6 New Zealand Bar Crawls Worth Booking

1.Queenstown: Minus 5 Ice Bar Experience with Drink Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 592 reviews · 1 hour · from $29Our pick

At Steamer Wharf, your Ice Host fits you with a jacket, gloves, and boots before leading you into a room built from 18 tonnes of clear ice. Enjoy two cocktails or mocktails in ice glasses, take photos, and expect lively music, friendly bartenders, and a very cold but fun hour.

“it was awesome. exactly what I thought it would be. great atmosphere, great music. the barman was very chatty. all over a great experience.”

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2.Queenstown: Ice Bar Entry with Warm Winter Gear and Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 162 reviews · 1 hour · from $35

Enter Queenstown Ice Bar, built from almost 30 tonnes of hand-carved ice, and enjoy a cocktail or mocktail in an ice glass. Warm coats, gloves, and boots are available. Expect music, photo spots, changing sculptures, and friendly English-speaking hosts such as Lucy, with drinks depending on your chosen pass.

“First time and it was wonderful we had so much fun singing and dancing.”

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3.Queenstown: Bar Crawl with 5 Free Shots and Pizza

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 131 reviews · 4 hours · from $17Best value

Meet your English-speaking guides at The London Bar at 9 PM for four hours across five Queenstown bars. You get five free shots, pizza, entry to every venue, drink discounts, games, prizes, and free night photos. Bring a passport or New Zealand driver’s license, and expect a large, social group.

“Real good, went to some popular bars and got to know other people. Verry fun night, hosts made it real good!”

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4.Auckland Historic Bar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $30Top rated

Join local guide Darcy at 6:30 pm for a social walk through Auckland’s historic bar district. Over three to four hours, you’ll visit renowned bars, sample boutique beers, ciders, wines, or non-alcoholic drinks, and finish at New Zealand’s first self-brewing bar.

“We had such a great time with Darcy! The choices of bars really went well with the history timeline and his stories were well presented (hey hey hey!). I would recommend this tour as the guide, the bars and the beers were all top notch.”

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5.Queenstown: Ice Bar Crawl

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 41 reviews · 4 hours · from $23

Start at The London Bar on Shotover Street at 9:00 PM, then follow an English-speaking guide to five Queenstown party bars. Your $23 ticket includes Ice Bar entry, five free shots, pizza, drink discounts, bar games, and prize chances. Bring your passport.

“Wonderful! I loved getting to experience multiple bars and pick out my favorites to return to!”

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6.Private Night Tour of Auckland, Sky Tower Bar, Bridge & Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $399

Spend 2.5 hours exploring Auckland after sunset in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide. Stop in Devonport, at the Harbour Bridge and Westhaven Marina, then enjoy a complimentary cocktail at SkyBar, 182 meters above the city. The Auckland Museum building is closed at night, but its grounds offer nighttime views and light displays.

“Great personalised experience, Carlos remained flexible and we went and viewed some boats , as we discovered interests in chatting!”

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