A private tour for your group only, ferrying to Waiheke Island for real vineyard visits, wine tasting, and a genuine beach picnic.
This is a private tour for your group only, including the real ferry crossing to Waiheke Island. Genuine vineyard wine tasting and a beach picnic lunch are included.
Highlights
A Real Ferry Crossing Genuine transport included.
Real Vineyard Wine Tasting Waiheke's genuine wine region.
A Beach Picnic Lunch Real, genuine lunch stop.
What Stops Does This Tour Make?
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
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Pickup
Hotel pickup in central Auckland.
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A Real Ferry Crossing
Genuine transport included.
2
Real Vineyard Wine Tasting
Waiheke's genuine wine region.
3
A Beach Picnic Lunch
Real, genuine lunch stop.
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Drop-off
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
What's Included
A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel
What's Not Included
Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses
Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?
Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees
Important Information
Know Before You Book
Group size can range from 1 to 20 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.
Know Before You Go
We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.
Special Requests
Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, a real ferry crossing to Waiheke Island.
Yes, for your group only.
About 40 to 45 minutes each way, on the regular Fullers360 passenger ferry from central Auckland's downtown terminal to Matiatia Wharf.
Commercial winemaking began in 1978, when Goldwater Estate's founders planted the island's first vines the year before. Around 30 boutique wineries now operate across the island.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.
About This Tour
A private tour for your group only, ferrying to Waiheke Island for real vineyard visits, wine tasting, and a genuine beach picnic. This is a private tour for your group only, including the real ferry crossing to Waiheke Island. Genuine vineyard wine tasting and a beach picnic lunch are included.
Waiheke Island was farmed and forested through the 19th and early 20th centuries before anyone thought to plant it with wine grapes. That changed in 1977, when Kim and Jeanette Goldwater put in the island's first commercial vines on free-draining volcanic soil in a warm, maritime microclimate — founding Goldwater Estate the following year. Their gamble paid off: Waiheke now carries around 30 boutique wineries across an island barely 19 kilometres long, a reputation built almost entirely in the last five decades.
The day starts with the real ferry crossing every visitor takes — the regular Fullers360 passenger service from central Auckland's downtown terminal to Matiatia Wharf, a genuine 40-to-45-minute run across the Hauraki Gulf, not a chartered shortcut. From there the island's steep, forested coastline opens up into the secluded coves and beaches it's known for.
This private day keeps things flexible rather than tying the group to one named estate: a real vineyard visit and wine tasting, paired with a genuine beach picnic lunch, with the itinerary built around your group alone rather than a fixed, shared-coach route.
Not quite what you're looking for?
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.