The ULTIMATE Craft Beer Tour of New Zealand

10 days fully escorted Auckland to Wellington then to Nelson for Marchfest 2024!

Taste the greats of NZ in their breweries!
Liberty, Hallertau, 8 Wired, Sawmill, Brewaucracy, Bootleg, Croucher, North End, Double Vision, and Garage Project to name but a few…before we get to Nelson Marchfest
Many inclusive lunches, beer themed dinners, tastings, activities and why not – axe hurling!

10 days touring across the best of NZ beer with…

So.
Much.
Included.

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Join this CRAFTY PINT group on our March 2024 departure from Auckland, finishing in Nelson

THE ULTIMATE NZ CRAFT BEER TOUR

Fully escorted from Auckland

Small group

Luxury coach

All transfers

4 star accommodation throughout

Daily breakfast

Many local eats and tasting flights enroute

North Auckland full daytrip including axe hurling!

Rotorua Hangi dinner and performance

Specialty dinner at Salt and Wood, Waikanae

Weta Workshop hands-on private tour

Wellington Brewpubs Walking Tour

Premier beer matched dinner at Ortega

Flight to Nelson

Hop Farm and Moutere Inn (the oldest in NZ) daytrip

Marchfest 2024 entry

App with day-by-day itinerary, inclusions, and suggestions

…and SO much more!

The 10 day ULTIMATE NZ Craft Beer Tour

ITINERARY

1 Friday, 29 March 2024 Auckland
Arrival day – check in to Auckland hotel, then at 3pm we set off for Liberty, one of the great All-Time OGs and Champion NZ Brewery. Love a good Knife Party? …Legendary C!tra?… Sample the range, chat with the owners, then head to Steve in rural Riverhead for an inspirational Hallertau tasting tray of the core range and seasonals plus wood-fired welcome dinner in their fantastic biergarten, featuring a local fresh and seasonal menu and luckily beers numbered 1 – 10…

2 Saturday, 30 March 2024 Auckland

Up and at em! Daytrip to Matakana featuring an outdoor axe throwing comp (there may be a Trans Tasman challenge here…), and 8 Wired with Soren at Barrelworks. NZ legend, barrel genius, Overall Champion New Zealand Brewing Company for 2023! Coupled with 2023 Champion NZ Beer for Wild Feijoa, in its 10th vintage! Snacks and a tasting tray. Next to Sawmill Brewery: B-corp certified, these guys do it differently and well, a beautiful natural ambience in the countryside setting – great long late lunch grazing style from local artisan suppliers and their tap range of 15 across a tasting tray of choice.

This is how the day rolls:

Look here at our YourTube of the Matakana day of beer inspired shenanigans at 8 Wired and Sawmill + a touch of axe! .

3 Sunday, 31 March 2024 Auckland

Rest, recover or roll on… Optional Urbanaut lunch. You’ll like their innovative beer selection, including the ‘blenders’ and excellent deconstructed food. Or a free day to go to Waiheke Island for Alibi or wine, there’s always local taphouses Behemoth for Chur! (DUMP the Trump!), Epic in Onehunga, or Galbraith’s for a solid local traditional style pub close to town. Mix and Match for lunch and dinner – the choice is yours.

4 Monday, 1 April 2024 Rotorua

Travel via Brewaucracy (‘heavily traditional, classic beer, flavoured beer’ in their own words) and Bootleg (Higher ABV Stouts and Belgians Untapped #5 for NZ) Hamilton to sample their eclectic brews with a snack, and on to Croucher Rotorua for seasonals over a paddle and nibbles. Check in then a brilliant evening cultural performance in the forest, Hangi inclusive.

5 Tuesday, 2 April 2024 Wellington

Morning free for Redwood riding, luge, Polynesian pools or other mud malarkey. Travel to Duncans to sample their pastry specialities in Paraparaumu, and dinner with Kieran Haslett-Moore at Salt and Wood for a modern take on BBQ. Low and slow smoked meats are served with the best seasonal vegetables and breads baked by their sister bakery. Plus his North End Beer “Inspired by Europe Fermented in Waikanae” drawing on European traditions. From smoked doppelbocks to mixed fermentation saisons and lots in between. Then on to Wellington to settle in for the next adventure.

6 Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Wellington

Optional Te Papa museum in the am… then…don’t like to decide? Lets go to Fork and Brewer for tastings, with over 40 taps and lunch, Weta workshop hands on tour and Double Vision for a tasting. Late arvo you can explore Wellington central at your leisure, or go on the self-guided brewpub central city walking tour with the best the city has to offer – Fortune Favours, Whistling Sisters, Choice Bros, Heyday.

7 Thursday, 4 April 2024 Wellington

Seriusly, you thought we had left out? Garage Project (Legends #2) for a chat, beers and eats. Free time to catch up on more you may have not got to on the walking tour, then at 7pm the Highlight beer-matched local multi-course dinner at Ortega. Bar options suggested for the later pm – Panhead, Malthouse, Mean Doses, Goldings, Hashigo Zake. PLENTY to chose from. Capital P.

8 Friday, 5 April 2024 Nelson

Fly in to Nelson in the morning and straight into what they do best, and are World Famous for – Hops! Visit a Hop farm and NZ’s oldest pub – Moutere Inn for laid back lunch (and a few beers of course!)

9 Saturday, 6 April 2024 Nelson Marchfest 2024

We’ve made it! Entry to New Zealands Best Little Beer Festival from noon – around 15 breweries, Beer, Wine, Cider, food, bands and homebrew education experiences…

10 Sunday, 7 April 2024 Depart home

Thanks for coming, it’s been a blast…

10 nights from NZD $4999 per person twinshare

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Please note: Prices are in New Zealand Dollars and based on cash – there is a small surcharge to use a credit card. Airfare to Auckland and from Nelson is additional. Costs are based on 2 in a room – twinshare. Itinerary is subject to change and availability we reserve the right if we really have to to change daily inclusions to another option. A $500 non-refundable deposit is required at time of booking. Costs are based on minimum numbers should this change we will advise you directly.

Matakana Daytrip!

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