Top Akaroa Walking Tours

This experience is spectacular. More than five stars - billions!! Location is perfect; Luca even more so. He imparts his extensive knowledge and thoughts in a wonderfully warm way. Luca is a great communicator and lovely storyteller. I and my eight-year-old mokopuna really enjoyed our tour among the stars.

What a great experience to go solar gazing, I never knew such a thing existed but delighted that we got to gove it a go. Luca was a fantastic guide for our trip to the sun through the telescope. I would highly recommend it. Now I just need to organise a few peeps and book in a star gazing session.

I went with my friends and we had a fantastic time! We visited during the new moon, so we were treated to an incredibly clear night sky, making the whole experience even more magical.Luca is such a friendly host, and his passion and knowledge really shone through. The experience was engaging, informative, and easy to follow, even for those of us with very little prior knowledge of astronomy.I'd highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for a memorable evening under New Zealand's beautiful night sky!

It was an extrely interesting experience and we learned a lot about the sun and the solar system. We were also able to look through the telescope and saw sun eruptions and spots.

We loved our stay in Akaroa. Easy walking around the shops, cafes and sites. Great food. The gardens were in bloom with roses!

This excursion was a lot of fun. The Antarctic centre was an amazing experience. Do ride in the hugland was a great experience as well. Loved the whole tour .

We started off with a mix up between the time and place we should be to begin the tour and the tour left without us. To save our day Kevin from Leisure Tours drove us along the tour route personally and caught us up to the tour bus by lunch in time to join the bus to the antarctic research center. I tried to add pictures but they wouldn't load. We are grateful to Kevin and the culture of excellence in customer service at Leisure Tours.

Read the previous review and was fore-warned to download the tour before setting off. It worked well and the information was current and relevant. Nice little city with eclectic shopping and good food.

The highlight of our time in Akaroa! Luca shared his knowledge in such an accessible and entertaining way. Our teenagers enjoyed it as much as we did and we all learnt so much. Highly recommend!

A fantastic experience! Luca is super knowledgeable, we had a great time learning about stars and the solar system. Thanks again!

This was an awesome experience. Luca was very helpful when we needed to change plans due to the weather. His knowledge and passion for the solar system was fantastic. I highly recommend

I took another space-geek friend and NZ transplant to do the Sun viewing. The team was super communicative, and we even popped into the shop (2/8 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa) to discuss plans because the clouds were rolling across the sky (and the point was to see the Sun!) We were flexible, and so were they, and we ended up having a private Sun-gazing experience — all safety equipment present and accounted for! We saw flares and sunspots, and had three different ways of viewing the Sun, which was really cool. Also recommend popping into the shop, for space-themed items (Catraunaut puzzle being one of my favorites), photos, and more. Family-owned and operated, and well worth supporting! Would recommend the experience for daytime visits to Akaroa.

We had a wonderfully knowledgeable guide and driver who took us from Akaroa on the Banks peninsula to Christchurch. I was very interested in the rebuilding of the city after the earthquake. The botanical garden was a welcome stop after an hour long bus ride and the Antarctic Museum was fascinating. The Haglund vehicle ride was a hoot. The museum cafeteria was the only lunch option with very limited time, choices and service. Otherwise a wonderful day in New Zealand.

Scotty was a great guide. We were lucky the cafe at the Antarctic center was pretty empty so we all were able to have a bite to eat. Loved the Hagglund ride!

We really liked walking around on our own time seeing the sights of Akaroa. Thanks Cool Destinations!

Loved the sound effects - and the ease of going from one highlight to the other without having to think too much about it. Easy to download too.