The 10 Best Drinks Tours in New Zealand

1.Queenstown: Minus 5 Ice Bar Experience with Drink Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 592 reviews · 1 hour · from $29Our pick

See Queenstown’s Minus 5 Ice Bar, sip two cocktails or mocktails in hand-carved ice, and get practical tips on warmth, ID, timing, and value.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had such a wonderful time at Queenstown’s Minus Five Ice Bar! The atmosphere, the good vibes, and the music all came together to create a really fun experience. The cocktails were fantastic, and the barman was great fun, adding to the lively energy of the place. Overall, a very cool and unique experience—highly recommend!”

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2.Speight’s Brewery Tour & Guided Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 508 reviews · from $16Best value

Tour Speight’s historic Dunedin brewery, learn New Zealand brewing history, see modern production areas, and enjoy a guided beer tasting.

“I’ve done a few brewery tours, I’d rate this one up there with the best. Guide was very knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions. Good selection of brews to sample at the end.”

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3.Queenstown: Afternoon Wine & Beer Tour with Platters

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

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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4.Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Trek (Intermediate level+)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 269 reviews · from $433

Ride Central Otago’s high country, cross rivers, learn gold rush history, and stop for a drink at the historic Cardrona Hotel.

“I had a lovely time on Stu! He had a personality and kept everyone in line. The trek is through mild hills with lovely scenery- sheep, deer (a baby was born during our trek!), cows, and lupins galore. Truly a beautiful and memorable experiRead more”

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5.Dunedin: Speight’s Brewery Guided Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 170 reviews · 1h 15m · from $28

Tour Dunedin’s historic Speight’s Brewery, see old and modern brewing areas, then taste the South Island’s famous beers.

“a great tour filled with history, humour and beer. a great hour well spent.”

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6.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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7.Monteith’s Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · from $27

Review of Monteith’s Brewery Tour in Greymouth, with beer tasting, brewing history, take-home six-pack, pricing, tips, and honest value advice.

“Not really much off a tour nothing really to see only good thing about it if you paid for full tour you get to get 6 pack off beer but would be cheaper to go buy a 6 pack at the shop so definitely would not be recommending”

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8.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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9.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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10.Marlborough: Hop-On Hop-Off Wine, Brewery, and Wonders Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 1 day · from $77

Explore 26 Marlborough wineries, breweries, museums, and local stops by coach, with flexible hopping, driver tips, and a one-day pass.

“We had a great day, it took a few stops before we worked out how the bus timetable works. We had booked the tour late and had not pre-booked stops so we had to accept whatever was available on the day. This still worked well as Hop on Hop off managed to book the one cellar we had wanted to visit.”

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