New Zealand · FOOD & DRINK
The 15 best food & drink experiences you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Taste Waiheke’s boutique wines at three vineyards on a small-group island tour with scenic stops, local stories, water, and lunch planning help.
“Beautiful island tour, premium boutique vineyards, knowledgeable guide Melita. Wow. Views, unique venues, and more!”
Explore four Gibbston Valley wineries from Queenstown with tastings, a cellar tour, lunch, hotel pickup, and a sober guide.
“Guide was tops! Great experience. Vineyards are very interesting. Wine varieties were wonderful. A great day”
Tour Dunedin’s historic Speight’s Brewery, see old and modern brewing floors, then sample beers with a guide for $16.
“Very educational and informative tour. Thomas was great tour guide. Loved the tastings at the end! Was interesting hearing an about Mr Speight!”
Taste Waiheke’s wineries, olive oil, scenery, and a two-course lunch on a seven-hour private island tour from Auckland.
“The guide was lovely - the island beautiful and lunch was great - the wine tours nice in that the sites were beautiful but the wines chosen were just ok.”
Spend six hours tasting Marlborough wines at five wineries, with hotel pickup, a small group, and lunch at your own expense.
“Gavin made a brilliant day even better! Worth the fee alone, his knowledge, humour and interpersonal skills were second d to none. The wine was awesome too, 5 different locations all really engaging and pleased to have us there. A superb day with new friends made and memories for ever.”
Taste Auckland’s best small food spots on a three-hour walk with wine, beer, sweets, seafood, dumplings, and local history.
“Sarah was a wonderful guide and the food was AMAZING ! Great variety and Sarah was so knowledgeable. I even have booked a food tour in Wellington.”
Taste Central Otago wines and craft beer at three Gibbston stops, with Queenstown transfers, local stories, and an antipasto platter.
“The tour was so much fun and had a great group to enjoy our tinn my e with. Kevin our tour guide was great!!!”
Taste Central Otago wines, dine on a five-course barrel-cooked lunch, and explore historic Cromwell and Arrowtown from Queenstown.
“This wine tour was one of the highlights of our trip! Our guide Martin was very knowledgeable and a fantastic guide. The wine and food was 10/10. Would highly recommend this tour as a must to anyone. Thanks for a great day!”
Taste Waiheke wine, oysters, olive oil, cheese, and a family-style lunch on a small-group tour with island pickup and local guides.
“Great tour that covered a lot of ground (4 wineries), and a good amount of food and drinks. Michael was our lovely tour leader - he was fantastic, sharing knowledge, stories and laughs throughout the day, and making the drives in between destinations all the more enjoyable. Where we were running early he would take us to other stop off points for lookouts etc as well. We particularly enjoyed our experience at Batch Winery. However, the venue we visited for lunch (Stonyridge) was underwhelming from a service perspective - despite constant requests for service and information regarding our lunch platters (including dietary requirements), the staff were dismissive and didn't appear…”
Taste Central Otago wines at three Gibbston wineries, enjoy a paired lunch, and ride with a lively local guide on this 5.5-hour Queenstown tour.
“Fun & easy going pace from hopping one winery to another. Lunch at Kinross was outstanding!”
Taste Waiheke oysters, olive oil, boutique wines, and a vineyard lunch on a five-hour guided tour from Matiatia Wharf.
“Overall it was amazing! Each vineyard owner and staff had amazing personality and passion for their work. The driver was absolutely amazing and made the experience entertaining and informative knowing everything about that island. Would highly recommend”
Explore Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley with three winery tastings, a paired lunch, scenic drives, and a guide who handles the driving.
“A wonderful half day wine tour with the fabulous Clare who was very informative about the local area on our drive around too! Lunch was superb at Kinross Winery - so yummy! Would definitely recommend this winery tour!”
Taste Waiheke wines, visit four vineyards, and enjoy island views with a local guide, or choose a shorter double-decker bus tour.
“Great, humorous, professional guide/driver Noo'oah and everything went well.”
Taste Auckland’s local cheeses, Kiwi classics, restaurant dishes, chocolate, and a drink while exploring the CBD with a local guide.
“This was a really well planned food tour. The tour guide was knowledgeable and made the effort to get the group to gel. We got introduced to some great food venues within a small part of the CBD, giving us the confidence to scratch beneath the surface ourselves. There was enough food to cover us for lunch but not so much that we didn't have room for dinner. We took away some top tips that we used later in our holiday. A great tour.”
Tour Dunedin’s 144-year-old Speight’s Brewery, see historic and modern brewing areas, then sample the South Island’s famous beers.
“Fun tour, interesting to hear the history, see the old parts of the brewery—giant tanks and the like. Very nice people and a great scene in the tasting room at the end—they pass out flights/samplers of the various beers, I went back for 2nds and 3rds…everybody was rolling and having a great time!”
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