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Enjoy 360 degree spins and exhilaration in one of the world’s most stunning locations.
An adrenaline-fuelled 45 minutes racing along Lake Wakatipu, and the Shotover and Kawarau rivers.
Enjoy a mixture of scenic cruising and action as you blast across Lake Wakatipu and down the world-famous Shotover and Kawarau Rivers with 45km of unforgettable thrills, 360 degree spins and exhilaration in one of the world’s most stunning locations.
Check in at the KJet Jetboat Main Town Pier, Central Queenstown at 9:45am for a 10am departure. The jet boat will drop you off at the Frankton Pier, giving you plenty of time to make your way to the Z Petrol Station ready for collection at 11:15am. Sit back, relax and enjoy an afternoon in the vines on the Boutique Wine Tour, being returned to your hotel at the end of the tour.
Enjoy tastings from four premium vineyards over three contrasting wine sub-regions; Gibbston and the lesser-known Cromwell and Bannockburn basin.
Stop in for lunch at a vineyard restaurant and take a stroll around the stunning grounds, viewing the barrel hall and wine-making facilities. Savour a delightful platter-style lunch made with locally sourced produce paired with a wine flight.
Sit back and relax in our luxury Mercedes-Benz minivans, taking in the sights while our specialist Wine Guide provides a full commentary on the wine, sights and early history, ensuring an entertaining drive with plenty of photo opportunities along the way.
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Elyse T14 April 2024Wine and Smoked Fare This was one of the most interesting of the several wine tours we took in New Zealand. The wine was excellent and the vintners interesting, but the star of the tour was lunch at the Stoakery Restaurant: meats and vegetables cooked in repurposed wine barrels served with a selection of Wild Earth wines. A unique and very tasty experience.VerifiedPatti J8 April 2024Helpful guide and good variation in wineries Our guide, Al, was very knowledgeable of the area and gave us wonderful insight about the vineyards we were visiting. Each of the wineries treated us with their best pours and helpful tasting notes. Lunch was a real treat, we asked for the vegetarian option and it was one for the best plates we had in NZ. Al also made sure everything operated well, even helping out at the meal and cheese tasting. I highly recommend this company for a tour.VerifiedWarwick M4 April 2024Great experience. This trip was a great experience. We had Paul as our tour guide and he was very knowledgeable, welcoming and ensured we had a great time. The wineries were lovely and the food was great. Would highly recommend.VerifiedTodd F4 April 2024Amazing Whiskey and Wine tasting luxury tour - one not to miss My wife bought for me a Whiskey and Wine Tasting luxury tour. We were picked up from our hotel by John, who was wonderfully engaging and knowledgeable about the area we were travelling through. We went to the Cardrona Distillery for a personal tour of the distillation process and tasting afterwards, which was wonderfully delivered by the team at Cardrona. We then went to Kinross Vineyard's Celler Door which was representing 5 different vineyards followed by a food platter - all was amazing and well delivered by the local teams. Would highly recommend this tour.VerifiedCindy C30 March 2024One of the best wine tours I've been on around the world Outstanding food and wine tour with an amazingly interesting group of people and a extremely knowledgeable guide. The sommelier were fantastic too. This region is known to produce some of the best Pinot Noir in the world. I learned sooooo much ... and tasted MANY wines...in fact it was one of the most generous wine tours in terms of how many wines we tasted. We visited Gibbston Valley Winery, Akarua winery, Misha's Vineyard (this where we had the main food tasting which was seriously spectacular... my favorite food thus far on our trip), and Mt. Rosa Wines. A couple of my favorites from rhe day were the 2023 Pinot Rouge by Akarua, 2022 China Terrace by Gibbston.VerifiedAlice K21 March 2024Tasteful and fun day Tasteful and fun day visiting 4 smaller wineries, including having a very tasteful lunch at one of them. Traveling together with a small group of 10 people from several different countries was great.VerifiedOnAir4678355554218 March 2024You Must Do a this It was an awesome trip - so well worth the money - excellent knowledgeable driver and very warm welcomes from the vineyards - the food was outstandingVerifiedCatherine S17 March 2024Great day out! A really great day out with a lovely, friendly and knowledgeable guide. Although we visited several wineries, the day never felt rushed. Lunch at The Stoaker was delicious. Being in a small group of around 10-12 was great as everyone got to know each other a little. Highly recommended.VerifiedMartina T12 March 2024Great value, unique and special wines Great selection of wines. The last winery (Brennan) had some really unique and special wines and the best vibes. Bonus was the friendly winery dogs on site to welcome us. Our driver Al was friendly and knowledgeable about the wines. Lunch at Carrick winery was delicious, filling and good quality. Round trip transportation was included in the cost in addition to a tasting at each of the 4 wineries so great value for the price
There is a lot to see and do in Queenstown, but to save you time, money and hassle, we have teamed up with some of Queenstown's most popular activities to offer you a variety of cost-effective daily combination wine tours.
For every combo wine tour, we will collect you from your activity and drop you back to your accommodation at the end of your wine tour.
Office Phone
+6434426920
After-hours Mobile
Call or SMS +64276015553
Email
bookings@appellationwinetours.nz
Postal Address
PO Box 130, Queenstown, New Zealand
