We are a transportation company specialising in small group tours ex Tauranga. Our most popular “foodie” tours include The Taste of the Bay of Plenty – tastings of beer or gin or cider / wine / lunch cocktails and desserts; and Our Kiwi Kitchen tour – an avocado orchard visit with locally sourced ingredients on offer along with sightseeing opportunities.
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The tour picks you up from the Port of Tauranga or your local accommodation & travels to a kiwi orchard where the industry is explained from planting to the beautiful edible fruit & export (& you will be able to taste the product), gives you an immersive experience, including a “walk & talk” tour & a tasting at a picturesque avocado orchard, provides you with a Fish & Chip lunch at a seaside village, takes you up to the Minden Lookout where you have a marvellous view of the Coastal Bay of Plenty (—on a clear day you can see an active volcano, White Island) and takes you to either BeeNZ for a honey tasting & factory tour (Monday-Friday) OR visits an award winning dessert venue to taste one of their desserts (Saturday-Sunday). We then return to port driving alongside beautiful Mt Maunganui beach, which we consider to be the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere. COST: $195.00 per person. Includes transport, tastings, fish & chip lunch, avocado tour, honey tasting & tour OR dessert, Minden Lookout.
The Bay of Plenty Tasting Tour begins with a visit to a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing natural beer without preservatives or additives is explained and a range of beers are sampled. (If you’re not a beer drinker, you can opt for ciders instead). We then head south to Volcanic Hills Winery, Rotorua, for some delicious antipasto platter sharing followed by an introduction to their wines before sampling them all! Their stunning cellar door setting overlooks Lake Rotorua – enjoy soaking up these views whilst sipping on fine vino. Next, back to Tauranga for desserts and cocktails (or just deserts and coffees if that suits!) at one of Tauranga’s favourite eateries -Salinity restaurant and bar which boasts amazing harbor and Marina views. Then transfer back to ships side (and onward bookings), taking us along arguably the southern hemisphere’s finest stretch of coastline. Time allowing, there may also be stops off at kiwi fruit orchards; learning about everything involved in growing such tasty fruits right through until they reach international markets... And perhaps even time for a short stroll down to see Okere falls within its lush surroundings too. Total touring experience around six hours longish… Minimum booking party size applies though please note singles welcome aboard provided another couple has signed onto join forces beforehand.. Cost per person $300 approx.(discount less than full price available upon request!).