BEST OF THE BAY – private tour, customized to the client’s interests.

Delicious foods, fruit and wine, Maori elder and artists all set in beautiful rural Hawke’s Bay. Meet our wonderful characters, hear their stories and have fun. Walk amongst the diverse collection of art deco buildings in Napier.

Visit creative food  producers on their land where you can taste, touch and smell the myriad of tantalizing products they make from the deep soils.

Visit a rural coastal settlement and talk with a Maori who can provide a spiritual insight into her culture and can clearly demonstrate what it is that makes this indigenous people so special.  She will give you a cultural welcome on to her land.

• Taste beautifully crafted local wines at our prestigious wineries and meet some of the personalities involved in making the wines
• Enjoy meeting fascinating artists in their studios and view their paintings, sculptures or pots
• Walk in the scenic Hawke’s Bay rural countryside, either on a large sheep and cattle station beside a river, or a stunning historic country garden, or remote coastal beach or in native bush or visit an orchard.

This tour is customized for each client and will take the client on a special journey to find the true essence of this beautiful country.

Transport: We can organise transport to and from the Hawke’s Bay airport and lodges throughout the region.  If you are interested in the service, let us know.

Lunch: Winery or epicurean lunch at a beach house overlooking the sea.

Alternatives: gardens, orchards, walks, farms,  fishing, horse riding.

Essence of New Zealand, off the beaten track with local characters.  3 days and 2 nights.

Accommodation:  beachside at Waimarama Beach.

Meet our local food artisans, committed to perfection, it is a privilege to be a part of their enthusiasm.  Gather food along the way for our lunch in a rural coastal village to meet an extraordinary Kuia (respected female elder) for a cultural welcome on to her land.   She will take you on a spiritual journey what will clearly demostrate what it is that makes our indigenous people so special.  Our Kuia will share lunch with us and walk with you along her beach talking about her culture, her foods and involve you in her community.

Enjoy a BBQ dinner with wines.

Visit the renowned Gimblett Gravels red wine growing wine district, taste some of the delicious wines and become acquainted with some of the subtilities of what makes these remarkable wines.  During harvest time there is opportunity to join in hand-picking grapes.

Lunch platter of local produce at a Te Awanga coastal winery where you will learn about the basis of food and wine matching under a ‘pasture to plate’ philosophy in a relaxed winery setting,  joined by a winemaker.

Journey through the beautiful Tuki Tuki river valley witness the grandeur of Te Mata Peak and taste the delicious wines from this region.

Our chef will head a ‘hands on’ interactive cooking class and you will be involved in preparing a menu with seasonal local produce, matched with regional wines.

Start the day with beachside yoga.  Meet a Maori artist on her family land and gain an understanding of the cultural, historical and whanau (family) milestones that have forged her spirit and work.