4 Wellington Wine Tours the Drive Pays For

1.Half Day Martinborough Winery Tour from Wellington

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 454 reviews · from $114Our pick

Travel from Wellington across the Remutaka Hill to Martinborough for three winery visits, guided tastings, and local stories. Guides such as Simon, Athena, Gary, and Phil add history and regional insight. The trip includes transport, tasting fees, and a possible C’est Cheese stop, with lunch available at your own cost.

“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.”

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2.Martinborough Wine and Wild Coast Tour from Wellington

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · from $225

Spend about 10 hours with Zozo Travel and guides such as Phil, Michael, or Alistair, moving from Wellington’s forested hills to Martinborough wine country and the Wairarapa coast. Expect wine, chocolate, cheese, a vineyard lunch, fur seals, Cape Palliser Lighthouse, and dinner beside Lake Onoke in a small group of no more than 11.

“Breath taking vista's. From rainforest to lunch in a vineyard, dinner oveooming a lake and the wild coast for the seal colony. Sample cheese and oh the chocolates. Wear walking shoes and enjoy the day.”

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3.From Wellington: Martinborough Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 190 reviews · 5h 30m · from $114

Spend 5.5 hours traveling from Wellington to Martinborough with an English or Chinese-speaking driver-guide such as Phil, Simon, Gary, or Michael. Cross the Remutaka Ranges, stop for views, and visit three wineries selected from places such as Poppies, Palliser, Moy Hall, Te Kairanga, and Margrain. Tastings and hotel pickup are included, but lunch is not.

“Gary of Zozo Travel is awesome. He is on time, courteous and knowledgeable. The wine is awesome at all three wineries.”

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4.Chefs Private Martinborough Wine Tour with lunch from Wellington

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · from $297

Join chef and guide Aaron for a private, food-focused day from Wellington to Martinborough. Travel over Remutaka Summit, visit Tiwaiwaka, Coney Wines, and Luna Estate, taste local wines, enjoy a multi-course lunch, and hear practical stories about the region, vineyards, and New Zealand food.

“Aaron was extremely knowledgeable about the area, its history, wines and the vineyards visited, and the both the food preparation and presentation. He provided several helpful hints for our experimentation with future meals.”

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