14 Brewery Tours in New Zealand Worth Booking

1.Speight’s Brewery Tour & Guided Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 508 reviews · from $16Our pick

Spend about 75 minutes at Speight’s Brewery in central Dunedin, touring historic and modern brewing areas with a small group and guide. Finish with up to 20 minutes of beer tasting, including a lesson in pouring the perfect pint. Guides may include Tom, Thomas, Israel, Marty, Monica, or Sophia.

“Tour of the history of the brewery was great. The guide was so passionate about the history of Speights. Beers at the end of the tour were so refreshing.”

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2.Dunedin: Speight’s Brewery Guided Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 170 reviews · 1h 15m · from $28

Walk through Speight’s Brewery with an English-speaking guide, tracing 144 years of Dunedin brewing from the historic Brew Floor to modern production areas. You’ll learn about the water, malt, hops, and brewing methods, then taste several beers in the tasting room. Expect more than 200 stairs, covered shoes, and no on-site parking.

“Great fun tour! Excellent guide who was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his brewery. Absolutely loved the tasting!”

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3.Monteith’s Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · from $27

Spend 45 minutes at Monteith’s Greymouth brewery with a guide such as Harvey or Austin. Explore the former brewhouse, hear West Coast brewing stories, learn to taste and pour beer, enjoy tap beers or ciders, and take home a mixed six-pack.

“We enjoyed our tour. Harvey was a knowledgeable and personable guide. It was interesting to hear about the history of the company a the brewing process although no brewing takes place on site. Monteith’s beers are allay good so we enjoyed the samples and the mixed six packs to bring away.”

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4.Marlborough: Hop-On Hop-Off Wine, Brewery, and Wonders Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 1 day · from $77

Spend a day hopping between 26 Marlborough stops from Picton or Blenheim. Your driver-guide shares local tips while you visit wineries, breweries, museums, restaurants, shops, and activity centers. Tastings, meals, and bookings are extra, so plan your stops before boarding.

“Fantastic Erin was a great driver and lots of interesting info. Good day out at the wineries”

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5.Wellington Craft Beer & Brewery Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $102

Spend about four hours sampling Wellington craft beer at Baylands, Brewtown, Garage Project, and other local breweries. Your small-group guide, often Phil, Aaron, or Tom, handles the driving, shares local stories, and tailors tastings to your beer preferences.

“We both enjoyed this trip. Great to see other parts of Wellington and learn about the brewing culture.”

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6.Craft Beer Brewery Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 5 hours · from $110

Spend five hours visiting three Queenstown breweries with a local guide such as Lewis, tasting up to 13 beers and enjoying a beer-paired lunch. Hotel pickup, transport, a brewery tour, scenic stops, and post-tour beer vouchers are included. Lagers, cider, wine, and ginger beer are available too.

“alot of drinks for the price of the tour including lunch. lunch was including a beer per each course which was 4course and very filling. would highly recommend”

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7.Wellington Craft Brewery Half-Day Guided Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 4 hours · from $102

Join Phil of Zozo Travel for a four-hour, small-group beer tour from Wellington to Brewtown in Upper Hutt. Taste local beers at Kereru, Panhead, and Baylands, meet brewery staff, and enjoy transport, commentary, and hotel pickup. The route may change by date.

“Great. Phil was the perfect host - very knowledgeable on beer and able to guide us to beers we would enjoy or find interesting.”

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8.Emerson’s Brewery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $24

At Emerson’s Brewery in central Dunedin, your guide leads you from the malt room through brewing, fermentation, bottling, and packaging. You finish with a tasting tray, and Sam is one guide praised for explaining the process clearly. Expect about one hour and a group of up to 16.

“Learning about the owner how it all started. Knowing how the beer is made from start to finish. How every thing is cleaned daily. I enjoyed the beer and the hour’s experience”

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9.Speight’s Brewery Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $48

Visit Speight’s Brewery at 200 Rattray Street with guides such as Marty, Thomas, or Malcolm. Explore the old Brew Floor, see modern brewing equipment, sample several beers, learn to pour one, then finish with a two-course Ale House meal and a glass of your choice.

“Brilliant, had a great tour guide in Marty, very informative and funny. The beer tasted great too, with the dark ale being my favourite”

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10.Ultimate Auckland Experience Full Day Tour with Brewery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $155

Spend a full day seeing Auckland’s waterfront, volcanic peaks, west coast, and North Shore in a modern minibus. Your guide handles the driving and local stories, with a set-menu lunch at Hallertau Brewery. Craft beer tasting and Sky Tower entry cost extra.

“Simon was absolutely brilliant went above and beyond to make sure we seen as much as we could, nothing was too much trouble.”

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11.Wineries / Brewery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $173

Ride in an air-conditioned mini van with local guide Brett to Soljans Estate Winery, Kumeu River Wines, and Hallertau Brewery. Taste New Zealand wines, sample craft beer, and enjoy a Kiwi-style lunch stop. Hotel pickup is included, while tastings and lunch cost extra.

“Brett was our guide and was very accommodating. I booked on Viator and we communicated via email to verify the parameters. Our port stay was short but Brett filled every minute of it. Due to previous extreme weather issues we were uRead more”

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12.Heke Brewery and Distillery Tour in Waiheke Island with samples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $24

At Heke Kitchen, Brewery and Distillery, your guide explains milling, mashing, fermenting, distilling, and aging while you see the working brewery and distillery. You’ll taste one beer and one whisky, then can stay for food or add a specialist tasting flight.

“Had a family gathering and couldn't have asked for a better experience. The property itself is well set out with heaps to do for kids, and adults. The food was very very good, considering we were a large group which can't be easy. Set menu Read more”

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13.Wanaka Breweries E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $152

Mark from General Adventure Company sets you up on an e-bike for a private ride from Lake Hawea toward Wanaka. Follow the Johns Creek, Hawea River, and Outlet tracks, pause at the whitewater park, and visit local breweries at your own pace. Pickup is available, while lunch is not included.

“A great way to see Wanaka if you have just a couple of days. Mark was so knowledgable about the area and nothing was too much trouble. From start to finish the service was second to none. Highly recommend this trip if you want to get out into the fresh air and enjoy the scenery whilst enjoying the local craft beer.”

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14.Waiheke Island: HEKE Distillery & Brewery Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 45 - 75 minutes · from $23

Join an English-speaking guide at The Heke, about 15 minutes from Waiheke’s ferry terminal, for a 45 to 75 minute look at beer brewing and whisky distilling. You’ll sample both, compare the two processes, and can add a tasting flight before exploring the gardens.

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