New Zealand wine tours: Waiheke or Marlborough
Forty tours from 66 to 486 EUR, median 140. Waiheke costs a median 155 EUR and Marlborough 124, and 73% of New Zealand's vines are in the second.
New Zealand has 44,229 hectares of vines and 73% of them are in Marlborough, yet this catalogue splits its 40 tours evenly: 20 in Marlborough, 20 on Waiheke Island, a 35 to 40 minute ferry ride from Auckland. The most reviewed tour in the country, with 1,462 of the 6,781 reviews, is on the island, and its notes say ferry fares are not included. That is the real choice on this page. Waiheke is a boat ride and usually a long lunch, priced at a median of 155 EUR. Marlborough is Sauvignon Blanc country with cruise-ship days from Picton, priced at 124. Below are the two regions compared on the same base, the map, where New Zealand sits among the 13 countries here, and the regions the catalogue does not cover yet.
All 40 tours come from Viator and prices are per person as listed on 30 September 2026. Three listings are flagged private; one of them, on closer reading, is a ferry-and-bus package for up to nine people, so we talk about "two private tours" on the island. Two regions are not here yet, Central Otago and Hawke's Bay, and we say so below rather than pretend.
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Private Waiheke Food and Wine Tour: Olive Oil, Honey, Vineyard Lunch, Qualmark Gold
Artisan food leads this private tour: award-winning olive oil, honey and herb spread, up to three vineyards and a winery lunch. Minimum of two people.
Private Waiheke Wine Tour with Kiwi Connect: Up to 12 Tastings, 3 Vineyards
A private guide and van replace the group format: up to 12 tastings at three vineyards, a stop in Oneroa, and pick-up at Matiatia ferry or your accommodation.
Private Waiheke Wine Tour with Waitiki Tours: Three Boutique Vineyards
Waitiki Tours runs small private wine days for two or more, with island-wide pick-up and tastings at three boutique vineyards. Lunch and ferry are extra.
Waiheke Best Cellar Tour: Family-Run Small Group, 11 Guests Max, 3 Vineyards
Family-run and capped at 11 guests, so the group is dropped at each vineyard entrance and every tasting and lunch table is booked ahead. No walk-in queues.
Waiheke Flavours Tour: Wine, Olive Oil, Craft Beer and Spirits with Lunch, 11 Max
Five stops, not only wine: Casita Miro pairings, Allpress olive oils, lunch at Batch Winery, then beer or spirits at The Heke. Groups are capped at 11.
Waiheke Food and Wine Day: Tastings with Pairings, Shared Platter Lunch, 11 Guests Max
Tastings come with food pairings, and lunch is a shared platter with a glass of wine. The group is capped at 11 and the guides tell quirky island stories.
Waiheke Gourmet Food and Wine Tour with Ananda Tours: Oysters, Olive Oil, Whisky
Family-owned Ananda Tours has guided Waiheke for over 25 years: three vineyards with gourmet tastes such as oysters, olive oil and honey, and a whisky option.
Waiheke Half-Day Scenic Wine Tour: Two Vineyards, Platter Lunch, 12pm Ferry
Starting with the 12pm ferry from Downtown Auckland, this half day takes the northern coast road, stops at two vineyards and ends in time for the 5pm ferry.
Waiheke Island Premium Wine Tour from Auckland: Max 11 Guests, 3 Boutique Vineyards
A group of 11 at most takes a commentated drive with photo stops, then premium tastings at three boutique vineyards, one with a food and wine pairing.
Waiheke Island Wine Tour by Enjoi NZ: 3 to 4 Award-Winning Vineyards, Lunch Stop
Enjoi NZ mixes up the vineyards every day: 3 to 4 award-winning stops, 3 to 5 tastings at each, and a lunch break of 1.5 to 2 hours, paid for separately.
Waiheke Island Wine Tour from Auckland: 3 Vineyards and Beachfront Lunch
A guided Waiheke day with sommelier-led tastings at three vineyards, then a set lunch at a hat-awarded restaurant on Onetangi beach, five hours in all.
Waiheke Sunset Wine Tour: Mudbrick, Stonyridge and Dinner at Batch Winery
The evening ends at Batch Winery, the highest winery on the island, for a dinner (not included) with the sunset. Two wine tastings come first, over four hours.
Waiheke Taste and Graze: 10 Guests, Mudbrick, Whisky at The Heke, Olive Grove Lunch
Taste & Graze pairs a Mudbrick tasting with whisky and beer at The Heke and olive oil at Allpress. Return ferry tickets from Auckland are included, too.
Waiheke Wine and Dine at Batch Winery: Sit-Down Lunch, Ferry and Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
Sit-down lunch at Batch Winery, then a Western Explorer hop-on hop-off bus pass to roam the island at your own pace. Ferry travel from Auckland is included.
Waiheke Wine Tour with Ananda: Three Vineyards and Lunch at Three Seven Two
Three vineyards with Ananda's local guides, then lunch at Three Seven Two on Onetangi beach. Pick-up is at the Fullers ferry or your island accommodation.
Waiheke Zeitgeist Small-Group Tour with Local Guide Grant: Boutique Wineries
Grant, a local guide, takes a small flexible group to truly boutique wineries away from the usual route, with a choice of lunch stops across Waiheke Island.
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