Sold on GetYourGuide as “Waiheke Island Scenic Wine Tour: 3 Best Vineyards on the Island”: tastings at Cable Bay, Stonyridge and Mudbrick, with a lunch stop at Batch Winery or Charley Farley’s in between.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Lunch and the ferry are not in the price.
Yes, if you want to know your wineries before you book: this is the shared tour that names them, Cable Bay, Stonyridge and Mudbrick, rated 4.77 from 321 reviews. For NZ$190 (≈US$108) you get three tastings and a guide who knows the island. Lunch at Batch Winery or Charley Farley’s and the NZ$65 ferry are on you.
Source: GetYourGuide listing and reviews, Oct 2026
It suits wine lovers who want three well-known cellar doors by name and an easy finish: the last stop is Mudbrick, where many guests stay on for the sunset.
It suits less if you want lunch paid in the price, more than three tastings, or a slow day: some guests find the schedule tight, though others call the pace relaxed.
The guide meets your ferry at Matiatia with a welcome board carrying your name, and the day runs in four stops over about 5 hours.
Cable Bay comes first, then lunch at Batch Winery or Charley Farley’s, then Stonyridge and Mudbrick, each tasting about 45 minutes. You are back at the ferry at 3:40pm, unless you choose to stay on.
Cable Bay opens the day and Mudbrick closes it, with Stonyridge after lunch; the listing calls it a guided bus tour with a drive between the villages. Which lunch venue you get depends on availability on the day, and if a venue cannot take the group, the operator swaps in one of the same standard.
The listing’s flexible finish is the part guests talk about. The van returns to Matiatia at 3:40pm, but you can stay at Mudbrick for dinner and the sunset, or walk into Oneroa village, and catch a later boat home on a walk-up return. One September guest recommends exactly that.
In the price
Not suitable, per the listing: under-18s and wheelchair users.
A tight schedule for some
“The schedule was just really tight.”
Hanne · Sep 2026 · another September guest called the day well paced
Tip: stay on after Mudbrick if you want more time.
Take the Fullers ferry
“The Island Direct ferry leaves at 10:15. So you must take the Fuller ferry.”
Murphy · Sep 2026
Tip: Fullers sails from Downtown. Ferry guide
Source: GetYourGuide listing and guest reviews, Oct 2026
NZ$190 (≈US$108) per person for the tour; NZ$255 (≈US$145) with the return ferry, before lunch.
It is NZ$100 less than the Beach Front Lunch tour, which books lunch for you, and NZ$5 more than the Wineries’ Tour, which visits four or more wineries but does not name them. Your lunch at Batch or Charley Farley’s is the cost to add.
What the price buysThree tastings, a guide and the drive between them.
What the price buysAuckland to Waiheke and back, direct. Rated 4.71 from 1,232 reviews.
What it leaves outLunch at Batch or Charley Farley’s and any drinks with it.
Source: GetYourGuide “from” prices, Oct 2026
Guests praise guides by name, Caleb and Oliver in recent reviews, and the settings of the wineries. The lunch gets warm words too. The one recurring complaint is pace: GetYourGuide’s summary of the past year says some guests wanted more time at each stop, while others found the day well paced. Even with other tour groups around, one guest never felt crowded.
“Even though there were quite a few tour groups, it never felt crowded or rushed.”
“He was waiting at the dock as we disembarked from the ferry from Auckland Downtown Terminal.”
“Well paced and flawlessly organised. Great mix of stunning wineries for everyone to enjoy.”
“Lunch was absolutely fantastic.”
Source: GetYourGuide rating, sub-ratings and verified reviews, Oct 2026
Same Matiatia start and lunch on you, nearly the same price: the difference is names against numbers.
The Scenic tour, NZ$190, tells you its three wineries and ends at Mudbrick. The Wineries’ Tour, NZ$185, visits four or more unnamed wineries, about 15 wines, in a group capped at 10, with a longer day of about 6 hours.
Scenic 3 vineyards
Wineries’ TourSource: GetYourGuide, Oct 2026
The tour starts at the ferry terminal at Matiatia wharf on Waiheke, so you sail from Auckland yourself and the guide meets you as you step off.
Guests advise the Fullers ferry from the Downtown Ferry Terminal on Quay Street, which sails on the hour; the Island Direct boat at 10:15 arrives too late. A return costs NZ$65 and is not included.
Ferry Terminal, Matiatia wharf
Address on the listing: Auckland 1081
Source: GetYourGuide listing and a guest review, Sep 2026; Fullers360, Oct 2026
Yes. Mudbrick is the last tasting, and the listing invites you to stay on for dinner and the sunset instead of riding back at 3:40pm. You then make your own way to Matiatia and catch a later boat on a walk-up return, which works on any sailing. Boats leave Waiheke until 00:30 on weekdays and Saturdays, 23:00 on Sundays. See the ferry guide.
The operator swaps in another venue of the same standard, according to the listing. The named line-up of Cable Bay, Stonyridge and Mudbrick is the plan rather than a guarantee, and the lunch stop also depends on availability on the day. If one winery is the reason you are booking, ask through GetYourGuide before you pay. The stops are laid out in the day plan.
The listing does not give lunch prices; you order and pay on the day, and it names these two as the lunch venues. If you would rather have lunch booked and paid, compare the tours with lunch included.
No. You must be 18 or older to join, so the listing marks it as not suitable for children under 18. It is also not suitable for wheelchair users. For a family day on Waiheke, see the hop-on hop-off bus comparison.
No. It is a per-seat tour with no minimum, so a solo traveller or a couple can book and join a shared group. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours before. Check dates for your trip.
Possibly. An October 2026 guest noticed quite a few tour groups but wrote that the day never felt crowded or rushed. The listing gives no group size, so for a quieter day look at the small-group tours.
Live dates and prices from GetYourGuide
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Book the ferry separately.