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Bay Tours Nelson

247 Reviews

#1 of 16 Food & Drink in Nelson

Wine Tours & Tastings , Historical & Heritage Tours, Tours, Food & Drink, More

30 Orakei Street | Tahunanui, Nelson 7011, New Zealand

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“We had the best day!”

We had a perfect day tasting wines and beers with Owen as our guide. Visited some lovely wineries... read more

Reviewed 4 days ago

Cristel S

Banbury, United Kingdom

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“So Much More Than a Wine Tour”

We arrived in Nelson looking for a wine tour only to find that most of the wineries close for the... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

dmm39

Wellington, New Zealand

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Kia Ora / Hi, Experience all the flavours of Nelson. Enjoy wine, art,scenic, golf and Maori tours with the enthusiastic and experienced Bay Tours Nelson team. Let us give you the 'Perfect day out!'

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247 reviews

Excellent92%
Very good6%
Average1%
Poor1%
Terrible0%

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Hours Today: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Suggested Duration: More than 3 hours

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30 Orakei Street | Tahunanui, Nelson 7011, New Zealand

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Cristel S

Banbury, United Kingdom

Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

We had the best day!

We had a perfect day tasting wines and beers with Owen as our guide. Visited some lovely wineries, great viewpoints and a fantastic pub too. Loved it and would recommend to anyone. Thank you!

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dmm39

Wellington, New Zealand

Reviewed 1 week ago

So Much More Than a Wine Tour

We arrived in Nelson looking for a wine tour only to find that most of the wineries close for the Winter, slightly disheartened to hear that there would only be two wineries on the tour we booked, but did not really have any great expectations....More

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Kia ora Deborah & Jim. Guys great to see you again and thanks so much for the lovely review. Glad you enjoyed the day and the little stop at Port Mapua. Yes the little cheese shop is always a nice stop. Feel sorry for old...More

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Sarah Y

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Lovely Wine and Artisans tour

My 5 college girl friends and I had a great time doing the half day Wine and Artisans tour. Our host Evelyn was knowledgable, friendly, fun, flexible and spontaneous. We all agreed that this experience was better than we’d expected. :)More

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Kia ora / Hi Sarah. Evelyn will be thrilled :-) Thanks so much for the review. Yes we do try and be flexible during the tour to try and incorporate special interests of the group. I hope you got the pics Evelyn took on the...More

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Jeanette R

Huntington Beach, California

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

City Highlights, Art & Wine - great day out with Owen.

Was a wonderful day out with Owen, owner of Bay Tours. Nice vehicle, well maintained & good for viewing. Owen pass on some great stories, and knowledge on all subjects & questions we asked. Showed us the 'best' of what Nelson & the region has...More

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Kia ora / Hi Jeanette. Thank you for the wonderful review. Thanks for making time to do that! I hope you got the pics from the day and you had a fun time with your sis here in Nelson :-) Glad to be able to...More

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Vic H

Katikati, New Zealand

2010

Reviewed May 16, 2018

Wine, Brews & views tour

Owen was an extremely friendly and informative host, with a comprehensive knowledge of the area we were visiting. We were taken to two wineries, two breweries (one of them being the oldest pub in NZ), and at all of these, we were made most welcome....More

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Kia ora / Vic and Eileen :-) Hope life is good in the BOP :-) Many thanks guys for taking the time to send in the lovely review. We do appreciate it very much. Hope you got the pics I took of the day out...More

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rtawse

Proserpine, Australia

Reviewed May 14, 2018 via mobile

Wine tour

Owen went out of his way to make our day. Wineries farms breweries craft shops and a pub thrown in. Could not recommend highly enough.More

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Gidday Cobbers :-) Thanks for taking the time to send in the lovely note about your day out with us. It was a pleasure! Enjoyed showing you the oldest pub and of course some of the local scenes here. Will make it across to your...More

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Sandra D

Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Reviewed April 28, 2018 via mobile

Wine & Art

Had a lovely day of culture, art & wine! Evelyn gave us good knowledge of the area & the winery tour was so interesting. We also had a fabulous lunch which was included !More

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Kia ora Saandra. Thanks for taking the time to send in your review. It is much appreciated. I've let Evelyn know about your comments and she was thrilled. Glad you enjoyed the day out :-) Have a wonderful stay in NZ and safe travels home....More

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Brenda C

Reviewed April 21, 2018 via mobile

Wine tour

A fantastic day out with Owen. Wine and beer tasting, local points of interest and craft shops to boot! The stop at the beach for a wine and cheeseboard was awesome. Mike and BrendaMore

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Kia ora Brenda. Thanks guys for the review and nice comments. Much appreciated. Glad I was able to help make your stay here a memorable one. Hope you received the link for the pics I took and that you got to visit the AT Park...More

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Chuffer81A

lichfield

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Reviewed April 20, 2018

Informal, fun and relaxed wine and beer tour

Booked a half day wine and beer tour, which actually ran from 11 to 5. Owen was an excellent guide - we had him to ourself. Owen is an excellent and knowledgeable guide. We had two winery visits, called in at the oldest pub in...More

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Kapai thank you Margaret :-) It was lovely to meet you both and it was no problem adding in the Patchwork stop along the way :-) Look after yourselves and all the very best for a lovely summer back home :-) It is still very...More

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whosgoingtobali

Concord

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Reviewed April 18, 2018

Best wine experience

Loved that the gourmet wine tour picked us up at our hotel where we met Owen. He mentioned that he would take pictures with his camera so we didn't have to bother with ours. We stopped at a few points of interest before wine tasting,...More

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Aww thanks guys :-) It was a real pleasure having you out on the tour. Glad we were able to help you with a few more nice memories of New Zealand. Glad you enjoyed the little brewery at the end of the day. Always very...More

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dollyrosie

Would this be good for a hens do? Would u do a discounted price for large group???

November 6, 2017|

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Yes we can do large groups. We will do special rates for larger groups. Please email us on our webpage. Bay Tours Nelson. Kia ora.

Jonathan J

How much is the wine tour?

October 2, 2017|

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Check out our website as we have a whole range of wine and scenic tour - half and full day options ranging from NZ$105 to NZ$295pp. Thanks for your enquiry nga mihi Owen