Half Day Martinborough Winery Tour from Wellington
Description
Experience a 5.5-hour guided tour to Martinborough, one of New Zealand's premier wine regions. Departing from Wellington, the tour follows the Hutt River through the Hutt Valley and over the Remutaka Ranges, with a sightseeing stop at the Summit (555m). In the Wairarapa valley, the winery town of Martinborough awaits, where you'll visit THREE of the region’s top wineries to enjoy their Cellar Door experiences and sample world-class wines. Your driver guide will provide narration and share local knowledge about this stunningly beautiful area throughout the journey. Please note that the wineries visited are subject to availability and may differ from those advertised.
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Itinerary
Travel in comfort in a private vehicle while enjoying expert commentary from your professional local driver. Depart Wellington, follow the Hutt River up the Hutt Valley, and cross the Remutaka Ranges with sightseeing stops at the Stuart Macaskill Lakes and Remutaka Summit.
When time allows, visit the local artisan deli C’est Cheese for an optional cheese tasting and the opportunity to pick up a snack for the road.
Upon arriving in Martinborough, visit three of the town's best wineries. Each visit lasts between 15 and 45 minutes, during which the cellar door staff will introduce a variety of their wines for you to sample at your discretion. Please note that the wineries visited are subject to availability and may differ from those advertised.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Optional departure times are available on selected cruise ship dates to accommodate varying arrival schedules. Zozo Travel will provide a scheduled pick-up time based on your chosen hotel. Please check your email or Viator messages for your tour details. Be ready in the hotel lobby or outside at the specified time to meet your driver-guide. For cruise terminal passengers, your driver-guide will meet you at the terminal, holding a Zozo Travel sign with your name. Kindly identify yourself to the driver-guide upon arrival.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all guests, participants must be able to enter and exit our vans unassisted, using steps and grab rails. If this basic requirement cannot be met at the start of the tour, our guides reserve the right to decline participation. In such cases, a full refund will be provided.
Reviews(495)
Great wine tour! Phil provided great some great insight into the wineries we were attending. He knew a lot about the wines too. Was a small group so very personal tour. The roads to Martinborough were extremely windy but Phil was safe so no concerns there.
Thanks, Amanda. Feedback much appreciated. Great to hear you enjoyed the day.
Host and driver Gary went above and beyond to make it great for all of us. We learned a good amount about the region and wines.
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your Martinborough Winery Tour and that Gary went above and beyond to make the experience a great one for everyone. Gary will be very pleased to hear that you enjoyed learning more about the Wairarapa region and its wines along the way. Our guides really do make a huge difference to the experience, and we’re lucky to have people like Gary sharing their local knowledge with our guests. Thank you for choosing Zozo Travel, and we hope to see you again on another Wellington or Wairarapa adventure!
We had an absolutely fantastic wine tour from start to finish! Everything was perfectly organised, and the wineries we visited were beautiful, each offering a great selection of delicious wines. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the day so much fun with interesting local stories and insights.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear you had such a fantastic time on our Martinborough Winery Tour. We’ll be sure to pass your kind words on to Gary — he’ll be thrilled to know that his local stories, knowledge and friendly approach helped make your day so enjoyable. We’re also pleased you enjoyed the wineries and the selection of wines along the way. Thank you for choosing Zozo Travel, and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back to Wellington and the Wairarapa again in the future!
Loved our experience, Athena was extremely engaging and shared info about New Zealand and Martinborough history during the drives too and from the vineyard. Lovely range of sights to see along the way too.
Great to receive such wonderful feed back for the Martinborough Winery Tour and Athena. Cheers!
A great way to sample some wine and see a bit agricultural New Zealand. The wineries in this valley are pretty and the wines influenced by the very unique microclimate. Stephen was our guide and he was amazing. Last stop was a disappointment- a cheese shop with one tiny sample I wouldn’t call it a tasting experience and would recommend Zoso cleave it from the tour.
Thanks for your review and for joining us on our Martinborough Wine Tour! We're so pleased you enjoyed discovering the region, its unique microclimate, and the wines it produces. We'll be sure to pass your kind words on to Steven—he'll be delighted to hear you enjoyed your day with him. We also appreciate your feedback about the final stop. Just to clarify, C'est Cheese isn't intended to be a cheese tasting experience. It's an optional bonus stop that we often include when time allows, giving guests the chance to pick up some locally sourced cheeses to enjoy with any wines they've purchased during the day. Many guests really enjoy having the opportunity to create their own wine-and-cheese pairing to take home, which is why it's become such a popular addition. It's not a standard advertised inclusion of the tour, so we're sorry if it came across as though it was meant to be a formal tasting experience. We appreciate your comments and will continue looking at how we set expectations around this extra stop. Thanks again for travelling with Zozo Travel, and we hope to welcome you back to Wellington for another adventure in the future!
This was a tremendous tour. Phil was an excellent guide/driver. Trip was really interesting with three great wineries and stops/lookouts along the way. Phil’s knowledge of wine (broader than Martinborough) was top shelf. Would thoroughly recommend this tour.
Cheers Tony! Thanks for the amazing feedback.
Great day. Driver was excellent. Nice wines. Awesome lunch
Great to hear. Thanks for the feedback.
Each of the wineries we visited had friendly and knowledgeable staff. Willing to go above and beyond to make your tasting experience as enjoyable as possible. Our tour guide was also friendly and knowledgeable as well as pointing out points of interests along the drive and giving us time for a quick picture at several areas.
Cheers, Sean. Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. Always nice to hear!
Zozo Travel is the best option when it comes to a personalized, small group tour of wineries in Martinborough. Phil was very knowledgeable and ensured everyone had a great experience. The trip over the mountain from Wellington to Martinborough is absolutely beautiful! Highly recommend!
Thanks for the great feedback. Awesome day out for all. Cheers!
We had the most amazing, fun, relaxing day with Phil, our driver. His knowledge about the area, the towns and the wines was extremely fascinating and presented in a fun, chatty style. ( Not like an educator.) Where he stores all that knowledge is a mystery to me. We were a minimum size group and were fortunate to strike wonderful weather. The 3 cellar doors we visited were each different in their own way and their approaches to introducing us to their wines was interesting. Our lunch was worth the extra cost and was divine.Phil ate with us and the chatter and information was smooth and easy.......like some of the wines we tasted. I cannot recommend Zozo Travel Ltd highly enough. Honestly you will be glad you chose them. Guaranteed.
Thanks Faye! What wonderful feedback. Had a great day out showing you both around Martinborough. Thanks for taking the time to leave such a great review.
