Muriwai Scenic Wine Tour from Auckland
Overview
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guide
- Transport
- National Park fees
- Wine-tasting
- Local taxes
- Entry/Admission - Westbrook Winery
- Entry/Admission - Soljans Estate Winery
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Muriwai Beach, Muriwai Beach, North Island
Next you’ll be taken through beautiful rolling sheep and cattle country out to Muriwai, a seaside enclave popular with surfers and famous for its black sand beaches. Here you can watch the Gannets August to May courting, mating and rearing their young preparing them for the winter migration.
There are spectacular views of the Tasman Sea and rugged West Coast from the lookouts.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Soljans Estate Winery, 366 State Highway 16, Kumeu, Auckland 0892 New Zealand
Soljans Estate was established in 1937 and is owned and operated by the 5th generation of the same family. They produce Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Gris and well as Marlborough Riesling , Gewurtztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. They produce Syrah and Cabernet Blends from Hawkes Bay and Sparkling Muscat from Gisborne. The also have an enviable reputation for their Tawny Ports.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Westbrook Winery, 215 Ararimu Valley Road, Waimauku 0882, New Zealand
Visit family owned West Brook Wines established in 1935 for a cellar door tasting. Situated in the picturesque Waimauku Valley you can try award winning Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Malbec from their own vineyard as well as Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir from their estates in Marlborough
Duration: 35 minutes
Additional information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Child rate applies only when sharing with two paying adults
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 4 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
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This tour is a great value to enjoy the NZ countryside and try some fine wines. John is a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide that went above and beyond our expectations, providing information and catering to our specific needs. Highly recommend!
This tour is a great value to enjoy the NZ countryside and try some fine wines. John is a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide that went above and beyond our expectations, providing information and catering to our specific needs. Highly recommend!John kindly took us on a wine tour and was very inclusive as I wanted to take my 14-year-old disabled daughter with me. He helped me with the wheelchair and was amazing with engaging with my daughter as well as making the tour for me a very special event. His knowledge of wine and the local areas...
John kindly took us on a wine tour and was very inclusive as I wanted to take my 14-year-old disabled daughter with me. He helped me with the wheelchair and was amazing with engaging with my daughter as well as making the tour for me a very special event. His knowledge of wine and the local areas is outstanding. He even took us to the Gannet colony hoping that my daughter would enjoy it too and he smashed it! It is always very hard being able to go places with a disabled child and he made me feel completely relaxed. Thanks John for an epic tour!Wonderful afternoon tour. John was fabulous so knowledgeable. We toured 2 wineries and the gannet colony. His wine knowledge was encyclopedic.
Wonderful afternoon tour. John was fabulous so knowledgeable. We toured 2 wineries and the gannet colony. His wine knowledge was encyclopedic.John picked us up from right outside out cruise ship right on time. It was a nice little group as there was only us and two other people (and NO children - which was nice to have that sort of break). He was very knowledgeable and was happy to answer our questions regardless of the topic (mostly ...
John picked us up from right outside out cruise ship right on time. It was a nice little group as there was only us and two other people (and NO children - which was nice to have that sort of break). He was very knowledgeable and was happy to answer our questions regardless of the topic (mostly nothing to do with wine). Both Wineries were great and the scenery and Gannet colony breath taking. John even stopped for us at a fruit shop so my husband could buy a kiwi fruit to eat in New Zealand being that he doesn't like wine (he came for the scenery and the no kids - 4 of us in a little cabin for nearly two weeks we needed that break). Highly recommend this tour.John was an absolutely wonderful and brilliant tour guide. His knowledge of wine, and indeed the wider world, really adds to the overall tour experience. Five stars. Thanks, John.
John was an absolutely wonderful and brilliant tour guide. His knowledge of wine, and indeed the wider world, really adds to the overall tour experience. Five stars. Thanks, John.we had now done about 5 tours while here in Auckland and this was by far the best. John was very knowledgeable, helpful, funny and an all around great host. We tasted wine at two great wineries with not only great wine but great views and a lot of fun. We would suggest this tour to anyone and...
we had now done about 5 tours while here in Auckland and this was by far the best. John was very knowledgeable, helpful, funny and an all around great host. We tasted wine at two great wineries with not only great wine but great views and a lot of fun. We would suggest this tour to anyone and were tempted to sign up for another one if we had the time.