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Odyssey New Zealand

Hastings, New Zealand
+64 21 639 839
Ranked #1 of 4 tours in Hastings
5.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Hawke's Bay's Leading Wine & Gourmet Experiences. We provide interactive tours designed to awaken every sense. Built around Hawkes Bays...... more » Owner description: Hawke's Bay's Leading Wine & Gourmet Experiences. We provide interactive tours designed to awaken every sense. Built around Hawkes Bays internationally acclaimed wine and food industry, we encourage your input so we can cater the Odyssey experience to your own personal interests and desires. Choose from: A Wine & Gourmet Odyssey - Wine Tasting 4-5 Wineries, Gourmet Platter at Top Winery Restaurant (4pm), Sightseeing with Fully Guided Commentary, Vine to Glass Experience. The Odyssey Experience - Wine Tasting 6-7 Wineries, Fully Guided Tour of the Church Road Winery, Wine Museum & Tom McDonald Cellar, Lunch with Wine at Mission Estate, Behind the scenes tour of a boutique winery, Sightseeing with Fully Guided Scenery, Vine to Glass Experience, Gourmet Platter at Top Winery Restaurant. A Twilight Odyssey - The world's only Progressive Three Course Winery Dinner at NZ’s Top Winery Restaurants, Sightseeing with Fully Guided Commentary, Interactive Wine Tasting, Champagne Sunset from Te Mata Peak, Wine with Dinner, Desserts & Dessert Wine,Tea/Coffee. « less
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Canberra, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012

Great day. Did the gourmet wine and food tour. Took us to four very different places. Each had their own advantages and the last place included a platter that you were able to pair with the wines you were drinking (loved that!!!!) Tour guide was very nice, told us history about the wineries and Hawke's bay, very knowledgable. Decently priced... More

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Palmerston North, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012

When visiting Hawkes Bay we joined up with six other tourists on the afternoon session, Odyssey Wine Tour...what an experience... Picked up from our BnB door , we were all treated to a five hour fun packed and informative outing... our guide ,Will ,gave us a brief history of Napier, the company, and the different wineries and their products on... More

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New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 10, 2012
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Art Deco weekend is a very busy time in Hawkes Bay so instead of attending one of the many activites held throughout the weekend I decided to take a friend, who was celebrating her birthday, on the Saturday night Odyssey NZ Twilight Tour, the world’s only progressive winery dinner. What a wonderful time we had eating scrumptious freshly prepared food... More

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Jersey, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2012
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Friends had recommended the Gourmet Evening Wine Tasting to us and even though we thought it sounded a bit pricey, we couldn't have got it more wrong. My husband's parents had flown out to join us so we wanted to take them on an upmarket tour. The quality and quantity of wine was exceptional and having the starter, main and... More

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Ashford, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2012
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A good trip with a sensible number of participants (8). We were able to taste a variety of wine from one winery and enjoy the progressive dinner through to two others (with a glass of wine in each). Might have been nice to have been able to taste more wines in the other vineyards but well worth it overall. More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 20, 2011
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We had the Twilight Odyssey Tour. Perfectly organized, very nice contact, smooth organization. It was a great evening with lots of great tastes, wines and especially views from Te Mata peak, and we had a really cool and nice guide! Don't miss the chance to do the tour!!! The next time in NZ we will do it again, it's a... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2011

Gareth knows how to create a tour a you will not forget. He had detailed knowledge of the area, the wines, the cliemate and all aspects of the area that effect the flavour of the wine. With this he was entirely unintimidating and passionate about sharing his passion for wine whatever your level of knowledge or understanding. Being passionate foodies,... More

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Gareth Kelly, Owner at Odyssey New Zealand, responded to this review
November 22, 2011

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad I was able to share some of my passion for wine, food and the beautiful Hawke's Bay with you. I hope we see you back in this wonderful region of ours again and perhaps we can visit more of our wonderful wineries on one of the day tours... Cheers. Gareth. More

Halifax, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 11, 2011

This is a progressive winery dinner operating from Napier (Hawke's Bay) involving learning about wines, wine tasting and, of course, sampling the wines. A 3 course gourmet dinner and wine is enjoyed - each course taken at a different winery restaurant - and a few glasses of champagne are taken before the main course whilst overlooking the magnificent scenery from... More

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Gareth Kelly, Owner at Odyssey New Zealand, responded to this review
November 22, 2011

Thank you so much. Delighted to read that the Twilight Odyssey was the highlight of your visit to the North Island of New Zealand. We are so lucky we have such great wine, produce, wineries, restaurants and beautiful scenery to share with our guests. More

Southampton, United Kingdom
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2011

We did Twilight Odyssey while staying in Napier- picked up and dropped off at our hotel so no worries about drink driving. This is a progressive food and wine experience so we started at first winery (Vidal) with generous platters of starters and plenty of wines to taste. While there you select your main course from a good range of... More

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Gareth Kelly, Owner at Odyssey New Zealand, responded to this review
November 22, 2011

Thank you for your feedback and posting this review about our Twilight Odyssey. Apologies for the delay in replying. I have just registered a new account with tripadvisor that allows me to reply. I have forwarded your feedback about the information on the wines to our staff and we will endeavor to provide as much information as we can in... More

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