Auckland Wine Trail Tours New Zealand
Combine a sightseeing
experience, as part of a small group, visiting points of scenic
splendor outside of Auckland City with wine tasting at some of
the regions best vineyards. Travel north west to the Waitakere
Region for their the full day or half day experiences. Or north
east to take in the Matakana Region known for its wine, cuisine
and crafts.
West Coast (north of
Auckland) Day & Half Day Scenic Wine Tours
Day Tour personalised selection
of 5 wineries plus West Coast sightseeing 10am approx' 5pm
Tour includes an open menu, main course, café style restaurant
lunch and door to door service in central city area. Incorporates
a sightseeing visit to the wild west Tasman coast overlooking
magnificent Muriwai beach and the world renown Takapu gannet
colony (birds nesting July to April).
Morning only tour 10am
approx' 1.15pm, visits 2 vineyards plus Tasman Sea & Muriwai Beach
sightseeing.
OR
Afternoon only tour, 1.45 approx' 5pm, visits 3
vineyards.
East Coast (north of Auckland) Day Tour Wine
Tasting and Side Trips
Day Tour 9.30am to approx' 5.00pm, wine tasting
at 4 boutique wineries and 4 side trips.
Tour includes an open menu, main course, vineyard restaurant lunch
and door to door service in central city area.
Plus: Optional Side Trips, all included, no extra charges. The Art
of Cheese, Puhoi (gourmet cheese making & tasting), NZ Honey
Centre (lots of bees & honey tasting), Morris & James Pottery and
800 year old giant Kauri trees.
Travel north from Auckland over the Harbour
Bridge with views of Hauraki Gulf and Pacific Ocean
visiting the Matakana Region.
Coast to Coast Best Of Both
Worlds
9.30am to approx’ 5pm, includes
open menu, main course, lunch at ‘Heron’s Flight’ vineyard
restaurant.
Perfect if you can’t decide
between West Coast or East Coast tours, combine them with this
“Best of Both Worlds” tour!
Spend the morning visiting 2
North West Auckland wineries plus spectacular West Coast, Tasman
Sea, sightseeing at Takapu Gannet Colony overlooking Muriwai black
sand surf beach.
Enjoy a pleasant drive through
our lush rolling green farmland from the West to East Coast
followed by an open menu, main course, lunch and wine tasting at
‘Heron’s Flight’ vineyard restaurant in Matakana on the Pacific
Coast. After lunch your guide will select 2 of Matakana’s boutique
wineries for you to enjoy.
'Waterfalls and Wines' Sightseeing and Wine
Tasting Day Tour
9.30am to approx’ 5pm, includes
open menu, main course, lunch at an excellent café style
restaurant.
A great day combining fantastic
wild isolation, beauty and sightseeing plus wine tasting!
Spend the morning experiencing
Auckland’s sub-tropical rainforest with waterfalls and Kare Kare’s
black iron-sand beach plus 360 degree coast to coast Pacific Ocean
to Tasman Sea views.
Followed by a delicious lunch
and an afternoon of wine tasting at 3 top North West Auckland
vineyard/wineries personally customised to your tastes and
interests.
Scenic South Pacific.
8.30am to approx’ 6.00pm
visiting up to 4 wineries.
Includes open menu, main course, lunch at Morton Estate or Mills
Reef winery restaurant.
Visit a selection of award
winning vineyards set in the countryside south of Auckland, the
Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Waikato areas, against a variety of
scenic backdrops.
Scenic Route South East: Across the Hauraki Plains, through the
Coromandel’s Karangahake Gorge, along the Pacific Coast to
Tauranga, lunch at Morton’s or Mills Reef then over the Kaimai
Ranges into Waikato Valley farmland, past Lake Karapiro through
Cambridge, returning to Auckland beside New Zealand’s longest
river, the Waikato OR via Matamata district, location for
“Hobbiton” in Lord of The Rings.