Top Auckland Classes & Workshops

Unleash your creativity at the Stencil Portrait Workshop, where you’ll design a striking portrait using vibrant colors and custom stencils. This two-hour session welcomes all skill levels, providing step-by-step guidance to help you craft a unique masterpiece. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with drinks and a shared platter while creating your art on an A3 canvas panel. With limited spots available, this workshop ensures personalized attention, allowing you to fully explore your artistic expression and take home your finished piece.

Create a one-of-a-kind wine blend in a hands-on session led by an experienced wine host. This interactive Wine Blending Experience, set in the serene surroundings of Matakana, invites participants to craft their own unique red wine blend while discovering the intricacies of wine blending. Enjoy a welcome glass of rose upon arrival, share a beautifully curated platter, and leave with a personalized wine blending booklet and a 375ml bottle of your own crafted blend. Perfect for creating memorable moments, this experience is ideal for special occasions, team outings, or a delightful afternoon with friends.

The black-sand Piha Beach lies along Auckland’s West Coast and is renowned for its legendary surf. With this tour, learn to surf under the guidance of a private instructor and fast-track your learning with one-to-one tuition. Whether you are a complete beginner or want to hone your surf skills, this private 2-hour class will be tailored to your ability and help you achieve your goals.

Black sands, native wildlife, and award-winning wine awaits you on this tour of Auckland’s wild west coast. Travel to Muriwai, a coastal enclave whose windswept beach and waves draw surfers and visitors from miles around. Stroll the beach and visit the cliff-top gannet colony, then continue to a nearby wine estate, where you’ll taste a selection of local varietals and blends.

If you’ve always wanted to learn to surf, the North Auckland east-coast beach of Te Arai is an ideal place to do so. In a two-hour, small-group lesson you’ll learn everything you need to feel confident on a surfboard, including positioning, paddling technique, ocean awareness, and timing. Lessons can be designed for beginner, intermediate, and more advanced surfers.

Take a break from busy Auckland and head to the countryside for a wine-tasting tour in Kumeu. Enjoy hotel pickup and relax without having to self-drive through the city or countryside. Visit several top wineries where you can sample wine, snacks, and lunch of pizza and charcuterie. After, visit the Muriwai gannet colony beside the black-sand beach to learn more about the amazing birds and this rugged stretch of coastline.

Volcanic beaches, native rainforest, and vineyards abound on this full-day small-group tour of West Auckland. Journey through the Waitakere Ranges to the black sand and pounding surf of Piha Beach and the powerful Karekare Falls. Then, head to a couple of the region’s top wineries in Kumeu and Waimauku to sample local West Auckland wines and relax over a lunch.

Auckland’s East Coast is known for its calm and consistent surf, and the sandy beach of Te Arai is the ideal spot for beginners. Learn the basics of surfing or hone your existing skills under the guidance of a professional instructor with this 2-hour surf class. Your private lesson can be completely tailored to your ability, allowing you to learn at your own speed and benefit from one-on-one instruction.