What You Will Do
Sightseeiing & wine tour. The perfect tour for cruise ship travelers and tourists staying in the City.
Join Brian or Anita on this fun and exciting tour to the vineyards of Martinborough to taste the regions exquisite wines and also see and stop at places of beauty on our way. We will drive through the Hutt Valley region. We will visit the Lord of the Rings filming site at the Kaitoke Regional Park and walk across the swing bridge.
We stop at the Rimatuka Lookout.
You will enjoy wine tasting at three vineyards and enjoy a platter style lunch at one of the vineyards
You will walk through the historic township of Greytown where the main street is lined with Victorian colonial architecture. The town also has a number of boutique and quirky local stores such as art and craft shops .
Coffee and tea stop at Grand Old Hotel
Visit C'est Cheese in Featherston where you can taste or purchase from an impressive range of unique NZ .
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Martinborough
5 hours
We will drive to the Martinborough Wine region where we will vist 3 wineries for tasting and also have lunch at one of the venues.
2
Kaitoke Regional Park
30 minutes
Just a short drive from the centre of Wellington is the Kaitoke Regional Park. On our way to the Martinborough vineyards we will drive through the Park
The Kaitoke Regional Park was the filming location for Rivendell and the Fords of Isen in the The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The whole area is distinctly elvish, with light filtering through ancient trees and clear babbling brooks. You'll soon feel the magical tranquillity that surrounded the house of Elrond.
The park contains nearly 2500 hectares of mature native forest, including beech, rimu, northern rata, hinau and kamahi. At the popular Pakuratahi Forks, ancient rata and rimu tower over a canopy of kamahi, hinau and miro. The park is also home to rare birds - kaka, yellow-crowned parakeet and a significant number of New Zealand falcon.
3
Poppies Martinborough
40 minutes
A wine tasting venues and where we may stop for a platter style lunch
4
Colombo Martinborough
40 minutes
Colombo Martinborough is a wine tasting venue. This is also one of the venues we may stop for a platter style lunch
5
Palliser Estate
30 minutes
One of our wine tasting venues that we may visit
6
Te Kairanga Wines
30 minutes
One of our wine tasting venues
7
Margrain Vineyard
20 minutes
Margrains is one of the vineyards that we may visit for wine tasting
8
The White Swan Country Hotel
15 minutes
The White Swan Hotel is a gorgeous boutique country hotel in the heart of historic Greytown in the Wairarapa. We will stop here for a coffee, hot chocolate or tea on our back to Wellington
9
C'est Cheese
15 minutes
Nestled in Featherston is a sensational shop bursting with specialty cheeses and an extensive range of gourmet Wairarapa food.
This is the place to taste, find and indulge in an impressive selection of unique NZ cheeses including locally made award winning Kingsmeade and Cwmglyn cheeses.
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