Napier Drinks Tours: Our Top 7

1.Top-Rated Hawke’s Bay Wine Tour – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 256 reviews · from $111Our pick

Spend four to five hours touring Hawke’s Bay by air-conditioned minivan, with pickup in Napier, Hastings, or Havelock North. Your guide takes a maximum of 11 people to up to four wineries, mixing larger estates with small producers. Tastings, commentary, water, and a cheeseboard are included, though Craggy Range tasting fees and lunch are not.

“Amanda was knowledgeable and attentive to details. She made sure to know the type of wines we prefer and adjusted accordingly. It was well worth the time and money to have a local take you to the various location. Give it a go you won’t be disappointed.”

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2.Napier: Afternoon Winery Tour Tasting at 3 Great Wineries

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 147 reviews · 5 hours · from $112

Spend five hours tasting Hawke’s Bay wines with pickup and drop-off in Napier. Visit Mission Estate, Pask, and Trinity Hill when the seasonal schedule allows, stop at Silky Oaks Chocolates, and hear about grape growing on Gimblett Gravels Road. Guide Ross brings local wine and orchard experience to the drive, while a cheese board and souvenir glass round out the afternoon.

“Ross was a wonderful host/driver , ver knowledgeable and proud of NZ wine industry. We visited several wineries all offering something different.”

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3.Napier: Afternoon Wine Tasting + visit Silky Oaks Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · from $121

Spend about five and a half hours tasting Hawke’s Bay wine without driving. Guide Ross collects you at your accommodation, visits Mission Estate and other local wineries, adds cheese, biscuits, water, and a Mission tasting glass, then stops at Silky Oaks Chocolates. Small groups are capped at 13 people.

“Our host was very friendly and informative. We had a great time and would definitely recommend to anyone looking to do a wine tour in Napier.”

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4.Premium 4 -Best Wineries Napier Hawke’s Bay Tour, 5.5h – 6Hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · from $114

Spend about six hours visiting four Hawke’s Bay wineries, from a Gimblett Gravels boutique cellar to New Zealand’s third-oldest winery. Guides such as Kirsty, Samir, Sunny, and Anil provide local context and keep the day moving. Tastings, transport, a wine glass souvenir, and pizza or cheese platters are included.

“Our tour guide Samir was friendly and knowledgeable. She even provided a list of additional recommended activities for Napier. We enjoyed our tour with her very much. The wineries and the wines were very good. The nibbles at Pask winery Read more”

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5.Napier: Art-Deco + Te Mata Peak+ Garden Walk + Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 99 reviews · 3h 30m · from $89Best value

Join Ross, John, or another local guide for a 3.5-hour Napier shore excursion in a minibus carrying no more than 13 people. You’ll see Art Deco Napier, Bluff Hill, Te Mata Peak, a private garden, and Askerne Estate, where a seated tasting includes at least five local wines and often cheese.

“Very informative,Ross took us around streets and showed us some awesome sights and tourist things very knowledgeable and the amazing cheese platter was great winery tour enjoyable views fork te mata peak were great too”

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6.Napier: Winery + Gin Tasting Tour with Lunch Thu Fri Sat

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 75 reviews · from $134

Spend 5.5 hours tasting Hawke’s Bay wines, gin, and possibly rum with a guide such as Ross or Sandy. Begin with a generous platter and wine at Mission Estate, explore its cellar and missionary past, visit the National Gin Distillery in Napier’s Art Nouveau Tobacco Building, then finish with Askerne wines, cheese, and biscuits.

“absolutely a must do in Napier for wine lovers. our guide Ross was amazing, the food for lunch was a lot and very delicious, the wines were best class wines, really excellent gin and rum selections. Just be careful - it is a lot of alcohol, but you will enjoy all drinks. amazing presenters of the wines and the guy at the gin factory made the visit memorable with the selection.”

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7.Napier: Cape Coast Winery Tour on E-Bikes

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 67 reviews · 6 hours · from $89

Ride from Cape Kidnappers along the coast and Tuki Tuki River trails, stopping at Clearview, Elephant Hill, Askerne, Te Mata, and Black Barn wineries. Tākaro Trails provides the e-bike, helmet, pannier, maps, briefing, and shuttle. The route is mostly flat, but wine tastings and meals cost extra.

“Was the best day ever. Communication was great. We had slight diversion to our intended pickup, which worked out well for us. Everything was explained well. Having name tags on bikes were a good idea. Wine tour on bikes is such a good idea. Thank you xx”

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