Overview

Sightseeiing & wine tour. The perfect tour for cruise ship travelers and tourists staying in the City.
Join Brian or Anita on this fun and exciting tour to the vineyards of Martinborough to taste the regions exquisite wines and also see and stop at places of beauty on our way. We will drive through the Hutt Valley region. We will visit the Lord of the Rings filming site at the Kaitoke Regional Park and walk across the swing bridge.
We stop at the Rimatuka Lookout.
You will enjoy wine tasting at three vineyards and enjoy a platter style lunch at one of the vineyards
You will walk through the historic township of Greytown where the main street is lined with Victorian colonial architecture. The town also has a number of boutique and quirky local stores such as art and craft shops .
Coffee and tea stop at Grand Old Hotel
Visit C'est Cheese in Featherston where you can taste or purchase from an impressive range of unique NZ .

Description

Stop At: Martinborough, Martinborough

We will drive to the Martinborough Wine region where we will vist 3 wineries for tasting and also have lunch at one of the venues.

Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Kaitoke Regional Park, Waterworks Road, SH2, Pakuratahi, Upper Hutt 5372

Just a short drive from the centre of Wellington is the Kaitoke Regional Park. On our way to the Martinborough vineyards we will drive through the Park
The Kaitoke Regional Park was the filming location for Rivendell and the Fords of Isen in the The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The whole area is distinctly elvish, with light filtering through ancient trees and clear babbling brooks. You'll soon feel the magical tranquillity that surrounded the house of Elrond.
The park contains nearly 2500 hectares of mature native forest, including beech, rimu, northern rata, hinau and kamahi. At the popular Pakuratahi Forks, ancient rata and rimu tower over a canopy of kamahi, hinau and miro. The park is also home to rare birds - kaka, yellow-crowned parakeet and a significant number of New Zealand falcon.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Poppies Martinborough, 91 Puruatanga Road, Martinborough 5711

A wine tasting venues and where we may stop for a platter style lunch

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Colombo Martinborough, 107 Todds Road, Martinborough 5784

Colombo Martinborough is a wine tasting venue. This is also one of the venues we may stop for a platter style lunch

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Palliser Estate, 96 Kitchener Street, Martinborough 5741

One of our wine tasting venues that we may visit

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Te Kairanga Wines, 89 Martins Road, Martinborough 5784

One of our wine tasting venues

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Margrain Vineyard, Cnr Ponatahi & Huangarua Rds, Martinborough

Margrains is one of the vineyards that we may visit for wine tasting

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The White Swan Country Hotel, 109 Main Street, Greytown 5712, New Zealand

The White Swan Hotel is a gorgeous boutique country hotel in the heart of historic Greytown in the Wairarapa. We will stop here for a coffee, hot chocolate or tea on our back to Wellington

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: C'est Cheese, 19 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston 5710

Nestled in Featherston is a sensational shop bursting with specialty cheeses and an extensive range of gourmet Wairarapa food.
This is the place to taste, find and indulge in an impressive selection of unique NZ cheeses including locally made award winning Kingsmeade and Cwmglyn cheeses.

Duration: 15 minutes