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A Grand Day Out in Hawkes Bay Tour

Vineyard landscape in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, part of A Grand Day Out tour.
Vineyard view with grapevines and rolling hills on A Grand Day Out in Hawkes Bay Tour, New Zealand.
Vineyard landscape in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, part of A Grand Day Out tour.
Hawkes Bay vineyard tour with wine tasting experience.

Explore the Art Deco City of Napier and its glorious sceneries, local factories, wine, and chocolate sampling as you travel around in a comfortable minibus on this 6-hour-long tour.

Highlights

  • From a local expert guide, explore the Art Deco City of Napier on this full-day guided tour.

  • Discover the history of how the earthquake destroyed the city and its reconstruction leading to Napier becoming a world-famous Art Deco city.

  • With weather and traffic conditions in agreeable conditions, visit the beautiful Bluff hill for exquisite views.

  • Visit the Art Deco houses populating Napier’s Marewa suburb.

  • Explore the Mission Estate, the oldest winery in New Zealand for a wine-sampling experience and some of the finest chocolates await you at the Silky Oak Chocolate Co.

  • Check out the Birdwoods Gallery which offers lunch, local wines, and beers, a bunch of art displays, a sculpture garden, and a sweet shop with delicious offers.

  • For an elevated experience, if you are lucky with favorable weather, as well as traffic, visit Te Mata Peak.

  • Taste Manuka Honey at the largest beekeeping business in the Southern Hemisphere as you see bees in their natural habitat working together.

Inclusions

  • Guide

  • Pick-up and Drop-off

  • Wine Sample

  • Chocolate Sample

  • Honey Sample

  • Air-conditioned minibus transfer

Cancellation policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

This Guided half-day tour is a popular choice among visitors in New Zealand. Explore the world’s most popular Art Deco City formed out of the ruins of a devastating earthquake that nearly finished off Napier in 1931. Following the destruction, Napier was rebuilt artistically to include a wide range of 1930s-style buildings. The Art Deco style is defined by its expression of vitality and optimism as well as idealism and escapism to depict two different eras at once.

Get a convenient pick-up from the center of Napier in a comfortable air-conditioned minibus and kick-start your tour by exploring the beautiful Art Deco architecture. In the case of favorable weather and traffic, visit the exquisite beauties of Bluff Hill Lookout and Te Mata Peak. Stop by Mission Estate, which is the oldest winery in New Zealand for sampling the legendary wine. Try the freshly prepared chocolate at the Silk Oak Chocolate Company and the Manuka Honey at the visitor’s Honey center in Napier.

For lunch, local wines, beer, sweets, and shopping visit the Birdswatch Gallery. This also contains a sculpture garden and an art gallery. The more scenic experience side of the tour comes when you get to visit the open farmlands, rivers, etc., in the green countryside. Once the 6-hour-long tour is over, you can choose a spot in the center of Napier for convenient drop-off.

Important Information

  • Each tour can accommodate up to one wheelchair/stroller user if they can enter and exit the bus using the steps.

Timings

  • As per availability: 8:30am, 9am, or 9:30am
  • Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

  • Please display the mobile voucher with a valid photo ID during the pickup.

Hotel Pickup

  • This ticket includes hotel pickups and drop-offs.

  • In the next step of booking, please specify the the name and address of your Napier accommodation for pickup.

  • If you arrive in Napier by cruise ship, please provide the name of your cruise ship and its scheduled Napier arrival and departure times.

  • On the day of your tour, please report at your hotel lobby 10-15 min prior to your scheduled departure.

  • If your hotel does not have a lobby, please wait at the entrance of the hotel.

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