Top Auckland Wine Tours

See Auckland’s major sights and attractions with a hop-on hop-off city bus tour. Perfect for first-time visitors to Auckland, it’s a great way to explore the city. Complete with English audio commentary, the bus tour takes about an hour to complete. Enjoy the flexibility of a 1-day or 2-day pass, and hop off at key points, such as Parnell Village, Auckland Museum or the Sky Tower, at your leisure.

Visit the Hobbiton Movie set on a full-day tour from Auckland that explores New Zealand's 'Middle-earth,' where 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' came to life on film. Travel through a landscape of lush farms, then take a guided tour of the 12-acre (4.8-ha) Hobbiton Movie Set, from hobbit holes to gardens and the Green Dragon Inn. With free time to shop and explore, this tour includes transport from selected locations in Auckland, and it's limited to 16 travelers to ensure personalized service.

Explore the Waitakere Ranges rain forest and Auckland’s rugged west coast, including Piha Beach, during an afternoon tour with a guide who is knowledgeable about New Zealand flora and fauna. From the Arataki Centre, admire sweeping views from the Tasman Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Learn about Maori history, stroll the beach, and take a nature walk through a lush rain forest while you experience Auckland's largest regional park.

Black sands, native wildlife, and award-winning wine awaits you on this tour of Auckland’s wild west coast. Following pickup from your central hotel, you’ll travel to Muriwai, a coastal enclave whose windswept beach and waves draw surfers and visitors from miles around. Stroll the beach and visit the cliff-top gannet colony, then continue to a nearby wine estate, where you’ll taste a selection of local varietals and blends.

Kumeu Wine Country is one of New Zealand’s oldest wine regions and lies just a 30-minute drive from Auckland. On this small-group tour, visit three family-run wineries in the Kumeu region; sample a variety of red, white, or rosé wines during guided wine tastings; and enjoy a delicious lunch of seasonal cuisine and regional wines.

Volcanic beaches, native rain forest, and vineyards abound on this full-day tour of West Auckland. Begin with a wine tasting in Henderson Valley, then continue to the Waitakere Ranges, where more than 40,000 acres (16,000 hectares) of coastline and forest await you. Get elevated views of the reserve from the Arataki visitor center, explore the black-sand beaches of Piha and Karekare, and get close to the Karekare waterfalls. Then, enjoy an included lunch before finishing your tour with more wine tastings.

Combine a morning sightseeing tour of Auckland with afternoon wine tasting on this full-day excursion, including a winery lunch. Travel by minivan with a professional guide past significant landmarks, appreciate the views over Auckland Harbour, and enjoy a beach stroll. Then savor wine at three award-winning North Island wineries in the Kumeu wine region. Numbers are limited to 18 people to ensure a memorable experience with like-minded wine lovers. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Discover the produce and panoramas for which New Zealand’s North Island is famous on this winery and black-sand beach tour from Auckland. Visit Kumeu River Winery to learn about their prestigious winemaking history, and then stop off at two more wineries—with a chance to enjoy lunch at Soljans Estate Winery. Finish off your trip at Muriwai Beach, where you can get great photos of the black sand beach.

Small group, private tour, no crowded buses, professional, friendly, local guide giving you a memorable experience. Sample and purchase some of NZ’s finest wines throughout the Kumeu Region. Check out Hallertau Brewery, paddle taste world class craft beers, enjoy a kiwi luncheon. (Min 2 pax)

Get out of the city without traveling too far by visiting four West Auckland wineries over the course of a day. Sip your way along the Kumeu Wine Trail, where you’ll receive tastings at each. You’ll also stop at one for longer, to enjoy a delicious three-course meal. Learn which grape varieties grow best in this part of New Zealand, among other interesting wine-making facts, from your knowledgeable guide.

Visit luxurious Waiheke Island and taste its fine wines. Enjoy a short scenic ferry ride from Auckland City across the Hauraki Gulf to Waiheke Island. Explore the Island's best vineyards and enjoy tasting their wines. Next, enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the island's many beaches before cruising back to Auckland.

Take a break from busy Auckland City and head to the countryside for a wine-tasting tour in Kumeu. Visit a couple of wineries in the wine region, where you can sample wine over lunch. Everyone in your group can enjoy a drink as you won’t have to drive yourself. After, head to nearby Muriwai, where you can visit the gannet colony beside the rugged beach before your return trip.

Set around two harbors, Auckland is surrounded by islands, beaches, and marinas. This small-group tour takes you from coast-to-coast in one day, stopping to admire the views of the Hauraki Gulf and Waitematā Harbour, see Auckland Harbour Bridge, and visit the black sand beaches of Muriwai on the Tasman Sea coast. Plus, visit a local winery for a guided wine tasting and pass through some of Auckland’s diverse neighborhoods.

Escape Auckland for the day and head to the Matakana coast, just north of the city. Art lovers will enjoy spending time at Sculptureum, beautifully landscaped gardens (plus indoor galleries) full of quirky sculptures that kids and adults will enjoy. Foodies will also enjoy wine, chocolate, and honey tasting at various places in Matakana. This is a delightful and relaxing day out that will suit travelers with a range of interests.

