Half Day Martinborough Winery Tour from Wellington

Recommended by 96% of travelers

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Wellington, New Zealand

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.8

· Kate_M ·

Jan 2026

Really lovely tour. Great scenery, knowledgeable guide and all the vineyards were wonderful. Lovely lunch at the second vineyard made the day well rounded.

· Eunice_M ·

Jan 2026

Great background on the history of NZ, Wellington and the Martinborough wine region. Our guide, Athena, was a wealth of information. Would highly recommend. Cheese shop was a treat. Definitely get a toastie for the ride home.

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Overview

An hour or so north of Wellington, Martinborough is fast making a name for itself as one of the Southern Hemisphere’s leading wine regions. Each weekend, Wellingtonians make the trek over the Remutakas to escape to this European-style wine village. This small group tour is a convenient way to visit Martinborough. There’s no need to stress about driving on country backroads, and no need to plan the day’s itinerary - leaving you to focus on the wine and the iconic scenery.

Get to know local vinters with a cellar door tasting or a sit down experience
Your guide knows which wineries are worth the visit and when their cellar doors are open
Even if you spit during your wine tastings, it’s safest not to drink and drive
Don’t stress about logistics: your guide takes care of all cellar door and wine tasting fees

What's Included

GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Wine tasting
Live commentary on board
Tour escort/host/driver/guide
Private transportation
Alcoholic Beverages
Air-conditioned vehicle

Lunch is not included in this tour but optional vineyard cafe lunch available at guest's expense.

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Optional departure times are available on selected cruise ship dates to accommodate varying arrival schedules. Zozo Travel will provide a scheduled pick-up time based on your chosen hotel. Please check your email or Viator messages for your tour details. Be ready in the hotel lobby or outside at the specified time to meet your driver-guide. For cruise terminal passengers, your driver-guide will meet you at the terminal, holding a Zozo Travel sign with your name. Kindly identify yourself to the driver-guide upon arrival.

Meeting point

Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre
50 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
The tour will depart at 10:00 AM from the Pick Up and Drop Off lane on the Wakefield Street side of Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre (217 Wakefield Street). Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before departure.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Remutaka Hill

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

C'est Cheese

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Martinborough

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Most travelers can participate
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all guests, participants must be able to enter and exit our vans unassisted, using steps and grab rails. If this basic requirement cannot be met at the start of the tour, our guides reserve the right to decline participation. In such cases, a full refund will be provided.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Diego_T

This is a great tour! Simon is very knowledgeable about the local wineries and chose several exceptional ones for the group. Time was well managed, including wine tastings at different wineries and lunch. I definitely recommend this experience!

Reviews

4.8

based on 477 reviews

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Really nice tastings at 3...

Nancy_N, Mar 2026

Really nice tastings at 3 different wineries, did feel a little rushed but was nice to stop at cheese shop!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for the feedback, Nancy. Glad you enjoyed the day. It was a pleasure hosting you both! For anyone keen on a more leisurely pace we have private version of this tour or the Martinborough Winery & Foodie Tour that has slightly more involved stops at each foodie location.

Delicious Wines and a fun learning experience

Marie_d, Mar 2026

Talk about fun and informative! It all started with the driver and didn't stop until we were dropped off at the end. LOL We visited Poppies, Moys and ... John.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for the great feedback! It was my pleasure to host you guys for the day. Fun trip out for all!

Great way to spend some hours

KIMBERLY_P, Mar 2026

Not mom and pop wineries. Ask questions as information is not really given except about the taste. We are interested in growing techniques and soil and our questions were answered. Guide / driver had a great sense of humor. Lunch food at the second winery was pricy but excellent.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for taking the time to leave your thoughts. Delighted to hear Mike was on form as a guide once again!

A day spent wine tasting...

Corinne_M, Mar 2026

A day spent wine tasting in New Zealand aka Living the Dream. Zozo tour guides was excellent and had a great sense of humor

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks Cori! What a wonderful group to have the pleasure to show around Martinborough. Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback.

Great Tour to escape the city

Ian_M, Feb 2026

Lovely trip to Martinborough , nice small group and nice wineries , great escape the city to see and taste the local wines produced “all the same .. but all very different “ Our guide Gary was lovely guy, very informative and knowledgeable and also a trooper , we left items in the bus and he went out of his way later to return them to our hotel and most probably in his own time ! Thank you very much

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thanks for the detailed review Ian and the great feedback on the the tour and Gary, your driver guide. Delighted to hear it all!

Enjoyable and informative half day tour of the Martinborough wine region

Helen_H, Feb 2026

This was a very enjoyable and informative tour of the Martinborough wine region. Simon our guide was so enthusiastic and knowledgable and the three different winery experiences were all excellent.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Excellent to hear. Thanks for the review Helen!

Just the right length for a wine tour!

Lina_T, Feb 2026

This was a lovely day visiting 3 wineries and having lunch at #2. Each winery was excellent but my husband and I enjoyed Poppies. Lunch was excellent! Our driver, Michael talked to everyone and learned our names! He was very knowlegable about the area and told us stories. He was a cautious driver stopping the van to explain things to us. Even though it was a rainy day, Michael make it sunny for us! It was the right amount of time for wine tasting!

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for the wonderful feedback. Michael will be delighted to hear it. Cheers!

Great tour!

Steve_L, Feb 2026

Very nice day with lunch available and nice drive through the mountains. Terrific tour guide Gary was wonderful!

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Great to hear thanks, Steve!

Good Wine tour

Peter_C, Feb 2026

Good sample of wines from 3 wineries. Scenic drive to see some countryside is always good to get out of the busy city

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for the feedback, Peter. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

Excellent winery tour, great fun!

