Frequently Asked Questions

Tickets will be available for purchase from the 10th of November 2023. Limited tickets available – get in quick!

You will receive maps and street addresses of each of the houses 1 week prior to the tour date.

This will allow adequate time to plan your day and is to protect the privacy of the homeowners.

If your payment transaction was not processed, you will need to register again. If you’re unsure, please email us with a daytime contact number and we’ll call you to assist with processing your payment.

Please note: Your booking will not be confirmed until your payment has been received. You will receive a payment confirmation emailed to you if your booking has been successful.

To ensure you are allocated the same starting house as your friends, we recommend you do one group booking. When registering, you will be able to select one starting house for the group. If registering separately, be sure to select the same starting house as your friend.

Please note: Starting houses are allocated at random and no addresses are provided until you receive your official tickets. To avoid congestion, you must start at the house you have been allocated on your ticket. If you arrive at a different starting house than specified on your ticket, you may be turned away.

Please email us with all your details and advise us which starting house you have booked, and which starting house you would like instead.

Please note: There are limited quantities per house. If your requested starting house number is not available, we will let you know or a random number will be allocated. No changes to starting homes will be made after official tickets are issued.

To begin your tour day, head to your starting house allocated on your ticket (we will accept both printed and digital tickets). You will then receive a Home & Garden Tour booklet detailing everything you need to know about the houses you’ll be visiting, maps, and information about our sponsors.

The tour runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Last entry permitted to the houses will be at 3:45pm.

No, only socks or bare feet will be permitted. We want to ensure that there is no damage done to the houses, so a strict no-shoe policy will be enforced. We recommend you wear comfy shoes that you can easily slip on and off, we will be providing a bag for you to carry your shoes in.

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee wheelchair access to all of the homes on the tour.

Unfortunately, no children (under the age of 16) are permitted to attend the Ray White Home & Garden Invercargill Tour. Please note, this also applies for pets.

We will mark any public toilets on the tour maps, which can be used throughout the day.

Please note that all toilets / bathrooms in the homes are unavailable for ticket holders to use.

Food and beverage consumption is strictly prohibited inside the homes out of respect for the homeowners. This rule also applies to any food or beverages purchased from the coffee carts stationed outside some of the homes, which will be marked on the tour map).

This is a self-driven tour.