WanaHaka Wine Tours

WanaHaka is a locally owned and Māori-led wine tour operator based in Central Otago, serving the Wānaka and Queenstown regions. The business offers guided wine tours paired with Māori cultural storytelling and connection, creating experiences that blend wine tasting with deeper insight into local heritage and history.

Two main tour options are available. The Express Wine Tour and Māori Culture is a 2.5 to 3-hour experience starting from $159 per person in the Wānaka area, including tastings of 10 to 13 wines and transfers. The longer Wine Tour and Māori Culture experience costs from $289 per person and visits vineyards across the Gibbston Valley, Bannockburn, Wānaka and Cromwell regions, with wine tastings, a cheese and grazing platter for two, and transfers included.

WanaHaka also offers Māori Welcomes, standalone cultural experiences designed to connect visitors with New Zealand culture. These can be arranged for families, friends, groups, conferences and weddings. The company is owner-operated by Joe Waide, who hosts the tours and welcomes personally.

The business holds a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence Award and a Silver Sustainable Tourism Business Award. Visitors book direct with WanaHaka; minimum numbers apply to some experiences, and prices exclude GST which is applied at checkout.