New Zealand · WINE TOURS IN WELLINGTON
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 7 wine tours in Wellington worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Half-day Martinborough wineries from Wellington with a small group, guided tastings, Remutaka scenery, and optional cheese snacks.
“Excellent half-day Martinborough winery tour from Wellington. Simon was very knowledgeable, accommodating, and incredibly helpful throughout. Loved the tastings, the scenic drive, and the bonus cheese and chocolate stop.”
Martinborough wine, Greytown cheese and chocolate, and Cape Palliser seals, lighthouse, plus Lake Onoke dinner from Wellington. Small group.
“The Martinborough Wine and Wild Coast Tour from Wellington was fantastic! The countryside was beautiful, wine tasting and lunch at Poppie’s Winery was wonderful, hiking up to the stairs to Cape Palliser Lighthouse was awesome and dinner at the historic hotel was wonderful! Our tour guide Phil was terrific, engaging and fun to spend the day with especially for our small group of four. I would highly recommend this tour.”
5.5-hour Martinborough winery day from Wellington with Remutaka Range views and tastings at three top cellar doors, from $114.
“Phil was an excellent host on this tour. He was knowledgeable, humorous, friendly and a very safe driver.”
Small-group Martinborough wine, cheese, chocolate, craft beer and olive oil tour from Wellington, with winery lunch and Remutaka views.
“Phil was a great guide and this was a lovely day in the NZ countryside. We had not only a good tastings of local cheeses, wines, beers, olives and chocolates we had a bit of history of the area and the NZ countryside lifestyle. My favorite was visiting the olive farm and learning quite a bit about olive growing and production of olive oil. Well worth your time to enjoy this tour.”
Small-group Martinborough wine tastings and wild South Wairarapa coast, including Cape Palliser, seal views, cheese and chocolate. 10 hours.
“We absolutely loved our tour with tourguide Phil. We saw so many beautiful and off-the-beaten-path places, and had such marvelous food along the way! Phil was informative and helpful at all times. The small size of the group created a genial time, too.”
A 7-hour Wellington wine day trip to Martinborough with 3 boutique tastings, Lord of the Rings filming stops, and a C’est Cheese visit.
“This was an excellent tour. The scenery on the drive out was spectacular, the wines we tasted were top class, lunch was delicious. Richard our tour guide was very knowledgeable, informative and fun to be with.”
Chef-led Martinborough wine tour from Wellington with gourmet lunch and tastings, plus Burgundy-style Wairarapa views for 6 hours.
“We traveled through New Zealand and booked 5 wine tasting trips and the best overall was the Chefs Private tour with Aaron. If the rating was a 10 we would use multiple +++’s. He was extremely informative about the area and selections of wineries we went to and he also provided tremendous insight into the type of wines and the process. He was very professional and shared a wealth of knowledge. The lunch stop was unbelievable. The charcuterie boards, yes there were 4 boards for 4 adults, were fantastic and Aaron suggested and described which wines went well with the food. Prior to stopping at the wineries, Aaron selected various…”
From the fiords to the geothermal belt, sorted by what you want to do with the day.
