What You Will Do
A day of Epicurean delights, visiting a boutique brewery, top restaurants, medal-winning wineries and finishing with a cocktail and dessert at our last venue, overlooking our beautiful harbour. Clients enjoy the diversity of venues and the variety of tastings. A chance to treat your palate!
This approximately 6 1/2-hour small group tour has a range of great sights to see on the way and the starting time can be adjusted to accommodate variations in ship arrival time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Port of Tauranga Ltd
15 minutes
Our accredited agent driver/guide will meet you at the port gate & escort you to the vehicle in which you will be travelling. The driver/guide will have your name on a placard.
2
The Rising Tide
1 hour
The Local Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer, with no preservatives or additives, is explained & a range of beer is sampled.
3
White House Te Puna
1 hour 30 minutes
We begin travelling north & stop for a light lunch at one of Taurana's top restaurants, The White House, Te Puna.
4
The Wine Portfolio Ltd.
1 hour
We travel further north through scenic country-side for a presentation & tasting at The Wine Portfolio, now home to the prestigious, medal-winning wines of Leveret (formerly Morton) Estate & Mills Reef Estate. This will be an opportunity to sample excellent NZ wines & to ask questions about NZ wine styls & terrroir
5
Tauranga
1 hour
The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar,, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.
6
Mt Maunganui Main Beach
We then return you to ship-side or to local accommodation via what we claim to be the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere
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