We had a fantastic time on the wine tour by Wine Hopper Bus! Everything was well organised, and we really enjoyed the experience. A special thanks to our guide, Rob, who was friendly, knowledgeable and made the tour even more enjoyable. Highly recommend! Will be back. David & Alice
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- No rigid timetable to follow โ explore our wineries at your own pace.
- Local family-owned & operated for an authentic Queenstown experience.
- Access a variety of venues, including boutique wineries, cellar doors & scenic Arrowtown.
- Expert local Wine Guide to help tailor your day & share tasting tips & insider suggestions.
- Daily return from Central Queenstown, Frankton & Arrowtown.
- Final drop-off at AYRBURN available if staying for a dinner reservation at The Woolshed or Billy's.
- Flexible wine tour through top wineries in Arrowtown, Queenstown, and Gibbston Valley.
- Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with Wine Guide-managed pickups & drop-offs.
Excludes
- Food, wine tastings, cheese & deli purchases are at your own cost, direct to the wineries you visit
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Please meet us: at the RAMSHAW LANE BUS STOP, ID: 215, which is in behind the Arrowtown Museum, thank you.
Return
- Return is to the Bus Stop outside RED ROCK CAFE on Camp Street in Queenstown CBD, thank you.
Itinerary
Join our flexible & hassle-free local winery shuttle service. Departing daily from Queenstown at midday (12.00pm). With no set timetable & no stress, all the wineries are very close together making it easy to give you the best day out & we'll have you back in town by 6pm (approx.).
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Reviews
Loved this tour, flexibility was awesome. Andrew fantastic guide! Will definitely come back. Great day. Thanks Andrew
We thoroughly enjoyed our wine tour with your company. Our guide, Teakaru, was very entertaining throughout the whole trip and a very good organiser. He made our day very memorable. Thank you again, Teakaru.
A great time. Loved the wine tastings that included one beer tasting. Great guide, great company, great day.
What a great way to spend an afternoon at some lovely wineries and being able to choice which winery you would to visit was a lot of fun our driver Andrew was such a fantastic host so many recommendations and lots of knowledge with a fair amount of comedy added in to.. we had such a great time met some lovely people and we all enjoyed wine a together.. definitely recommend this tour and if you Andrew you will have the best day
Kirsten truly made our day! We got lucky that it was just 2 of us on the shuttle, and Kirsten took it upon herself to give us a personalized itinerary based on what we were looking for and even made reservations for us! We were able to go to 4 wineries. The company seems to have a great relationship with a lot of the wineries and are incredibly knowledgeable, which was clear since she chose the perfect experiences for us! The day was very relaxed and flexible. I hope everyone chooses to experience the Wine Hopper!
Our tour guide Ed was warm, knowledgeable & engaging. We absolutely recommend this tour.
We had the best time on our Wine hopper tour. Ed made our day so easy and enjoyable. We were able to relax and enjoy the wineries at our own pace. Would definitely recommend.
The wine tour was so much fun. My partner and I booked the tour after seeing it advertised at our hotel and had little idea of what to expect. We had no winery bookings and no idea what wineries were in the area. Our wine tour guide, Maria, was extremely helpful, informative and made sure we had a great day. Would definitely recommend.
Ed was an excellent guide ! His wine/winery recommendations were excellent and his karaoke skills were even better. Thanks Ed ! Maddie and Max
Such a great tour, so informative, great recommendations from Rob, what a fantastic guide!
Rob was very knowledgeable and patient guide. He was happy to accommodate all our requests and would definitely recommend this tour. It snowed on the way back from Arrowtown, a perfect end to a fun day!
Rob - our driver, what can I say, excellent guy! He was very accomodating, had great stories and is definitely worth booking for the Wine Hopper Bus! Do not think that this is just a wine bus, this is a true wine tour! Do yourself a favour and book yourself with Wine Hopper bus!
Amazing wine tour. Maria our guide was fantastic. So accommodation, very friendly and really made our tour! Would highly recommend this wine tour and was a great way to see the Gibbston Valley and we hit all the wineries we wanted. Would highly recommend Maria as a guide. Very knowledgeable and personable, fantastic guide!
We have had an incredible day with Rob. Very informative and fun. There was no rush and the tour was tailored to our requests. Thanks Rob, you're awesome! 5 stars!!!
From the North Island. HB. Highly recommend, our tour guide Kirsten was so helpful and it was great personalised experience. 10/10
Even though we had a false start. (Our fault) Kiki , Kirsten and team went above and beyond to get us back on track and we had a fantastic time. Kirsten was a great guide, letting us know where to get the beat wines and the most fantastic chocolate brownie. Thank you guys. Will definitely recommend you and when we come back will use your service again.
Kirsten was a great host an driver on the tour.The winery's we visited didn't disappoint.Everyone here in New Zealand so friendly and always willing to help with directions.Today was a day tour we will be recommending to our friends and family who travel over here from Australia.Keep up the great work and thankyou for having us.Cheers Jamie an Narelle.
