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Luxury Private Day Tours Across New ZealandYour Own Guided Driver, Curated Itineraries, Premium Vehicles

Experience premium private day tours with your own NZTA licensed driver and vehicle. Every journey is exclusively for your group — personalized itineraries, scenic stops, door-to-door service, no shared seats, no timetables. Luxury touring at fixed prices agreed before you travel. From Hobbiton to Milford Sound, wine regions to national parks.

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Current day-trip rates

The pickup point chooses the rate card

Auckland & Christchurch

Starts within the Auckland or Christchurch service area

Half day
4 hours · 100 km
from $299
Full day
8 hours · 200 km
from $499
Out of town
10 hours · 400 km
from $799

Everywhere else

Regional North Island and the rest of the South Island

Half day
4 hours · 100 km
from $399
Full day
8 hours · 200 km
from $699
Out of town
10 hours · 400 km
from $999

Prices vary by season and vehicle. If no vehicle is based near the pickup, driver travel is shown as a separate line before payment.

Return day or one-way? Your day tour can do either

A return day starts and finishes in the same town — you keep your accommodation and come back that evening. A one-way day starts in one town and finishes in another: we carry your luggage, take the scenic route and stop at what is worth seeing along the way, then drop you at your next accommodation. Auckland through to Rotorua or Taupō, and Christchurch through to Queenstown, are days we drive often.

Either shape is the same private vehicle and driver for the whole day, at one fixed price confirmed before you travel. Tell us where the day should start, where it should finish, and whether your bags are coming — we will quote it exactly that way, with no surprises on the day.

Day trips by city

North Island day tours

From Auckland

South Island day tours

Somewhere else in mind?

These are the trips people ask for most, but we drive the whole country — sightseeing days, scenic drives, winery days, golf and ski days, cruise shore excursions, corporate travel and multi-day private touring. Tell us what you'd like to see and we'll build the day around it.

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Frequently asked questions

Does a day tour finish back in the same town it started?
It can, but it does not have to. A return day brings you back to your pickup town that evening. A one-way day — for example Auckland out to Rotorua, or Christchurch through to Queenstown — collects you and your luggage in one town, takes the scenic route and drops you at your accommodation in the next one. Both are the same private vehicle and driver, at one fixed price agreed before you travel.
What is a private day tour?
A vehicle and a professional driver booked for your group alone for the day. There are no shared seats, no fixed departure times and no set route — you decide where the day goes and your driver makes it happen.
Do you run day tours everywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. The pages here cover the most requested trips, but we drive nationwide — North Island and South Island, main centres and small towns. If your day is not listed, ask us for a quote.
How is this different from a bus tour or a taxi?
A group tour puts you on somebody else's timetable with other passengers; a metered taxi or cab is built for short hops, not a full day of sightseeing. A private driver is a fixed price for the whole vehicle, for as long as you need it.
Can you do multi-day private touring?
Yes. Many guests book several days in a row, with a driver moving them between regions and sightseeing along the way. Use the multi-day quote option on the booking form.
Do you pick up from airports, hotels and cruise ships?
Yes — door to door from airports, hotels, private addresses, cruise terminals and ferry terminals throughout New Zealand.
How do I get a price?
Day trips start from $299 in the Auckland and Christchurch service areas, or $399 elsewhere in New Zealand. Choose the day trip option and your pickup point selects the correct rate card; season, vehicle size and any separate driver-travel charge are shown before payment.

Other services we offer

A private transfer is only part of what we do. The same NZTA-licensed drivers and vehicles cover tours, hourly hire, airport and cruise work, corporate travel and group bookings throughout New Zealand.

Please note: by-the-hour driver hire is only suitable when your travel starts and finishes in the same town. If you're finishing somewhere else, book a private transfer or a day trip so your fare covers the driver's travel.