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Ananda Tours

20 Seaview Rd, Waiheke Island 1240, New Zealand
09 372 7530
Ranked #1 of 8 tours in Waiheke Island
5.0 of 5 stars 34 Reviews
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Owner description: Waiheke Island is just a 35 minute boat ride from Downtown Auckland. Discover Waiheke Island’s award-winning boutique wineries and locally produced...... more » Owner description: Waiheke Island is just a 35 minute boat ride from Downtown Auckland. Discover Waiheke Island’s award-winning boutique wineries and locally produced gourmet delights, while enjoying an informed commentary by one of our professional, local guides. Small groups and personalised service ensure you get the most out of your Waiheke experience. Half and full day tours available. « less
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Sydney, Australia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

My wife and I just came back from a quick trip to Auckland and must say that Waiheke was one of the highlights. Its a quick 45 minute ferry ride and you are in another world. Jenny met us at the pier and we were very lucky that we only had one other on the tour making it feel very... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

I cannot express my thanks enough to Jenny for planning out an incredible celebration for my friends 50th birthday. I had emailed Ananda tours and called then prior and found them to be prompt and increadibly helpful, great to deal with!! I can certainly recommend a private tour if you can stretch to this. We had a gentleman named Stuart... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012

We had a great day out with Ananda Tours. From the moment we booked the tour it was enjoyable as the booking agent was very friendly and helpful. We were picked up right from the beach where we requested and Nigel was a great guide giving us interesting information about the island. The three vineyards we visited were delightful and... More

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Manila, Philippines
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012

Was first thinking of renting a car or scooter to tour the wineries of Waiheke ... good thing we didn't! First of all, it is a big island, with a lot of houses (mostly holiday homes) and confusing winding hilly streets ( I imagined it to be more remote with more rolling fields of grapes. ) We definitely would have... More

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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2012

Ananda tours provided exceptional service at the shortest of notices. Despite my inappropriate Sunday evening phone call, the staff were happy and forthcoming with helping me book a wine tour of Waiheke island. The staff were knowledgeable, efficient, friendly and VERY helpful, and went out of their way to get me the best package for my budget, and even helped... More

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Gore, New Zealand
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2012

Ananda Tours took our group of 8on a custom tour around Waiheke. They arranged our Ferry Tickets, picked us up from the Ferry and took us for an hours drive around Waiheke, We stopped to look at the beautiful views, we also went fot a wine tasting at Wild on Waiheke before being dropped off at the Mud Brick for... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 28, 2012

The place that we were staying arranged this tour company for us as they have a good working relationship with them. Luckily for us we were the only ones on the tour and we were able to ask to visit particular vinyards and they tried to go to those. Our tour guide was really open and friendly and new a... More

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Auckland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2012

We can’t thank you enough for arranging simply the most perfect day for Casey’s special celebration on Waiheke! Paul was really the most charming guide entertaining us and keeping the day moring. Tristram at Mud Brick was a real character going along with a bunch of loud American young ladies. Dale at Kennedy Point inspired us all and treated us... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2012

Thanks Nigel for an amazing time! Our tour (ultimate food& wine) was fun, interesting, informative & entertaining! While we originally only had 4 wineries on our schedule, Nigel was more than happy to take us crazy girls to one more! We had a fantastic introduction @ Peacock Sky, with gorgeous food pairings for our wine, followed by oysters, wine &... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 18, 2012

We had a wonderful wine tasting experience with steve and Jenny! They are extremely friendly and informative. They picked us up from our accomodation and we visited three fantasitic vineyards: Cable Bay, Kennedy Point and Obsidian. They know these places well so they provided us a lot of insights about the culture, history,tradition etc. Jenny also gave us some recommendations... More

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