Waiheke Island wine tour: 4 vineyards with local guide
Your guide lives on Waiheke and knows every winemaker you'll meet.
A wine tour of Waiheke Island with four vineyard tastings, a local guide, and transport from Auckland. You start at Cable Bay Vineyards overlooking the Hauraki Gulf, break for lunch at Batch Winery at the island's highest point, taste at Stonyridge Vineyard among olive groves, and finish at Mudbrick Vineyard with views across the gulf. The guide is a resident who knows the winemakers and the stories behind them.
Step-by-step itinerary
Waiheke Island vineyard tour and tastings
- Visit Cable Bay Vineyards for wine tasting
- Lunch at Batch Winery with panoramic views
- Wine tasting at Stonyridge Vineyard
- Final wine tasting at Mudbrick Vineyard
- Return to ferry or stay on island
What’s included
- Comfortable transport in a bus or minivan depending on the season.
- wine tastings at four vineyards.
- a local guide who lives on Waiheke Island.
- GST and fuel surcharge.
Times
- Every day 10:40
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Operated by Waiheke Wine Tours Ltd
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The experience
The day starts at Cable Bay Vineyards, where you taste wines with views across the Hauraki Gulf toward Auckland and the Coromandel. From there the tour moves to Batch Winery, the highest point on the island, where you sit down for lunch on a sun-soaked terrace or in the restaurant. The menu is à la carte and lunch is at your own cost. The views stretch out over the water in every direction, and you'll meet the other people on the tour over a glass of something from Batch's own collection.
After lunch comes Stonyridge Vineyard, surrounded by olive groves and Tuscan-inspired gardens, where you taste handcrafted wines in a relaxed setting. The final stop is Mudbrick Vineyard, the most iconic on the island, with a glass raised over the Hauraki Gulf as the grand finale. You can stay on at Mudbrick if you want. The bus leaves for the ferry at 3:40pm, ferries run until midnight, and taxis or a 15-minute walk get you to the terminal if you decide to keep exploring the island instead.
Transport is included in a comfortable bus (or double-decker depending on the season and group size), along with all four wine tastings and a local guide who actually lives here. In the off-season the tour runs in a minivan. The whole day takes about five hours, and you'll need to arrange your own ferry tickets to and from Waiheke Island separately.
Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste wines without arranging the stops and timing yourself. The local guide knows the winemakers and the best table at each vineyard, and the transport holds the whole day together around the ferry schedule.
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Top questions
What's included in the wine tastings at each vineyard?
Wine tastings are included at Cable Bay Vineyards, Stonyridge Vineyard, and Mudbrick Vineyard. Batch Winery is the lunch stop where you order and pay for food and drinks separately from the tour.
Do I need to arrange the ferry to Waiheke Island myself?
Yes, ferry tickets to and from Waiheke Island are not included in the tour and must be arranged separately. The tour includes transport once you arrive on the island and returns you to the ferry terminal at the end of the day.
Can I stay longer at Mudbrick Vineyard instead of heading back to the ferry?
Yes. The bus departs for the ferry at 3:40pm, but you can choose to stay on at Mudbrick. Ferries run until midnight, and taxis are available on the island, or it's a 15-minute walk to the terminal if you want to keep exploring.
What's the minimum age for this tour?
The minimum age is 18 years. This tour is not suitable for children.
Does the tour operate in bad weather?
Yes, the tour operates in all weather conditions. Dress appropriately for the day's weather and conditions on the island.
Is lunch included in the tour price?
Lunch is not included. At Batch Winery you order from an à la carte menu and pay for your meal and drinks at your own cost.
Waiheke Island wine tour: 4 vineyards with local guide
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