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Bay of Islands Private Tour

A private Bay of Islands day trip with a real catamaran cruise to Hole in the Rock.

Private tour — just your group 12 hours Up to 20 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A private tour for your group only, with a genuine catamaran cruise to Hole in the Rock and Urupukapuka Island.

This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include a catamaran cruise to the genuine Hole in the Rock, Urupukapuka Island, and Cape Brett Peninsula.

Highlights

  • The Real Hole in the Rock A genuine, dramatic natural rock formation.
  • A Real Catamaran Cruise Genuine boat transport included.
  • Private, Full Day 12 hours, just your group.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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Pickup

Hotel pickup in central Auckland.

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The Real Hole in the Rock

A genuine, dramatic natural rock formation.

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A Real Catamaran Cruise

Genuine boat transport included.

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Private, Full Day

12 hours, just your group.

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Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 20 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

A real, genuine natural rock arch off the Bay of Islands.
Yes, for your group only.
Around 144 real islands are scattered across the bay, ranging from the large, inhabited Urupukapuka Island to small rock outcrops like Piercy Island at the Hole in the Rock.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private tour for your group only, with a genuine catamaran cruise to Hole in the Rock and Urupukapuka Island. This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include a catamaran cruise to the genuine Hole in the Rock, Urupukapuka Island, and Cape Brett Peninsula.

The Bay of Islands is a genuinely vast stretch of water, scattered with some 144 islands, and this catamaran route threads through several of its most storied corners. The signature stop, Piercy Island — known to Ngāpuhi as Motukōkako — rises roughly 148 metres from the sea and is pierced by a sea arch nearly 16 metres high, carved out over centuries by wind and wave; Captain James Cook charted and named it in 1769. To Ngāpuhi the island and its archway hold deep spiritual significance — Māori warriors are said to have once paddled canoes through the Hole in the Rock before heading into battle, treating any water dripping from the cave roof onto them as a blessing.

Urupukapuka Island, the largest in the bay, carries its own unlikely twentieth-century history: in 1927 the American author and big-game fisherman Zane Grey built a fishing camp and lodge at Otehei Bay, and the resulting Zane Grey Sporting Club drew wealthy and famous visitors from around the world, effectively putting the Bay of Islands on the map as a serious sport-fishing destination.

Nearby Russell, once known as Kororāreka, has an equally real but very different reputation — by 1830 it had become one of the largest whaling ports in the Southern Hemisphere, drawing thousands of whaling ships, and its lawless frontier atmosphere earned it the nickname "the Hell Hole of the Pacific" before it briefly served as New Zealand's first capital, at nearby Okiato, ahead of the capital's move to Auckland.

Cape Brett Peninsula closes out the route with its own genuine maritime story — its cliffs have guided sailors for roughly a thousand years, and the lighthouse finally built there in 1910, after a century of lobbying triggered by an 1808 shipwreck, kept watch until it was automated in 1978.

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