Martinborough Winery Private Tour: Guided Exploration of New Zealand's Premier Wine Region

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Wellington

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Enjoy a 5 hour guided tour over the Remutaka Ranges to Martinborough, one of New Zealand’s premier wine regions. Visit three of the regions best wineries and enjoy their Cellar Door experiences as you sample the world class products available. Your driver guide will narrate your journey and provide local knowledge about this stunningly beautiful area.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Muirlea Rise - Wine tasting led by the winemaker in their own quaint Cellar Door
Margrain Vineyard - Wine tasting led by local cellar door staff
Poppies Martinborough - Wine tasting led by local cellar door staff
Martinborough Memorial Square - With any remaining time the tour will stop off in the Martinborough Town Square where…

What's Included

Private tour
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Wine tasting
Driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

What's Not Included

Lunch (optional)

Additional Information

Minimum drinking age is 18 years

Location

121 Wakefield Street

Wakefield Street

Tour departs from the Wellington i-SITE Day Tour Pick-up Coach Stop (121 Wakefield Street, opposite Amora Hotel). Look for Zozo Travel vehicle with signage. Private tours may depart from centrally located Wellington accommodation by request.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.9

(19 Ratings)

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M649pasusanr

Apr 13, 2025

Fabulous Wine and Cheese Tasting - A fabulous day 10-3.30. We visited an amazing cheese shop (c’est cheese) and spoke to the owner Paul who is so passionate about the cheese he makes and the other NZ artisan cheese that he stocks. Moy Hall Winery was amazing and a knowledgeable tasting of 5 of their wines. We also chose to have some lunch there which was amazing. The guide who was lovely also then gave us the choice of going to another vineyard or a chocolate tasting we opted for another vineyard and she chose a fabulous place called Palisers, fabulous organic wines. A highly knowledgeable guide who knew her history of NZ, she was well travelled having originated from Greece. I would highly recommend this tour A big thank you from Liz and Sue

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Taniase9982wl

Sep 30, 2024

Awesome day out. - Such a great trip, Phil was a great host and was a great guide with a wealth of information. The wineries we visited and where we had lunch was fantastic, was so worth the money!

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Lynda

Mar 16, 2024

Great Day!! Great Guide!! - Simon was excellent. He was waiting for us, had excellent knowledge of Wellington and Martinborough. He knows the culture of the Māori and the nation. He lives in Wellington so when one winery was crowded, he took us to another. Great lunch recommendation and a lovely day!

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Stephenmv9126gc

Mar 4, 2024

A great winery tour experience - What a great experience this trip is as the tour host Simon is 1st class and very knowledgeable plus the wine tastings and lunch are both very enjoyable. One of the best Viator tours we have done.

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Explore19700995658

Dec 29, 2023

Martinborough Wine Tour - Stunning Experience - Fantastic trip, guides are knowledgeable and the wine and food are of the highest quality. Great fun, highly recommend the experience.

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Robert_d

Mar 10, 2023

Great wine and food - Scott, our driver was very informative. He brought us to three different wineries. Our favorite was poppies. We had a great lunch there. And the three little boutique wineries have great tasting and refreshing wines. Martinborough is a very cute little town.

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Tamara_k

Jan 14, 2023

Beautiful wine visit - We visited some small boutique wineries and had a wonderful lunch! Our driver, Kelvin, was friendly and personable. We enjoyed every minute.

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David_a

Dec 14, 2022

Great wines in small package - Kelvin was our tour guide and he did a great job. Lots of information on the area and it’s history. The wineries that we visited were welcoming and had wonderful wines. Highly recommend!

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Sallyanddale

Jun 11, 2022

A great trip out of the city for wine lovers - We had the best day. We are only in Wellington for 3 nights from Australia so decided that we wanted to see some countryside and not just the city. We were not disappointed. Our driver, Steve, was fantastic and very informative. We visited 3 amazing wineries and had a quick lunch at a brewery. We thoroughly enjoyed it. A very reliable company to book through.

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Joe

Jul 14, 2022

Not worth the money - John our tour guide was excellent , very kind and caring . The wine tour itself was limited The first winery was ok with 5 tastings , would have been nicer with additional cheese added to compliment the wine The second winery .. lunch ( optional ) was good but the guys doing the wine tasting was not interested in what ge was doing , he was just pouring the wine into the glasses and off The last winery .. the owner wasn’t one bit interested , it felt like he didn’t want us there All wine in each winery were not great .. unfortunately

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From $139

up to 11 guests

1 - Adult