Tour

This article is about the feature in New Leaf. For the similarly named feature in New Horizons, see Mystery Island Tour. For the feature similar to the Mystery Island Tours, see Boat tour. For the website, see Island Tour Creator.

Players being oriented about a tour's mechanics

Players after winning a tour

Tours are minigames in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that are accessible from Tortimer Island. Hosted by Tortimer, tours can be registered for by speaking to Leilani in the island's lobby and sitting in one of the chairs in the waiting area. Each tour has an objective that must be completed within a time limit. Completing the objective rewards the player with medals, the currency of Tortimer Island that can be used at the Souvenir Shop. Some tours task the player with doing something, such as catching bugs or popping balloons, as many times as possible within the time limit; the more the player does, the more medals they receive. Others have the player complete a task as fast as possible; the more time remaining when the objective is complete, the more medals received.

If there are any items in the player's pockets when going on a tour, they are automatically sold. Any tools or items needed to complete a tour appear in the player's pockets automatically when the tour starts, and additional tools can be rented from Lloid, who appears in the starting area in most tours. On some tours, it is possible to rent a net and fishing rod from Lloid. On tours where the main objective is to catch bugs, fish, or sea creatures, Lloid will only rent out a shovel and axe. On tours where nets and fishing rods are rentable, the player can catch the normal insects and fish they would on the main island during the day, as well as dragonflies and freshwater fish on the tours with a river or pond. The freshwater fish are the same as those caught between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the summer in town. Any items the player picks up or fish and insects caught using Lloid rented tools during a tour can be brought back to Tortimer Island afterward.

There are a total of 64 tours, and Leilani gives the player a list of 12 random ones to choose from each day. Additionally, some tours must be unlocked before they can appear on the list.

List of tours

Balloon Hunt Tour

At the start of the tour, the slingshot will automatically be equipped. The goal of the Balloon-Hunt is to shoot down as many balloons floating in the air as possible. On the lower screen of the Nintendo 3DS will be a wind indicator, which will show the direction the balloons will be flying in, as well as the locations of the balloons. Regular balloons are worth one point, and bunny balloons are worth three points.

During multiplayer, the balloons on the map are multiplied by the number of players participating in the balloon hunt. Each player will be allocated a color, and can only pop balloons of their respective color.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 5 min. Easy Balloon Hunt Difficulty: Looking for an excuse to pull out a slingshot and pop some balloons? Then this tour is for you! Beginners welcome! Score 40 points to win gold.  6 medals Score 32 points to win silver.  4 medals Score 26 points to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Score 20 points to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Official Balloon Hunt Difficulty: Are you getting confident in your abilities with a slingshot and want a harder challenge? Then this is the tour for you! Score 40 points to win gold.  8 medals Score 32 points to win silver.  5 medals Score 26 points to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Score 20 points to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. Elite Balloon Hunt Difficulty: Are you a master of the art of the slingshot? Then sign up for this tour and show you're the best there is! Score 40 points to win gold.  12 medals Score 32 points to win silver.  7 medals Score 26 points to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Score 20 points to clear the level.  3 medals

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  The info screen on Balloon-Hunt

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  A player playing Balloon-Hunt

