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A Taste of Wellington: Exclusive Wellington Foodie Delights Tour

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9 Ratings

Lower Hutt

This tour is exclusively yours! No mingling with other groups!

You will enjoy the exclusive services of your own Driver/Guide and ‘Memory Creator’ throughout the entire tour.

Indulge in a 7-hour private tour demonstrating the finest flavors Leed Street Wellington and its surroundings serve up.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Small Batch, Ripe Coffee Roasters - You will see the end to end process of coffee roasting including a hands on roasting and ‘cupping’ (tasting) experience at the end of your tour.
Your tour also includes an overview from ‘plant to cup’.
Wellington Chocolate Factory - What’s better than coffee? Yes, Chocolate!
We visit the Wellington Chocolate Factory located at Hannahs Laneway in Leeds Street to have a taste of their irresistable artisan chocolates! On Saturday’s we get to take in a tour of the Chocolate Factory where we learn about how cocoa is grown and turned into premium chocolate.
La Bella Italia - Come experience a Taste of Italy right in the capital of Aotearoa New Zealand - Wellington!
Visit La Bella Italia, an iconic Wellington family owned Restaurant.
From Pasta to Pizza and Gelato to Limoncello and of course Italian wine there’s something on the menu to tempt you!
Zelati Dessert Cafe - Taste fabulous locally produced Gelato at the family owned Zelati Gelato Dessert Cafe.
There’s a Gelato flavour for everyone at Zelati!
Fortune Favours Beer - Experience a beer tasting (only 18 years and above are allowed to drink) from one of Wellington’s inner city iconic Craft Beer Breweries - Fortune Favours.

Parrot Dog is the home of the famous original release ‘Bitter Bit%h’ - aptly named for the problematic first brew day which emphasised its hop bitterness.
Are you brave enough to take on the ‘Bitter Bit%h’?
A guided tour of the Brewery is available on Saturdays only.

What's Included

Scenic Drive - Eastern & Southern Bays
All tasting fees
Pick up and drop off from CBD hotel, Railway Station or Cruise Port terminal
Entry/Admission fee - all locations
Lunch and choice of 1 beverage
Personal Driver/Tour Guide
Bottled water

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

For children under the age of 7 an approved child restraint seat must be used and be supplied by the customer. If an approved child restraint seat is not available the tour cannot proceed.

Location

Small Batch, Ripe Coffee Roasters

Waione Street

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Vacation295825

Dec 20, 2023

Friendly, wonderful time. - We had the best time traveling around with Tom. First and foremost his driving was impeccable on the windy streets of Wellington! We could not have done that kind of driving ourselves. Everyone we met at each of the establishments were fond of Tom and therefore fond of us. That made a huge difference than if we had done this on our own. We love food tours and they are the best ways to get to know a city. This tour with Tom goes down as one of the best!

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Karenr47

Sep 2, 2023

The best personalized tour in New Zealand - We are thrilled that we chose Tom and Jill with Kaewa Tours. From our first contact with Tom by phone, we knew that the week we toured around the Kapiti/Wellington area, we were getting first-class, personalized treatment. Tom picked us up at the airport and started our tour right away, on our way to our B&B. The best part of the tour week was meeting the owners of the unique small businesses: the Manuka honey, the coffee brewing, the olive oil, Tom and Jill even had us to dinner at their home--we felt like family. We couldn't imagine a better guide to learn about the real New Zealand.

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Jesslarios

Aug 31, 2023

Foodie goods - This tour was amazing. We got to roast our own coffee beans and learn about the process. We brought some home and everyone loves the coffee. Additionally, we got to tour a chocolate factory, eat at local restaurants, and go to a local brewery. The food was amazing and we enjoyed Tom’s stories about all the places we visited. Tom is honestly the best not only tour guy but person.

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672jenelleb

Aug 29, 2023

Tour was a gem - Tom's Wellington tour was a gem! His local insights, friendly vibe, and well-paced itinerary made the experience incredible. From iconic spots to hidden corners, he nailed it. A must for anyone visiting Wellington!

