Travel through beautiful scenery while enjoying some of New Zealand's finest wines on this easy day tour through the Gibbston Valley. Sample a variety of wines at multiple cellar doors without worrying about driving yourself. With round-trip transfers from Queenstown, every member of your group can indulge. Learn all about winemaking in the area while enjoying views of Lake Wakatipu, the Shotover River, and other Central Otago highlights.

Itinerary

You'll start at
The Station - Home of Adventure in Queenstown
Or, you can also get picked up
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1
Gibbston Valley Winery
Stop: 30 minutes - Admission included
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2
Kinross
Stop: 60 minutes - Admission included
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3
Mt Rosa Wines
Stop: 45 minutes - Admission included
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4
Brennan Wines
Stop: 45 minutes - Admission included
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You'll end at
The Station - Home of Adventure in Queenstown
Corner of Shotover & Camp Streets, 25 Shotover Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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Highlights

Add on a lunch at a premier cellar door restaurant
Enjoy samples at local wineries, plus a souvenir wine glass
Transfers from Queenstown are included, so you can relax and enjoy the day
Take a guided tour of the country's largest underground wine cave

Important Information

Departure Point

The Station - Home of Adventure in Queenstown, Corner of Shotover & Camp Streets, 25 Shotover Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand

Duration

Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Inclusions

Wine tastings at 4 cellar doors
Guided tour of New Zealand's largest underground wine cave
Optional lunch at a premier cellar door (at your expense)
Complimentary bottled water
Complimentary Queenstown hotel transfers
Free Onboard Wifi
Complimentary branded wine glass
Fun Onboard videos
Entry/Admission - Gibbston Valley Winery
Entry/Admission - Kinross
Entry/Admission - Mt Rosa Wines
Entry/Admission - Brennan Wines

Exclusions

Lunch at a premier cellar door is at your expense

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Not wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Most travellers can participate
This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travellers

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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Kate G wrote a review Dec 2020

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Great trip.

We had the best experience on the wine sampler. The bus was clean and flash. There was great music in the trip. The wineries were great with a wide selection of local wines to sample. Our tour leader Megan was amazing, so lovely, knowledgeable and down to earth. Highly recommend…

Date of experience: November 2020

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Response from altitudetours, Front Office Manager at Wine Sampler Tour

Responded 5 weeks ago

Thank you for leaving a great review and for recommending us! We're really happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour with us and that Megan provided an awesome experience for you.

gsrodda wrote a review Dec 2020

Whangarei, New Zealand87 contributions25 helpful votes

Enjoyable and informative tour

Had really enjoyable 5 hr Wine Sampler tasting tour with four friends while in Queenstown. Altitude were great and picked us up virtually outside our hotel. Alia, our driver and host, was informative and delightful. Lovely Mercedes van with short videos were fun and informative.…

Date of experience: December 2020

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Response from altitudetours, Front Office Manager at Wine Sampler Tour

Responded 12 Dec 2020

We're delighted to hear you had a wonderful time on our Wine Sampler tour and enjoyed tasting some of the delicious wines this region has to offer. Thank you so much for a great review and for recommending us!

garry j wrote a review Nov 2020

2 contributions

Great van, great guide, great company, great day

Fantastic day out. Awesome professional guide. Wineries with very relaxing atmospheres. Award winning wines on our door step...so good!!

Date of experience: November 2020

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Response from altitudetours, Front Office Manager at Wine Sampler Tour

Responded 12 Dec 2020

Thank you so much for leaving a review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour with us and we could provide a fantastic day out for you!

Rosemary L wrote a review Nov 2020

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The most amazing tour ever!

This was the best tour I have ever experienced! What an awesome day, we went to four incredible wineries & were blessed with the most perfect host - Alia! She was knowledgeable, friendly, funny, professional & an absolutely amazing host who made our day very memorable! Thank you…

Date of experience: November 2020

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Response from altitudetours, Front Office Manager at Wine Sampler Tour

Responded 12 Dec 2020

Thank you so much for a wonderful review. We're really happy to hear that Alia made sure you had an awesome experience and that she made the day extra memorable!

Onlyonetattum wrote a review Nov 2020

Queenstown, New Zealand8 contributions2 helpful votes

Best wine tour in Queenstown!

I had the best day with Altitude Wine Tours We went to 4 different wineries, including the Gibson Valley Wine Cave and we were able to choose from a selection of amazing wines from the local area. Altitude were brilliant at guiding us through a varied and unique selection of…

Date of experience: November 2020

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Response from altitudetours, Front Office Manager at Wine Sampler Tour

Responded 12 Dec 2020

We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour with us and Andy provided a fantastic experience for you. Thank you so much for taking time to leave a great review!

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SiRoots

Must see wine tour!!

Amazing! Highly recommend to any and all travellers to Queenstown! Andy our driver was absolutely superb and each o…

Waynenorrie

Wine tour

Fabulous wine tour!!! We thought we were going to experience nice wines, which we did and they were fabulous. But…

GJPKEM111

Incredible way to spend a day

Altitude Wine Tours are the best ! Our group of 6 did a private wine tour, hosted by Alaia, to 4 really interestin…

pyronical

Incredible for the price

Excellent value for money, visited just three locations but all were generous with their testers and provided great…

SmokeyMLS

I felt I was on cloud wine!

Once upon a wine, there's was a fabulous tour host called Alia who worked for Altitude Tours. In fact, Alia was so …

ToddNCourtneyP

10/10 must do in Queenstown.

Absolutely loved our tour! Went to three amazing breweries/ wineries in the Gibbston Valley region who went above a…

lulubellenzed

Highly recommend.

Couldn’t recommend this tour more! We had a group of 14 of us for the twilight wine tour. Amazing venues, platter w…

SJeanRL

I'd do it all over again

I loved the whole tour! Def a must-do! Our driver was so lovely and he gave us a lot of really interesting informat…

Jomforsyth

Highlight of my trip!

The Altitude Wine Tour twilight session was the highlight of my trip! Great value for money, awesome bunch of peopl…

RyanC5498

Wine and craft beer tour

Great afternoon visiting a few wineries in the Gibbston valley. Mt Rosa is a must visit their mulled wine syrup is …

luarellk

Good

The craft beer was yum. The wines were good as well. Transport was lovely. We only had 6 on our tour and we all had…

jaimeeb1234

Pure bliss

This tour was even better the second time around. Comfortable transport, beautiful views the whole way, friendly an…

Tomwilliams111

Twilight delight

The twilight tour was an awesome experience, taking you to some amazing wineries, there was plenty of tastings at e…

oh_hello_helen96

Excellent value for money

One of the favourite things we did in Queenstown! Amazing, friendly, knowledgeable guide, beautiful scenery and far…

HelenaRose96

11/10 - a must do!

We had a fantastic time with our host Megan. She is incredibly knowledgeable about wine (and beer!) and was able t…

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