Bug Catching Tour

The player is equipped with a net at the start of this tour. The goal of the Bug Catching Tour is to find as many of the specified insects as possible. Some tours require specific species, or high-selling insects.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 5 min. Easy Bug-catching Difficulty: Feel like catching bugs while on a tropical getaway? This tour will let you do just that! Beginners welcome! Players must catch as many bugs as they can. Catch 6 or more insects to win gold.  6 medals Catch 5 insects to win silver.  4 medals Catch 4 insects to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Catch 3 insects to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Bug Free-for-All Difficulty: If bug catching is becoming your favorite activity, then join this intermediate tour and prove your skills! Players must catch as many bugs as they can. Quantity requirements have increased. Catch 8 or more insects to win gold.  8 medals Catch 7 insects to win silver.  5 medals Catch 5 - 6 insects to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Catch 4 insects to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. Fall Bug Tour Difficulty: Enjoy bug catching in the fall to ease down the heat of the tropical islands! This tour is for advanced bug catchers! The player must catch noisy bugs, such as crickets, bell crickets, and grasshoppers. Catch 8 or more insects to win gold.  8 medals medals Catch 7 insects to win silver.  5 medals medals Catch 6 insects to win bronze.  3 medals medals Clear Catch 4 insects to clear the level.  2 medals medals Time: 5 min. Pros-Only Bug Hunt Difficulty: Only those with a mastery of bug catching need apply for this, the hardest bug tour available. Can you win? Players must catch as many bugs as they can. Quantity requirements have increased yet again. Catch 10 or more insects to win gold.  12 medals Catch 8 insects to win silver.  7 medals Catch 7 insects to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Catch 5 insects to clear the level.  3 medals Time: 5 min. Beetle-Hunting Tour Difficulty: Dynastid and stag beetles are popular, and this tour wants to see you snag the most! Beginners welcome! Players must catch as many beetles as they can. Catch 6 or more beetles to win gold.  6 medals Catch 5 beetles to win silver.  4 medals Catch 4 beetles to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Catch 3 beetles to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Cicada-Catching Tour Difficulty: Can't get enough of the cicada's call? Then this is the bug-hunting tour that you'll enjoy most of all! Players must catch as many cicadas as they can. Catch 8 or more cicadas to win gold.  8 medals Catch ? cicadas to win silver.  5 medals Catch 4 cicadas to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Catch 2 cicadas to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. Butterfly-Discovery Tour Difficulty: Feel like catching butterflies on a tropical island? Then this is the tour for you! Beginners welcome! Players must catch as many butterflies as they can. Catch 6 or more butterflies to win gold.  6 medals Catch 5 butterflies to win silver.  4 medals Catch 4 butterflies to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Catch 3 butterflies to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Dragonfly-Discovery Tour Difficulty: Feel like catching dragonflies on a tropical island? Then this is the tour for you! Beginners welcome! Players must catch as many dragonflies as they can. Catch 6 or more dragonflies to win gold.  6 medals Catch 5 dragonflies to win silver.  4 medals Catch 4 dragonflies to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Catch 3 dragonflies to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 7 min. Giant-Dragonfly Tour Difficulty: Wanna try catching gigantic dragonflies in a lush, tropical forest? Then sign up right away and get hunting! There are an abundance of petaltail dragonflies and their faster cousins, banded dragonflies for the player to catch. Catch 10 or more dragonflies to win gold.  20 medals Catch 8 dragonflies to win silver.  14 medals Catch 7 dragonflies to win bronze.  10 medals Clear Catch 5 dragonflies to clear the level.  5 medals Time: 5 min. Market-Price-Bug Tour Difficulty: Want to see the Bell value of the bugs you catch as your score goes up? Then this is the tour for you! Players must catch bugs to meet the bell goal. Catch bugs worth a total of 20,000 bells or more to win gold.  8 medals Catch bugs worth a total of 16,000 bells to win silver.  5 medals Catch bugs worth a total of 13,000 bells to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Catch bugs worth a total of 10,000 bells to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. Elite Market-Price-Bug Hunt Difficulty: Watch the Bell values rise in this advanced bug-catching tour. Only those with a full mastery of bugs need apply! Players must catch bugs to meet the bell goal. Requirements are doubled compared to the standard Market-Price-Bug Tour. Catch bugs worth a total of 40,000 bells or more to win gold.  12 medals Catch bugs worth a total of 32,000 bells to win silver.  7 medals Catch bugs worth a total of 26,000 bells to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Catch bugs worth a total of 20,000 bells to clear the level.  3 medals Time: 7 min. Bug Hide-and-Seek Tour Difficulty: Ready for a tough challenge to find mysterious bugs on a tropical island? Then sign up for this advanced bug tour! Equipped with a net and shovel, the player must catch enough hidden bugs (centipedes, walking sticks, pill bugs, etc.). Catch 10 or more insects to win gold.  15 medals Catch 8 insects to win silver.  12 medals Catch 7 insects to win bronze.  7 medals Clear Catch 5 insects to clear the level.  4 medals Time: 5 min. Evening Firefly Tour Difficulty: Are fireflies your thing? Are your bug-catching skills at an all-time high? Then sign up for this tour right away! Players must catch as many fireflies as they can. The tour is in nighttime so the fireflies can appear. Catch 10 or more fireflies to win gold.  12 medals Catch 8 or more fireflies to win silver.  7 medals Catch 7 or more fireflies to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Catch 5 or more fireflies to clear the level.  3 medals Time: 5 min. Hop-To-It Bug Hunt Difficulty: Locusts are plentiful, but you only have a very limited amount of time before it's game over. Can you win? Only locusts add to the score. Catch 8 or more locusts to win gold.  8 medals Catch 7 locusts to win silver.  5 medals Catch 6 locusts to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Catch 4 locusts to clear the level.  2 medals

