Martinborough in a Day

Martinborough in a Day is a chauffeur-driven one-day experience of everything Martinborough, the Southern hemisphere’s only true wine village.

All tasting fees are included, as is lunch, along with pickups and drop offs around Martinborough. Other locations may attract a modest fee - see the drop-down menu when booking online.

This unique and exclusive wine tour takes you behind the scenes, often where the general public can't access. Your friendly, knowledgeable wine tour host, will ensure your day is pleasurable and enlightening.

You will have the opportunity to taste regional cuisine and sample wines, meet local winemakers and growers and experience the culture of Martinborough including a visit to an olive oil producer.

Tours usually start at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm. We are flexible if we need to fit in with railway schedules. Martinborough is 80 kms from Wellington. If you are traveling from Wellington we suggest you take the morning "Masterton" train from Wellington to Featherston. We pick you up at Featherston Railway Station and have you back there at the end of the tour for the return journey.

Weekday daytime trains between Wellington and Featherston have returned.

Costs and information about Martinborough in a Day Tour

Your Martinborough in a Day wine tour costs $325 per person. The cost covers everything - vineyard tour, tasting fees, lunch, coffee/tea, olive grove tour and taste, local guide and luxury vehicle.

We offer complimentary pick up from Martinborough and Featherston accommodation or Featherston Railway Station. Wharekauhau and city transfers can be arranged at extra cost.

If you want to make this a private tour there is an extra fee.

Itinerary of your Martinborough Wine Tour

The highlights of your personally crafted itinerary Martinborough in a Day Tour may include:

• A vineyard tour through the vines, see the wine-making process and a tasting in the barrel room at a vineyard
• Fully chauffeured in a luxury vehicle by a knowledgeable local guide well versed in wine and the region's history
• Learn the history of the town and development of the vineyards along the way.
• A two-course wine-matched lunch at a vineyard restaurant.
• Visits to a range of vineyards - from boutique, family owned to some of the region's largest.

We can also visit an olive grove. Stroll around the grove with the owner then taste a range of their superb oils. At the end of the tour we guarantee you will know a lot more about olive oil and be more discerning in your future purchases of it.

Enquire about a Tour Booking

If you have any questions about wine tours in Martinborough or you'd like to discuss booking a wine tour, please contact us.

Bookings are essential

You can book and pay directly by going to the "BOOK" part of our website but we strongly recommend you contact us first just so we can check that the special things we offer on this tour are available on the day you wish to do it. Otherwise we may have to change the date.

So you have the options of:

• filling out any CONTACT US form on the site and we will contact you

• phoning us direct on +64 6 306 8032 or 022 307 9480

• email us at info@martinboroughwinetours.co.nz
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Experience Martinborough at its finest - Martinborough in a Day... more than just a taste.