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• Taste of Waiheke is a Wonderful Experience!

  Leslie B,Mar 1, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  A delightful day! Lunch was fantastic. The olive oil tasting experience was first class. Loved the Mudbrick Vineyard! Waiheke was a gorgeous island. Definitely worth a visit. This tour included your ferry ticket and was well organized. Thank you for a delightful day!

• Room for improvement

  Trish M,Feb 28, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  Information given with booking said “meet at downtown terminal”. In fact we were just to board there. The meeting place was actually on the island. (Should be made clearer) Pleasant and informative guide/driver. The Allpress Olive oil tasting was interesting and enjoyable. The overall experience was marred by a chaotic lunchtime at Batch. Orders were taken on the bus before arrival and 1.5 hours allocated for lunch. Starters arrived promptly and were delicious. Then we waited… and waited. Meals were placed in front of a few of us only to be whisked away (some had started to eat) as they had been served to the wrong table. Then the meals arrived spasmodically (some were cold), the last 3 after everyone else had finished and with only 5 minutes to consume it before the departure time. At Cable Bay Winery the tasting room was unavailable and our tasting overlapped with another group which was quite distracting. The Mud Brick experience was exceptionally good. There were obviously major logistical problems on the day - unless these are a rarity and can be rectified I would not recommend this tour.

• Mixed - food poor, wine good, travel excellent

  Y6242TAbradb,Feb 28, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  3.00

  The transport and ferry were excellent. Some arrangements at wineries were on the fly. Lunch was botched - over 45 minutes difference in when some received their entrees. Waiters served some early on, then took away their plates to go to another group. I had my salmon quickly - and it was lovely - but my wife and others waited 20+ minutes, and 6 had to wait another 25-30 min. Several levels of meals were also apparent. How did we get the basic? Fun wineries and staff, enjoyable wines

• Fun trip and good value

  Barbara M,Feb 25, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Trip description is accurate. Lunch at the winery was excellent. Our driver, Vincent, was terrific and contributed greatly to a fun day.

• Worthwhile doing this....

  Wilna B,Feb 23, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Worthwhile doing this. Weather was great. Food was excellent, wine tasting superb. I would recommend this.

• what a life

  Maryann P,Feb 23, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Taking this tour was fantastic the coach driver was very lovely and gave a great commentry about Waiheke. Beautiful scenic views.

• A very nice day on Waiheke Island

  James O,Feb 22, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  Our lady driver was excellent- and Island native she knew everything- Olive tasting at Allpress was interesting and a lovely site, lunch at another winery was fabulous, the Cable beach winery wine was not impressive and the host difficult too understand- a nice location though- the final stop the Mudbrick was the best- a fun and impressive place and our Scottish host was terrific- the high speed ferry very enjoyable-

• Lunch at Batch/Mudbrick stole the show

  Shannon T,Feb 22, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  Kia was a very knowledgeable driver guide but was not very interactive with the group. The Allpress Olive Grove stop was fantastic. Very interesting overview, delicious oils and the perfect amount of time. Lunch at The Batch Winery was fantastic (steak/salmon/pork belly and vegetarian option) with plenty of food, a glass of wine (could pay for additional beverages) and time to explore. We then rode around the island with commentary. The Cable Bay stop was mediocre and less of a good experience mostly because of the host. Mudbrick was incredible but extremely rushed and it is absolutely the star of the show! Emily outdid herself and the wine is devine but it was a poor ending to an otherwise great day. The 10:15am Reserve Ferry was easy to find (use your tour ticket to board) and the guide was waiting on the dock when we arrived. There is a Hop In Hop Off Wine Bus on the island.

• It was such a wonderful...

  Brenda C,Feb 16, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  It was such a wonderful experience the moment we hopped on the ferry! We received a welcome drink! The bus driver was very knowledgeable and the olive and wine tasting was great. The lunch was amazing as well! I did think it was wine tasting at all 3 wineries but we were offered a full glass of wine (to our choice) at the winery we had our lunch.-no diff wine tasting there. We were also given time to shop and spend time to take pictures. Over all it was a great experience!

• A very enjoyable journey and accumulation of wine-tasting experiences.

  WANG Y,Feb 15, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  The places we visited were all good, but some of them were rather time-consuming, which made the wine tasting session at the end rather rushed.

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