Queenstown Hop on Hop off Wine Tour: Experience Top Breweries, Wineries & Eateries

Experience the original Hop on Hop off Wine & Beer tour in Queenstown. Visit top breweries, wineries, and eateries. Customize your itinerary and enjoy fantastic commentary along the way.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shotover Jet Queenstown - World Famous as the ultimate jet boat experience like no other. Shotover Jet is the only way to experience the spectacular Shotover River Canyons.
    Open 7 days from 10am - 4pm.

  • Canyon Brewing - Overlooking the mighty Shotover River, Canyon Food & Brew handcrafts award-winning beer in their open space micro-brewery.
    Closed Monday and Tuesday
    Open Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 8pm.
    Bookings required for lunch, dinner and larger groups. Bookings not required for bar service.

  • Strike Bowl - The hub of entertainment in Queenstown. This 7 lane tenpin bowling alley is a fun and joyful experience.
    Open 7 days until 10pm.

  • Cargo Brewery - Open for coffee, beer or wine in the morning with Cargo at Gantley’s tap room menu and beer garden.
    Open 7 days
    Monday - Friday from 12 noon
    Saturday and Sunday: 9am until 9pm
    Bookings are not required unless there is a large group.

  • Gin Garden - Queenstown’s first boutique gin tasting room! Recently winning Best New Zealand London Dry at the World Gin Awards 2021. Gin tastings, delicious food, cocktails, Broken Heart flight boards and more available at the Gin Garden.
    Open 7 days
    Opens at 10.45am - just for HoHo clients.
    Bookings are not required unless there is a large group.

  • Arrowtown Village - Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.

  • The Winery - Arrowtown - The world’s largest New Zealand wine store. Taste over 80 wines, whiskies, spirits and gin at The Winery Arrowtown. Enjoy one of their cheese Boards or a selection of tapas.
    Open 6 days (Closed Sunday): 10am - 7pm.
    Bookings are not required unless there is a large group.

  • Mora Wines & Artisan Kitchen - Mora Wines and Kitchen by Artisan is one of Queenstown’s premier winery restaurants. Proud to offer an outstanding wine and food experience, located within a beautiful cottage and gardens. Inside and alfresco dining, kid friendly.
    Tastings: $10 for five tastings. The fee is waived with a bottle purchase.
    Open 7 days: 11am - 5pm.
    Bookings: Mora can host groups of up to 6 people for tastings. Bookings for lunch allow for a larger group.
    Reservations for both are essential.

  • Amisfield Winery - Amisfield Bistro serves the signature ‘Trust The Chef’ degustation menu, a 3 to 7 course gastronomic lunch or dinner experience designed to be matched with a selection of their famous wines.
    Tastings: The fee is waived with a bottle purchase.
    Open for tastings 7 days: 10am - 10pm. Bookings for tastings are not required.
    Restaurant closed Monday/Tuesday. Bookings are essential for lunch.
    Only 10 passengers may get off at one time - please let the HoHo team know prior that you have booked here.

  • Nockie’s Palette and Stoneridge Cellar Door - Neighbours with a passion for art and making wine, have come together to open a cellar door. As an artist has a palette of paint, they now have a palette of hand crafted wines. Queenstown’s newest cellar door is Nockies Palette.
    Tastings: $15.00 for six tastings.
    Open 7 days from 12 during the week and from 11am on the weekend. Closes at 5pm.
    Bookings preferred and essential for large groups. Only 8 people can get off the bus at any one time.

  • Wet Jacket Wines - Wet Jacket is a unique concept reverencing the history of farming in Central Otago and the European history of NZ while celebrating the modern wine industry of today. Food available occasionally during their Summer sessions (Dec-March).
    Tastings: Must book at least 24 hours in advance - they have limited bookings daily.
    Open 7 days.

  • AJ Hackett Kawarau Bungy Centre - Home of the World’s first Bungy, Kawarau Bridge Bungy is now a historic landmark. Live More, Fear Less and do a solo or tandem Bungy over the Kawarau river! They also have a Zipride, caf and bar. You are more than welcome to hop off, have coffee or ice cream and watch other people jumping, but if you wish to jump, you will need to book!
    Open 7 days.

  • Gibbston Valley Winery & Restaurant - Experience it all at Gibbston Valley Winery. Enjoy their seasonal menu, take a winery tour or explore NZ’s largest Wine Cave. Different tours run through the day; check out their departure times here, to match with our timetable arrival times.
    Open 7 days: 10am - 5pm.
    Bookings for lunch are required if a larger group.
    Bookings not required for tastings.

