Martinborough Wine Tour

Martinborough Wine Tour

Join Brian or Anita on this fun and exciting tour to the vineyards of Martinborough to taste the regions exquisite wines.
On our way we will drive through the Hutt Valley region on the way to the Waiarapa. We will visit the Lord of the Rings filming site at the Kaitoke Regional Park and walk across the swing bridge

On our way we stop at the Rimatuka  Lookout.
We will enjoy wine tasting at three vineyards and enjoy a platter style lunch at one of the vineyards.
Visit Paua World, a gift and souvenirs shop in Carterton

Walk through the iconic 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 cheeses.

NOTE: This tour can be altered to cater for Cruise ship arrival and departure times.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Martinborough, Martinborough, Wairarapa, Greater Wellington, North Island

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, Akatarawa Valley, Upper Hutt 5372 New Zealand

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 New Zealand

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 New Zealand

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 New Zealand

One of our of our wine tasting venues that we may visit

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Te Kairanga Wines, Martin's Road, Martinborough New Zealand

One of our wine tasting venues

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Paua World, 54 Kent Street, Carterton 5713 New Zealand

We will visit this iconic gift shop in the town of Carterton

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The White Swan Country Hotel, 109 Main Street, South Wairarapa 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 New Zealand

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