New Zealand · WINE TOURS IN WELLINGTON
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 wine tours in Wellington justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Tour Martinborough from Wellington with three winery tastings, Remutaka views, a small group, and optional cheese and lunch stops.
“The tour was excellent. Perfect if you are interested in tasting good wine, meeting new people and enjoying the beautiful nature that NZ offers.”
Review of Wellington’s Martinborough Wine and Wild Coast Tour, with wine, chocolate, seals, Cape Palliser, scenic walks, lunch, and dinner.
“A fabulous day all round. Great blend of nature and indulgence with nature walk, chocolate tasting, wine tasting and delicious platter for lunch, coastal drive with stops along the way including viewing of seals in their natural habitat and a walk up to the lighthouse, followed by dinner at an iconic pub before being driven home by our driver - Phil. Epic day and would highly recommend it.”
Taste Martinborough wines at three cellar doors, cross the Remutaka Ranges, and explore Wairarapa on a practical half-day tour from Wellington.
“I like about the amount of tasting we could fo in the tour and the view is amazing”
Taste Martinborough wines with chef-guide Aaron, enjoy a multi-course lunch, meet winemakers, and cross the Remutaka Range from Wellington.
“Our guide was a mind of information about general NZ history as well as the Martinborough wine region. His selection of vineyards was varied and interesting. He was an extremely entertaining Bon vivant and a proud New Zealander. However, I was rather surprised that his patriotism didn’t extend to his charges being in NZ dollars.”
Review of a private Martinborough wine tour from Wellington, with scenic mountain roads, four winery stops, lunch at Poppies, and Greytown.
“We chose this experience over booking a wine excursion with the cruise ship as it was comparable pricing with a private driver. Andrew, our driver, was funny, flexible, and informative. We toured the area and stopped at three beautiful wineries. The lunch platter was delicious. Overall great time and would highly recommend!”
Taste Martinborough wine, cheese, beer, olive oil, chocolate, and a vineyard lunch on a small-group day tour from Wellington.
“A fantastic trip to see a little bit of everything, well worth it and very much value for Money. Thank you. .”
Taste four Wairarapa wineries, enjoy lunch with wine, and cross Remutaka Hill on a private day tour from Wellington.
“We had a wonderful time with Tom on our wine tour. His knowledge of the wineries and owners made for a warm and wonderful day. Highly recommended!”
Visit three Martinborough wineries from Wellington with tastings, scenic countryside, optional lunch, and hotel or cruise-port pickup.
“Three of us from the cruise ship took this fun tour with Dean as our guide and driver. He was so informative, interesting and entertaining, we all had a wonderful time. We visited three wineries and had lunch at Poppies, out under the trees. It was a great day and we highly recommend Xplor and Dean. Thank you for such a great time.”
Taste Martinborough wines, cheese, chocolate, olive oil and beer on an 8-hour small-group tour from Wellington with lunch included.
“It was excellent and memorable. Very recommended tour. Loved the cheese, wine and chocolate tasting. Our tour guide Phil is very kind and accommodating and on time. He explained well and very friendly.”
A 10-hour small-group tour from Wellington combining Martinborough wine, local food, rainforest, seals, Cape Palliser, and Lake Ferry dinner.
“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.”
Explore three Martinborough wineries on a private Wellington tour with tastings, local guides, scenic stops, and hotel or port pickup.
“We visited some small boutique wineries and had a wonderful lunch! Our driver, Kelvin, was friendly and personable. We enjoyed every minute.”
Explore Wairarapa wine country, Cape Palliser seals, the Pinnacles, tastings, film locations, and a catered lunch from Wellington.
“For me, the highlight was the Olea olive oil visit and tasting. The owner is obviously passionate about his product, and with good reason. The three vineyards produce quite distinct wines despite using the same/similar grapes. The chocolate Read more”
Ride a private Tesla SUV from Wellington to Martinborough for wine, lunch, cheese, chocolate, mountain views, and relaxed local guiding.
“Helen was just amazing, her knowledge on the region and local history was outstanding. We had a wonderful day from our first stop at a cheese tasting and then onto some wine tastings and an amazing lunch. We finished at a wonderful cRead more”
Explore five Martinborough wineries with a WSET3 guide, barrel tastings, flagship wines, private transport, and winery lunch.
“John was brilliant his knowledge of wine, the vines and the processes was exceptional. He's a down to earth tour guide who knows the area as its his own back yard! Cant speak more highly of him! Cheers John we thoroughly enjoyed the experience”
Taste Martinborough wines, meet winemakers, enjoy a gourmet lunch, and cross the Remutaka Range on a six-hour tour from Wellington.
“We went to 3 boutique wineries chosen by the driver-tour guide. The first was a husband-and-wife operated winery, and their wines were not very good. The other 2 wineries were interesting but not outstanding. But the tour guide was very knowledgeable about the region and gave us a good explanation of the area. Worth a try.”
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