Shore Excursion: Local Tasting Tour from Tauranga Discount Tickets

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Overview

A day of Epicurean delights, visiting a boutique brewery, travelling through scenic countryside to Rotorua, then up on the gondola to a cellar door with spectacular views and great wine! The tour finishes with a cocktail (or coffee) and dessert at our last venue, overlooking our beautiful harbour. Clients enjoy the diversity of venues and the variety of tastings. A chance to treat your palate! This approximately 6-hour small group tour has a range of great sights to see on the way and the starting time can be adjusted to accommodate variations in ship arrival time.

Pickup Information

We pick up from the Port of Tauranga, the Tauranga airport & local accommodation. At the Port of Tauranga we will meet you at the port gate; your name will be held up on a placard. This tour does not operate on Monday.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Port of Tauranga Ltd
Our accredited agent driver/guide will meet you at the port gate & escort you to the vehicle in which you will be travelling. The driver/guide will have your name on a placard.
Duration: 15 mins
2. The Rising Tide
The Local Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer, with no preservatives or additives, is explained & a range of beer is sampled.
Duration: 60 mins
3. New Zealand State Highway 36
We travel South to Rotorua. This Sate Highway follows the route which was originally a walking track for Maori between Tauranga & Rotorua.
Duration: 60 mins
4. Volcanic Hills Winery
On arrival in Rotorua, we visit Volcanic Hills Winery, to have platters & a wine presentation & tasting. The Tasting Room at this venue sits at the top of the gondola at Skyline, Rotorua. During your visit you will be able to soak up the magnificent view overlooking Rotorua town & lake, while relaxing with a glass of wine & sumptuous platters. This will be an opportunity to sample excellent NZ wine, and to ask questions about NZ wine-styles & terroir.
Duration: 90 mins
5. State Highway 33
We return to Mount Maunganui via a different route, so that clients get a scenic overview of the area. If time permits, a brief stop will be made at a kiwifruit orchard to explain the industry from planting to export.
Duration: 60 mins
6. Salinity Restaurant & Bar
The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail (or a coffee if you prefer) at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.
Duration: 45 mins
7. Mt Maunganui Main Beach
We then return you to ship-side via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
Duration: 15 mins

Inclusion

Wine, Beer or cider or gin tastings

Lunch

Driver/guide

Cocktail or coffee & dessert

Time permitting, we stop to explain the kiwifruit industry & also a short walk into the Okere Falls

Exclusion

Additional food and drinks not specified

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Minimum age is 18 years

Supplied by Tauranga Tasting Tours &Charters

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