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Travel from Wellington over the Remutaka Ranges to Martinborough for a boutique wine-day with curated tastings, scenic stops, and a relaxed lunch. Small-group luxury transfers make the vineyards accessible without the logistics—ideal for first-time visitors to Wairarapa’s cellar doors.
Travel from Wellington over the Remutaka Ranges to Martinborough for a boutique wine-day with curated tastings, scenic stops, and a relaxed lunch. Small-group luxury transfers make the vineyards accessible without the logistics—ideal for first-time visitors to Wairarapa’s cellar doors.
You leave Wellington with the city shrinking behind you, the Hutt River daring you to follow its braided channels up into the hills. The coach climbs the Remutaka Ranges; at the summit the wind feels sharper, the landscape opening into the wide Wairarapa plain. By the time Martinborough’s low-gabled cellar doors come into view, the road has erased the city and left vineyards stretched across light, well-drained soils.
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Operated by Exclusive Chauffeur Limited · Martinborough, Wellington Region
You leave Wellington with the city shrinking behind you, the Hutt River daring you to follow its braided channels up into the hills. The coach climbs the Remutaka Ranges; at the summit the wind feels sharper, the landscape opening into the wide Wairarapa plain. By the time Martinborough’s low-gabled cellar doors come into view, the road has erased the city and left vineyards stretched across light, well-drained soils.
Martinborough is a young wine region by European standards — planned in the 19th century and defined by its cool maritime climate and clay-loam and gravel soils that favour Pinot Noir and aromatic whites. The area’s history is also rural: sheep farms and early settlers shaped small towns like Greytown, whose Victorian streets recall a different pace of life.
On this full-day transfer you split time between scenic stops — Stuart Macaskill Lakes and the Remutaka Summit — and curated tastings at family-scale wineries where minimal-intervention winemaking and single-vineyard bottlings are common. Expect cellar-door conversations, a relaxed lunch, and opportunities to buy bottles directly from producers.
Practicalities: the trip runs about 7–8 hours, departs from Wellington, and accommodates up to 11 travellers in an air-conditioned vehicle. Bring a light jacket for breezy hilltop stops, comfortable shoes for short walks between tasting benches, and a plan for transporting any purchases back to Wellington. The tour is wheelchair-accessible and suitable for most fitness levels, but tastings require responsible drinking and timing your transport home.
easy.
7–8 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; requires short, flat walks between cellar doors
Pickup locations are arranged at booking—common central Wellington pickup points are used; confirm your exact spot beforehand.
Yes, the vehicle and select cellar doors accommodate wheelchair users; specify accessibility needs when booking.
Yes—admission and wine tastings at the listed wineries and a lunch are included in the tour price.
Full refunds are available if you cancel at least 24 hours before departure; within 24 hours there is no refund.
Martinborough was established in the late 19th century and later developed into a wine region prized for cool-climate Pinot Noir and boutique producers.
Many Martinborough producers emphasize low-intervention farming and sustainable vineyard practices; visitors are encouraged to pack out waste and support local recycling.
Exclusive Chauffeur Limited operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.
You leave Wellington with the city shrinking behind you, the Hutt River daring you to follow its braided channels up into the hills. The coach climbs the Remutaka Ranges; at the summit the wind feels sharper, the landscape opening into the wide Wairarapa plain. By the time Martinborough’s low-gabled cellar doors come into view, the road has erased the city and left vineyards stretched across light, well-drained soils.
You leave Wellington with the city shrinking behind you, the Hutt River daring you to follow its braided channels up into the hills. The coach climbs the Remutaka Ranges; at the summit the wind feels sharper, the landscape opening into the wide Wairarapa plain. By the time Martinborough’s low-gabled cellar doors come into view, the road has erased the city and left vineyards stretched across light, well-drained soils.
Martinborough is a young wine region by European standards — planned in the 19th century and defined by its cool maritime climate and clay-loam and gravel soils that favour Pinot Noir and aromatic whites. The area’s history is also rural: sheep farms and early settlers shaped small towns like Greytown, whose Victorian streets recall a different pace of life.
On this full-day transfer you split time between scenic stops — Stuart Macaskill Lakes and the Remutaka Summit — and curated tastings at family-scale wineries where minimal-intervention winemaking and single-vineyard bottlings are common. Expect cellar-door conversations, a relaxed lunch, and opportunities to buy bottles directly from producers.
Practicalities: the trip runs about 7–8 hours, departs from Wellington, and accommodates up to 11 travellers in an air-conditioned vehicle. Bring a light jacket for breezy hilltop stops, comfortable shoes for short walks between tasting benches, and a plan for transporting any purchases back to Wellington. The tour is wheelchair-accessible and suitable for most fitness levels, but tastings require responsible drinking and timing your transport home.