Nelson City Walking Tour - Guided
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Nelson is a stunning, unique city in New Zealand, so whether it’s your first time in Nelson or you’re a seasoned visitor (or local!), our 2-3 hour city walking tour will bring this beautiful and diverse city to life. Your tour guides are all resident Nelsonians who know the hidden gems, and with a unique insight give you a true flavour of the real Nelson. Discover Trafalgar Street, Christ Church Cathedral, The Lord of the Rings Jeweller, South Street heritage cottages, Queen’s Gardens, Suter Art Gallery, secrets of the Centre of New Zealand and so much more along the way. Prepare to be impressed!
Inclusions
What's included
- Sanitiser
- Sunscreen available for use
- Free Eco Cup - water filling stations along the walk. Cups are re-usable and compostable
- Disposable Face Mask if required
- Tour Guide
- Tour commentary
What's not
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Stroll up the main street of Nelson, viewing the varied architecture and art installations, until we reach the Cathedral which is a an elevated focal point of the cityscape. You can go inside the Cathedral after the tour, at your leisure. We also visit South Street with its beautiful, historic heritage cottages.
Making our way down Hardy Street, with a vast array of architecture from all era's, we enter the stunning Victorian formal gardens with an historic eel pond that meanders through these spectacular grounds.
Lord of the Rings jeweller and studio visit. Next door you can see stunning glass art at Flame Daisy, and often watch the artists at work from an external viewing platform.
Explore Nelson's foremost gallery with diverse exhibitions that will have you captivated.
Historic South Street has cottages dating from 1863, originally built as homes for local tradespeople. Lovingly restored South Street is the oldest preserved street in New Zealand with residents; A beautiful Heritage Precinct in the centre of town!
Learn about the trigonometrical and gravitational centres of New Zealand. A walk to the monument at the top of the hill can be done separately to the tour if you're keen!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Great guide
Great tour. Very knowledgeable guide and lasted a full 3hrs.
5Nelson walking tour with James
Enjoyable and educational walk around central Nelson. Visit included the cathedral, shopping area, Queen’s Park and Matai river walk. Thank you James!
3A good way to understand Nelson town development and main streets of the town.
Informative and worth doing, More expensive than other walking tours ie Auckland and NZ cultural knowledge is not expansive.
5An enjoyable, educational experience
James (our guide) was friendly,knowledgeable and engaging. A very enjoyable and educational experience.
5Great personal and informative tour with James, definitely recommend ! 😊
We were staying for one night in Nelson, whilst travelling round NZ from the UK and my sister booked the walking tour with James before we got there. We had a fantastic morning and the tour lasted 3 hours and extremely informative. James was the perfect host and took us to some lovely shops too. We learned so much in those 3 hours, would definitely recommend this tour and James ! Thanks again James, hope you have a good season 😎
5An exellent way to learn...
An exellent way to learn about the history of Nelson and discover the city sights. Much better than doing it on your own. Our guide, James, was engaging and personable. He pointed out many sights that we had walked by and missed on our own.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- MEET at the NELSON BUS HUB, corner of Trafalgar Street & Halifax Street East, Nelson. You'll find us under the tree with the bench seating, near the bus waiting room. Look for our bright blue shirt & hat! CRUISE SHIPS: Tours will be timed to start after you arrive in port
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Sunny Nelson Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If you wish to book for a single person, please contact us directly via email or telephone.
- The walk is on sealed surfaces, almost completely flat. Where there are a few steps, there is a ramp alternative for easy access
- If parking a vehicle in Miller's Acre Car Park, it takes payment by card or coins; free parking is available in adjacent streets. Please ask your guide if further information is required.
How it compares in Nelson
- Its from-price is 86% below the median of the 41 experiences we list in Nelson.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 41.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nelson
Nelson is a sunny city on Tasman Bay at the top of New Zealand's South Island, close to Abel Tasman National Park, craft studios, orchards and vineyards.
Nelson sits on Tasman Bay at the northern end of the South Island, backed by hills and facing a wide, sheltered bay, and has a reputation as one of New Zealand's sunniest places. Begun as a planned settlement of the early 1840s, it is a compact city with a hilltop cathedral, a long waterfront and a lively arts scene of potters, glassblowers and weavers.
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