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Start: Wellington
Duration: 1 day
Travel Time: 7 hours

Taste your way through Wellington and Petone on a private full-day food tour packed with local flavours and hands-on experiences. Roast and taste speciality coffee, sample locally made cheese and ice cream, discover the art of chocolate making, enjoy an Italian lunch with wine and finish the day with Wellington craft beer and gourmet treats. Private transport and your own local driver-guide make it easy to enjoy every taste along the way.

ared and Sarah enjoying wine and dessert at La Bella Italia during the Wellington Foodie Tour

Discover Wellington’s Food, Coffee, Chocolate & Craft Beer

Begin your foodie adventure in historic Petone, where Wellington’s culinary creativity comes to life through a variety of tastings and experiences. Learn how coffee travels from plant to cup before taking part in a roast and tasting, then sample locally made cheeses, yoghurts and organic ice creams. Chocolate provides the next indulgence, with a tasting and hands-on introduction to chocolate making before settling in for an Italian-inspired lunch accompanied by a glass of wine.

Coffee roaster giving a tour at Ripe Coffee Roasters in Petone

The afternoon turns to another Wellington favourite – craft beer – with a tasting at a local brewery before a final food or beer stop, depending on timing and availability. From artisan coffee and dairy products to chocolate, Italian flavours and locally brewed beer, this private seven-hour tour brings together a diverse taste of Wellington’s food scene while someone else takes care of the driving.

  • Private full-day Wellington food tour
  • Specialty coffee roasting and tasting
  • Zany Zeus cheese, yoghurt and ice cream
  • Chocolate tasting and making lesson
  • Italian lunch with wine at La Bella Italia
  • Baylands Brewery craft beer tasting
  • Optional final brewery or Eva Street food stop
  • Wellington pick-up and return
  • Private transport
  • Local driver-guide
  • Coffee roasting experience and tasting
  • Cheese, yoghurt and ice cream tastings
  • Chocolate tasting and lesson
  • Italian lunch with wine
  • Craft beer tastings
  • Wellington pick-up and drop-off
  • Adult: 15 years +
  • Children: 5-14 years
  • Cancel 2 days or more before travel: Full refund**
  • Cancel within 48 hours: 50% refund**

Note: **Any refund approved under our terms and conditions will be subject to a 5% admin & processing fee, which will be deducted from the refund amount.

Please see more information on refunds and cancellations in Go New Zealand's terms and conditions.

Frequently asked questions

This tour offers the greatest variety, combining coffee, dairy products, chocolate, Italian food, wine and craft beer. Travellers primarily interested in vineyards and Pinot Noir may prefer the Private Martinborough Wine Tour, while dedicated beer enthusiasts can explore additional breweries on the Wellington and Brewtown Craft Beer Tour.

This private experience lasts approximately seven hours, departing at 9:30am and returning at around 4:30pm. Pick-up and drop-off from an agreed Wellington location, private transport and a local driver-guide are included. For travellers wanting sightseeing rather than tastings, the Private Wellington Full-Day City and Coast Tour offers another full-day option.

Yes. Rather than simply visiting cafés and shops, you can participate in a coffee roast, taste the finished coffee and learn practical chocolate-making techniques from a chocolatier. The combination of demonstrations, tastings and conversations with local producers reveals another side of the city’s culinary culture. Discover more reasons to visit Wellington.

The tour features speciality coffee roasting and tasting, locally made cheese, yoghurt and organic ice cream, plus a chocolate tasting and practical making lesson. An Italian lunch with wine and a Wellington craft beer tasting are also included. Compare these flavours with other New Zealand food, wine and beer tours.

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