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Spend a private day tasting at Craggy Range, tour the cellar and ascend Te Mata Peak for sweeping views across Hawke’s Bay. This 4–5 hour tour blends wine education with landscape perspective and local history.
Spend a private day tasting at Craggy Range, tour the cellar and ascend Te Mata Peak for sweeping views across Hawke’s Bay. This 4–5 hour tour blends wine education with landscape perspective and local history.
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Operated by Mates travel · Napier, Hawke's Bay
A low-slung van eases away from Napier’s Marine Parade and the air changes—salt and vine smoke give way to pasture, then the folded ridges beneath Te Mata Peak. At Craggy Range the limestone and oak-clad cellar doors open onto terraces of vines; inside, fermentation tanks hum and the barrel room carries the scent of yeast and oak. The private Deluxe tour pairs a focused tasting and behind-the-scenes cellar walk with a short ascent to Te Mata Peak where the land unfurls: Heretaunga Plains, the Tukituki Valley, and a line of blue ocean beyond.
easy.
4–5 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; includes short walks, cellar steps and one short uphill viewpoint approach.
Yes—the meeting points at Napier i-SITE and the National Aquarium are a short free shuttle from the cruise terminal and guides coordinate accordingly.
Yes—this private option can adjust winery stops, tasting focus and timing if you request preferences at booking.
Children and non-drinkers can join; operators typically include water and can arrange non-alcoholic options or alternative activities at wineries—advise at booking.
Full refunds are available if you cancel at least 24 hours before departure; the tour may also be canceled for bad weather or insufficient travelers.
Hawke’s Bay grew as a wine region from 19th–20th century planting and winery innovation; Te Mata Peak is a culturally significant maunga for Ngāti Kahungunu.
Many Hawke’s Bay wineries practice sustainable viticulture and water management; visitors are encouraged to use refillable bottles and follow property access rules to protect soils and native plantings.
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