Private Martinborough Wine Full Day Tour From Wellington: Explore North Island’s renowned wineries

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Embark on a private full-day Martinborough wine tour from Wellington and indulge in the flavors of New Zealand’s North Island. Visit three wineries, learn about winemaking traditions, and enjoy a delicious lunch at Poppies Winery. Explore Greytown’s shops or continue wine-tasting. Round-trip travel included.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Martinborough - Enjoy a drive to the Martinborough wine region in Wairarapa to savor their exquisite wines, especially their globally acclaimed Pinot Noirs. Lunch is served at Poppies Winery, renowned for its award-winning wines and shared platters featuring local delicacies.
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What's Included

Transport
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Private guide
Wine-tastings

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Sample the wines of New Zealand’s fertile North Island on this private full-day Martinborough wine tour from Wellington. Visit three Martinborough wineries with a private guide, and taste wines made with chardonnay, pinot gris, and sauvignon grapes. Learn of the winemaking traditions and techniques at play, and savor a delicious lunch at Poppies Winery….

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Martinborough

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Sally

Nov 8, 2025

Not just the wines! Our visit to Martinborough with added benefits - Our guide Andrew shared stories about generations of his family’s lives in the region, including about his great grandfather who was groom for his horse, Bess, who served under a colonel in WWI. The wineries he chose were great and he also managed to squeeze in an extra stop at a vineyard friends had recommended.

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Edward_l

Sep 4, 2025

Well worth it! - Awesome day trip from Wellington. Steve was a great tour guide and unlike some of the other reviews, this was a private tour for just the two of us. The drive over the mountain to Martinborough was very scenic and got a chance to snap a couple of pics at the top after enjoying the view. The wineries were quite nice and the lunch a Poppie's was very good. We didn't feel rushed at all and we would definitely do it again. We've done some "small group" tours that weren't nearly as enjoyable as having someone who is dedicated to you to show you around and explain some history. Two thumbs up!

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B5998nhpaull

Jul 3, 2025

Highlight of our trip to NZ - Steve, our driver, picked my sister and I up from the door of our Wellington hotel. He explained the history of the areas we travelled through and pointed out the sites that we would have otherwise missed. The weather was cold and wet and sadly for us we missed some of the views but Steve's driving was excellent, we felt safe at all times despite the poor conditions. The wineries that were chosen for us were excellent as was the most amazing lunch platter at Poppies. If you are travelling to Wellington and have a day spare I could not think of a better way to spend it. I will be booking again on my next visit to Wellington.

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Kevin_w

Jun 18, 2025

A wine day out - Great day trip with excellent lunch at poppies . Guide kelvie was an excellent host and carefully driver. Visited some excellent winieries

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Ray

Apr 25, 2025

Martinborough wine and food - Liz is an excellent driver, great personality, and very accommodating. The lunch was delicious and wines were very nice.

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Julie_c

Mar 18, 2025

Excellent day seeing beautiful scenery and wineries with a great tour guide! - This was a great day trip to Martinborough. Beautiful scenery with opportunity to stop off and take pics. There were 3 wineries we visited and one where we ate a great lunch. Andrew was a great guide and very knowledgeable about the culture and history of NZ.

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Smss_73

Mar 13, 2025

Great wine tour! - Our guide, Steve, was great. Car was comfortable and clean. We went to about 5 wineries, so there was a lot of wine! Also good commentary on the Martinborough region. Would recommend. Private tour is slightly more expensive than a group tour, but good value for money.

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Q2431amjeffreys

Jan 15, 2025

Great Day of Wine and Food - Fantastic day! Andrew was an excellent tour guide. The wine tastings were great and lunch exceptional! Would highly recommend this tour!

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Chris_h

Jan 11, 2025

Private Wine Tasting - We chose this experience over booking a wine excursion with the cruise ship as it was comparable pricing with a private driver. Andrew, our driver, was funny, flexible, and informative. We toured the area and stopped at three beautiful wineries. The lunch platter was delicious. Overall great time and would highly recommend!

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Donna_b

Apr 13, 2025

Misleading Title - We booked and paid for a "Private Martinborough Wine Full Day Tour From Wellington", however our Private tour was actually combined with other people to make a small group tour. This, of course, meant that we could not adjust times and itinerary "on the fly", which is the advantage of a PRIVATE tour. In addition, since we were the last to join the larger group, I was seated in row 5 of the bus and missed virtually all of the drivers (John) commentary during the 2 hour bus ride to the first winery. The people we joined were fun and the winery visits were very good, so if you are interested in a small group tour this might be for you, although it was more expensive that other small group tours. But if you are looking for a Private Winery Tour, this is definitely NOT the choice for you.

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