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How to Spend 1 Day in Napier

How to Spend 1 Day in Napier

A small city in Hawke’s Bay on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, Napier is blessed with natural, cultural, and culinary attractions. With a tightly packed itinerary, you can experience the city’s art deco architecture, superlative wine, and waterfront dining in one day. Here’s how.

Morning: Art Deco Architecture

Destroyed by an earthquake in 1931 and reconstructed in the art deco style of the day, Napier is famous throughout New Zealand for its architecture. Spend the morning taking in such highlights as the National Tobacco Company Building, the Daily Telegraph Building, and the Masonic Hotel on an art and architecture tour of the city, either by foot, electric bike, or vintage car. 

Afternoon: Visit a Vineyard

Although wine is made throughout New Zealand, Hawke’s Bay is the country’s oldest winemaking region, with the first grapes planted in the 1850s. A single afternoon may not be enough time to tour the whole of Hawke’s Bay, but you can sample several of the region’s finest vintages on a half-day tour. Wineries near Napier and its sister city, Hastings, showcase the region’s famous reds, and many also house restaurants that serve delicious food made from local produce. 

Night: Waterfront Barhopping

Its history and status at the center of the Hawke’s Bay winemaking region means that Napier has some lovely wine bars. If you’ve had enough wine for one day, though, turn your attention to New Zealand (and imported) beers and crafty cocktails instead. Spend the evening exploring the Ahuriri Waterfront area, with a high concentration of bars and restaurants, and harbor views to boot. 

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Half Day Small-Group Hawkes Bay Wine Tour

Half Day Small-Group Hawkes Bay Wine Tour

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Drive around the sunny Hawkes Bay and get a taste of the region’s well-regarded wines on this small group tour. There’s no need to choose a sober driver – get chauffeured around a handful of Hawkes Bay wineries on this tour, leaving you free to sample as many wines as you want. Learn how to translate winemaking jargon from your guide and enjoy wine-tasting like a professional. Beat the heat as you drive between wineries in an air-conditioned minivan.
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  • 15 minutes
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Napier Afternoon Wine & Gin Tasting Tour + Optional Beer Tasting

Napier Afternoon Wine & Gin Tasting Tour + Optional Beer Tasting

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Fine-tune your appreciation of New Zealand wine on this afternoon tour of the Hawkes Valley wine region from Napier. Enjoy tours and tastings at several vineyards including New Zealand's oldest winery. After strolling the vineyards of the Linden Estate, end the day with wine cheese and biscuits amongst the vines during the summer season.
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  • 4 hours 30 minutes
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Napier Earthquake Self-Guided Audio Tour

Napier Earthquake Self-Guided Audio Tour

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This informative and historical self-guided audio tour of the Napier Earthquake will take you on a journey to the past to see the areas that were devastated by the 1931 earthquake in Hawke's Bay and how they have recovered. Perfectly suited for discovery on foot, our self-guided audio tour allows you to set the pace and explore at your leisure as you uncover the stories of this exciting city. To discover this wonderful city in your own time and at your own pace just download this self-guided audio tour, pop in your headphones, open the map that comes with your download and start walking. The tour will take approximately two hours, but you can pause the audio guide when needed. Grab a bite to eat or do some shopping along the way. Please note that this tour is only available in English.
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  • 30 minutes
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Napier Half-Day small group Wine and Beer Tour

Napier Half-Day small group Wine and Beer Tour

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Visit three wineries and a beloved local ale house on a half-day tour that’s all about Napier wine and beer. Taste wines at each destination, from the country’s oldest winery to a boutique winery, learn about wine-making techniques on a comprehensive tour, then visit a wine museum built into underground wine fermentation tanks. The small-group tour wraps up with three glasses of cider or beer at an ale house in Napier’s historic center, and it includes round-trip transportation from the city center.
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  • 6 hours
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Puketapu to Ahuriri Pub & Winery Tour 26km - Self-Guided

Puketapu to Ahuriri Pub & Winery Tour 26km - Self-Guided

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Puketapu to Ahuriri Pub & Winery Ride - 4 wineries & 3 pubs 26km - shuttle leaves at 12pm every day. AFTERNOON TOUR we drop you to Puketapu Pub & you have till 6pm to cycle your way back to our base in Ahuriri experiencing some Hawke’s Bay hospitality icons along the way. Visit up to 4 wineries & 3 pubs - a great way to spend an afternoon with friends. Including ebike to make it easy. Meet us at our shop in Ahuriri, Napier 12pm. Jump in our shuttle to travel to Puketapu for the start of your cycling adventure. You will cycle the Puketapu river trails to Taradale to visit Church Road and Mission Estate wineries and then connect with the Ahuriri Estuary water trails to get back to our base in Ahuriri - a very enjoyable ride with diverse scenery and great stops. If you want extra riding then add in a diversion to Bayview on the inland lagoon farm trails and back to Ahuriri via the Westshore coastal cycleway - another 15km of gorgeous riding and one more winery to visit, Crab Farm.
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  • 4 hours 35 minutes
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