Private Tour

"Pinot to Palliser tour" - Guided tour to Cape Palliser vith lunch + winetasting

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Let us take you on an impressively scenic road out to the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island. We'll drive to the coast and then to Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of the North Island. We'll drive along the coast and have spectacular views of the open sea and maybe even the South Island. We'll see unusual land formations, drive through the unique fishing village of Ngawi, last the fur seal colony and then get to Cape Palliser where, if you are up for it, we'll climb the 253 steps to the lighthouse. Then we double back to Lake Ferry for lunch at the historic Lake Ferry Hotel. To complete the day we return to Martinborough to taste pinot noir at a Martinborough winery.

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Minimum drinking age is 18 years

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Wine tasting at rural vineyard

Local guide

Alcoholic Beverages

Lunch

Fully driven

Coffee and/or Tea

Pick up from Martinborough accommodation or Featherston Train Station

Tea or coffee

Gratuities

Return transfer from/to Greytown, Featherston and from/to Featherston station from Wellington ($40)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Be collected in one of our luxury vehicles from your Martinborough accommodation or Featherston train station and start your journey through idyllic countryside as you make your way to the stunning coastline. Stop at Ngawi fishing village and hear about 'Babe' the iconic pink bulldozer before heading around the coast to the iconic Cape Palliser Lighthouse and if you're up for it walk up for breathtaking views and photo opportunities - on a fine day you can see mountains of the South Island. There are incredible photo opportunities all along the coast. Enjoy an alfresco lunch consisting of freshly cooked fish and chips, salad and condiments, and fresh bread rolls. Vegetarian option available. Returning back towards town you will stop at the historic Lake Ferry Hotel for a tea or coffee and to complete the tour you will stop at a rural vineyard to taste their line-up of gold award winning wines.

Options

Based in Martinborough

Based at Martinborough accommodation or location tour starts with pick-up at 10:30am
Pickup included

Coming by train - weekdays

Catch the Wairarapa train line from the Wellington region Monday-Friday at 8:20am and disembark at Featherston Station at 9:20am. Opportunity to have a wander in Martinborough before your tour
Pickup included

Coming by train - weekends

Catch the Wairarapa train line from the Wellington region at 9:50am on a Saturday or Sunday and disembark at Featherston Station at 10:55am. Tour will commence on pick-up from the station at 11:00am
Pickup included

Masterton pick-up

Masterton pickup
Pickup included

Reviews

4.91

11 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Perfect trip!
marroni03,
Apr 1, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We spent a great day with a coffee stop at the “Land Girl Cafe”, a visit to a funny seal colony, the great view from Cape Palliser Lighthouse and a delicious lunch at the “Lake Ferry Hotel”. Our winetasting took place at the Swiss Christine and Raffael Burki at b.wine. Matthew gave us a lot of background knowledge about the region and Martinborough and we enjoyed the day very much! Thank you!:-)
Excellent
markrS4501CH,
Mar 3, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Matthew was a great guide, very relaxed and very knowledgable of the area so the whole tour was great. The tour is not rushed so you have the time to climb to the lighthouse even if at a slow pace and enjoy watching all the seals play. Thankyou.....look forward to getting down that way again.
Well worth it
tonyandvcki,
Dec 14, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We were a group of 8 who had the best time. Trinity was our driver, and she was amazing! Nothing was a problem, and she was relaxed and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended
Cape Palliser and Martinborough
Woodchester29,
Oct 2, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour was such good value! We had a wonderful day with Matthew. He was friendly and relaxed, but so knowledgeable about the area, the wineries and the history. We learned so much and were able to relax and just enjoy the day. The rural store stopover for morning tea was a highlight. Lunch and the winery an added bonus, after our climb up to the lighthouse. Highly recommended.
The lay of the whenua
anjig2021,
Jun 26, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Trinity a excellent guide with in-depth knowledge of the area and wines and a personality plus. I would highly recommend.
An amazing experience
shaneoh1980,
Jan 17, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This tour is well worth doing. We had a wonderful day among some spectacular scenery. Matthew was an exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable guide who was able to give us lots of information about local history as well as the local wine industry. The lunch at the hotel was also very enjoyable. I would recommend this to anyone thinking of doing it.
Martinborough and the Cape
annegO6416OT,
Dec 18, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fantastic experience. Matthew is an entertaining guide and tailored the tour just for us ... including the personal touch.
A very enjoyable and enlightening tour
Robin S,
Nov 11, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My wife and I undertook the half day wine tour with Matthew during our motorhome tour of New Zealand. This was most interesting and enjoyable experience. Matthew collected us from the campsite and during the tour we visited four vineyards tasting at least five wines at each stop. Matthew was a very informative guide explaining the history of Martinborough and the development of its wine industry. The wine tastings were varied with tastings of champagne, pinot noir, pinot gris, riesling, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. The undoubted highlight was a visit to John Douglas’ Te Hera vineyard where the opportunity was provided to sample riesling and pinot noir wines including a variety of the latter from a selection of barrels. An added bonus was the opportunity provided to purchase wines at each vineyard. This was a most informative and enjoyable tour which provided a good insight into the wine production industry in Martinborough and is highly recommended.
A well loved hens trip
Dinithi B,
Jan 21, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We took our bride to be on this wine tour and it exceeded all expectations. From the very beginning our tour guide Roger treated us so kindly and patiently - he even took us to the olive gardens right at the end to give me a chance to try something as I had opted to be sober driver (so had to abstain from trying the wine). The wineries were all beautiful and the the vintner's accommodating. Very worth our time, would highly recommend.
Great Day Trip
sharynm297,
Nov 1, 2017
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
We thoroughly enjoyed our day ... our guide, the very affable Roger, provided the perfect balance of relevant information about the area and the sights, good company over a shared meal and enough time to enjoy the experience at a relaxed pace.. Martinborough is a great area to visit and the Marlborough Wine Tour - Pinot to Palliser - was an absolute highlight for us ... scenery, seals, lighthouse, great wine at the Murdoch James Estate winery. Totally recommend this tour.