Diving Tour

The player must catch Sea creatures found at the bottom of the sea by diving to catch them. The island that this takes place on will have water on all four sides, so there is plenty of sea to swim around in.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 5 min. Amateurs' Free-Diving Tour Difficulty: A tour for beginners just learning the fine art of free diving. It's a great chance to practice the basics! Players must dive for as many deep-sea creatures as they can. Catch 6 or more sea creatures to win gold.  6 medals Catch 5 sea creatures to win silver.  4 medals Catch 4 sea creatures to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Catch 3 sea creatures to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Shellfish Free-for-All Tour Difficulty: Ready to hunt exclusively for shellfish on this beginners' free-diving tour? Then sign up and get diving right away! Catch the various shellfish as they spawn along the coastline Catch 6 or more shellfish to win gold.  6 medals Catch 5 shellfish to win silver.  4 medals Catch 4 shellfish to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Catch 3 shellfish to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Seafood Free-Diving Tour Difficulty: Do you have a good grasp of the free-diving basics? Then sign up for this tour, and hop into the battle for gold! Catch 8 or more sea creatures to win gold.  8 medals Catch 7 sea creatures to win silver.  5 medals Catch 6 sea creatures to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Catch 4 sea creatures to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. High-End Seafood Tour Difficulty: Like free diving as well as cooking? Then sign up for this tour to collect fancy ingredients from the sea! The player must dive for gourmet ingredients, such as spiny lobster, abalone, sea urchin, and horsehair crab. Catch 8 or more gourmet ingredients to win gold.  8 medals Catch 7 gourmet ingredients to win silver.  5 medals Catch 6 gourmet ingredients to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Catch 4 gourmet ingredients to clear the level.  2 medals

Fishing Tour

Players catch either as many fish as possible, or specific types of fish.

Fossil Hunter Tour

Two houses appear on the island: one filled with fossils, and the other, empty. Players dig up fossils around the island using a shovel, then place the fossils in the empty house to match the placement of fossils in the furnished one.

Gardening Tour

Players are given a list of flowers to find, pick up, and plant in a square near Tortimer. The game runs until the entire square is filled.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 5 min. Easy Gardening Difficulty: Fill the square with any type of flower. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  6 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  4 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Official Gardening Difficulty: Fill the square with specifically-colored or -typed flowers. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  8 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  5 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. Elite Gardening Difficulty: Fill the square with specifically colored flower species. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  12 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  7 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  3 medals

Ore Tour

Players use their shovels to break open as many rocks as they can in order to find gems. Ores are normally worth 1 point, but a type of gem can be worth 3 points, as dictated by Tortimer. In the more difficult games, Tortimer announces that there is a type or ore worth 10 points, but only 1 or 2 are found in the map.

Hammer Tour

Each player is equipped with a toy hammer. The goal of the hammer tour is to chase around a Cornimer remote control toy which must be hit with the hammer as many times as possible before the time runs out. When the toy reaches an obstacle, it will turn in a random direction. The toy will occasionally flip over, leaving it vulnerable to a barrage of easy hits.

