Private Tour

Private Essence of Waiheke Wine Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Escape for the day to Waiheke, New Zealand’s "Island of Wine". Enjoy a relaxing and informative day on Waiheke in the safe hands of a knowledgeable guide.

You will visit three of Waiheke’s top vineyards and sample a range of their wines. Along the way, enjoy a scenic drive with live commentary to learn about the island’s history, geography, people and culture. If you prefer you can swap a wine tasting for a whisky, beer gin or olive oil tasting.

After your tasting experiences, sit back, relax and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before heading back to the ferry or your accommodation. Lunch is included.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Minimum age is 18 years for wine tasting and wine during lunch

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

Ferry tickets can be purchases at the Fullers Ferry Terminal at 99 Quay St

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Ananda Tours

Escape for the day to Waiheke, New Zealand’s "Island of Wine". Enjoy a relaxing and informative day on Waiheke in the safe hands of a knowledgable guide.

Admission Not Applicable

Hauraki Gulf

Visit three of Waiheke’s top vineyards and sample a range of their wines on this private guided tour. Learn about the island’s history and culture.

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Local guide

Premium Wine tastings at up to three vineyards

Pickup and drop-off from Waiheke accommodation

Live commentary on board

Two course Vineyard lunch including a glass of wine

Transport by private vehicle

Ferry ticket fares

Pickup points

Matiatia Wharf, Waiheke Island

Options

Private Essence of Waiheke Wine Tour

Pickup included

Private Essence with Ferry

Ferry Ticket add on
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

17 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great wine tour. A must do
Arty2111,,Dec 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Greg took us in this tour of Waiheke Island and 3 wineries. A really wonderful day. Great guiding lovely wineries and terrific wine. We had such a good time. Definitely worth doing
Terrific Wine Tasting with lunch.
bouquetbonmot,,Apr 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful day despite a very wet and windy day. Nick our local guide was a catamaran sailor, and recent graduate of the Master of Wine Science at the University. He was charming and filled with local knowledge as we visited three vineyards for wine tasting. We also had a delicious lunch with local fresh fish and delicious wine.He also helped me score some first press olive oil which was delivered so timely to our ferry.
Warm congenial tour operator
babsprinceton,,Feb 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Lovely tour! Jenny, the owner, went out of her way to personalize our tour. Due to some unfortunate circumstances we were late for our tour. Jenny made sure that we enjoyed as full a tour as possible. She was delightful and cannot recommend this tour company enough
Excellent day trip
TravelPcrew,,Jan 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our trip was amazing. Debbie was knowledgeable about the island, the history of winemaking and living on the island. Her relationships with each winery optimized our experience with efficiency with the tastings. The uniqueness of each winery added to the overall experience. Highly recommend!
Fun afternoon
K4212JEkathleenm,,Jan 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Michael, our driver from Ananda Tours, was fun, entertaining and informative. He picked us up at the ferry and drove us to tastings at four wineries. We especially Liked Mudbric.
No whining about this wonderful private wine tour. Too good to be true.
michellesR3887AB,,Oct 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Debbie Harris made sure our tour was wonderful in every way possible. She was highly informative, friendly, and well versed in the local lore of the boutique wineries we visited. She also was knowledgeable about the wines and their various qualities, histories, and the makers. Overall, a thoroughly relaxing day, made even better by her excellent driving on some very picturesque but windy, narrow country lanes. Her beautiful personality was filled with an open heart and grateful nature making us feel blessed and comfortable with her and our spiritual connection.
Bountiful, delicious and educational
Ioann G,,Oct 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was our honeymoon and we had the best of guides to help navigate all the wines. The wine was delicious and we were able to catch our flight in the evening. Unfortunately we forgot our guides name can you please let us know who it was. Parisian, very knowledgeable and a great guide!
Great day, highly recommend private tour, Jo was a great guide.
Belinda M,,Sep 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Jo was a fabulous guide, very informative. 👍 Pick up at wharf 👍 Comfortable vehicle 👍 Great wineries with lovely food and wine 👍 Great day, can highly recommend. 👍
Wine Island, yes please!
sherryrW2518HF,,Apr 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Deb Harris is a lovely guide. We visited a number of beautiful wineries and a wonderful lunch at Tantulus vineyard. Deb was engaging and approachable for questions, etc. We loved the Velvet wine at Mudbrick Vineyards the best.
Flexibility on a private tour
lonk55,,Apr 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great day with our private tour guide Janis. A comfortable drive throughout the Island with commentary about the history, culture, nature and, of course, wine. Private tastings at top wineries but the real benefit was Janis’ flexibility in adjusting our tour on the fly according to our tastes and preferences. An unscheduled visit to a private art gallery was the highlight.