From $420/Adult Full Day
Wairarapa Tour
This private day tour from Wellington introduces you to the food and wine delights of the beautiful rural Wairarapa.
We tailor your itinerary to your interests, energy and time ensuring you have an awesome day out.
Have fun while making the most of your time in Wellington.
Shore excursions may be available depending on your ship’s schedule. Please ask.
Food & Wine
Rural Lifestyle
Boutique Shopping
Food tour? Wine tour? Nature tour? Or a little bit of everything?
A day trip north from Wellington to the Wairarapa offers wide valleys, big skies and thriving small towns and an iconic New Zealand hill road. With brisk days in winter and grape growing heat in summer, the Wairarapa offers you rural New Zealand at its best.
On your relaxing private tour, you can be wowed by our native rainforest, explore boutique shops and antique treasures and wrap your taste buds around locally produced food & wine.
We will tailor your tour to give you a day that is sure to delight. Make the most of your time in the Wairarapa on your personalised day tour from Wellington.
“Had an amazing day with Suzee. She spoke with us prior to our holiday to see what exactly our plans were and what we wanted to see. As neither of us had been in the Wairarapa we were keen to visit and explore the towns. My friend also had family history in Martinborough and Suzee went out of her way to discover as much as she could and take us to the relevant places.
It was a great day where we didn’t have to worry about driving and could just relax and enjoy the towns and special places we got to visit. Would highly recommend – very comfy vehicle and Suzee was a great host and took us to some amazing places, cheese shop, oil producer, chocolate shop, winery, as well as even finding a shoe shop for me when my boots fell apart – thank you, thank you Suzee.”
Paula, NZ
“What a great tour day getting out of the city. We had an amazing day out of the city with Suzee. She has incredible knowledge of the areas around Wellington and the city and is just plain fun to be with!
We saw great Wairarapa scenery, Greytown for lunch and chocolate, Martinborough wineries, the rainforest/park where Rivendell scenes in LOTR were filmed and more. We learned a lot and came away with great pictures. It was a wonderful time and we highly recommend Suzee and her company uTours.”
John, US
Some of our favourite Wairarapa highlights include:
Experience a classic kiwi drive over the Remutaka Hill to the Wairarapa, a slice of rural NZ.
What’s not to love – Tasting chocolate from Shoc Choc, specialty cheeses from C’est Cheese, olive oil from Juno, local fruit and ice cream.
And then there is the wineries – chilling out over a seasonal vineyard platter & wine tasting at Poppies. Visits to other wineries are also available.
Wander through Greytown or Martinborough for designer clothing, gourmet food & wine, antiques and art all within easy walking distance.
Travel back to quieter times for fish and chips at Lake Ferry, a sleepy beach village.
Breathe the fresh air of the rainforest at Kaitoke Regional Park. Lord of the Rings fans will know it as Rivendell, home of the Elves.
For those who prefer beer, we can visit Brewtown in Upper Hutt on the way home to enjoy award-winning local craft beer and food.
Points to note
$30 discount per adult for groups of four or more adults.
- Please let us know your preferred pick-up time and location eg the Port, the Airport or your accommodation. Our online booking system has a suggested start time of 9.30am. We will confirm your start time and pick up location before you travel. Afternoon tours are available.
- Pick up, drop off, cable car & light refreshments included.
- Cruise Passengers are picked up and dropped off at the Port.
- Lunch is at customer cost on the day. We recommend excellent local food options to meet your food requirements.
- Additional attractions may be available at customer cost.
- Itinerary may change due to weather and availability.
- Reasonable Terms & Conditions apply.
So we can best meet your needs, please email before booking if you:
- have six or more people
- would like an airport pick up & have more than one suitcase per person
- require a wheelchair accessible vehicle
- have children under five years of age
- want to include specific activities which require booking eg WETA 90 minute tour.
Occasionally due to local weather conditions, the Remutaka Hill road gets closed. If this happens, we will offer you a tour around a different part of Wellington or will provide a refund.
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