'Express' Wine Tour & Māori Culture Wānaka
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Experience this one-of-a-kind wine tasting with a fascinating Māori culture spin! Learn about Māori history and their experiences of this region while sampling many wonderful wines. Of the wineries listed we will visit 2, if you have a preference please let me know.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Alcoholic Beverages
Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Rippon Vineyard
the potential vineyards visited depending on the day may be Maude, Rippon, Aitkens Folly and Māori Point. We will visit 2 of these, but if you have a preference please let me know.
Maude Wines
Part of the wine tasting and Māori culture experience.
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'Express' Wine Tour & Māori Culture Wānaka
Pickup included
Reviews
79 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Express wine tour and Maori culture lives up to the name.
345retob,
Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Joe is a competent guide. He told us a lot about Maori culture and his statements and explanations are authentic. We visited two wineries. The second (Rippon) was excellent from the location over the lake and the beautiful showroom. Thanks Joe for the very nice hours.
Best day
pamelatravel,
Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Joe was brilliant. Gave us a traditional Māori welcome and introduced us to some great insights of his culture. Ian from Aitkens winery was fun, informative, passionate about his wines and we loved it. Rippon was a magnificent property and our host was lovely. A perfect day thanks to Joe
Wonderful Experience in Wanaka
Excursion42525380080,
Nov 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience! Joe is a wonderful guide and we appreciated his sharing Maori culture and history along with the winery visits.
Wanahaka tours are simply the best! Authentic, educational and extraordinary. Don’t hesitate, just book it.
Mumneedsaholiday,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was an absolute honour to spend a few hours with Joe from Wanahaka. We came for the wine tour but experienced so much more. He welcomed us with a traditional Māori greeting, taught us about language, local history and culture while seamlessly integrating visits to two vineyards where we sampled superb quality wines, before delivering us safely back to our accommodation. We listened, we learned, we laughed and we left with a very different perspective on those who came before us and the land they care for. This tour is authentic. Thank you Joe, we will be back for the full day Wanahaka wine tour next time!
Great experience !!...
Suzanne M,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience !! It was a privilege to meet Joe and have him share some Maori history and culture He is a wonderful person and very knowledgeable and easy to talk with The wine tour was relaxed, informative, interesting and included lots of delicious tastings We thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and highly recommend as must do in Wanaka
Great guide 👌
Voyager826531,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour was great and Joe was a fantastic host, very knowledgable and easy to chat with. Gave us recommendations on other places in town to visit also. Highly recoommend.
Fantastic wine tour and wonderful host
Hil266,
Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A wonderful tour of local Wanaka wineries with our amazing guide, Joe, who provided some invaluable and very interesting Maori cultural insights.
Amazing host and wonderful wineries
Hilkka S,
Oct 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A wonderful visit to a couple of stunning wineries with spectacular views with our guide, Joe, who gave us some very valuable and interesting insights into Maori culture.
This is a must do, we...
Greg S,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This is a must do, we looked at reviews before we booked it and it said that Joe was amazing and great at sharing his knowledge and experience of the region and the Māori culture,well they weren’t wrong Joe was amazing 🤩
Amazing cultural experience!
319lyndallc,
Jun 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the most amazing experience! Joe was an absolutely fantastic your guide, who went above and beyond to make experience memorable. From taking our call late on Sunday night, arranging a van big enough to accommodate our group of 10, and sharing the Maori culture and history so eloquently - the whole experience was one that will live in my memory forever! Highly recommend!
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