The 6 Best Craft Beer Tours in New Zealand

1.Queenstown: Afternoon Wine & Beer Tour with Platters

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 363 reviews · from $158Our pick

Explore Gibbston’s wines and craft beers on a small-group Queenstown tour with tastings, antipasti, local stories, and safe transfers.

“Lilly was a great guide. The food with the tastings was also excellent. The first set of wines was ok. Really enjoyed the 2nd set of wines. Enjoyed the last brewery! Definitely worth the trip!”

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2.Half-Day Marlborough Wine Tour & Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $129

Review of the 4.5-hour Marlborough wine and beer tour from Blenheim, with four wineries, lunch, tastings, pickup, and small-group guides.

“Booked our tour around 11pm the night before the tour, our guide picked us up promptly and then informed us we were to join another tour who had more people (as we were his only customers). This worked out well as we got to go to an eRead more”

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3.Small group – Napier Premium Wineries+ Beer tour -5.0 – 5.5 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $136

Review of Napier’s small-group wine and beer tour, with winery tastings, craft beer, hotel pickup, guides, pricing, and practical tips.

“This tour was awesome! Our guide John was great - he knew a lot about the area and went out of his way to make sure we enjoyed ourselves! The wineries were all lovely, and we enjoyed the tastings. Everyone was friendly and knowledgeabRead more”

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4.Paihia or Kerikeri: Wine, Spirit, & Craft Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 4 hours · from $125

Sip Bay of Islands wine, craft beer, and spirits on a four-hour small-group tour with lunch, tastings, and hotel drop-off.

“A very pleasant tour but not really worth the price with limited wine tasting.”

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5.Queenstown: Twilight Wine and Craft Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 31 reviews · from $128

Review of Queenstown’s four-hour wine and craft beer tour, with Gibbston tastings, antipasto, guides, transport, price, and practical tips.

“Great and fun experience!! Plenty of wine, and our guide Alina was so fun and lovely!”

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6.Queenstown: Craft Beer Brewery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 5 hours · from $110Best value

Review Queenstown’s 5-hour craft beer tour with 13 tastings, brewery visits, scenic drives, a four-course lunch, and hotel pickup.

“alot of drinks for the price of the tour including lunch. lunch was including a beer per each course which was 4course and very filling. would highly recommend”

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