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.
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings
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
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Minimum age is 18 years
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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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.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Items | Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga
Itinerary
1
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.
15 minutes
2
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.
1 hour
3
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.
1 hour
4
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.
1 hour and 30 minutes
5
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.
1 hour
6
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.
45 minutes
7
Mt Maunganui Main Beach
We then return you to ship-side via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
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.
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings
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
