Taken to fun areas, enjoyed local hangouts and small breweries. Easy pickup and drop off location. Great time
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off in private vehicle or mini-van
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- All tasting fees
- TripAdvisor Experiences brokerage fee
- Local driver/guide with onboard commentary
Excludes
- Gratuities
- Meals (optional)
- Takeaway purchases (optional)
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- For hotel pick up please wait for your Zozo Travel driver guide in the lobby or main hotel entrance. For cruise pick up please wait at the Private Tour Waiting Area at the cruise terminal. DO NOT get on cruise shuttle. For specific pick up time and locations please contact Zozo Travel directly.
Itinerary
Tasting paddles of 4 beers from the extensive Baylands range
Tasting paddle of a selection of Panhead tap beers
Tasting experience from the Garage project tap bank
Language Offered
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
Really enjoyed our afternoon out with Phil. A great laid back and friendly tour. He is very knowledgeable about the local craft beer scene, and the trip out to brew town was a highlight. Looking forward to checking out his other tours in the future.
Phil is a great guy. Lots of knowledge, great personality and a fun guy overall! If you want to have a good time and enjoy good beers, book this tour!
Phil was a fabulous tour guide. We visited 3 different establishments and were extremely impressed with the selections. Phil worked with us to help in tailoring our selections to meet our preferences. The van was very comfortable and the drive from Wellington to Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt was very pleasant. We enjoyed our time together and would highly recommend this tour.
Pleasant trip around Wellington area to 3 different breweries. 16 beers sampled! A fun evening. Driver was v engaging and entertaining.
Had a wonderful tour. We visited 3 breweries and tried a variety of great (some not so, but still) beers. Loved that there were options for 3 different palates (1 loved porters, another sout, and a 3rd lagers). Highly recommend kereru for a visit, very passionate about the process and a wonderful porter. Our guide Phil was helpful and informative about the breweries and New Zealand.
Really enjoyed the tour. Phil very knowledgeable and great company. Super accommodating when our flight was cancelled. Thank you!
We both enjoyed this trip. Great to see other parts of Wellington and learn about the brewing culture.
We visited three breweries and enjoyed tasting local brews, especially Garage Project. Phillip shared interesting facts about Wellington along the way.
We had a great afternoon and evening with Phil. We wanted to get out of the city itself and see some of the breweries a bit further out. Phil got us in at late notice to see Chris at Kereru, where I had two of the best beers I've ever had - a French Saison and a truffle infused, barrel aged barley wine. Next stop was a bit more corporate craft at Panhead in Beertown, then on to Baylands Brewing which was pumping. Phil was great on recommendations and knows the breweries really well. Thanks!!
Phil very friendly & obliging. Appreciated the personalised service, taking into account the weather & group size.
Definitely a 5/5 Phil was knowledgeable about the breweries, he gave an enlightening tour from brewery to brewery, an enjoyable experience
Wonderful experience. Thank you so much Phil. Great beer and great breweries that I don't think I would have found by myself.
Great Company!! Great beer!! Lots of laughs and fun!!! Highly recommend this tour and would go again!!!
Aaron was an excellent guide, giving us facts and stories about the area and the breweries. The breweries were fantastic. We enjoyed all of the different types of beer we tried.
Wouldn’t call this a tour. More of a transport service. Which begs the question why not just catch an Uber to the breweries instead.
My girlfriend and I really enjoyed this brewery tour!! We checked out most of the Wellington breweries on our own, but don’t drive in other countries, and this tour brought us away from Wellington to Lower and Upper Hutte. All 4 were breweries were great and considering how many beers we got to try, and transport costs to each place, we felt this package was pretty good value and would do it again with the company for sure!! The guide keeps you on schedule and provides great recommendations at each stop based on your preferences.
OMG - what a great tour! Aaron was so interesting ~ not just about beer but the things he explained to us about Wellington and the surrounding areas were things we would never had known .... and the beer!!! We went to 4 different breweries, each one different then the other ~ and each one great! If you are into craft beer - this is a must do tour while in Wellington!
Tour was for birthday surprise but would repeat the tour with mates any time. Phil, driver/owner was interactive and got to understand my preference for craft beer styles and where to visit based on what my likes were. Although the tour had a couple of prebooked tasting the others were flexible based on likes. We got to taste a wide range of craft beers, a flight(4 beers tasting) selected at each brewery. With some having over 20 beers on tap. Was a great day.
Awsome... what a great afternoon... really enjoyable highly recommended pick up and drop off to your hotel 👌
Good tour and beer visits even if a bit long between due to traffic jams - brewtown excellent though
Great time. Phil made you feel super welcome and had an awesome range of knowledge about the Wellington craft brewery scene. We got to see a heap of the best breweries and gained info on others along the way. Highly recommend it.
great experience and well worth the trip.We went 5th August 2022 and though not craft beer fans we were converted. Phil is a great host and we highly recommend this tour
My partner and I had a great time on this tour! Our favourite was Kereru, such passionate brewers who loved to share their knowledge throughout the tasting. A well thought out day that we loved sharing with our friends.
Great day out tasting a good variety of craft beers. Nice to meet passionate people who enjoy talking about their product.
My husband and I really enjoyed our craft brewery tour. Tom was a wonderfully friendly, welcoming and knowledgable guide who made the day a pleasure. The breweries were well chosen - each with different beers and vibes. Our favourite was Kereru as we did a tasting with the brewery founder whose passion and knowledge was second to none, and it shows
Thanks so much to Tom our Brewery Tour guide who made our Trip very special. Loved the beer variety, especially the interesting Tour through ‚Abandoned‘ with great explanations and the tastings at Kereru.
Listed pickup spot was easy to get to, across the street from the 2nd "free shuttle bus" stop. The driver tried to call us, we didn't have a phone plan, to arrange pickup at the ship to save us doing the shuttle. We had a great time and when we returned to the ship and spoke of it there were a number of people that were envious of us. There were just two of us on the tour (my wife and myself) and the tour guide, Philip. Philip did not skimp on the tour because of the low turnout. We saw 4 breweries, had numerous samples at two of them and a 4 and a 6 "flight" of larger samples at two others. Along the way Philip talked of Wellington and New Zealand, being such a small group we also were able to talk about more personal things such as schooling, sports etc Highlight was Kereru Brewery. Highly recommend, too often Wine tours are seen and something like this is overlooked.
The Wellington craft beer tour was excellent. Our guide was Tom and we had an incredible time with him. By the end of the tour he wasn’t just our guide, but a friend! He took us to some amazing breweries and shared some great info on the surrounding area. We were a bit slow on our tour (really enjoyed the first brewery) and Tom made sure we still got plenty of time at all the scheduled stops! Would not have been able to see all of the breweries in such a condensed time without this tour and we were glad to have gotten out of downtown Wellington for a bit too. Deserves higher than five stars!
A well-rounded experience of four different craft breweries, each with their own unique histories and values, and in locations ranging from Upper Hutt to Te Aro. Not something you could do yourself in half a day without a sober driver! It was just me, a friend and the driver/tour guide, so completely personalised service. Great opportunity to try as many different beers as you could possibly want, and catch something of the dedication, innovation and sense of adventure amongst the region's brewers, that in turn reflect Wellington's 'foodie' culture.
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