Top North Island Beer & Brewery Tours

Instead of crowding into a tour bus, explore the Hawke’s Bay in a perfectly-preserved 1930s vintage car on this stylish half-day tour of the region. Choose between one of three tours – sample what’s unique local wines with a Winery Tour; see Napier’s art deco landmarks on the Scenic Tour; or visit popular attractions on the Best of the Bay Tour. Choose your destinations or avoid the stress of choosing: your guide can put together the perfect day.

The ultimate craft beer experience over 6 hours, visiting 4 unique locations. The tour commences with a beer and food paired lunch and includes tastings at the other locations. Also included is a behind the scenes brewery tour.

Spend the afternoon tasting the fruits of Tauranga’s craft beer boom with your friends – all without the risk of drawing the short straw and ending up the sober driver. On this easygoing tour around a handful of the city’s breweries and brewbars, sample a range of beers made in the region and even go behind the scenes at a local brewery to discover how they make their lagers and ales.

Let us whisk you away on this magnificent machine to sample some of Hawke's Bay's finest tipples. On this tour, we take you through the stunning North Island countryside to visit your choice of Beer, Wine or Cider stops. We design this tour around your personal tastes. Choose either 2 wineries or 1 beer/cider venues from the stops listed or let us know if there is somewhere else you would prefer and we will ensure that you enjoy a scenic ride as well. ​There is so much to discover in the beautiful Hawke’s Bay, why not explore it in style on the V8 Supertrike! All basic wine tasting fees or one tasting flight (4-6 glasses) of beers or cider between 2 adults are included. Additional drinks at your own discretion. Please note that this tour is not available to cruise passengers.

The best way to see Napier and Hawke's Bay? Take a tour on the Supertrike!! We look forward to making your experience a memorable one. Please note that this tour is not available for cruise passengers.

Taste a sampling of craft brews on a 2-hour walking tour of Auckland. An in-the-know guide leads your small group of beer-lovers to three watering holes, with four to six beer tastings included at each historical pub or newer brewhouse. Enjoy a food pairing at the last stop and learn about Auckland’s burgeoning beer scene — proving it’s not all about wine in New Zealand! Numbers are limited to 14 people to ensure an intimate experience.

Taste locally brewed beer in Auckland on a tour of Urbanaut Brewing Co.'s Kingsland brewery. You'll learn how beer is made and hear about the evolution of the craft beer scene in New Zealand and around the world as you enjoy tastings of Urbanaut's current selections.

Auckland’s Wild West Coast Tour, this small group, fully-guided day trip combines the best the west coast of Auckland has to offer. Highlights: • West Coast Black Sand Beaches & Rugged Coastline • Muriwai Gannet Colony • Hallertau Brewery Lunch • Craft Beer Tasting Done jointly with our Auckland Highlights Tour makes the ultimate Auckland experience. Led by our famously passionate tour guides, notorious for bringing your journey to life by sharing their stories and rich background knowledge, and run in modern, comfortable minibuses packed with extras ensuring your comfort and safety. While the destinations you will be visiting are truly spectacular, we at Cheeky Kiwi Travel believe it’s our small groups, guides, the journey and the little details that set our tours well apart. Secret stops, wildlife viewings, specially designed vehicles, complementary refreshments and many other pleasant surprises ensure our tours are an experience to remember.

Wellington, long-celebrated for its bohemian liberal arts and cafe culture, is fast-becoming renowned as New Zealand’s capitol of craft beer. Visit four Wellington and Hutt Valley breweries, tasting a range of tasty local beers at each establishment on this small group day tour designed for lovers of ales, stouts, lagers and everything hoppy in-between.

The Hawke's Bay wine region produces some of New Zealand’s most renowned wines, but it is also becoming known for its beers and ciders. This half-day tour lets you sample all three—visit New Zealand’s oldest winery and a boutique winery, sample a selection of red and white wines during guided tastings, then visit an ale house and cider house where you can taste the many different varieties.

Visit three wineries and a beloved local ale house on a half-day tour that’s all about Napier wine and beer. Taste wines at each destination, from the country’s oldest winery to a boutique winery, learn about wine-making techniques on a comprehensive tour, then visit a wine museum built into underground wine fermentation tanks. The small-group tour wraps up with three glasses of cider or beer at an ale house in Napier’s historic center, and it includes round-trip transportation from the city center.

