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Full-Day Tour of Waiheke Island with Wine Tastings
Waiheke Island, New Zealand
From US$141.23
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Up to 24 hours in advance.
Waiheke Island Tours
- 6 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Explore pretty Waiheke Island's beaches, vineyards, and rolling scenery on a full-day, small-group tour that includes tastings at three boutique vineyards. You'll get an overview and orientation of the island, stopping for great views and sandy beaches, and learn about local wine production as you sip Waiheke vintages. Group size is limited to six people to ensure personal service, with pickup and drop-off at the Matiatia Ferry Terminal or island hotels.
- Explore Waiheke Island with a local guide
- Visit three boutique wineries for tastings
- See some of the island's pristine beaches
- Chance to try island products in season
- Pickup and drop-off at the ferry terminal or island hotels
- Great relaxing escape from bustling Auckland
What's Included
- Wine tastings at 3 boutique Waiheke vineyards
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from Waiheke Island accommodations only)
- Lunch
- Ferry tickets
Meeting And Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
10:00 AM
Pickup details
If you are coming from Downtown Auckland, you will need to catch the 10am Fullers ferry to Waiheke Island. Please arrive at the terminal 20 minutes before your ferry departs as ferries fill up quickly (especially during the Summer months) and tickets are sold on a first in line first served basis. Your tour guide will meet you when you arrive at Matiatia Ferry terminal at approximately 10:35am and will be holding a WaiTiki Tours sign. If you are already on Waiheke Island just let us know where you're staying and we'll arrange to pick you up from your accommodation.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
- Minimum age is 18-years
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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James_F
Myself and my partner booked this tour for a weekend away and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was just the two of us on the tour so it was very personal. Nicky was accommodating and an entertaining tour guide. We stopped at the local Saturday market in the morning, visited 3 unique vineyards for tastings and stopped at a number of popular spots on the island.
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Amazing day in Waiheke!
Robert_G, Apr 2023
Great tour with a wonderful overview of the island in addition to the three fantastic winery visits. Awesome guide and very personalized attention!
Relaxing & Relatable Wine Tour
Tim_A, Mar 2023
The guide was very good about explaining the history of the island and the background of the winemakers. We took a couple of stops for pictures at the beach and mountainside. The wine tastings were perfect and the weather was beautiful.
View years ago we did a...
Doris_G, Mar 2023
View years ago we did a wine tour with Fullers. We were a small group of people. With the wine tasting they offered some finger food, cheese, bread etc. This time we just could try the wine, a short description, that‘s it. We were disappointed.
Response from Host, Mar 2023
Sorry about your experience but I do visit the wineries that most of the other tours companies visit they don’t offer what you received previously unless it was booked for that experience
You don’t mention anything about WaiTiki tours as a whole just the wineries which is out of my control
Cheers Nicky
Waste of money!! Extremely poor value for money!
Judith_L, Feb 2023
Six people squeezed into a van that really should have only taken 5 adults. Dreadful!
Van needed a new tyre and at the start of the tour it was like driving in Noddy's car!
Dreadful! We were under the impression we would do some walking around the island instead dumped at three wineries and a short drive around the island! Absolute waste of money and 6 hours of my life! Take the hop on hop off bus and save yourself a bundle!!! Nice tour operator but that's the only thing I could say!
Response from Host, Feb 2023
I am very sorry that you didn’t enjoy your day!
As the sole owner and operator of WaiTiki tours I have never had to respond to a bad review before
I did have a problem with one of my tyres which required a few phone calls during the first wine stop
I then did have to leave you at the second stop in order to get the tyre fully replaced (not an easy task on an island of this size big shout out to James from tyres on Tui who dropped everything to get it sorted and have me back on the road in time to pick you up after lunch)
I did escort you over to a lovely walk down to the cascades
When you book a wine tour and you don’t drink wine it can be problematic to change the tour at the last minute
Cheers Nicky
Lovely day!
Debbie_M, Jan 2023
Nikki, (hope I spelled your name correctly), was excellent. She was personable, accommodating and gave us a beautiful tour of the island and wineries. It was all quite breathtaking! We truly enjoyed our day.
Good way to explore Waiheke
Andrew_W, Jan 2023
3 wineries with tastings. Beautiful locations and a good day. Lunch at one of the wineries (at our own expense) was also very good.
A unique wine tasting experience from a small family owned operator.
William_R, Jan 2023
Our first visit to Waiheke Island and once we got to the island it was fantastic. One strong word of caution that is not reflective of this tour but the ferry service to get to the tour. In high season the ferry service is chaotic so get your tickets before you go to get in line. Second get to the line at least an hour ahead of time but I would suggest 75-90 minutes. Based on the ticket agent suggesting we get in line 40 minutes ahead of time we got there 55 minutes early and we missed our 10am ferry. The line was LONG and it is not reserved times. It’s first come first serve. Fortunately the ferry service added a ferry and we left around 1030 otherwise we would have been on the 11 and they even cautioned we might be on the 12. With that said the tour operator was fantastic. They are a small family owned operation and are good at what they do. We called and they adjusted the pickup twice to fit the situation. This made a frustrating situation bearable and ensured we got the full tour in without feeling rushed. Thanks much for being so flexible. They picked three fabulous wineries but Stony Ridge and Thomas were really outstanding. Bought a lot of wine. Also had lunch at Thomas. The island is beautiful and we might consider staying on the island next time for a different experience. Ferry ride home had no drama. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a nice day tasting good wine in a relaxed environment.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Thanks so much for the review
Hopefully fullers ferry service gets better
Cheers Nicky
Wonderful way to see Waiheke!
Maura_L, Dec 2022
We had a wonderful time on our tour! It was so well done and thoughtful with amazing stops to see beautiful wineries and knowledgable soms! The views were absolutely breathtaking - especially our Lunch at Batch wineries! Highly recommend this small, intimate and fun tour!
Response from Host, Dec 2022
Thanks Maura
A must do on Waiheke
Bradley_P, Dec 2022
This is definitely a must do for people staying in Auckland and want to see the island of Waiheke in a day! Our tour guide was very lovely and full of information from start to finish, Nicki had lots of recommendations for things to do and see and was a joy to talk to during the tour. We were taken to three distinct wineries that all had something to offer for a wine lover. We only had so much time in Auckland so it was nice to be able to see everything Waiheke had to offer in a day, would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to visit the island!
Very nice tour seeing the...
Christine_A, Nov 2022
Very nice tour seeing the beaches and the wineries. We had a great lunch at a winery which was on our own.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thanks for the review it was a good day as it always is on Waiheke small tours are always the best
Cheers Nicky
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