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 or Auckland Port can enjoy the best scenic tourist attractions that New Zealand has to offer within a short drive. Elite Limousines luxurious, chauffeured shore excursions for cruise ship passengers include:
- Sightseeing day trips around Tauranga City and Rotorua
- Maori culture and geothermal wonder tours in Rotorua
- Day trips to Lake Taupo, Huka Falls with lake and river cruises
- Excursions to the Limestone caves and glowworms at Waitomo
- Transport to 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 private 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. When you want an extra special day, seeing the sights that interest you, our chauffeured shore excursions offer a touch of luxury and class.
Off the Beaten Track
Elite Limousines prefers to keep off the beaten track, taking in some beautiful vistas and scenery on the journey, that standard day trips often miss. We will ensure that you get to see all the top attractions on your tour.
Half Day or Full Day Trips
The trips 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 on your shore excursion by yourself.
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Suggested Shore Excursions
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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 2012/13 cruising season, a total of 180 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. Visiting cruise passengers can enjoy shore excursions around Tauranga, Rotorua and beyond, on a day trip with Elite Limousines.
Cruise Ships October 2012
Let us meet and greet you in October at any of these cruise ships:
- Sun Princess 29 October 2012
Cruise Ships November 2012
Let us meet and greet you in November at any of these cruise ships:
- Dawn Princess 1 November 2012
- Oosterdam 2 November 2012
- Sea Princess 15 November 2012
- Millenium 16 November 2012
- Pacific Venus 17 November 2012
- Dawn Princess 22 November 2012
- Sun Princess 23 November 2012
- Radiance of the Seas 25 November 2012
- Sea Princess 28 November 2012
- Voyager of the Seas 29 November 2012
- Oosterdam30 November 2012
Cruise Ships December 2012
Let us meet and greet you in December at any of these cruise ships:
- Pacific Pearl 1 December 2012
- Pacific Dawn 3 December 2012
- Voyager of the Seas 4 December 2012
- Dawn Princess 5 December 2012
- Volendam 6 December 2012
- Sun Princess 7 December 2012
- Ocean Princess 7 December 2012
- Sea Princess 8 December 2012
- Volendam 10 December 2012
- Voyager of the Seas 17 December 2012
- Celebrity Solstice 18 December 2012
- Crystal Symphony 22 December 2012
- Costa Romantica 22 December 2012
- Dawn Princess 23 December 2012
- Sea Princess 24 December 2012
- Sun Princess25 December 2012
- Diamond Princess27 December 2012
- Oosterdam28 December 2012
- Diamond Princess 29 December 2012
Cruise Ships January 2013
Let us meet and greet you in January at any of these cruise ships:
- Voyager of the Seas1 January 2013
- Dawn Princess 2 January 2013
- Celebrity Solstice3 January 2013
- Sun Princess 4 January 2013
- Celebrity Solstice5 January 2013
- Pacific Sun 7 January 2013
- Seven Seas Voyager10 January 2013
- Dawn Princess 15 January 2013
- Silver Shadow 17 January 2013
- Seven Seas Voyager 18 January 2013
- Silver Shadow 18 January 2013
- Sea Princess 20 January 2013
- Seven Seas Voyager 20 January 2013
- Silver Shadow 20 January 2013
- Oosterdam 21 January 2013
- Seabourn Odyssey 21 January 2013
- Voyager of the Seas 22 January 2013
- Seabourn Odyssey 23 January 2013
- Diamond Princess 24 January 2013
- Diamond Princess 24 January 2013
- Celebrity Solstice 27 January 2013
- Celebrity Solstice 29 January 2013
- Radiance of the Seas 30 January 2013
- Dawn Princess 31 January 2013
- Crystal Symphony 31 January 2013
Cruise Ships February 2013
Let us meet and greet you in February at any of these cruise ships:
- Pacific Sun 2 February 2013
- Sun Princess 2 February 2013
- Carnival Spirit 5 February 2013
- Voyager of the Seas 5 February 2013
- Europa 5 February 2013
- Amsterdam 8 February 2013
- Dawn Princess 13 February 2013
- Sea Princess 16 February 2013
- Balmoral 17 February 2013
- Oosterdam 18 February 2013
- Diamond Princess 21 February 2013
- Queen Elizabeth 21 February 2013
- Seabourn Odyssey 22 February 2013
- Diamond Princess 23 February 2013
- Sun Princess 23 February 2013
- Carnival Spirit 24 February 2013
- Voyager of the Seas 24 February 2013
- Marina 25 February 2013
- Sea Princess 26 February 2013
- Dawn Princess 26 February 2013
- Marina 28 February 2013
Cruise Ships March 2013
Let us meet and greet you in March at any of these cruise ships:
- Radiance of the Seas 1 March 2013
- Dawn Princess 8 March 2013
- Sun Princess 9 March 2013
- Carnival Spirit 9 March 2013
- Celebrity Solstice 15 March 2013
- Celebrity Solstice 17 March 2013
- Bremen 17 March 2013
- Pacific Dawn 18 March 2013
- Dawn Princess 21 March 2013
- Ocean Princess 25 March 2013
- Marina 27 March 2013
- Oosterdam 28 March 2013
Cruise Ships April 2013
Let us meet and greet you in April at any of these cruise ships:
- Oosterdam 1 April 2013
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