Sustainable Wine Tour: Te Mata Peak & Māori Culture

Explore Hawke Bay’s wineries, Maori culture, and Te Mata Peak’s beauty. Savor wines, learn history, and enjoy eco-friendly travel with local experts.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Atea A Rangi - Discover a truly exceptional Maori Cultural site. Located on the Pacific Ocean’s edge, this celestial compass is utilized to track the seasons and impart navigation skills for ocean voyages. It features intricately carved Po (posts) that narrate the stories of the stars. This site holds tales as ancient as civilization itself.
  • **Te…
What's Included
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Meals
Additional Information

Winner - 2026 Best of Wine Tourism - Sustainable Wine Tourism
Discover award-winning wines, a rich Māori cultural site, and breathtaking views from Te Mata Peak. Starting at the coast, visitors will gain insight into Māori traditions at the Ātea a Rangi Celestial Compass.
Next, enjoy an exclusive tasting at New Zealand’s second-oldest winery, the…

Location
Napier isite Visitor Information Centre
Marine Parade
Meet us at the front of the Napier iSite in the Bus/Tour pick up area. On cruise ship days the meeting point is 100 meters away in the Sound Shell area (next door) beside the pink "Meet here" flags
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Adam_b
Feb 4, 2026
Choose this tour! - What a terrific excursion. This was a beautiful stop. The winery was one of the best we've been to in NZ. The mountain top lookout was a highlight and the cultural stop by the seashore was interesting. Dean was very entertaining and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.
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Nicolac841
Feb 3, 2026
Afternoon in Napier - We had a fantastic afternoon with our guide. He was very enjoyable and informative. I really liked the sampling of experiences with the visit to the winery, drive up Mt TeMata and the stop at the Māori monument.
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Ian
Feb 2, 2026
Tour and wine tasting - Dean our guide was excellent. He was extremely knowledgeable and gave us as much time as we wanted at each stop. His passion and explanations of the history of Napier and modern day Napier were invaluable. Fabulous trip and highly recommend.
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504life
Feb 1, 2026
Do it all in a short 2 1/2 hours! - Perfect balance of sightseeing with a gorgeous view at The Peak, wine tasting and a dash of history Atea a Rangi. Dean was incredibly personable and knowledgeable! He presented interesting facts and stats throughout the trip. We were amazed by his personal history and passion for Napier! Only 4 of us on the tour. Big captain seats! Book it! Soo much fun and culture in 2.5 hours! Excellent value, too.
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Sangeetha_tk
Dec 24, 2025
Amazing wine tour in Napier !!! - Great wine tour experience. Our tour guide Mr Dean was very knowledgeable and friendly. He made sure we, as a family of four with two kids were comfortable throughout the tour and went extra miles to make sure we have a great experience.
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Stephens443
Dec 16, 2025
Thank you Bronnie - Bronnie is lovely and very knowledgeable about the area. While showing us the sights, she told us a great deal about what we were seeing as well as providing insight into some of the significant Maori sites. The wine and cheese tasting was a highlight. It was an afternoon well spent.
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Fionahr2025
Oct 26, 2025
Must do Hawkes Bay experience - What a fantastic introduction to Hawkes Bay we booked this tour as it was advertised as winery and sightseeing and it certainly lived up to that title Duncan pick us up and drove us to Clear view estate were we had a flight of tasting wines and a tasty cheese board we then drove to Te Mata Estate for another flight of wine throughout both tastings the complexity of the wine was explained we then did some more sightseeing including Te Mata peak fantastic views over Hawkes Bay and to Atea a Rangi a Maori sightseeing explaining about star navigation Duncan gave us lots of interesting information along the way well worth the money a must do
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Road46024477980
Apr 13, 2025
Very enjoyable, efficient, informative and relaxed. - Our guide for a half day tour was Bronnie who was wonderful! At short notice she organised a route of the best vineyards to visit in the time we had - collected us from two different hotels, was very knowledgable ecplaining our surroundings en-route and patiently waited at each until ready to go to the next, advised where to include a platter of gorgeous food and went beyond her brief by working some time after she should have finished so we could fit in one last visit, then delivered us safely back again - and refused to accept a tip. Would highly recommend Elecexec and especially Bronnie - thank you for a fantastic day! Kate & Gordon Hood.
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