Small Group Day Tours from Tauranga

We are a Tauranga Tour Company providing small group tours in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. We do not put you on large buses as we like to provide a personalised experience for our tours. We specialise in Rotorua day tours, but also have other options available in the Bay of Plenty region. For a fun, relaxing day full of interesting places, travel with Scott Tours.

Knowledgeable and friendly guide

George and Yvonne Scott, who established Scott Tours in 1996, have now stepped down to enjoy a slower pace of life. Geoff Allen, who has been a guide alongside George and Yvonne for 8 years, has continued with their outstanding tour service of enjoyable, down-to-earth, personalised tours from Tauranga to Rotorua. This also includes other New Zealand locations for overseas and New Zealand travellers.

Geoff and Trixie now own the business and will continue with the trusted name of Scott Tours, providing visitors with a sincere insight into what New Zealand is about.

Having travelled widely in New Zealand and overseas, Geoff and Trixie are immensely proud to be able to show visitors this beautiful country we live in. Trixie has the role of Administration and will take care of your requests and enquiries, guiding you through to the completed booking. With extensive knowledge of the region and his care and attention to detail in every aspect of the tours, Geoff will deliver you a most memorable journey with Scott Tours.

A modern vehicle

Scott Tours operates a fully compliant, airconditioned vehicle that is cleaned after each journey to high sanitation standards. We encourage the use of the hand sanitizer that is provided on entry to the vehicle.

Scott Tours in Tauranga has Qualmark Silver visitor endorsement an assurance that Tourism New Zealand, rate us as a trusted tour operator. Relax with Scott Tours. We guarantee you will be back well before your Tauranga cruise ship sailing time at the Port of Tauranga.

Flexible and customised tours

You may wish to join one of our three regular Rotorua day tours or the Waikato ‘Hobbiton’ tour. We can also customise a tour to your interests, all in the Bay of Plenty region, using the charter option. Please enquire if you have an individual group requiring a day tour to cover specific interests.

And if you’d like to stay overnight, we’ll adjust the tour programme and can plan according. This also allows you to discover some of the off-the-beaten-track attractions!

Tour information

All tours start from Tauranga and go to either Rotorua or other Bay of Plenty locations. Pick-ups can be arranged from cruise ships at the Port of Tauranga, Tauranga airport or your Tauranga or Mount Maunganui accommodation.

We look forward to helping you discover our wonderful region.

Warm regards
Trixie & Geoff Allen
– Scott Tours

nelnsteve

2024-02-19

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland Brilliance If you want to see Wai-O-Tapu, do yourself a huge favour and go with Geoff and Trixie. Geoff was our guide for the day and he was brilliant....he walked us around the various stunning sights of Wai-O-Tapu explaining things as we walked and answering our many questions. It was all at a very laid back pace, before we headed off to see Rotorua, the beautiful Redwoods and a stop for an ice cream on the way back to a quick drive around Mount Manganui. The whole trip was a highlight of our NZ cruise and we cannot recommend Geoff and Trixie highly enough.

Anon

2024-02-12

A lovely day Husband and I joined a small group tour of Wai o Tapu with Geoff. First we stopped to look at a kiwi plantation, then at a mud pool near Rotorua, then at Wai o tapu, a true geothermal wondrous park. Geoff walked with the group offering insights and information and generally took care everybody was ok. From there we had a look at Rotorua, its landmark and its parks, walked in an amazing redwood forest, stopped for hoke poke ice cream and had a drive around Tauranga and its Mount Maunganui . It was a lovely, relaxed and pleasant day in which we saw many lively sites and learned a lot, wishing we had more time to explore with Scott's tours. Very well recommended.

Dave S

2024-01-31

Scott Tours is the way ONLY way to experience Tauranga and Tororus All I can say is WOW!! I cannot say enough about Geoff and Scott Tours. My partner and I went to Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland with him as a guide, and he met and far exceeded whatever expectations we may have had. Geoff is a true ambassador of Tauranga and Rotorua. We were expecting to be dropped off at Wai-o-Tapu and sent on our way; however, he walked through with us, offering his knowledge, expertise, and insights into the area. Afterwards, he took us to a swimming area where we were able to experience a swim where the thermal water meets with the cold stream water - what a thrill!! From there, he took us on a road trip to the highlights of the area, such as the Redwoods Forest and the Rotorua Town Centre, where we were able to experience the friendliness and hospitality the town has to offer. If you have the chance to use Geoff’s services, we highly recommend it.

Voyage57645843213

2024-01-10

Scott Tours provided a great day out We booked a private charter tour for our family of 9. Our personalised itinerary included Hells gate, Zorbe and Red woods. We enjoyed everything about Hells gate and will definitely return, had amazing fun zorbing and Scott tours also suggested an amazing stop Red Woods which was breath taking. We would highly recommend this company, They communicated well, very fair pricing, reliable, prompt and provided us with a wonderful day out. Thank you Scott's Tours.

2024-01-05

Your First Chhoice We used Scott Tours twice during our stay in the area and both times had an excellent experience. Geoff makes you feel welcome and like one of the family, providing a safe and complete time. His knowledge of the area compliments the sights you see and the places your visit. Should we return here we will definitely use Scott Tours again.

2023-03-20

A Brilliant Day! This was our favourite day out of our 2 month holiday! Geoff picked 6 of us up at the cruise terminal and took us to Wai-O-Tapu in a small air conditioned coach. He was friendly, very informative and an excellent driver. He never rushed us and gave a running commentary throughout our tour. We visited the Te Puia geyser (amazing!), and boiling mud pools, plus a sequoia forest. He would have shown us more, but several people wanted to return to the ship-we had had a busy day and they were tired, but it was a FANTASTIC day! We thoroughly recommend Scott Tours, for ease of booking and a first class service. Thank you Trixie and Geoff. Steve and Geraldine Elliott

franki242

2023-01-23

Perfect Day I chose Scott Tours from their website and read reviews. I was not disappointed. Geoff was a great tour guide and all round nice guy. We weren’t rushed and we enjoyed all the information that was given to us. As well as the tour we booked Geoff also took us around the area showing us the sights and finished the day with and amazing stop at the Redwood forest. I would recommend Geoff and Scott Tours.

Anne K

2023-01-13

Wonderful day in Rotorua with Geoff and Scott Tours! Geoff organized an absolutely wonderful day in Rotorua for us! He was waiting for us at the cruise ship dock and took us to the amazing Te Puia site, where we saw the erupting geysers, bubbling mud pools, kiwi sanctuary, crafts center, and excellent Māori Cultural show. He also stopped at the Redwood Trees forest and took us on a lush, magical walk through the giant trees. The day was everything we hoped it would be. Geoff and Trixie were easy to work with and were prompt and professional. The small group tour was such a welcome alternative to the impersonal, large-group bus tours! Geoff told wonderful stories, gave us lots of interesting information, and even sang a lovely song for us. We highly recommend Scott Tours!!

Liz

2023-01-07

Great day in Tauranga Thank you Geoff for making our day. Our cruise ship had been told that the Maori performance was not going ahead for the trip we had booked and we were sorely disappointed until we saw Scott's Tours at the quayside. You made our trip with interesting facts about NZ etc. We had a great day. We thoroughly recommend you and Scott's Tours.

JRC

2020-04-05

Scott’s tours highly recommended We did the tour of Wai-o-tapu thermal wonderland and Te Puia geyser, plus some wonderful extras including a sequoia forest and a kiwi fruit farm. Our guide was informative, entertaining, friendly and willing to answer all our questions. We felt beautifully looked after on a day that was one of the highlights of our New Zealand trip