Full Day Martinborough Wine Tour: An Escorted Taste of Martinborough's Award-Winning Wineries

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Wellington

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Experience an all-inclusive, full day wine tour in Martinborough. Visit award-winning wineries, indulge in gourmet food, and discover the hidden gems of the region.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Poppies Martinborough - Wine tasting and lunch
Te Kairanga Wines - Wine Tasting
Palliser Estate - Wine tasting

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Tour escort/host
Tasting fees
Driver/guide
In-vehicle air conditioning
Live commentary on board
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Transport by private vehicle

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Lunch

Additional Information

Martinborough Wine Experience
Embark on a fully guided tour featuring visits to three award-winning wineries in Martinborough, a craft beer brewery, and a remarkable shop filled with specialty cheeses. Delight in wine tastings paired with a delicious gourmet lunch platter (not included in the tour price) at a boutique winery that will tantalize your…

Location

217 Wakefield Street

Wakefield Street

The Wellington isite Visitor Information Centre Bus Stop located outside Tākina at 217 Wakefield Steet is the alternative pick up point if you are not arriving off a Cruise Ship or your Hotel is outside of the CBD pick up zone.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Mary

Sep 26, 2025

A+ experience. - We arranged for a private wine tasting tour with Richard. We could not have been more pleased. I selected a few wineries to visit; he suggested a few then scheduled the whole day for us, including lunch at a great restaurant, Poppies. He arrived on time, explained a lot about the region en route, was an excellent driver (over a mountain pass in heavy rain), and was a pleasure to be with. His humor was infectious. It was our pleasure to frequent a business that treats customers well and makes the whole experience enjoyable. He is the kind of guy you’d want as a neighbor or friend.

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Mimit107

Aug 12, 2025

Excellent itinerary, visits, and fantastic guide-driver. - This proved to be a brilliant trip/tour, both in its content, as well as our Guide and driver - in addition, a Martinborough wine tour from Wellington is perfect in terms of duration and distance. The weather happened to be appalling the day we went, with the possible threat of the Remutakas being unpassable due to snow/ice, but we were very lucky. Our driver, Ross, was impeccable in terms of his knowledge, driving, and presence. He told us that he had a background in wine/food, so, naturally, he clearly knew a tremendous amount about NZ wine, not just Martinborough wines. I don't believe that we could have chosen 3 better places to try tasting the wines at, and the vineyard staff that presided over the tastings were, of course, marvellous. Lunch at Moy Hall was a great, great choice - even though the restaurant was absolutely packed, the staff coped admirably, and we certainly didn't have to wait around for our food, which wouldn't have been entirely surprising. If one is interested in Martinborough wines, I wouldn't have changed a thing.

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Mikeperry2015

Feb 4, 2025

Excellent day out - Spent an excellent day with Ross from xplor tours in Wellington Very personable and entertaining Great local knowledge and obviously nurtures great relationships with the vineyards we visited Would 100% recommend to anyone

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Lynn_g

Dec 23, 2024

Wine tour - Lovely trip to a gorgeous area. Our guide tailored our experience to meet our needs. The half day was more than enough time.

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P3878bnsimonm

Nov 8, 2023

A great tour around Wellington - A great tour with Explor at Wellington. We were on a cruise and I had booked the tour directly and thought we needed to go into town to pick up the tour, this is because the cruise companies tell people it’s not possible for passengers to walk in the port area, that is NOT true as Explor can pick up at the ship and have a pick up point that we missed (our fault) No matter Richard the owner came into town,picked us up and gave us a tour anyway. A friendly guy who obviously loves his job and is great fun and likes a joke. His local knowledge is top notch. Definitely recommend Explor.Simon & Bev

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Owlbtravelin

Mar 7, 2023

Cruise excursion from port - It was a nice way to spend our day. If you are doing this tour from the cruise port, follow the instructions. Kevin was prompt and we found him very quickly. Poppy's was a wonderful lunch spot. We received a nice variety of tastings at each winery. I recommend this trip.

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Christine_m

Feb 21, 2023

Winning time - We weren't crazy about the wines, but the lunch was great and the views fabulous. Enjoyed the day for sure.

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Mary_e

Mar 7, 2024

Good experience overall - Our driver from the Xplorer tour organization was friendly, on-time and knowledgeable about the Wellington and Martinborough areas. We learned a lot about the history of the area. Though not a wine person, our driver did a good job of driving us around and taking us to places that he thought would enhance our experience -- especially the lookout over Wellington CBD. The wineries themselves were not what we were expecting, but the overall experience was fine.

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Ronda_f

Feb 28, 2024

A nice vineyard tour - We understood when booking that we would be collected from the cruise port but later we were told to make our own way to Christchurch. As we hadn’t been there before we left our ship at 9.00 for an 11.00 pick up but never got to our first vineyard until 12.00. The three vineyards offered good quality wines. Lunch at Waipara Springs was ok we’ve had better. We later discovered we had been charged for the shuttle. Joseph our guide was very informative.

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Jerome_b

Feb 20, 2023

Beautiful drive & great wines - Beautiful scenic drive & great wines. Stopped in the park where The Lord of the Rings filmed the Rivendell scenes. Driver was very good & informative.

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult