Vineyards Honey and Black Sand Beaches from Auckland

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US$182.68 per guest

Adult x2

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Auckland

Duration

6 hours 15 minutes

Number of Guests

2 - 6 guests

Language

English

Other

Vegetarian, Pet-friendly

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover the best of Auckland with a vineyard tour, beach visit, and honey tasting. Experience world-class wines and the renowned Muriwai black sand beaches. Ideal for food and wine lovers.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Monday to Friday enjoy a behind the scenes tour and tasting at Kumeu River Wines. See how they ferment their wines in 228 litre French Burgundian barriques. Established in 1944 they specialize in Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Cremant.

Next taste wine and take lunch at Soljans Vineyard Restaurant established in 1937.

Time is allocated to enjoy a superb open menu one course lunch, including vegetarian options from their excellent Ala Carte menu.

Please note lunch costs and beverages with lunch are NOT included and are at the travellers own expense.

Relax with a side trip through beautiful traditional rolling farmland to visit the West Coast Muriwai black sand beach settlement. See spectacular views of the Tasman Sea.

Last we visit " The Hunting Lodge Lawn Bar" for wine or beer boards depending on your preference.

To finish taste samples of the famous Arataki and Manuka Doctor medical antibiotic mono-floral Manuka MGO/UMF honeys which are available to purchase.

What You Get

Bottled water

Wine tasting

National Park Fees

Personal expenses and gratuities

Lunch

Lunch costrs and any beverages with lunch are not included in the tarif. An hour and fifteen minutes is allocated for a one course lunch from the standard Ala Carte Menu

Good To Know

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Kumeu River Wines

enjoy a behind the scenes tour and tasting at the winery owned and operated by the Brajkovich family. See how they ferment their wines in 225 litre French Burgundian barriques. Pioneers in New Zealand winemaking since 1944 they specialize in producing Estate Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer, Merlot and Pinot Noir only from grapes grown on their own ten Kumeu and Huapai Vineyards. Mate’s barrique fermented Chardonnay is considered one of the best wines in the country. After gaining his bachelors degree in Oenological Science in Australia the wine maker Michael Brajkovich MW became New Zealand’s first Master of Wine and has been a Chief Judge of the Air New Zealand Wine Competition.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Soljans Estate Winery

Taste a selection of red, white, rose' or sparkling wines as well as their 10 year aged Tawny Port. Soljan also have an enviable repuation fo their vintage Methode Traditionelle.Then enjoy and open menu one course lunch with tea, coffee or juice from their comprehensive lunch menu

1 hour 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Muriwai Beach

Muriwai Beach is a West Coast black sand beach settlement famous for surfing, black iron sand and spectacular coastal scenery. Our stop includes spectacular views up the coastline and a visit to the see the nesting Gannet Sea Bird Colony. Please note these are migratory birds and there are none to see from May to July

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

The Hunting Lodge Winery & Restaurant

The Hunting Lodge Winery is a modern approach to a country venue that showcase their own wine and a range of artisan Beers and Gins Included in the tarrif is a wine board including 4 Hunting Lodge Wines or a Beers board including 4 artisan or local Kraft beers

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details

Once you have been given a pickup time and pickup location, you must acknowledge this through email or the Viator App. Failure to do this may result in your booking being cancelled without notice. If you have not received a formal pickup confirmation and time from us 24 hours prior to departure please contact us direct or have a Viator agent do so. Tickets indicate a general final departure time and may (or may not) be the time scheduled for your hotel pickup if there are multiple collections.

Meeting Point

Auckland Central, New Zealand, NZ

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If your hotel is not among those listed, The default pickup location is Sky City Hotel and Casino Sky City Hotel is located in the drive-through that runs between Federal Street and Victoria Street West - It is right beside the base of the Sky Tower

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.9

based on 100 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

Exceeded our expectations! 🚐 🍷

August 19, 2026

The Concierge team and I at Horizon by SkyCity had the pleasure of experiencing this wonderful tour, and it truly exceeded our expectations. A special thank you to Nicole, our Senior Concierge, fo...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Excellent tour!

April 22, 2026

The Vineyards, Honey and Black Sand Beaches tour we did with John was one of the best things we did on our trip to Auckland. The tour length was just right, and all the stops were interesting and e...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Vineyards, Honey and Black sand Beach

April 22, 2026

What a great day we had on the North West Coast near Auckland! Our tour guide John was wonderful lively narrator. He knows about the Wine industry! We got a behind the scenes wine tour! We had love...read more

(Viator)

A great day in New Zealand!

March 14, 2026

John was absolutely amazing! He was an extremely knowledgeable guide!! He had extensive knowledge of all of the wineries in the area. Our conversations with him were so informative. Do not h...read more

(Viator)

Great tour

February 19, 2026

John is extremely knowledgeable about the production of wine. He has a personal relationships with wineries which allowed us exclusive access to a winery’s behind the scene production. You’ll come ...read more

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