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Waiheke Island Tour: Boutique Wine Experience
4.9
323 Ratings
Matiatia Ferry Terminal
Experience the best of Waiheke Island’s boutique wines with Waivino. Hand-picked grapes, authentic vineyard tours, and passionate winemakers await. Book your wine tasting adventure now!
Experience the best of Waiheke Island’s boutique wines with Waivino. Hand-picked grapes, authentic vineyard tours, and passionate winemakers await. Book your wine tasting adventure now!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Matiatia Ferry Terminal - Grant, your tour guide, is a professional who offers a genuine and personalized experience. He is committed to showcasing the authentic beauty of Waiheke, steering clear of commercialized tours, and ensuring you see more of this paradise. After a brief stop in Oneroa Village, the tour proceeds to the northern face for…
- Matiatia Ferry Terminal - Grant, your tour guide, is a professional who offers a genuine and personalized experience. He is committed to showcasing the authentic beauty of Waiheke, steering clear of commercialized tours, and ensuring you see more of this paradise. After a brief stop in Oneroa Village, the tour proceeds to the northern face for breathtaking views and travels along stunning native bush-lined roads overlooking the sparkling blue waters, en route to your first Waiheke winery. The tour avoids crowded routes, opting for scenic back roads. It highlights family-owned wineries where passionate, hardworking Waihekeans produce exceptional wines from handpicked grapes in sustainable vineyards. Each winemaker has a distinct style, and guests often appreciate the relaxed tour flow, the contrasting boutique wineries, and the delightful vibe of this ancient Jurassic-age island. Participants feel immersed in the local scene, absorbing the vibrant energy of Waiheke. The tour includes tasting up to 15 premium handcrafted Waiheke wines, complemented by excellent lunch options.
What's Included
- Gabriella Lewenz Art gallery visit (time permitting)
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Taste around 15 premium Waiheke Island boutique wines
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Small food pairing at Casita Miro or Awaroa Winery
- Lunch stop at Passage Rock Winery or similar (optional)
- Gabriella Lewenz Art gallery visit (time permitting)
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Taste around 15 premium Waiheke Island boutique wines
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Small food pairing at Casita Miro or Awaroa Winery
- Lunch stop at Passage Rock Winery or similar (optional)
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip Ferry from Auckland
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Round-trip Ferry from Auckland
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Discover the spirit of Waiheke Island. As a local, Grant is intimately familiar with the island and guides you through its most stunning roads and uplifting spots, allowing you to absorb the unique Jurassic energy of Waiheke. This is the smallest and most adaptable company, dedicated to offering guests an authentic experience. You’ll explore more of…
Discover the spirit of Waiheke Island. As a local, Grant is intimately familiar with the island and guides you through its most stunning roads and uplifting spots, allowing you to absorb the unique Jurassic energy of Waiheke. This is the smallest and most adaptable company, dedicated to offering guests an authentic experience. You’ll explore more of Waiheke Island and enjoy a delightful day with a small group of fellow boutique wine enthusiasts. Grant has excellent connections with the finest small boutique wineries, and the lunch options are unparalleled. Waiheke is renowned for its quirky residents, and you’ll encounter some fascinating characters along the way. We warmly invite you to book with us and let us amaze you with insider knowledge of one of the world’s most incredible islands! Cheers!
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Personalised groups of up to 9 people
Location
Matiatia Ferry Terminal
Please book ISLAND DIRECT ferry on islanddirect.co.nz which leaves from Pier 13 Downtown Auckland. Take the 9:15am over to the island and the 4:20pm back. Grant will greet you as you step onto the island with a WAIHEKE ZEITGEIST sign. Any issues please contact Grant for alternatives. Cheers!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(323 Ratings)
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Sep 25, 2025
Excellent Small Group Winery Tour!!! - We are so glad we chose to go with Grant and Waivino tours! One of the reasons we chose to go with his tour is that he has smaller groups than those other tours. This was our first time to Waiheke Island, and he gave us a great tour around the island while telling us a lot about the history of the island. We made stops along the way at some beautiful lookout points. The three wineries we went to were exceptional! Each winery was different and the tastings were wonderful! We also made a stop in the downtown area for a gelato before we headed back to the ferry. This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to New Zealand! Thank you, Grant!
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Megan_f
Sep 20, 2025
Great wine tour! I liked... - Great wine tour! I liked how we went to smaller less visited wineries.
Grant was a great guide and went above and beyond to make sure we had a fantastic experience.
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Jeremy_z
Sep 14, 2025
Grant the Goat - Grant is extremely good at what he does, and you will not get a more memorable bespoke experience with him. Knowledge about everything and everyone on the Island and beyond is unmatched, and is generally just a good chat. In particular, he listened and tailored our experience in accordance with our wine preferences which was a great example of one of the many small attention to detail things he does. Definitely check out Grant and his company - we will definitely be coming back in the future to hit up all the wineries!
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Marco_i
Sep 12, 2025
It was than just wine... - It was than just wine tasting. Grant showed us and told us a lot about the island and the community. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the boutique wineries we visited.
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Hannah_l
Sep 7, 2025
My husband and our... - My husband and our friends had the best time driving around Waiheke with Grant! He was so knowledgeable about the island and it was amazing to learn about the history from a local. The wineries were incredible and Grant’s connections with local vendors made the tour so much better than a more commercialized tour would have been.
We had a blast!
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Lisha_f
Sep 2, 2025
Awesome time! Grant was... - Awesome time! Grant was incredible. We visited Waiheke on a Tuesday in Winter which isn't ideal because many of the wine makers are closed. But Grant used his connections and was able to pull together an incredible experience for us. He even pivoted a little to include a beer tasting, which we appreciated. Grant is an insightful and engaging conversationalist, very knowledgeable about the island, and well-connected. Thank you Grant for a lovely day.
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Trail40692965380
Aug 19, 2025
Wonderful island vineyard tour! - We had the most amazing day on the vineyard tour with Grant! Even though the weather was cold and a little rainy the day was spectacular. Grant was informative and entertaining as he lead us to three unique and wonderful vineyards. We were able to see many beautiful beaches and the rolling hills on the island. Learned a great deal about slow wine making and the history of the area. It was the perfect way to spend our first full day in New Zealand.
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Katrinadi7822ys
Aug 7, 2025
This is an excellent tour with a passionate guide and excellent wines. - Grant was a terrific guide and showed us the beautiful Waiheke Island while providing lots of information and history. He answered all of our many questions with good humour, the wines and the lunch (with stunning views) were great and we had the best last day of our NZ holiday that we could have hoped for.
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F4088jkmelaniem
May 14, 2025
Most Memorable Unique Winery Tour - What a pleasure it was to have Grant as our guide for a very personal winery tour. He was not only knowledgeable about the island, but the three wineries we visited were awesome. He went out of his way to ensure us to experience a most memorable time on Waiheke Island. Thank you Grant!!!
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Thaynec2
May 11, 2025
Amazing Day on Waiheke Island - We had a fantastic day with Grant seeing Waiheke Island and visiting several wineries. Grant is a very knowledgeable local and is well-connected on the island so was able to put together a very nice customized tour for us. Casita Miro is an incredibly unique location with a terrific restaurant and will make you think you are in Gaudi’s Barcelona. Make sure you also see Lynn at Awaroa winery who makes you feel right at home in their lovely location. In a very good way this is much more than being pulled through a few wineries and tasting rooms. The wineries were really good but this was an experience that was next level.
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