Private Tour
Private Martinborough Foodie Delights Tour from Wellington
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Your tour is your tour only!
No mixed groups!
You get to have your own dedicated Driver/Guide and 'Memory Creator' for your entire tour.
Enjoy a 7 hour private tour from Wellington to the South Wairarapa covering majestic scenery, visit to an Artisan Chocolate factory, visits to Gladstone and Martinborough Wineries including a spectacular platter lunch at one of the wineries we visit and local cheese and craft beer tastings.
We also visit the beautiful town of Martinborough well recognised for the 'Capital' of Pinot Noir of the North Island.
If you have any particular winery you wish to visit this can be arranged in advance.
Please note parts of this tour is only available for 18 years of age and older (wine and craft beer tastings).
Note: For cruise ship passengers this tour will operate on a slightly reduced itinerary.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
For children under the age of 7 an approved child restraint seat must be used and be supplied by the customer. If an approved child restraint seat is not available the tour cannot proceed.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Entry fees
Tasting fees
Air-conditioned vehicle
Complimentary photos and tour summary emailed to guests after tour
Customer gift
Includes 1 glass of wine, beer or other beverage.
New Zealand spring water.
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
We stop at the Remutaka mountain summit (555 metres above sea level) to take in the majestic views and view the Remutaka Crossing monument which commemorates the 60,000 New Zealand troops who made the crossing from the military camp in Featherston to the Port of Wellington between 1915 and 1918. Stop is subject to weather conditions.
C'est Cheese
We visit C'est Cheese, the home of New Zealand's best Brie (2021) to sample locally made cheeses ('Remutaka Pass') and other NZ produced cheeses.
Options
Private Martinborough Foodie Delights Tour from Wellington
Pickup included
Reviews
23 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Phenomenal!! Such an amazing experience and guide!! 1000% recommended...
Leelee T,
Dec 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our experience today was AMAZING!! There are not enough stars on here to rate this experience! The food, the wine, chocolates, honey, cheeses, olive oils and coffee were divine and its so heartening to see the passion these families have in their craft and in their day to day lives. The stories we shared and our amazing guide Tom just made the experience even more special. Thank you Tom and your lovely queen Jill for making this possible for my parents and I AND for the gifts! We absolutely LOVE them!! An experience of a lifetime I shall say. Most definately recommend this experince 1000%. We would do it again in a heartbeat! Kia orana e kia manuia. With love, from Mangaia, Cook Islands.
Martinborough wine region - a great day out
117fionac,
Apr 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We organized a private day tour with Tom, from Wellington through the Martinborough wine region. Tom was friendly, informative and a great guide. We visited 4 wineries, had a delicious lunch, and were delivered back to our accommodation feeling very satisfied. A thoroughly enjoyable day!
The Magnificent Martinborough Melange of Wine, Cheese, Olive Oil, Food & Buzzy Busy Bees - Honey Harvests.nge
barbaraiZ2885QP,
Mar 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our outstanding guide, Tom, excelled in sharing his knowledge and artisan friendships through majestic summer scenery.. learning wine secrets, tasting superb cheeses, dunking more olive oil flavors than we knew, spotting the Queen and witnessing the births of her worker bees 🐝.
An unforgettable day
janewB7066CV,
Feb 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide, Dean, did an outstanding job telling us about our stops. He was knowledgeable and congenital. We learned so much and tasted such delicious food and wines. The tour was well worth the price!
Fun day outside of Wellington.
andrey n,
Jan 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Meeting owners of small local businesses, who were so passionate about their products was priceless. Tour was organized in the way that we experienced so much in one day, but never felt rushed. Honey, wine, olive oil, cheese, chocolate, ice cream - most delicious tour we ever had! We liked that Dean participated in every activity with us and shared lunch with us. It really felt like group of three friends, instead of guide and a couple, where the tour guide usually waits in the car. Introduction video from Tom prior the tour was a nice personal touch! Crossed ways with Tom several times during the day and it was wonderful! Dean offer us some tips and recommendations for places we will be visiting next, so we are well equipped to continue exploring beautiful New Zealand! What a memorable day! Thank you Kaewa Tours.
Martinborough Foodie Delight Tour from Wellington, New Zealand
X6732KKleannew,
Jan 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Martinborough Foodie Delight was an awesome, fantastic, informative day out with our tour guide Janice! We were looking forward to the day and it was above our expectations! Janice pointed out so many extra areas of interest during the day and explained everything so thoroughly….it was a lot more than we expected. We truly felt spoiled by the end of the day which as much as it was a full exciting day…it was over too soon. As a local business Tom from the beginning with his friendly welcoming emails and thank you for supporting a local business really added that personal touch. We just received an email with which totally explained and reviewed exactly what saw and and did that day…a day we will remember for a very very long time. As retired dairy farmers from Canada, supporting local is always number 1 too us. THANK YOU AGAIN JANICE!!!! What a great day we had …you made us feel like family 🥰
5 Stars!
57malcolmh,
Nov 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our private tour with Kaewa Tours from Wellington to Martinborough was truly unforgettable! The real highlight, though, was Tom himself. There are tour guides and tour operators, and then there’s Tom and Kaewa Tours. Tom feels more like a friend showing his visiting relatives around his hometown than a traditional tour guide. His humor, knowledge, and dedication to making every tour memorable are why I couldn’t recommend Kaewa Tours highly enough!
Adventurous Delights
mondemere,
Sep 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and Ispent a wonderful day with Tom Collier. After picking us up at our hotel in Wellington, we began our drive over the mountains into Martinborough, stopping first at the Rimutaka Memorial which commemorates 60,000 New Zealand troops who made the crossing between 1915 and 1919. We then visited Poppie's Winery, enjoying some fine wines and a delicious lunch. On to Greytown Honey where we donned our beekeeping suits and learned all about harvesting honey. We were able to taste their several different levels of manuka honeys. We then drove into Greytown and stopped at Schoc Chocolates, tasting too many (!) of their 60 different flavors. On the way back into Wellington, Tom made an unscheduled stop to one of the filming sites of the Lord of the Rings movies, where we were able to take a short hike and walk off some of the day's many delights. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to sample some of New Zealand's finest offerings. Thanks Tom!!!
Private Martinborough Tour
Road58771035041,
Jun 23, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend Kaewa Tours! We were visiting the area for the first time from the US and needed a private driver. Tom setup a Zoom to meet us live and review our needs. He setup a customized daily itinerary for the family ensuring that we got to our destinations timely and incorporated several tours along the way. He was prompt, flexible, professional, knowledgeable, knew everyone and most importantly had a great sense of humor. He became just an extension of our family. We thoroughly enjoyed New Zealand and were lucky enough to have Tom guiding us.
Best in region!! 😀
mandysF3981RD,
Jun 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I had the pleasure of a free lance Kaewa Tour and we jumped at the opportunity. I have had the pleasure of a Foodie Tour in the past with my best friend and this time I took my husband. We stayed in Martinborough at another good friends business (exquisite) and this allowed for multiple local wine tours, a visit to the Honey Farm, Olive farm and a gin tasting. I noted there was a few companies doing similar jobs around the town that were offering a good (driver service) which had me feeling like I chose the best in the region. Tom and Jill were amazing hosts that were with us each step of the way. Incredibly well known and loved by all staff of all businesses we visited and we got some pretty good purchase deals along the way due to these established relationships. Absolute next level service, don't book anyone else. These guys are your one stop shop for local knowledge, care and engagement. Loved the whole weekend and we will be back again. Third time is the ultimate charm right? 😁
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