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Anyone drinking must be aged 18+
Tours run in all weather
Fold-Up Wheelchair Accessible!
Experience Martinborough Wine Tours From Wellington!
Martinborough is a popular destination approximately one hour’s drive from Wellington City. It is characterised by quaint little towns dotted between rolling fields of sheep, olives and grapes – all set against a panoramic mountain backdrop- and is located at the centre of the Wairarapa wine region.
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Unlock the hidden gem of New Zealand’s wine country in Martinborough!
➜ This easy-paced tour offers a leisurely wine-tasting experience while traveling through our rural countryside.
➜ You will be picked up from your meeting point and whisked out of the city on a fast moving motorway. We will then wind through the picturesque Hutt Valley, and along the way I will point out some of the filming sites of Lord of the Rings, including Helms Deep, Minas Tirith, River Anduin and Rivendell.
➜ A twenty minute drive over the Remutaka Mountain Range will bring us into the tranquillity of the Wairarapa region. Ten more minutes of travelling and we arrive in the award -winning wine region of Martinborough. While small in terms of total wine production, Wairarapa’s boutique wineries have big international reputations for the quality of their Pinot Noir wines, which is a notoriously difficult wine to make well.
➜ We will visit three of our favourite wineries and listen to the wine makers explaining with passion the history of their wines and inviting you to taste a variety of them.
➜ Your wine tasting will be matched with a delightful gourmet lunch platter (not included in price) that will leave your taste buds tingling.
➜ The Martinborough experience is topped off by visiting C’est Cheese in Featherston where you can indulge in an impressive selection of award winning cheeses.
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✅ Wine tasting at 3 award winning vineyards
✅ Local gourmet cuisine to compliment your taste in wine
✅ Meeting some of the winemakers
✅ On the way to the wine region seeing some of the filming sites of Lord of the Rings Scenic views
✅ C’est Cheese in Featherston
Tour timings & pick-ups
Non-Cruise Ship Passenger bookings: Pick up times are as per the tour starting time. However they may be altered if there are multiple guest pick-up locations. We will contact you in advance of your tour if an amended pick-up time is required. All tours include a pick-up either from a central city hotel or from the Wellington iSite.
Cruise Ship Passenger bookings: Your pick-up will be from the Port and is 45 minutes after the ship has docked (even if your ship has been delayed or arrives early) with 8.15am being the earliest pick-up time.
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