Taste of Waiheke Food and Wine Tour
Overview
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7 hours
Mobile ticket
Experience the best of Waiheke Island on the sell-out Taste of Waiheke wine tour. Includes transport, a vineyard lunch and a variety of tastings at the best spots on the island. Our most popular tour is back for Summer 2024, bookings available now.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wineries featured are subject to change without notice
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Minimum age is 18 years
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
What To Expect
Sip your way through Waiheke's top venues, with the all-inclusive Taste of Waiheke food and wine tour. Enjoy an olive oil tasting at Allpress Olive Groves, followed by a two-course lunch and a wine tasting at Batch Winery. Head up to Cable Bay Vineyards for a tasting and finally wind your way back to your last stop with a wine tasting at Mudbrick Vineyard. Return ferry tickets on the Waiheke Walk-Up or Waiheke Reserve ferry are included.
What‘s Included
Wine tastings at three vineyards
Olive tasting
Lunch
Driver/guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Options
Taste of Waiheke tour
10:15am Waiheke Walk-up ferry : Enjoy a scenic guided tour across Waiheke, delicious seasonal lunch and a variety of tastings at four top venues.
Reviews
494 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Driver guide Kai was great, and wines amazing, but not enough time, and lunch terrible!
Travellingisliving83,Mar 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Mostly a nice day but way too rushed. Lunch was too long and the food terrible.. the best winery and wines are last and you are barely there 30 min. So disappointing. The wineries you go to are great, but just not enough time. Tour very overpriced for what it was. When I go back I’ll just book the hop on hop off bus next time. Guide Kai was great, and her commentary fantastic though.
Wines were not too good....
Bruce G,Mar 29, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Wines were not too good. Driver was excellent. Olive oil tasting was great and lunch was very good overall good not great
Spectacular Food and Wine on Waiheke Island
94HankF,Mar 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00One word Spectacular! What a beautiful island, each winery had amazing views and the lunch at Batch was amazing. I would recommend this even just for the tour of the island, but when you add in the olive oil tasting, lunch, and wine tastings it is a must do!
Good tour of island...
Tony T,Mar 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Good tour of island wineries Knowledgeable guide Beautiful locations Lunch was good Wines were mediocre
Don't miss the Taste of Waiheke Tour - Its Fabulous!!
caburke4,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was a great experience. The ferry ride views were stunning - able to view Auckland's harbour in all directions not to mention being greeted with OJ & Sparkling Wine!. The visit to three wineries was a plus with our fave being Mudbrick - absolutely gorgeous grounds and views were amazing. Darwin gave a lovely wine presentation. Our driver was well versed in all things Waiheke. The meal at Batch Winery was superb - wasn't expecting a full course dinner but it was very nice. Lovely grounds and stunning views too! Highly recommend.!
Enjoyed the 3 wineries...
Anna R,Mar 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Enjoyed the 3 wineries and scenic tour of Waiheke. The tour guide was difficult to understand,intercom had a bit of an echo, otherwise excellent
Taste of Waiheke is a Wonderful Experience!
Leslie B,Mar 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A 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
3.00Information 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
3.00The 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
5.00Trip description is accurate. Lunch at the winery was excellent. Our driver, Vincent, was terrific and contributed greatly to a fun day.
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