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The guided walk will introduce you to all the best bits of our seaside metropolis.

At the end of your tour, we encourage our happy walkers to offer their friendly guide a 'koha' or donation, that will go directly back into our collective.

The walk leaves from the Queens Wharf Village (89 Quay Street) — at 10am daily, and 2pm Thursday to Sunday.

The entire walk will take between 2.5 and 3 hours, and we’ll be walking rain or shine.

Bookings aren’t necessary, just come on down and look out for your friendly guide who will be holding a bright blue Auckland Free Walking Tours umbrella.

From Auckland’s rich history right through to the brand new developments of our fair city, your AFWT guide will walk and talk you through the changing ages of New Zealand’s largest metropolis.

Taking off from Auckland’s downtown, the walk heads up through Britomart Transport Centre, taking you through the city’s pedestrian laneways and right up to the recently renovated Auckland Art Gallery. You’ll then wander through the historic Albert Park and University of Auckland, before heading back down to Auckland’s famous viaduct precinct and across Te Wero Bridge, concluding among the hustle and bustle of the always-interesting Silo Park.

While we strive to visit all stops on our walk, please be aware that due to the each walk being unique we might not visit all stops listed above.

Auckland Free Walking Tours is really, truly a social enterprise, which means we really, truly do this because we’re just that passionate about showing visitors our weird and wonderful city. That’s what inspired the creation of AFWT, and that’s what our motivation will always be.

But we do also live in the real world, with real running costs, and real tour guides to pay. To make these ends meet, AFWT does encourage all our happy customers to offer their guide a ‘koha’ (gift, donation, contribution) at the end of the tour. Your koha will go directly back into our collective, so that we can pay our awesome guides to keep showing off our awesome city.

We walk every day! Rain or shine our walks depart at 10am daily and 2pm Thursday to Sunday from the Queens Wharf Village.

Yes we do! We also walk at 2pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Our walk leaves from the Queens Wharf Village (89 Quay Street). Your guide will be waiting just inside the big red fence when you enter the area from Quay Street. Look out for your Auckland Free Walking Tour guide, holding a bright blue Auckland Free Walking Tours umbrella.

Our walk departs the meeting spot promptly at 10am daily and 2pm Thursday-Sunday. Arrive a few minutes before the departure time to ensure you leave enough time to locate your friendly guide.

Our walk runs between 2.5 and 3 hours depending on the size of the group, including a quick break for a cup of coffee or a bite to eat. The tour will be done each day by 1pm at the latest.

Our walk is an easy wander through the city and is suitable for people of all ages and all fitness levels. The entire walk spans about three kilometres and includes plenty of stops along the way.

We walk rain or shine! Please visit our Instagram and Facebook for schedule changes.

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Explore Auckland in small groups for a more personalised experience. An exceptional value, we offer a very comprehensive tour, covering all the best sights with plenty of stops for photos.


Discover our sparkling harbour, stunning beaches, historic buildings, leafy parks, victorian suburbs, and bustling shopping areas.

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Our tour departure point is downtown, at the iconic ferry building.

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