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Mtsamc

Jun 27, 2023

Excellent Tour and Tour Guide - We are a couple from the United States, just outside of Boston, and were visiting Wellington and wanted to see the sites and fun local attractions. We met Tom for a foodie tour and he was an amazing host/ambassador. He was punctual and communicated all that we were going to do for the day. He started our meeting by setting expectations and letting us know what we’d be in for. He’s got a great sense of humor and is obviously very knowledgeable of the area. He provided great insight into various areas as we cruised around the city. He checked in with us often to make sure we were comfortable and getting what we wanted out of the tour. The tour took us most of the day and we were able to see beautiful views while sampling coffee, a fine lunch, and craft beers. Tom exceeded expectations as a guide and did a great job of letting us know about things we could explore on the days we were spending in the city. I’ve been to many cities on many tours, and Tom ranks among the best. I highly recommend engaging him and Kaewa tours.

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Steven

Apr 17, 2023

Fantastic private tour around Wellington - Tom led a fantastic private tour with us across Wellington. We started with a beautiful stop at the top of Brooklyn Hill to view the city and then visited a roastery to roast our own coffee beans (and have our fill of caffeine)! For our lunch we had weekend brunch at Shepard, ate our (first) dessert at a chocolate factory, and then sampled some local beers at a nearby brewery. Dessert #2 was at a gelato shop before hitting a couple of requested Lord of The Rings locations. We loved the pace, variety, and overall quality of the tour. Absolutely recommend this. Thanks Tom!

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Philip_b

Mar 19, 2023

Highly recommended - We are frequent travelers and found this tour to be one of the best we’ve experienced. Thank you Tom for helping us make a wonderful memory of Wellington.

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Sooh196

Jun 26, 2022

Perfect Day - What a great day!! Tom picked us up for our Wellington Foodie Tour in the morning and we headed into Wellington for our first stop at Fix & Fog where we sampled a fabulous range of their peanut butters, followed by coffees at Leeds Street Bakery before lunching at Shepherd Restaurant. We sat at the chefs pass watching the kitchen staff do their thing, awesome lunch definitely recommend it. We then headed to the Wellington Chocolate Factory, we all sat around tasting the mouth-watering chocolate whilst listening to their story – very interesting. It happened to be International Gin Day so it was very fitting for Tom to take us to Denzien Urban Distillery – just perfect, just loved the Gins and the surroundings of their tasting room definitely a must!! Tom had one last trick up his sleeve and drove us out to Miramar to visit the Double Vision Brewery …… wow we just loved it such an awesome place with lots of atmosphere and great staff, we tried few tastings and then a couple more just to make sure it really was that good ….. yep it was, again definitely a must. We have been on a tour with Tom before and again he just is so brilliant at what he does, from the moment he picks you up to the time he drops you off you experience an exceptional day, he is so informative, so humorous and so very good at what he does. We would definitely recommend Kaewa Tours - Thank you again Tom we had a blast!!

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Katep10357

Mar 28, 2022

Fantastic food, brews and great company. - From start to finish, this experience was perfect. Tom picked us up for our day of preplanned activities on a private tour which took us to the best of Wellington's foodie and scenic highlights (and the best local beers). A drive around the bays showed us Wellington's outer suburbs and the hidden Massey Memorial on the Miramar Peninsula. We learnt the reason behind the 'Wellywood' sign and even got to visit Gollum! My favourite parts were the visit to Denzien Gin Distillery and lunch at Shepherd, whereas Sean most enjoyed a pumpkin spiced ale at Double Vision Brewing. I sense a theme here... Our private Wellington foodie and scenic tour with Kaewa Tours was exceptional and we will definitely be back to try the Martinborough/Kāpiti tours too. Fantastic food, brews and great company. Thanks again Tom, you sure can't beat Welly on a good day!

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