Tour

Tours are minigames in 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. Any items the player picks up 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.

Balloon Hunt
Players try to shoot down as many balloons as they can with their slingshot. There are two types of balloons, round and bunny. Round balloons are worth 1 point, while bunny balloons are worth 3. On higher difficulties, obstacles such as pitfalls and trees will appear.

On the bottom screen of the 3DS, the direction of the wind will be indicated, telling the player which direction the balloons will fly in.

Bug Catching
Players catch either as many insects as possible, or specific types of insects.

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

Fossil Finding
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
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.

Gem-Finding 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 Time
Players chase a Cornimer robot toy and try to hit it with a Toy Hammer as many times as possible before time runs out. More difficult games have rocks in the way.

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

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.

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

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

Shell Finding
Players swim in the sea, searching for shells. Other objects and creatures, such as urchins, may also be uncovered, which have no value.