Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga

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Location

Tauranga

Duration

5 hours

Group size

Max 14 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Language

English

Location

Tauranga

Duration

5 hours

Group size

Max 14 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Language

English

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•81 reviews

US$180.34 per guest

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A day of Epicurean delights, visiting a boutique brewery, travelling through scenic countryside to Rotorua, then up on the gondola to a cellar door with spectacular views and great wine! The tour finishes with a cocktail (or coffee) and dessert at our last venue, overlooking our beautiful harbour. Clients enjoy the diversity of venues and the variety of tastings. A chance to treat your palate! This approximately 6-hour small group tour has a range of great sights to see on the way and the starting time can be adjusted to accommodate variations in ship arrival time.

Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings

Lunch

A sumptuous anti pasto platter will accompany your wine tasting

Driver/guide

Cocktail or coffee & dessert

Time permitting, we stop to explain the kiwifruit industry & also a short walk into the Okere Falls

Additional food and drinks not specified

15 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Port of Tauranga Ltd

Our accredited agent driver/guide will meet you at the port gate & escort you to the vehicle in which you will be travelling. The driver/guide will have your name on a placard.

Our accredited agent driver/guide will meet you at the port gate & escort you to the vehicle in whic…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Included

The Rising Tide

The Local Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer, with no preservatives or additives, is explained & a range of beer is sampled.

The Local Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producin…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Free

New Zealand State Highway 36

We travel South to Rotorua. This Sate Highway follows the route which was originally a walking track for Maori between Tauranga & Rotorua.

We travel South to Rotorua. This Sate Highway follows the route which was originally a walking track…

1 hour 30 minutes · Admission Ticket Included

Volcanic Hills Winery

On arrival in Rotorua, we visit Volcanic Hills Winery, to have platters & a wine presentation & tasting. The Tasting Room at this venue sits at the top of the gondola at Skyline, Rotorua. During your visit you will be able to soak up the magnificent view overlooking Rotorua town & lake, while relaxing with a glass of wine & sumptuous platters. This will be an opportunity to sample excellent NZ wine, and to ask questions about NZ wine-styles & terroir.

On arrival in Rotorua, we visit Volcanic Hills Winery, to have platters & a wine presentation & tast…

1 hour · Admission Ticket Free

State Highway 33

We return to Mount Maunganui via a different route, so that clients get a scenic overview of the area. If time permits, a brief stop will be made at a kiwifruit orchard to explain the industry from planting to export.

We return to Mount Maunganui via a different route, so that clients get a scenic overview of the are…

45 minutes · Admission Ticket Included

Salinity Restaurant & Bar

The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail (or a coffee if you prefer) at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.

The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail (or a coffee if you prefer) at one of Tauranga…

15 minutes · Admission Ticket Included

Mt Maunganui Main Beach

We then return you to ship-side via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Pickup Details

We pick up from the Port of Tauranga, the Tauranga airport & local accommodation. At the Port of Tauranga we will meet you at the port gate; your name will be held up on a placard. This tour does not operate on Monday.

Start Time / Opening Hours

31/03/2021 - 07/11/2027

TUESDAY

SUNDAY

00:30 - 23:30

Free cancellation

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 1 day before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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Alice_HMarch 2026 • Viator

This was the best wine ...

This was the best wine and tasting tour in all of New Zealand! Paul was a fantastic host. There was just the four of us, my husband, myself and a friend whom we met on this cruise. Paul drove us all over Tauranga and even around Roturuo. We had the best wine selections and the final stop was at Salinity, a marina restaurant near the cruise port. We had the best desert ever and I chose a very satisfying salted caramel martini as my drink. Paul entertained us for around 5 1/2 hours with informa...read more

Response from ViatorMarch 05, 2026

Thanks so much for your comments. Paul thoroughly enjoyed his day with you, so we're glad that it was a good experience for you too. We appreciate that you took the time to write this review. Reviews help us to ensure that what we offer is relevant to ou++++r clients requirements.

adambZ4765XWFebruary 2026 • TripAdvisor

Enjoyed the tour

Lovely tour. Started at Brewery with some nice local craft beers including a pale ale, IPA, and stout. Some had premixed drinks like a berry gin and tonic. A cider was also available. We then went to the gondola and transited with our group of 10 halfway up a mountain for beautiful view, some nice wine and a charcuterie platter. A neat stop at a kiwi orchard was a bonus. Paul had a lot of information to share and kept us entertained.

Sheila_SFebruary 2026 • Viator

A lot to see in Tauranga

A good overview of the area of Tauranga. Loved kiwi seeing. Wine tasting and waterfalls! Great tour guide

Sherry ADecember 2025 • TripAdvisor

Great Local Tour with Tauranga Tasting Tours & Charters

Paul, from Tauranga Tasting Tours & Charters, was our driver and guide. Our ship was a little late arriving so we communicated using the Viator app to provide our status. Paul was very accommodating. This was a private tour so it was just my husband and me. The car was new and very comfortable. The tour was exactly as described in the Viator description. There was a large selection of beer, cider and gin for the first tasting so we were able to select what we each liked. The tasting room had a v...read more

Sherry_ADecember 2025 • Viator

Great Tour with Tauranga Tasting Tours & Charters