11% offFree cancellation
Waiheke Wine Tour: Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide
- 4–9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Drive Waiheke Island yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks the whole island in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point — most people begin at the Matiatia Ferry Terminal as they roll off the ferry, but Oneroa or anywhere on the island works just as well — choose the cellar doors you want from the 22 on the map, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. 56 narrated stories cover the vineyards, bays and history: as you turn onto Onetangi Road you'll hear how, in 1987, Stephen White's Stonyridge Larose was hailed as the finest red New Zealand had produced — from an island the experts had dismissed as a waste of good vines. No group, no schedule, no guide — linger over lunch, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops on the island's quiet eastern half. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are booked and paid directly with the wineries.
Inclusions
What's included
- Email and in-app chat support
- Complete offline download - audio, maps and route stored on your phone
- Cellar-door narration for Mudbrick, Stonyridge, Obsidian and Man O' War
- Buy once, no expiry, with free content and audio updates for life
- In-app map with every vineyard, bay and beach pinned
- GPS audio tour of Waiheke Island with stories playing automatically at each stop
- Trip planner to build and reorder your own route
- Regional chapters on the Goldwaters, Stonyridge Larose and the island's Bordeaux reds
- One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle
What's not
- Wine tastings and cellar-door tasting fees (paid directly at each vineyard)
- Food, meals and snacks
- Ferry tickets from Auckland to Waiheke
- Transport on the island - car, rental, taxi or bus
- Mobile data or wifi to download the tour before you set out
Itinerary
Waiheke's main village above Oneroa Bay, with the island's shops, galleries and the road out to the vineyards.
Church Bay Road estate founded in 1992, built by hand from mudbrick with views back to the Auckland skyline.
Small Church Bay Road vineyard established in 1996 by winemaker Lance Blumhardt.
Founded in 1982 on Onetangi Road by Stephen White, whose 1987 Larose became New Zealand's first cult red.
Onetangi Road estate founded in 1998, with Alex Perez making Bordeaux blends and Chardonnay.
Onetangi Road vineyard established in 1988, with Paul Dunleavy as winemaker; booking required.
Planted in 1993 on Te Makiri Road in the Onetangi valley, named for the volcanic glass found on the island.
The island's longest golden beach, whose name is bound up with the story of the weeping sands.
Causeway Road cellar door at Surfdale carrying a 1978 founding date, the island's oldest vineyard site; winemaker Heinrich Storm.
Founded in 1993 at the far eastern end of the island on Man O War Bay Road, with Duncan McTavish as winemaker.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Wine Trails
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- By giving your phone number you agree to receive up to 2 texts from Wine Trails about this booking (your tour link and a tour-day reminder)
- Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency: max 2 texts per booking. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help
- Before you travel: download the free Wine Trails app (iOS or Android) and create your account while you are on wifi
- Unlock your region in the app: tap Redeem a booking or code, choose Booked online, then enter your Viator booking reference (starts with BR-) and the last name on the booking
- Download your tour over wifi before you drive: coverage in wine country is patchy and the offline download keeps the narration playing
How it compares in Waiheke Island
- Its from-price is 90% below the median of the 16 day trips we list in Waiheke Island.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island is a green, hilly island in the Hauraki Gulf east of Auckland, known for vineyards and olive groves, sandy beaches and sculpture.
Waiheke Island lies in the Hauraki Gulf, east of Auckland, and its rolling hills are covered in pasture, bush and vineyards. The main village, Oneroa, has cafés and shops above a sheltered bay, and the long, curving sands of Onetangi Beach run below the northern hills. The island's vineyards grow Bordeaux-style reds and syrah in its sunny, mild climate, and many have restaurants with views across the gulf.
Top-ranked sights in Waiheke Island: Stonyridge Vineyard.
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