Enjoy a special tour from Auckland to the beautiful Matakana region just an hour north of the city, showcasing stunning scenery including golden sand beaches, huge Kauri trees, as well as a vibrant food & wine selection with among other things honey, cheeses, yoghurts, wine, chocolate, ice cream and organic blueberries to choose from.

Leave behind the bustle of Auckland City and spend the day exploring Auckland's wine country, agricultural region, where you experience their heritage and tradition, whilst tasting their award winning world-renowned wines. Savour a picnic by the lake, enjoy a game of outdoor, experience a delicious lunch at a vineyard restaurant roaming gardens and wander among the vines, continued to an impressive coastline with cliff-top trails to a huge gannet colony, at Muriwai’s one of New Zealand's most spectacular black-sand surf beaches.

Taste your way from one top Auckland restaurant to the next on this gourmet food and wine tour. Together with a food-loving guide, seek out downtown Auckland’s finest—and often hard to find—foodie hotspots on foot. Taste a variety of food spiced with Māori, European, Asian, and Pacific Islander flavors, and savor some of the award-winning wine for which New Zealand is famed. You also gain insight into how the area's evolved and its colonial history. Numbers limited to 10, ensuring a small-group experience.

A promise of adventure awaits on this full day luxurious private tour to the Matakana Coast from Auckland. Experience a tasting tour to sample the very best of Matakana's wine, food & chocolate paired with a unique opportunity to experience art and nature. Discover a dynamic exhibition of large-scale sculpture set in a stunning natural environment of native bush, wildlife and ponds bursting with water lilies. Sample the many hand-crafted chocolates, artisan chocolates, handmade fudge, and classic sweets made from high quality ingredients. Matakana art, food & wine experience includes lunch at the Glass House overlooking a shimmering lake, and wine tasting of highly acclaimed range of boutique wines, in a spectacular vineyard setting. Finally compliment with a rich Italian style ice cream, artisan gelato or sorbetto to finish your day.

Visit the Waitakere Ranges on Auckland’s West Coast and Kumeu Wine Country on this private tour. Explore the area's boutique vineyards and the famous gannet colony at Muriwai, a volcanic black sand beach. Enjoy a day of nature, cuisine and wine. You can even visit a 1000 year old kauri tree, a historic pub, strawberry fields and more.

Get out of the city for the day and explore the natural and cultural beauty of North Auckland at Matakana. The seaside town is famous for its art galleries, local produce, and relaxed pace of life. Visit the Matakana farmers’ market (on Saturdays), tour the Sculptuream art park and restaurant, and sample locally made food and drinks, such as chocolate and wine.

German/English speaking Leave the crowds behind and experience New Zealand's ever changing scenery This tour will take you along the Matakana Wine trail to the breath-taking East Coast Regional Park, set on a remote Peninsula. We will walk along the Pacific Ocean's stunning coastline and experience some of the wider Auckland region's most beautiful beaches, rolling pastures, native coastal forest and regenerating wetlands (about 2 hours). Experience New Zealand's first open nature sanctuary, integrating conservation, recreation&farming. The pest-free habitat provides a safe home for threatened native wildlife…and who knows we might even spot some dolphins. Included in the tour package is a complimentary wine tasting at one of the award-winning vineyards. You will have the option to dine at the winery for lunch (at your own cost).  We will head to the 'Parry Kauri Park' where we will "meet New Zealand's green giants"! Qualmark Bronze Award-Light Footprint-Safe&Sound-Warm Welcome

There are some places in New Zealand that you just have to go to. Pickup is then across the Harbour Bridge to Takapuna and its beach/restaurant area. Then to Orewa for more golden-sand beaches. Onto Puhoi for the famed hotel and excellent early-settlers church. See coastal views from Waiwera Hill (a great photo spot) onto Warkworth, a charming riverside village. Then to Matakana, Morris, and James Pottery. onto the place where we all want to live, Jackson's Bay. Then Leigh Harbour is a magnificently picturesque place. To the top of Pakiri Hill for the panoramic coastal views of the region. Back to Matakana (shops, restaurants, and the Saturday market). The if time to Brick Bay Hill is more stellar viewing. If time permits, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (current home of the Americas Cup) And it goes on and on. NZ at its best. A tour not to be missed

Visit Rotorua, a city of culture and sulfur located on New Zealand's North Island, on a private tour. Come face to face with the biggest, naturally active geyser in the Southern Hemisphere Pōhutu Geyser, and enjoy the up-close experience with the New Zealand Kiwi. Be mesmerized by exploding mud pools all throughout the valley and gaze at beautifully crafted Māori-made artwork and sculptures visible throughout Te Puia. Then take a scenic gondola ride up the base of Mt Ngongotaha to the summit for a great wine tasting. Volcanic Hills wine tasting room offers the ultimate New Zealand wine tasting experience, with spectacular views of Lake Rotorua and the surrounding region. Finally, explore Rotorua's most spectacular natural asset and one of the city's greatest treasures: the redwood forest. These towering trees, along with numerous other species and the fresh forest air, combine to create an invigorating atmosphere and a truly unique and special environment.