  • Cargo Brewery - Located within this stunning vineyard, Cargo Brewery has collaborated with the Bald Hills winery to create a unique tasting experience from aromatic gold lager to boutique cellar door wine. Tastings no more than 14 people at one time (weather dependent).
    Tastings: wine or beer or both.
    Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday.
    Thursday - Sunday: Open from 12 - 5pm
    Bookings required for lunch.

  • Oxbow Adventure Co - Oxbow Adventure Co offers Jet Sprint Boats, Ultimate Off-Roaders and Clay Bird Shooting to give all adrenaline Junkies an incredibly unique and unforgettable experience. Located between Gibbston Valley and the Cromwell Gorge.

  • Kinross Winery & Cellar Door - Kinross’s boutique Vineyard Hotel, Cellar Door & Bistro is the official Cellar Door for a fantastic selection: Coal Pit, Hawkshead, Kinross, Valli & Wild Irishman.
    Open 7 days from 8am. Last tasting at 4pm.

  • Brennan Wines - Family owned and operated vineyard, winery & cellar door producing limited quantities of finely-aged wines representing the potential of this exceptional wine region. You will find a unique and tasteful experience at Brennan.
    Tastings: $15.00 for 3 x 50ml glasses or 5 x 15ml glasses. The fee is waived with purchases of two or more bottles.
    Closed Tuesday/Wednesday.
    Open Thursday - Monday: 11am - 5pm.
    Bookings preferred.

  • Rockburn - Cellar Door - In the art gallery space of the iconic Gibbston Tavern, taste award-winning Pinot Noir as well as exceptional quality Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling & Rose.
    Rockburn is open 7 days: 12noon - 5pm.
    Bookings not required unless in a large group.

  • Mt Rosa Wines - Come and enjoy a fun and friendly wine tasting in Mt Rosa’s renovated wool shed. Enjoy great valley views with a platter. Free case shipping to NZ & Australia.
    Tastings: for six wines. The fee is waived with purchases of two or more bottles.
    Open 7 days: 11am - 5pm.
    Monday - Friday bookings preferred,
    Saturday & Sunday bookings essential.

  • The Crown Pub and Beer Garden - A family friendly pub with a wide selection of craft beers and a stunning outdoor area.

  • Altitude Brewing - 20. Altitude Brewing (Marina Heights bus stop)
    Altitude Brewing’s lakeside tap room looks out to the Remarkables. The ideal spot to plan your next adventure over a beer.
    Closed: Monday & Tuesday.
    Friday and Saturday: 12noon - 10pm
    Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday: 12noon - 8pm
    Bookings not required.

  • Frankton Arm Tavern - On the lakefront of the Frankton Arm, with the biggest beer garden in Queenstown, sheltered with a large outside open fire, it’s a perfect pub by the lake to chat away the afternoon with friends. The food is just what you expect from your local pub - simple, honest, and not too pricey.

  • The Winery - Queenstown - At The Winery taste over 60 wines, whiskies and spirits from across New Zealand including boutique wineries that don’t have cellar doors. A great place to finish your day!
    Open 7 days from 2pm - 9pm.
    Tastings no more than 14 people at one time (weather dependent).
    Bookings required for food. No bookings required for tastings.

What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Discounts
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tastings ( all wineries wave tasting fee with wine purchases) Wine is stored on the bus.
  • Activities
Additional Information

Come and experience the original Hop on Hop off Wine & Beer tour at the lowest price guaranteed.

Maximum of 8 travellers per group unless otherwise agreed.

Experience the best of both worlds with a day of wine and beer tastings at some of Central Otago’s best-hidden breweries, wineries and eateries.

Our knowledgeable drivers will ensure an enjoyable day out with fantastic commentary along the way to both educate and entertain.

If you’re not a drinker then there is still plenty on offer with a fantastic range of other activities such as jet boating, bungy jumping, ten pin bowling not to mention all the amazing food to be sampled.