Annette_W, Feb 2026

Such a fun day with our tour guide, Athena (?), she was very knowledgeable & delightful company. Our group of around 12 people were also great so we all had a wonderful day. The 3 wineries visited were excellent with expert staff to guide us through the tastings. I would definitely recommend this day tour.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks, Annette. Great to hear and I appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback. Just for anyone else reading the review we are 11 pax max. on our small group tours (not 12).

Fun Wine Tour of the Martinborough Area

Michael_R, Jan 2026

Informative tour which included the history of the area. Stops at three beautiful vineyards. Very well organized.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thanks for the great feedback. Glad you enjoyed the day out with us.

Wonderful

Kate_M, Jan 2026

Really lovely tour. Great scenery, knowledgeable guide and all the vineyards were wonderful. Lovely lunch at the second vineyard made the day well rounded.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Great to hear. Thanks for the review.

Great experience

Vicki_K, Jan 2026

Our tour guide Simon was so friendly, professional and made the day fun. Very beautiful scenery. Very informative.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thanks for the great review, Vicki. Always good to hear. Cheers!

Awesome day in wine country

Eunice_M, Jan 2026

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Great to hear, Eunice. Thanks for taking the time to leave your review of the tour and Athena. Cheers!

Excellent half-day...

Puja_P, Dec 2025

Excellent half-day Martinborough winery tour from Wellington. Simon was very knowledgeable, accommodating, and incredibly helpful throughout. Loved the tastings, the scenic drive, and the bonus cheese and chocolate stop.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thanks for the wonderful feedback, Puja. Good to hear the bonus stop at C'est Cheese was so well received.

Great 1/2 day wine trip and educational.

Craig_B, Dec 2025

Excellent 4hr trip. 3 excellent wineries and a nice lunch place (one of the stops). Simon was very knowledgeable about the region and the history of the islands.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thanks for the review, Craig! Glad you enjoyed it. As far as the tour report from Simon goes it was a full 5.5hr+ trip rather than 4! Cheers.

Wine wine wine

George_L, Dec 2025

Lovely. Great experience with a small group. Driver (Alistair) was extremely knowledgeable and provided just the right amount of detail.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thanks George! Glad you enjoyed your (half) day out with Alistair in Martinborough. Cheers.

Great way to experience a wine region few know about.

James_V, Dec 2025

Athena was an excellent, informative guide. She shared winery and local information like a pro. She engaged everyone on the tour and was able to call us all by name.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thanks, James. Glad to hear the day out in Martinborough with Athena was enjoyable for you!

Knowledgeable guide, refined wineries

Skylar_O, Nov 2025

Simon was absolutely knowledgeable and kind. He shared wonderful stories about the Māori traditions, the history of land formation in Wellington, and brought us to an extra cheese shop as he heard we all loved cheese. We were lucky to meet with wonderful ppl as well! Awesome (and very safe) trip!

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Awesome to hear, Skylar and thanks for the feedback. Simon has an amazing wealth of knowledge and I'm glad you enjoyed the experience with him.

Lovely day out. Simon was...

Dominic_C, Nov 2025

Lovely day out. Simon was a great guide. Wineries well thought out. Just the ticket to explore this region.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Great to hear. Cheers Dominic

This is a great tour!...

Diego_T, Nov 2025

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Good to hear, Diego. Thanks for the review and the lovely feedback.

Martinborough wines

Candice_S, Nov 2025

Had a lovely day. Nice small group, great wine and a super lunch. Simon did a great job of taking care of us.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Great to hear. Thanks for the feedback!

Excellent tour

Paul_T, Nov 2025

Our driver Gary gave us great information about the Wellington and Martinsborough areas. He was a safe driver and attentive to everyone’s needs.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. As always delighted to hear that the day out was so enjoyable.

Highly recommend

Carlen_B, Nov 2025

It was a lovely tour! Simon was great and informative and really showed how much he loves the area. The wines and lunch were great as was the company! The van was comfortable and he picked us up right on time!

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Always good to hear such good things. Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. Cheers!

Martinborough Wine tour

Justin_M, Oct 2025

Great day out from Wellington with a 3 winery tasting experience at Martinborough. Great host who is informed about this region makes the day very enjoyable.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Cheers, Justin. Glad you enjoyed the (half) day out. It was my pleasure to host. Great group today!

Great Experience

Ian_J, Oct 2025

Great way to see a new city in half a day. Very knowledgeable and informative. Simon ensured we got the most out of the experience.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thanks for the great feedback, Ian. Much appreciated and glad to hear it.

Great Experience!

Brooke_G, Sep 2025

We had such a wonderful time on this wine tour! The drive itself was made enjoyable and informative thanks to our safe driver, Gary, who was approachable and easy to chat with. He stood out as both knowledgeable abour the area and passionate, sharing stories and insights in a way that was engaging and memorable. The combination of a smooth journey, friendly company, and a well-paced tour made it a truly special experience. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Awesome to hear, Brooke. Thanks very much! Appreciate you taking he time to leave your feedback and always good to hear that Gary is doing his thing!

Perfect day

Georgios_K, Sep 2025

The tour was excellent. Perfect if you are interested in tasting good wine, meeting new people and enjoying the beautiful nature that NZ offers.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thanks for the feedback, Georgios. Nice to hear that the half day out in Martinborough ticked so many boxes for you. Cheers.

Phil is an absolutely...

Jacob_B, Aug 2025

Phil is an absolutely wonderful tour guide and the town of Martinborough is perfect for a day getaway. Amazing wine, food and people all around. I was absolutely blown away by how wonderful our day was.