Martinborough Half-Day Food Tour: Local Cuisine, Cheese, Chocolate, and Wine Tasting

Embark on a half-day food tour in Martinborough and indulge in local cuisine, cheese, chocolate, and wine tastings. Explore the Wairarapa region and discover world-class culinary producers.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • C’est Cheese - Shared cheese platter from local cheesemaker Paul Broughton at C’est Cheese including freshly made local cheeses.
  • Schoc Chocolates - Taste a range of local chocolatier Murray Langham’s sweet creations with a tasting at Schoc Chocolates.
  • Moy Hall Vineyard - Enjoy a wine tasting flight at one of the world class wineries in the pinot noir producing wine region of Martinborough.
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Tasting fees included at Martinborough winery
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on a 5-hour guided tour across the breathtaking Remutaka Ranges to the Wairarapa region, celebrated for its exceptional culinary producers. Located just an hour’s drive northeast of Wellington, the journey features a picturesque stop at the 555m high Summit, providing stunning views.
Your first culinary experience awaits beyond the mountain range…

Location
121 Wakefield Street
Wakefield Street
Please arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes early. The tour departs at 10:00AM from Wellington i-SITE Day Tour Pick-up Coach Stop (121 Wakefield Street, opposite Amora Hotel).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Pamj903
May 2, 2025
Bad weather day turned to great outing day - Despite the rain and windy weather we had the best time. Loved the cheese shop and selection of cheeses for our charcuterie board at Moy Hall winery. The wines are excellent and paired well with the cheeses. It was lovely seeing the town of Martinborough. The chocolate shop with the 12 tastings was a great way to finish the outing.
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X2945jdwendyf
Apr 20, 2025
A must do - A must when In Wellington. The guide was informative and gave us plenty of time to see things. The food at Martinborough Vinery was amazing (we had the lamb) and the wines were just as good. The cheese was very good especially the award winning cheese was to die for. Chocolate tasting was fantastic with plenty to taste and buy.
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Issabel_d
Mar 16, 2025
Really good half day... - Really good half day tour. Knowledgeable, friendly guide. The chocolate, cheese and wine were fantastic!
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Adventure28944753650
Mar 11, 2025
Great tour with cheese and wine sampling. Tracy the guide the fantastic. - Tracy the tour guide and driver was fantastic! She even gave my mom a sample of a facial lotion that my mother was thankful for. If Tracy can send us the link on how we can get more it would be much appreciated. The tour was absolutely fantastic especially the cheese and wine tasting!
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Benf141414
Feb 28, 2025
No Critiques! - Great tour - Tracy was a fantastic guide!! She had a great amount of knowledge to share about the local area in Wellington and Martinborough and was a pleasure to talk with throughout the tour.
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David_k
Feb 28, 2025
Fantastic tour with Tracy - We were given a wonderful and informative tour by our guide. She took us to a wonderful cheese shop to taste a wonderful winery for tasting and a meal.
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Sue_g
Feb 22, 2025
Foodies tour - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Very nice tour. Enjoyed the tastings. Wish beer was offered with cheese stop.
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Pamelamac59
Feb 21, 2025
Wonderful tour - Tracey was so wonderful and informative. The trip was an absolute blast! The wineries , Cest Cheese and Schoc chocolates were so fun and delicious. Highly recommend this tour
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R_karin_johansson
Feb 6, 2025
Wine tasting - Lovely guide/driver! We were lucky and got a second wine tasting (1st at Moy Hall and 2nd at Palliser - we preferred Palliser).
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Margaret_m
Mar 28, 2025
Very average - We were disappointed in this tour. Our guide turned out to be just a driver and has only been on the job for a month which meant we had no commentary and he had no idea what he was doing especially toilet stops. At least the cheese tasting stop was the highlight of the day. The wine tasting was average plus we had lunch at this stop which was very expensive. The chocolate tasting was okay - very strange flavours but was very expensive - I personally wouldn't buy at that price. I personally reached out to the owner on the day giving feedback. For what we experienced on the day wasn't value for money
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up to 11 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).