REVIEWS · WINERY TOURS IN NEW ZEALAND
Good winery tours in New Zealand fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 14 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore four Waiheke wineries from Auckland with tastings, island views, a local guide, and a relaxed small-group day trip.
“Had a blast with Justin our guide and the group - highly recommend, can't wait to come back again for round 2 and another visit to the beautiful island of Waiheke!”
Review of a small-group Central Otago wine tour from Queenstown, with four cellar doors, lunch, scenic drives, and hotel pickup.
“Couldn’t recommend this tour enough. Our guide Ben was excellent. He helped move our dinner reservation back knowing we would be late, was incredibly knowledgeable about the region and its wines, friendly and informative, and enRead more”
Review of Queenstown’s four-winery Gibbston Valley tour, with cellar tours, tastings, lunch, hotel pickup, guide tips, and honest value advice.
“The Winery tour was great. Kevin our tour operator was friendly and kept us on time. I liked the winery’s that were chosen. Lunch was delicious. I would recommend this tour.”
Review of Wellington’s 5.5-hour Martinborough wine tour, with three tastings, Remutaka Range views, hotel pickup, and practical booking tips.
“I enjoyed the company of liked minded individuals, the driver Phil was very knowledgable and very helpful and kept us all entertained, the wine at the three wineries were great and the food was very good also the scenery was very beautiful and breathtaking, thank you so much for a wonderful experience. I haven’t laughed so much in a long while, many thanks again.”
Taste Hawke’s Bay wines at Mission Estate, Pask, and Trinity Hill, with cheese, chocolate, local stories, and pickup from Napier.
“Great trip, worth doing a guided trip to a winery.”
Review of Napier’s 5.5-hour small-group wine tour, with four Hawke’s Bay wineries, tastings, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical booking advice.
“Knowledgeable sommeliers at the estate vineyards we visited. Many varieties to taste. The experience was fun due to the people we meet in our small group.”
Ride Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley wine trail at your own pace, with bike hire, shuttle transport, cellar doors, food, and alpine views.
“Super fun time! This is well organized and something completely unique and fun! We loved every second of it … my one caution is, depending on your physical shape, get the E-bike. There were a few hills that I ended up walking up because they were just too steep. This is a great time regardless…”
Cycle flat Hawke’s Bay trails at your own pace, visiting top wineries near Hastings with bike hire, map, helmet, and summer wine pickup.
“Fabulous bike rental company in the middle of Hawke’s Bay wine region. Great bikes which were easy to ride on the flat bike paths. Fabulous scenery and close to lots of wineries.”
Taste Hawke’s Bay wine, gin, rum, cheese, and a generous lunch on a relaxed 5.5-hour Napier tour.
“absolutely a must do in Napier for wine lovers. our guide Ross was amazing, the food for lunch was a lot and very delicious, the wines were best class wines, really excellent gin and rum selections. Just be careful - it is a lot of alcohol, but you will enjoy all drinks. amazing presenters of the wines and the guy at the gin factory made the visit memorable with the selection.”
Review of Marlborough’s four-hour winery tour, with three cellar doors, tastings, guide tips, transport, price, and practical advice.
“Had an enjoyable and very relaxing afternoon - a friendly and knowledgeable driver who arrived on time and went out of his way to ensure we had the best experience. Good value too - we sampled 15 different wines! Highly recommend this experience”
Ride Hawke’s Bay’s coast and river trails by e-bike, stopping at up to six wineries on this relaxed six-hour Napier outing.
“This is a fun activity and using e-bikes made it excellent and helped up feel like we weren’t rushed at the wineries! Easy to follow the map directions and all of the suggested stops are just lovely. Highly recommend.”
Explore Marlborough wineries from Blenheim on a six-hour small-group tour with tastings, hotel pickup, scenic stops, and lunch at your own cost.
“Our flight from the night before was cancelled which made our 10:00 wine tour impossible but the tour operator insured us that all would work out and it did. We ended up meeting the 12:00 tour at Allen Scott vineyard with the other tour meRead more”
Taste four Central Otago vineyards, enjoy a Carrick Winery lunch, and explore wine country from Queenstown in a relaxed small group.
“Craig was a magnificent and informative guide. Beautiful wineries visited. Brilliant being a Kiwi, being a tourist in our own country and thee beauty not driving.”
Ride Queenstown’s rivers and vineyards by e-bike, cross Kawarau Bridge, and taste Central Otago wines at two boutique wineries.
“This was our favorite event during our honeymoon. We did the wine tour one and the wine is also worth it at the end. Ride to the Sky has some VERY nice e-bikes for you. Neither of us ride trails and we got along just fine. The sights were just unbelievable in November. G Absolutely Gorgeous and the trail was thrilling. The owner operators really made us feel safe while also taking care of the filming and video so we could simply enjoy the ride. The guide's insight along the way into the history of the area was also very nice. If you're interested enough in the experience to be…”
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