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Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga

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Overview

A day of Epicurean delights, visiting a boutique brewery, travelling through scenic countryside to Rotorua, then up on the gondola to a cellar door with spectacular views and great wine! The tour finishes with a cocktail (or coffee) and dessert at our last venue, overlooking our beautiful harbour. Clients enjoy the diversity of venues and the variety of tastings. A chance to treat your palate!
This approximately 6-hour small group tour has a range of great sights to see on the way and the starting time can be adjusted to accommodate variations in ship arrival time.

What's Included

  • Lunch A sumptuous anti pasto platter will accompany your wine tasting
  • Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings
  • Cocktail or coffee & dessert
  • Additional food and drinks not specified
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We pick up from the Port of Tauranga, the Tauranga airport & local accommodation. At the Port of Tauranga we will meet you at the port gate; your name will be held up on a placard. This tour does not operate on Monday.

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Port of Tauranga Ltd

Our accredited agent driver/guide will meet you at the port gate & escort you to the vehicle in which you will be travelling. The driver/guide will have your name on a placard.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Rising Tide

The Local Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer, with no preservatives or additives, is explained & a range of beer is sampled.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

New Zealand State Highway 36

We travel South to Rotorua. This Sate Highway follows the route which was originally a walking track for Maori between Tauranga & Rotorua.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Volcanic Hills Winery

On arrival in Rotorua, we visit Volcanic Hills Winery, to have platters & a wine presentation & tasting. The Tasting Room at this venue sits at the top of the gondola at Skyline, Rotorua. During your visit you will be able to soak up the magnificent view overlooking Rotorua town & lake, while relaxing with a glass of wine & sumptuous platters. This will be an opportunity to sample excellent NZ wine, and to ask questions about NZ wine-styles & terroir.
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1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

State Highway 33

We return to Mount Maunganui via a different route, so that clients get a scenic overview of the area. If time permits, a brief stop will be made at a kiwifruit orchard to explain the industry from planting to export.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Salinity Restaurant & Bar

The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail (or a coffee if you prefer) at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.
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45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mt Maunganui Main Beach

We then return you to ship-side via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (NZST). Read more Apr 2025

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

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga?
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (NZST).
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Q: What's included in the price?
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The following is included:
  • Lunch. A sumptuous anti pasto platter will accompany your wine tasting.
  • Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings.
  • Cocktail or coffee & dessert.
  • Time permitting, we stop to explain the kiwifruit industry & also a short walk into the Okere Falls.
  • Driver/guide.
The following is NOT included:
  • Additional food and drinks not specified.
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Accessibility information for the Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga is as follows:

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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  • LunchA sumptuous anti pasto platter will accompany your wine tasting
  • Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings
  • Cocktail or coffee & dessert
  • Time permitting, we stop to explain the kiwifruit industry & also a short walk into the Okere Falls
  • Driver/guide
  • Additional food and drinks not specified

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