Gourmet Wine and Food Downtown Walking Tour in Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

If you love food and wine and a little walking and want to familiarize yourself with this area and its people, this is the tour for you! Auckland is a melting pot of different nationalities from all over the globe and the best way to experience this, is through its people and food.

Meet our local guide and discover downtown Auckland and its award winning and often hard to find eating establishments. Discover how downtown evolved from the earliest colonists and the buildings & streets they left behind. 

Taste your way from restaurant to restaurant experiencing their unique flavours showing Auckland’s cultural diversity. A great tour to do on arrival to our beautiful city, as you will become familiar with this historical part of town and what it has to offer.

Downtown is what Aucklanders call their city center which also happens to be the oldest colonial part of Auckland. This tour introduces you to the many cultures of Auckland through its cuisine, local wine and colonial history. With our iconic volcano Rangitoto in the harbour at your back, join us for a relaxed pre- dinner walk through this old part of town.

Meeting under the arch of our busy Ferry Building, we continue through the old Central Post Office to Britomart Place which not only showcases the old and new but this is also where we will sample our fist flavors of the tour. We will continue walking through tiny side streets and will stop regularly to sample delicious hors d’oeuvres at times tasting the establishments ‘signature dish’. We will be discovering different cultures and how they have become much loved by all the locals. The tasty morsels are made from fresh local produce accompanied by matching pre dinner drinks (local wine tastings).  

You will be introduced to Auckland’s first street, oldest bar and award winning restaurants and much more. Each stop en route has its own unique character and its own story to tell, through its people, building, food and wine.

Highlights:

• Experience a variety of fresh local award winning cuisine and wine which showcases not only our multicultural Auckland scene but also our excellent food and wine.
• See the history of our colonial settlers – through historic buildings and streets
• Learn about what’s great in downtown Auckland in a fun, intimate and relaxed way
• Small groups (no larger than 12 people) with an English speaking local guide