-15yrs): NZD$29.00

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Was just getting on and off the bus ,so pretty simple .

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Interesting info . Would like to see a reduction for Gold Card holders.

Reviewed 20-Mar-2025

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Knowledgeable and friendly guides. Jan was an excellent Guide who adjusted the tour according to the participants. She had exceptional knowledge about birds.

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Reviewed 19-Feb-2025

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Fantastic and knowledgeable bus driver. Gave us a wonderful tour and understanding of Stewart Island

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After paying online it took longer than expected to confirm the booking and seat comformation

Reviewed 04-Mar-2024

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Rhys was a knowledgeable and friendly tour guide.

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Tickets were easily purchased online.

Reviewed 12-Dec-2023

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Good, prompt and informative communication,

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Really great way to have a better sense of Stewart Island and its inhabitants.Would thoroughly recommend.

Reviewed 05-Oct-2017

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A very informative guide & unique experience visiting Stewart Island. We would have liked to have walked down to the beach thou, as other groups advised they did, however we did get out of the mini bus to view the chain

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A unique experience visiting Stewart Island & a good way to understand how the island operates. We had a very informative guide.
We would have liked to explore one of the beaches on our tour, as other tour groups advised they did, however we did get off the mini bus to see the chain links.

Reviewed 20-Mar-2017

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It was great to have the upstairs lounge to wait in out of the rain and cold but maybe a TV/Video and/or magazines to help fill in time. Otherwise enjoyed my short time there.

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Reviewed 30-Jan-2016

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