Our Elite, luxurious, chauffeured tours and shore excursions in Rotorua or Tauranga provide a unique sightseeing day trip for cruise ship passengers
Cruise ship visitors arriving at the Port of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty can enjoy the best scenic tourist attractions that New Zealand has to offer within a short drive. Elite Limousines shore excursions for cruise ship passengers include:
- Sightseeing tours around Tauranga City and Rotorua
- Maori culture and geothermal wonders in Rotorua
- Explore Lake Taupo, Huka falls and cruise lakes and rivers
- Limestone caves and glowworms at Waitomo
- Play a round of golf at Te Puke
- Revisit the Lord of the Rings and tour the Hobbiton movie set near Matamata
As local tour operators with local knowledge, we are proud to introduce our region to overseas visitors. Our shore excursions can be personalised to suit your preferences, or you can enjoy any of our suggested tours above. Travel in our elite vehicles and experience ultimate luxury during our chauffeured day trips around the top tourist destinations in Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo and Waitomo.
Intimate Tours
We provide intimate tours with our mini coaches as well as our fleet of luxury sedans and limousines.
Off the Beaten Track
Elite Limousines prefers to keep off the beaten track, however we will ensure that you get to see all the top attractions on your tour.
Half Day or Full Day Tours
The tours are priced on a per car basis and you may wish to invite some friends making the tour more cost effective for you OR simply enjoy the comfort and luxury by yourself.
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Suggested Tours
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- Rotorua Thermal Wonderland
- Great Lake Taupo
- Hobbiton, Middle Earth & Scenic Lakes
- Waitomo Caves Glowworm Extravaganza
- Tauranga & Pacific Coast
- Scenic Lake, Glowworms, Hotpools & Kayak tour
- Golf Te Puke
Or you may have a list of attractions you wish to visit.
Send us your list of ideas and we can put together a personalized itinerary.
Golf Te Puke
Cruise ships schedule Port of Tauranga, New Zealand
Cruising into the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
During the 2011/12 cruising season, a total of 80 cruise ships are currently scheduled to visit the Port of Tauranga.
Every year the Port of Tauranga sees cruise ships from the Pacific Islands, North America and Europe, pass through the Tauranga harbour.
Cruise Ships October 2011
Let us meet and greet you in October at any of these cruise ships:
- Orion 2 October 2011
- Rhapsody of the Seas 12 October 2011
- Pacific Dawn 13 October 2011
- Volendam 13 October 2011
- Pacific Dawn 19 October 2011
- Rhapsody of the Seas 20 October 2011
- Sea Princess 25 October 2011
- Volendam 26 October 2011
- Dawn Princess 27 October 2011
Cruise Ships November 2011
Let us meet and greet you in November at any of these cruise ships:
- Sea Princess 7 November 2011
- Sun Princess 11 November 2011
- Sea Princess 17 November 2011
- Volendam 19 November 2011
- Sun Princess 21 November 2011
- Volendam 23 November 2011
- Dawn Princess 23 November 2011
- Pacific Jewel 25 November 2011
- Pacific Dawn 28 November 2011
- Radiance of the Seas 28 November 2011
Cruise Ships December 2011
Let us meet and greet you in December at any of these cruise ships:
- Sea Princess 3 December 2011
- Zaandam 4 December 2011
- Ocean Princess 6 December 2011
- Sun Princess 9 December 2011
- Century 10 December 2011
- Radiance of the Seas 13 December 2011
- Century 14 December 2011
- Volendam 14 December 2011
- Sun Princess 19 December 2011
- Sea Princess 21 December 2011
- Dawn Princess 22 December 2011
- Diamond Princess 28 December 2011
- Radiance of the Seas 28 December 2011
- Volendam 30 December 2011
- Diamond Princess 30 December 2011
Cruise Ships January 2012
Let us meet and greet you in January at any of these cruise ships:
- Dawn Princess 1 January 2012
- Sea Princess 3 January 2012
- Silver Shadow 4 January 2012
- Century 4 January 2012
- Colombus 6 January 2012
- Sun Princess 6 January 2012
- Century 8 January 2012
- Dawn Princess 14 January 2012
- Sea Princess 16 January 2012
- Diamond Express 22 January 2012
- Radiance of the Seas 23 January 2012
- Diamond Princess 24 January 2012
- Volendam 26 January 2012
- Seaborn Odyssey 27 January 2012
- Sun Princess 27 January 2012
- Century 28 January 2012
- Sea Princess 29 January 2012
- Pacific Dawn 30 January 2012
- Dawn Princess 30 January 2012
- Century 31 January 2012
Cruise Ships February 2012
Let us meet and greet you in February at any of these cruise ships:
- Radiance of the Seas 3 February 2012
- Silver Shadow 3 February 2012
- Regatta 6 February 2012
- Seven Seas Voyager 6 February 2012
- Pacific Jewel 6 February 2012
- Albatros 8 February 2012
- Seven Seas Voyager 8 February 2012
- Dawn Princess 9 February 2012
- Volendam 12 February 2012
- Volendam 16 February 2012
- Saga Ruby 20 February 2012
- Sun Princess 21 February 2012
- Dawn Princess 22 February 2012
- Pacific Sun 25 February 2012
- Sea Princess 25 February 2012
Cruise Ships March 2012
Let us meet and greet you in March at any of these cruise ships:
- Dawn Princess 6 March 2012
- Regatta 7 March 2012
- Sun Princess 8 March 2012
- Regatta 9 March 2012
- Ocean Princess 13 March 2012
- Volendam 25 March 2012
- Volendam 29 March 2012
- Spirit of Enderby 31 March 2012
Cruise Ships April 2012
Let us meet and greet you in April at any of these cruise ships:
- Sun Princess 4 April 2012
- Regatta 11 April 2012
Cruise Ship Tours
