The Tastebud Tour, award winning food tour of Auckland
Description
The Tastebud Tour has been our flagship experience since 2010. Over four delicious hours, you'll explore Auckland’s sights, stories, and most importantly, its flavours, on this urban food safari. Taste your way through the city while learning about its food communities: from roasters and bakers to chefs, winemakers, and artisans, guided by local experts. We showcase key city highlights like the waterfront and volcanoes, sharing how they shape New Zealand’s culinary identity. On weekends, we explore bustling farmers markets, meeting passionate makers who share their craft, rain or shine. During the week, we stop at a beloved local coffee roaster. No matter the day, this tour dives deep into the flavours that define Auckland, and you won’t leave hungry!
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Itinerary
This tour changes on the day of the week so its not easy to include a complete itinerary but we stop in Dominion Road, Ponsonby, by Auckland Domain, Auckland CBD and K Road. At the weekend we visit local farmers markets and during the week a brilliant coffee roastery
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotel pick ups are purely dependant on the number of people in the group. It might be we ask guests to make their way to a central location if there are multiple pick ups.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation will be advised at time of booking
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Reviews(147)
Amazing mix of food, culture and history. Kath of Big Foody was our guide and was so friendly and welcoming as we made our way through a cool winter day in Auckland.
She's the best is our Kath!
This tour is perfect for travelers who are not familiar with the Auckland CBD for eating establishments. We went to many local eateries and a farmer’s market showcasing local cuisine and fresh ingredients. We never would have known about these gems without going on this tour.
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I loved loved loved this tour! The care that clearly went into choosing the stops, the clear comraderie between proprietors and the guides, the fascinating city highlights thrown in, the delicious food selections—my mouth is still watering. This is what food tours are about! I genuinely felt like I got to know Auckland and its incredible people through this tour. Great way to start and trip, and a special thanks to our tremendous guide—Kath! She went above and beyond to take care of us and make sure we enjoyed our tour. You can really tell the care put into every decision with this company. Highly recommend you book a tour now!
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Kath was our food guide and she was fantastic! The information and food was excellent, some of the best food I’ve had from any country! Highly recommend, relaxing and great food.
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Great experience our tour guide Kath was fabulous. She was not only knowledgeable about the food scene in Auckland but also an expert on the history of the city. The food was great. I advise you not to eat a big breakfast. We had a fun and interactive group of seven.
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Excellent tour. Informative guide. Delicious food. Ample portions. Liked the riding aspect, great for people with mobility issues.
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This was an amazing tour a totally new experience for me which I will do again. The food was delicious and the guides knowledge of all things food, Auckland and New Zealand was impressive. Since being on the tour I have visited 2 recommend spots and really enjoyed them. Things I wouldn't have done without the tour. Only warning is, you need an appetite so defo no breakfast needed. Go enjoy and doing the tour solo isn't a problem as you are in a small group and will enjoy the chat as well as the food.
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I did like this tour but it was way too much food (more than a full meal, in total). Probably my fault for not fully reading the description. Kath, our guide, was great. Loved the farmer's market, could have stayed there for hours! The places we visited were great, just make sure you are really hungry when you start this tour!
Yes we're sorry about that. Food Tours have a habit of making sure everyone eats lots.
The small group tour was excellent and provided good insight to some lesser known foodie spots in and around Auckland CBD. There was a good amount of food, which was all delicious. Our guide Kath was very knowledgeable and passionate about her job.
She’s brilliant is our Kath
This was our third BigFoody tour in our third city and it was just as fantastic as the others! This was a driving tour instead of a walking tour like the others we have done, so we got to see quite a bit of Auckland. All the food was delicious and Laura was an incredible tour guide - informational, engaging, funny, and considerate of everyone's preferences. If I'm ever lucky enough to get back to New Zealand, I'll do more of BigFoody's well-organized, extremely fun tours. Highly recommend!
thank you so much! Guests like you are very special. We very much hope to see you again in the future. Elle