Kirsten was a great guide. She knew a lot about the regions and its wineries. She arrived on time to all our pick up points and coordinated well between the different groups onboard to create individualised experiences. Her skills as a photographer are also of great value and my wife was very happy with the photos she took of us throughout the day!
Ed was an absolute blast on our tour today! Nothing was too much trouble (including returning in his time to collect my credit card I left behind ๐คญ)
Ed was fabulous, a wealth of knowledge around wine and super friendly. The flexibility of being able to choose where you go was great
Ed was fabulous and we went to such amazing wineries! Ed also knew so much I had a good time getting to know him and talking about wine
T our driver was fantastic, fun and drove safely. We loved him and his attitude. Thank you for a great day. The 3 blonde sisters. ๐ค
Rob was our driver and guide and what a legend! Such a great guy, gave us lots of info and selected great wineries for us too. The bus was very clean and comfortable. Charging stations too. I would absolutely recommend buying yourself a ticket - you wonโt regret it
A great day with a friendly group. We really enjoyed the winery selection with great wines and food. The tour was super fun and well worth the time. The driver Rob was informative of the region and wineries and had arranged a selection of wineries that were able to take our group at short notice for some excellent tastings. A must do for wine lovers who enjoy a variety of local wines
Ed is fantastic! He was very accomodating and took us everywhere we wanted to go!
A fantastic way to experience the Central Otago wineries. Complete autonomy with great suggestions on wineries.
Kirsten was amazing. She had so many incredible recommendations and she was extremely flexible with the group. We would 100% book again
Such a great time with a very informative guide, made the experience really personal and tailored to whatever you wanted!
Everyone we dealt with at Wine Hopper Bus Tour was friendly and really helpful with recommendations. Our bus driver/tour operator, Blake, was a lovely guy and more than accommodating to our needs.
Kirsten was a great guide. Very lovely and informative
Such an awesome afternoon, T was a fantastic guide and very kind and knowledgeable about wine!
We ha a great tour with Kristan! This was our 2nd time using this company and we would use again next time!
Super good operator and Kiki is very nice. Andrew is always very supportive
Rob was amazing throughout our whole afternoon! He made sure we made it to each booking on time and gave us knowledge throughout the whole day. We had a large group of 9 which each passenger enjoyed the whole trip and had no complaints about the service that Rob provided. It was the best wine hopper service !
Fabulous day out on the Gibbston valley despite the rain. Our guide was great very informative and connected with us all personally. He was very tolerant as the day wore on and we got louder. He took care of everyone and getting us all home safely. We had so much fun Thank you so much Mr Te you were the best.
T was the perfect driver. He was very knowledgeable, took us to wineries which we didnโt know about. Very funny and loves a good singalong. Couldnโt suggest more to do this experience. Thank you T, keep doing what youโre doing. (30yo, accountant)
Absolutely fabulous tour, our bus driver Te was so attentive and took us to some great wineries and a place where we could sample some gin. Recommend the underground cave tour at Gibbston. Great music and small group on the bus made it a fun drive back to Queenstown, would definitely recommend and would go again.
What a fun day! Tea was knowledgeable and experienced and helped guide us with suggestions to different wineries. Highly recommend and would do this again knowing how many wineries there are in the area!
Fantastic Hopper wine tour. This was sensational day. Many thanks to Andrew for the best wine tour ever. I highly recommend this tour. It is a great way to see the wineries.
I had a great day on the tour which was exactly what I was looking for. The tour was very flexible and adapted throughout the day to everyoneโs needs. The tour guide, Blake, was very knowledgable and friendly and we went to all the wineries that were suggested. Well done.
We had a wonderful day wine tasting! Fabian was a wonderful host and guide throughout the day. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and made our experience so fantastic! The best part of the experience was being able to choose where and when we wanted to taste. No set schedule. We had as much time as we wanted to taste, eat and/or explore. Truly a 5 star experience. Would book this experience again and recommend to others!
We had a great afternoon with T as our driver. T was super friendly and super knowledgeable about wines - giving us plenty of recommendations on the wine hopper tour. Loved that we could choose which wineries to visit and got to visit four in Gibbston Valley. It was a great way to enjoy Gibbston wines and made for a perfect afternoon. Thanks T, for making things so easy for us.
This experience was really one of my best experiences. I can advise to everyone who is in the region, and would like to discover the region. :)
Go with the flow type of vibe which was perfect! Our guide was so friendly and full of knowledge and so accommodating for everyone that was on the tour.
Claire (Claiuore) was amazing! So full of knowledge and lead us on an amazing winery tour!
Ed was an excellent driver, guide and wine expert as well! The wineries were wonderful. We had an excellent experience!!!
Rob was a great guide. Knowledgeable accommodating and fun. Great wines and lunch was very good. Thanks.
Rob the tour guide was exceptional and very knowlegable. He made sure that all of us were very comfortable and enjoyed the wine tasting. He went an extra mile to show us around too. I would definitely recommend this tour to all visitors to QT.
Yes. The tour was really good I enjoyed the afternoon with the tour guide Blake who showed us around some nice places
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