Wine & Sightseeing Tour 4 hr | Cruise Tour 2.5hr | Award Winning

Overview

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Winner - 2026 Best of Wine Tourism - Sustainable Wine Tourism

Experience award-winning wine, a Māori cultural site and stunning sightseeing up Te Mata Peak. Beginning on the coast, you will gain an appreciation for Māori knowledge at the Ātea a Rangi Celestial Compass.

*From there, you'll enjoy a wine-tasting and shared cheese platter at Clearview Winery (with a short tour if the winery is available). Additional menu items are welcome to be purchased at your own expense.*

You'll then enjoy a premium, hosted tasting at New Zealand’s second-oldest Winery, the award-winning Te Mata Estate. Home of the famed Te Mata Coleraine wine.

We'll then journey up to the top of Te Mata Peak. All the while learning about the unique culture, geology, botany and history of the region.

*For cruise ships, we offer a semi private (max 4 guests) 2.5 hour tour with departure times for each ship, depending on the time in port. This omits Clearview winery and does not include a shared cheese platter.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

We only serve alcoholic drinks for travelers 18 years old and above. Minor travelers below 18 years old will be served non-alcoholic drinks.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

*Omitted on Cruise tour* Shared Cheese Board at Clearview Winery

Locally sourced glass bottled mineral water

Wine tastings

Luxury Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with leather seats, bottled water, snacks, WiFi and cellphone chargers or fully electric BYD Atto 3 set up to the same standards

Guide

In vehicle snacks - Pretzels and Locally produced Fig and Chia Bars

(optional and at guest discretion)

Additional food or beverages not specified in the tour - Platter not included in Cruise tour due to time constraints

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Atea A Rangi

Experience an incredibly unique Maori Cultural site. Situated on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, this celestial compass is used to mark the seasons and teach navigation skills for ocean-bound journeys. Featuring intricately carved Po (posts) that themselves tell the stories of the stars. This site carries with it stories as old as civilisation itself.

15 minutes • Admission Included

Clearview Estate Winery

*Omitted on Cruise Tour* Bask in the salty sea air of the Te Awanga coast at one of New Zealand's most-awarded wineries. Enjoy a wine tasting and cheese platter under the olive trees followed by a tour of the winery hosted by the winemaker himself (Tour subject to his availability). - Note winery omitted on Cruise Tours due to time constraints

1 hour • Admission Included

Options

Cruise tour 2.5 Hours

Hawkes Bay Wine&Sightseeing Tour | Award Winning | up to 4 hours

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

2 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Must do Hawkes Bay experience
fionahr2025,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a fantastic introduction to Hawkes Bay we booked this tour as it was advertised as winery and sightseeing and it certainly lived up to that title Duncan pick us up and drove us to Clear view estate were we had a flight of tasting wines and a tasty cheese board we then drove to Te Mata Estate for another flight of wine throughout both tastings the complexity of the wine was explained we then did some more sightseeing including Te Mata peak fantastic views over Hawkes Bay and to Atea a Rangi a Maori sightseeing explaining about star navigation Duncan gave us lots of interesting information along the way well worth the money a must do
Very enjoyable, efficient, informative and relaxed.
Road46024477980,
Apr 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide for a half day tour was Bronnie who was wonderful! At short notice she organised a route of the best vineyards to visit in the time we had - collected us from two different hotels, was very knowledgable ecplaining our surroundings en-route and patiently waited at each until ready to go to the next, advised where to include a platter of gorgeous food and went beyond her brief by working some time after she should have finished so we could fit in one last visit, then delivered us safely back again - and refused to accept a tip. Would highly recommend Elecexec and especially Bronnie - thank you for a fantastic day! Kate & Gordon Hood.

From NZ$260.00