Combine Napier’s Art Deco architecture with Hawkes Bay wine on a half-day shore excursion that concludes with drinks at a beloved local ale house. Start by exploring Napier city and a frozen-in-time Art Deco suburb, then visit two wineries with completely different takes on producing local wine. At the final stop, this tour includes three drinks from a list of ciders and beers, the perfect ending to a trip through the Hawkes Bay region.

On this afternoon walking tour around Auckland city, taste-test the products of New Zealand’s craft beer renaissance… and maybe discover something unexpected. Instead of stopping into a random bar and guessing what you might like, go behind the scenes at a number of Auckland bars and breweries and enjoy a series of tastings to help you find what you like and don’t like.

Step off your cruise ship and straight into the vibrant 1930s in swinging, seaside Napier. Immerse yourself in the colorful city’s celebrated art deco architecture and learn about its earth-shaking history on this half-day excursion that includes visits to two internationally-renowned wineries and beer tastings at the locally famous Speight’s Ale House.

We are Wellington's longest-operating beer tour and tasting professionals. We've offered our services since 2012. Our tour guides are beer industry professionals and include certified cicerones® and brewers. They know the brewers and brewery owners personally. We can tell you about the history of beer, including New Zealand and Wellington beer. We know the background to our beer community. Please see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here: http://craftbeercollege.co.nz/privacy-statement

We are Wellington's longest-operating beer tour and tasting professionals. We've offered our services since 2012. Our tour guides are beer industry professionals and include certified cicerones® and brewers. They know the brewers and brewery owners personally. We can tell you about the history of beer, including New Zealand and Wellington beer. We know the background to our beer community. Please see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here: http://craftbeercollege.co.nz/privacy-statement

We are Wellington's longest-operating beer tour and tasting professionals. We've offered our services since 2012. Our tour guides are beer industry professionals and include certified cicerones® and brewers. They know the brewers and brewery owners personally. We can tell you about the history of beer, including New Zealand and Wellington beer. We know the background to our beer community. Please see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here: http://craftbeercollege.co.nz/privacy-statement

We are Wellington's longest-operating beer tour and tasting professionals. We've offered our services since 2012. Our tour guides are beer industry professionals and include certified cicerones® and brewers. They know the brewers and brewery owners personally. We can tell you about the history of beer, including New Zealand and Wellington beer. We know the background to our beer community. Please see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here: http://craftbeercollege.co.nz/privacy-statement

We are Wellington's longest-operating beer tour and tasting professionals. We've offered our services since 2012. Our tour guides are beer industry professionals and include certified cicerones® and brewers. They know the brewers and brewery owners personally. We can tell you about the history of beer, including New Zealand and Wellington beer. We know the background to our beer community. Please see our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here:

Urbanaut Brewing Co. invite you to tour our brand-new Kingsland Brewery! Whether you’re a full-blown craft beer fanatic or relative newcomer, you’ll leave with a better knowledge of how beer is made, why craft beer has revolutionised the sector and what makes an Urbanaut craft beer taste so good. You’ll be talked through beer styles, sampling as you go. Learn about the brewing process, get hands-on with the ingredients and close-up with our fermentation tanks where the magic happens. Free Pick up and drop off included from Auckland area

Your guide is born and raised in Wellington and is a trained award-winning chef . Aaron has 23 years experience as a tour operator and 8 years in Kiwi kitchens. We have translators available at additional cost if required for Mandarin and Hindi speakers.

This tour is all about you. We travel in luxury to the Kapiti region just north of Wellington and can customize the tour to suit your needs.

Choose this day-tour for a personal and comfortable visit to a number of craft beer breweries in Wellington.  With beverages and lunch included, you’re all set to have a low-stress, informal day away from the hustle and bustle of your cruise ship. This is a great way to understand, from beer to beer, why the city is the craft beer capital of New Zealand.  Make the most of Wellington’s array of craft beer and its friendly, knowledgeable residents!

With innovative brewers, New Zealand’s biggest craft beer festival and a craft beer bar around every corner, Wellington is the Southern Hemisphere’s craft beer capital. With new breweries popping up around the city, however, it can be hard for hop heads to know where to go. On this private tour, check out some of the city’s most successful craft breweries and brewpubs.