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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.
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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.
 


 

 



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Bay of Islands/Northland - Auckland/Waiheke/Great Barrier - Waitomo Caves - Coromandel Peninsula - Rotorua
Taupo/Tongariro - Napier/Hawkes Bay - Wellington - Picton/Blenheim/Marlborough Sounds - Kaikoura
Christchurch/Akaroa/Arthurs Pass - Mount Cook/Tekapo - Nelson/Abel Tasman/Golden Bay - West Coast/Glaciers - Wanaka - Queenstown - Dunedin/Oamaru/Catlins - Te Anau/Fiordland/Milford Sound/Doubtful Sound - Stewart Island

 

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