Daytrip is a private car service platform that connects you with local drivers who will transport you door-to-door. We also give you the opportunity to explore sights/attractions along the way. We drive, you discover.
Daytrip offers private door-to-door transfers with optional sightseeing stops, hourly driver hire, and curated day trips â all with local English-speaking drivers and operating across 130+ countries.
For private trips, you can cancel for a full refund up to 24 hours before departure. For the Daytrip Pool shared shuttle, we offer 3 ticket options when booking: Non-refundable, Flexible with cancellations 24 hours before departure, and Super-flexible with cancellations up to 15 minutes before departure.
Yes! Book a private, door-to-door airport transfer with a local English-speaking driver. Enjoy fixed and transparent pricing, no hidden fees, and the option to pay in advance without the hassle of exchanging cash at a foreign airport.
You will receive the vehicle that best fits the number of travelers in your group, ranging from a sedan to a van for groups of up to 7. Depending where you travel, you can book anything from a sedan comparable to a Toyota Corolla to a Mercedes V-Class to a Classic Cuban Car. While the exact model may vary, we always ensure that the vehicle provided meets your needs in terms of safety, reliability, and comfort. You may be upgraded to a larger vehicle class free of charge depending on availability. Since our largest vehicle seats 7, for groups larger a combination of vehicles will be used. We will send you the exact vehicle details a few days before your trip.
Everywhere except the USA, drivers will supply appropriate child seats (just let us know during booking). In the USA, certain states require you to supply your own child seats.
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So, so happy I stumbled upon this website to book two private transports while visiting Lima, Peru. They were both one-way trips approximately 3 hours in length. Great communication as soon as everything was booked via email and I then downloaded their app. I had a few issues with the app and the customer service was awesome trying to assist me in getting it corrected. Honestly impressive customer service which gave you a positive feeling that you made the right choice. Both drivers were right on time - No issues whatsoever! Can't say enough about the service and ease of everything when travelling so far away. Great job to the daytrip team! Would strongly recommend.
Yes â Oamaru has two penguin experiences in one town. The Blue Penguin Colony at the harbour offers evening viewings where you watch little blue penguins come ashore after a day at sea; the birds return around sunset and the experience typically lasts one to two hours. For something rarer, Bushy Beach has a purpose-built hide where yellow-eyed penguins â one of the world's most endangered species â can sometimes be spotted coming ashore. Arrive at either location quietly and early to secure a good spot.
Oamaru sits almost perfectly between New Zealand's two South Island anchors. It is approximately 230 km (143 miles) from Christchurch, a drive of roughly 3 to 3.5 hours, and about 113 km (70 miles) north of Dunedin, taking around 1.5 hours. That positioning makes it an ideal stopover or a dedicated day trip from either city â and a Daytrip private transfer lets you travel door-to-door at your own pace with no timetable to chase.
A full day is ideal. Spend the morning exploring Harbour Street and the Victorian Precinct, then move through the galleries â including the wonderfully strange Lost Souls Gallery â and Steampunk HQ after lunch. If you plan around the penguin viewing, time your arrival so you can be at the Blue Penguin Colony in the late afternoon as the birds return from sea. The colony experience alone can take one to two hours, so factor that into your day.
It is one of the best. Oamaru breaks up what would otherwise be a long drive and rewards the stop with far more than a quick stretch. Rather than pushing straight through on a bus or train and watching the coastline from a window, a Daytrip transfer lets you build Oamaru directly into your journey â arrive, explore at your own pace, then continue to Dunedin when you are ready. You get a full travel experience rather than a transit day.
Oamaru's Victorian Precinct is a cluster of beautifully preserved 19th-century buildings constructed from the local creamy-white Oamaru stone. Unlike many heritage areas that feel like open-air museums, this one is fully lived-in: the buildings house working shops, independent restaurants, and galleries that give the history real texture. Walking Harbour Street here genuinely feels like stepping into another era, which is unusual and memorable in a way that a reconstructed historic village simply cannot replicate.
Oamaru punches well above its size. In a single day you can walk through one of the Southern Hemisphere's best-preserved Victorian streetscapes, browse galleries that range from serious art to gloriously weird sculpture, step inside Steampunk HQ's interactive world of retro-futuristic contraptions, and end the day watching the world's smallest penguins waddle ashore at sunset. It is a rare combination of genuine history, offbeat culture, and wildlife â all within a compact, walkable town center.
