Waipara Wine Tour from Christchurch - including Lunch & Tastings
Overview
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5 hours 30 minutes
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Enjoy an afternoon Wine Trail tour through North Canterbury’s Waipara Valley, visiting three boutique vineyards such as Waipara Springs, Torlesse, Pegasus Bay, or Georges Road. Each winery offers a fine selection of both white and red wines for you to taste. Over the course of the afternoon, you’ll sample at least 15 wines across a variety of grape styles.
Your experience also includes a delicious platter lunch, served at the first winery visited on the day.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Should any of the named wineries be unavailable on the day of travel, an alternative winery in the Waipara area will be included
If you appear to be 25 years of age or younger, you may be asked to present valid photo identification. You must be 18 years of age to consume alcohol. Only a passport or New Zealand driver licence is accepted as valid photo ID.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Waipara
Waipara Wine area, we visit 3 wineries whichever are open and available from Waipara Springs, Torlesse, Pegasus Bay, Waipara Hills & Georges Road.
Waipara Springs Winery
Travelling north from your pick up location from Christchurch, arrive at your first stop at the beautiful Waipara Springs: one of the oldest and most popular wineries of the region. Enjoy wine tastings and a delicious pattered lunch (if option is selected - you will be here longer).
What‘s Included
Wine tasting of at least 15 different wines.
Explore three of North Canterbury's boutique vineyards
Air-conditioned vehicle
Live commentary on board
Individual Plattered Lunch
Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Options
12:00pm Departure with Lunch
Departs at midday 12:00pm and returns at 5:30pm. Tour includes lunch
Reviews
462 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A good choice
Monkeyfire,,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Stephanie, our guide for the day, was fantastic. Formerly from a vineyard in the region, she is both experienced in the location and the art of wine making. She was on time and professional as well as a great source of information. Her driving was excellent. The van provided was comfortable and well maintained. The wineries offered a good variety of tasty wines and the lunch was delectable. Thoroughly enjoyed the day out.
Three vineyards wine tour.
Mark A,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Trip was led by local New Zealander Stephanie who brilliantly conveyed a wealth of relevant and interesting information whist conveying us out on the tour. The first wine tasting at Waipara Springs included an excellent lunch followed by two visits + tastings at two further vineyards. A most enjoyable way of spending a day and with a leisurely 12:00 meet time. Well worth booking!!!
It was a lovely day at...
Sarah P,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a lovely day at beautiful vineyards with a great lunch. Our guide, Stephanie, particularly made the day special, answering all of our questions and providing helpful extra information on the wine tasting experience.
Great afternoon (but wouldn't rave over it)
rebbeccac2025,,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Had a good time, bit of a slow start though and felt a little disconnected in comparison to other tours we have done.
Enjoyable
ww249,,Jan 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Craig, our tour driver, provided lots of interesting information about Christchurch. The winery tour followed a relaxed, standard format, and the lunch served was good. Overall, it was a chill and enjoyable experience
Winery tour
Y2141GKmartynb,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Jude was a great guide and driver - very friendly, knowledgeable. Good mix of wineries and selection of tastings. Pretty good value and group size.
Amazing tour - would...
Rasheeta S,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing tour - would highly recommend this! The lunch was outstanding and there was a decent selection of wine
An entertaining tour in...
Christine K,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A fun tour of the Christchurch wine region; with three wineries a good selection with exciting wines and interesting information. The food was delicious and the ambience fantastic.
Good afternoon
Zach D,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00The wineries were incredibly welcoming and great service. Our driver was pretty good as well but I do wish when it was noted we had extra time instead of stopping at a shopping centre we were able to see more of the area. It would have been nice to see more of the area. However that been said, it was a very good tour.
Relaxing day out
A757OZkathleenb,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an awesome day out, it was everything we hoped for. Lunch at Waipara springs was delicious, gorgeous setting. Stephanie is a fantastic guide, such a lot of knowledge of the area and the industry. Would definitely recommend this trip.
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