5 Food and Drink Tours in Wellington to Build a Day Around

1.Walking Food Odyssey Wellington

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $155Our pick

Start on Manners Street at 9:30 am and walk through Wellington’s food scene with guides such as Jon, John, or Stella. Expect coffee, baked goods, kombucha, pies, dumplings, chocolate, ice cream, and drinks, plus local stories and flexible stops for your tastes.

“First, the tour company was very flexible with the fact that our disembarkation from our cruise ship was significantly delayed. Their communication with us was great, and we didn't miss anything about our tour. Our guide (Stella) was fun and knowledgeable about Wellington and the foods we tried. We especially loved our stop at the Kombucha shop.”

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2.Wellington Craft Beer & Brewery Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $102Best value

Spend about four hours exploring Wellington’s craft beer scene with a local guide such as Phil, Aaron, or Tom. Expect brewery tastings, small-group transport, stories about Wellington, and pickup from selected hotels or ports. Confirm the exact brewery route when booking.

“Great Company!! Great beer!! Lots of laughs and fun!!! Highly recommend this tour and would go again!!!”

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3.3 Hour Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 3 hours · from $128

Walk about three kilometres through Wellington with a local guide such as Rebecca, Juli, Julie, or Wendy. Expect five to six food stops, including Māori cuisine, Italian pizza, chocolate, cheese, beer, and restaurant bites, plus city history and culture.

“Fantastic way to spend a couple of hours. Awesome food and our guide Rebecca had loads of interesting local knowledge. If we had more time we would have revisited a number of the food venues on the tour.”

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4.Capital Bites, A food tour of Wellington

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $139

Walk Wellington with a local guide, tasting coffee, chocolate, restaurant dishes, a possible famous cheese scone, craft beer, charcuterie and cheese. The three-hour route links Cuba Street, the waterfront and Lambton Quay. Guides may include Rebecca or Juli. Alcohol tastings require you to be over 18.

“We have been on many food tours around the world and rated this one the highest! Rebecca was our guide and she was so lovely and really knowledgeable. The food was varied, including local cuisine, and honestly all delicious! There waRead more”

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5.Martinborough Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 7 hours · from $173

Travel from Wellington to Martinborough with an English-speaking guide in a small group of up to 14. Taste wines at three boutique vineyards, enjoy a gourmet lunch platter at extra cost, see Lord of the Rings filming sites, and stop at C’est Cheese in Featherston. Richard has led some departures.

“expensive for what you got, and no food options. no visit to cheese shop.”

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