Hop-on Hop-off Wine Tour in Queenstown, Gibbston Valley, Arrowtown and more

Great way to go wine tasting without a car or designated driver

.Choice of a half-day afternoon or full-day ticket

Flexibility to customize your itinerary to your own preferences

The bus goes every 45 min approximately to each stop (Maps are provided)

  • Maximum 8 people per group
Location
The Station - Home of Adventure in Queenstown
Shotover Street
The Station information centre
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karleenicole
Jun 29, 2024
Love love love! - Really great tour to do! It was flexible so you could get off wherever or stay on till the next one. The drivers (Pete, re-pete and matty) were really nice and informative. The places we most enjoyed stopped at were - Arrowtown Winery - Ayrburn - Gibbston Valley Winery Just make sure you keep an eye on your timetable so you don’t miss your bus!
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Belzy2022
Apr 30, 2024
Fantastic day in the winery region! - This was a great way to experience multiple wineries and learn about the local area. Highly recommend this, so much choice and very easy to follow! Our tour guide Peter was AMAZING; so friendly and courteous! Extremely good value for money!
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Deborah_o
Apr 20, 2024
Hop on hop off winery tour in Queenstown - Great to have fun and friendly drivers to move us around. Also very informative. Matteo was great. We visited four wineries -all different but all great.
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Timothy_r
Apr 14, 2024
Fantastic and the drivers were fun and on time - Seeing the country side, touring the vineyard and of course the wine. Our driver was engaging and knowledgeable.
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Tom_a
Mar 31, 2024
Great experience - We had great time during this activity. Our driver George was so good! Helped us navigate our way through our stops and was super friendly and knowledgeable. We highly recommend using hop on hop off while in Queenstown.
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Susan_k
May 21, 2024
Fun way to see the wine country around Queenstown - Fun way to be driven around to various wineries, cellars and sites in the Otago Valley; the timing of the HOHO buses was a bit challenging and constraining in that you can only stay at each site a max of 45 minutes if you want to get to as many stops as possible or required you to stay at a stop for 2 hours which meant that you can only plan on 3 or 4 stops
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Z7832drabbyl
Jul 3, 2024
disappointing - very disappointing service, we were told to be ready for the bus to arrive 5 minutes early at each stop, only to wait 15+ minutes as the bus was late to every stop we went to, except for the first stop of the day were the bus was 10 minutes early, when we called and asked for clarity on where the bus stop is and what time to arrive the person on the other line proceeded to try and pin the blame on us for their poor service. One of the buses is old and very rickety felt as though hit was going to break down at any moment. The older man was very rude and condescending towards my family and I, he told us that he was unable to take us to the Gibbston tavern, even though it was clearly stated on the route and pressured us to get out at whatever stop he pleased. This business shouldn't include 'tour' in the title as it is more easily described as an overpriced public transport system as there is no flexibility and everything is completely on their terms, I would not recommend to anyone complete rip off.
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Jacksenlove
Jun 10, 2024
Avoid At All Costs - We had an extremely disappointing experience with Hop On Hop Off Wine Tours and cannot emphasise enough how terrible it was. Firstly, they were 20 minutes late due to getting the pick-up location wrong, which is highly unprofessional. Secondly, the fire extinguisher test was out of date (we have photographic evidence), making us feel explicitly unsafe. Additionally, the driver had his wife sitting next to him throughout the day, which we found to be very unprofessional. Furthermore, they were incredibly rude and unaccommodating about our purchase through Grabone, refusing to allow one of our friends on the bus despite it being empty and having plenty of space, all while the driver's wife occupied a seat. Lastly, we felt used, abused, insulted, and embarrassed for using language that is considered normal in our daily conversations, but we were criticised by a driver who wasn’t even from our country. The entire experience was absolutely unacceptable. In summary, Hop On Hop Off Wine Tours is unsafe, unprofessional and disrespectful. I highly recommend avoiding this company at all costs. Kia tūpato ki tēnei kamupene. Kaua e haere!
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Excursion06206571868
Jun 10, 2024
Terrible - Kia Ora, I was so excited to embark on hop off hop off tours in Queenstown. My family was going, and I genuinely had been excited about a wine tour for such a long time. I was so upset with the experience. Firstly, the driver made a mistake and was 20 minutes late. He apologised, and those mistakes I can understand But secondly, his wife was on board, on an empty bus after they had told us we were at capacity so our friend was not alllowed onboard Thirdly, Mateo was seen at a bus stop waiting before us so he did not have to pick us up 100 m down the road even a minute before he had to in the cold despite us waving him down And lastly, what made us most upset was the conversation our self and our driver had about swear words. I understand that could be upsetting to a lot of people, but the mere f word being grounds for confiscation seems unjust. It is a very common word here and no where in their policy explicitly states we should not use it. Do not ride here again unless you are ready to be disappointed.
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Marcia_b
May 7, 2024
Horrible Tour - Rude and condescending driver and office staff called me and basically stated it was all my fault regarding exp.
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