Hastings Tours, Tickets, & Excursions

The Classic Afternoon Wine Tour is the perfect way to get out of the small cities, see the famous countryside and taste the wines that have made this region iconic. You will travel with like-minded tourists from NZ and overseas and we guarantee you will have fun, learn about Hawke's Bay and taste some amazing food & wine. Bay Tours is Hawke's Bay's longest running wine tour company. We are family owned with a number of wine tour hosts that all share the same passion for Hawke's Bay, its wine and showing our region off to visitors.

Winery Tours Hawke’s Bay will take you off the beaten track with an intimate and relaxed wine tour of boutique wineries within Hastings, Havelock North and Napier, Hawke’s Bay. Our passionate, wine-loving tour guides will help you explore and experience the places where real magic happens. Talk to Hawke’s Bay winemakers: learn of their passions, their history and their future. Taste their amazing local wines and go behind the scenes to discover what makes their wines unique. 100% New Zealand owned and operated, you can trust us to show you to the real Hawke’s Bay.

Take a self-guided bike tour of wineries in the Hawke's Bay Region, departing near Hastings. Your bicycle route covers up to 12 miles (20 km) on the Hawke's Bay Trails, with stops at Bridge Pa Triangle and Gimblett Gravels wineries along the way (tasting fees are your own expense.) A helmet, map and support vehicle are all included on this full-day adventure.

Visit the wineries of Hawke’s Bay at your own pace on this self-guided bike tour with modern e-bikes. Collect your bike and ride past the vineyards along the Hawke’s Bay's winery cycle trails at your leisure. Follow the map provided or simply take your pick of the wineries you find. Visit wineries such as  Abbey Cellars, Alpha Domus, Ngatarawa Estate, Sileni Estate, Te Awa, or Trinity Hill, and perhaps sample (own expense) some of the diverse wines in production. This independent cycling tour includes all equipment and roadside support. 

This informative and historical self-guided audio tour will take you on a journey to the past to see the areas that were devastated by the 1931 and how they have been rebuilt. Including survivors stories, get a better insight to the past tragedy. Combine your audio guide with a map detailing the area of your tour as well.

The Hawke’s Bay region is known nationally and internationally for its wine production, and this behind-the-scenes tour of Ash Ridge Wines’ Hastings headquarters gives you the opportunity to discover how that reputation is built. Spend a couple of hours walking around the vineyards and production facilities of Ash Ridge in a small and intimate group – no rowdy crowds on this tour – learning about how different varietals are made in the Hawke’s Bay from your winemaker guide. Cap off the tour with a tasting led by your guide.