As the difficulty increases, the toy will move faster, and rocks are scattered throughout the map.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 3 min. Easy Hammer Tour Difficulty: Looking for an excuse to run around and bop things with a toy hammer? Then this tour for beginners is for you! Players must hit the machine as many times as they can. 60 or more hits to win gold.  6 medals 48 hits to win silver.  4 medals 39 hits to win bronze.  2 medals Clear 30 hits to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 3 min. Level-Up Hammer Tour Difficulty: Looking for more challenging hammer-bopping action? Then this intermediate tour is perfect for you! The toy moves slightly faster and there are a multitude of rocks placed around the map 60 or more hits to win gold.  8 medals 48 hits to win silver.  5 medals 39 hits to win bronze.  3 medals Clear 30 hits to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 3 min. Elite Hammer Tour Difficulty: Have you fully mastered the art of the hammer? Then get ready for this master-level tour and show your stuff! The toy moves slightly faster. 60 or more hits to win gold.  12 medals 48 hits to win silver.  7 medals 39 hits to win bronze.  5 medals Clear 30 hits to clear the level.  3 medals

Hide and Seek Tour

Players try to locate four villagers that are hiding behind buildings, trees, and other objects as quickly as possible.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 5 - 8 min. Easy Hide and Seek Difficulty: Find 4 villagers. Finish with 3 minutes left to win gold.  7 medals Finish with 2 minutes left to win silver.  5 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 - 8 min. Official Hide and Seek Difficulty: Find 4 villagers. Finish with 3 minutes left to win gold.  9 medals Finish with 2 minutes left to win silver.  6 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win bronze.  4 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  3 medals Time: 5 - 8 min. Elite Hide and Seek Difficulty: Find 4 villagers. Finish with 3 minutes left to win gold.  13 medals Finish with 2 minutes left to win silver.  8 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win bronze.  6 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  4 medals

Item Matching Tour

Pairs of items are buried in the ground. Players dig up an item, then have to dig up the matching item. digging up matching items results in the items being removed from the ground; otherwise, they are buried again.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 6 min. Easy Item Matching Difficulty: Find 6 matching items. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  6 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  4 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 6 min. Official Item Matching Difficulty: Find 8 matching items. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  8 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  5 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  3 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 6 min. Elite Item Matching Difficulty: Find 10 matching items. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  12 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  7 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  3 medals

Labyrinth Tour

Players search for specific types of fruit in a maze made up of bushes.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 5 min. Easy Labyrinth Difficulty: Find 5 pieces of 1 types of fruit. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  6 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  4 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  2 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  1 medals Time: 5 min. Official Labyrinth Difficulty: Find 3 pieces of each of 2 types of fruit. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  8 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  5 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  6 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  2 medals Time: 5 min. Elite Labyrinth Difficulty: Find 3 pieces of each of 3 types of fruit. Finish with 1:30 minutes left to win gold.  12 medals Finish with 1 minute left to win silver.  7 medals Finish with 30 seconds left to win bronze.  5 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  3 medals

Scavenger Hunt Tour

Players are given a list of furniture that need to be found and picked up in the various cottages around the Island.

List of Tour Difficulties / Prizes
Time: 6 min. Easy Scavenger Hunt Difficulty: Bring 3 listed items to Tortimer. Finish with 2 minutes left to win gold.  9 medals Finish with 1:20 minutes left to win silver.  6 medals Finish with 40 seconds left to win bronze.  4 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  3 medals Time: 6 min. Official Scavenger Hunt Difficulty: Bring 3 listed items to Tortimer. Finish with 2 minutes left to win gold.  13 medals Finish with 1:20 minutes left to win silver.  8 medals Finish with 40 seconds left to win bronze.  6 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  4 medals Time: 6 min. Elite Scavenger Hunt Difficulty: Bring 3 listed items to Tortimer. Finish with 2 minutes left to win gold.  16 medals Finish with 1:20 minutes left to win silver.  13 medals Finish with 40 seconds left to win bronze.  8 medals Clear Finish within the time limit to clear the level.  5 medals

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