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Walking Gourmet
Our most popular tour. Explore Wellington's favourite food places
in this compact city. Known as New Zealand's cafè capital,
Wellington is ideal for our Zest Walking Gourmet tour. Visit a
boutique coffee roaster and cafè. Enjoy tastings at Wellington's
best specialist gourmet food stores. Meet owners, baristas, coffee
roasters and chefs. Savour a delicious, light, three course
tasting lunch with matched New Zealand wines at a top Wellington
restaurant or cafè.
Leaves Monday to Saturday from
i-SITE Visitor Centre, Civic
Square,
9.30 am - 1.30 pm.
Available year round except
for public holidays.
Rate NZ $230 per person (minimum 2) (All
inclusive for up to 8 guests).
"Zest food tour was a great adventure. A simple concept well
executed, it is an insight into the best food the city has to
offer ranging from coffee to chocolate. This was a fine
introduction to New Zealand food."
(Sydney Morning Herald travel blog,
February 2007)
Book your Walking Gourmet tour
here
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Capital Tastes Tour
Discover fresh tastes in New Zealand's café capital,
as we introduce you to local tastes, products and
people. Stroll behind the scenes at some of our
favourite Wellington food places with a personal
guide, to taste hidden culinary treasures and meet
some of the people behind some of the city’s best
food. As an added bonus, you’ll receive a 25 percent
discount voucher at one of Wellington's best fine
dining restaurants (Logan-Brown) or buzziest cafés
(Floriditas) to enjoy in your own time (some
conditions apply).
Leaves Monday to Saturday from
i-SITE
Visitor Centre, Civic Square,
9.30 am - 12 pm.
Available year round except for public
holidays.
Rate NZ $159 per person (minimum 2) (All inclusive for
up to 8 guests).
Book your Capital
Tastes tour here
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Chocolate Espresso
Two favourite food groups, in a short but intense tour! Indulge
the senses as you examine - and taste - traditional and
contemporary chocolate and coffee styles. Walking this compact
city, start with an in-depth coffee tasting experience; explore
the adventurous edge of contemporary chocolates with flavour
combinations and tastes you've never dreamed of before. Savour the
traditional approach with hand-made classic chocolates. Experience
a commercial kitchen producing innovative chocolate dishes. Finish
with one last unforgettable coffee flavour combination.
Monday to Saturday by arrangement, 9.30 am - 12.00 noon, starts
and finishes at i-SITE Visitor Centre, Civic Square. Available
year round except for public holidays.
Rate NZ $125 per person (minimum 4) (All
inclusive from 4 to 10 guests).
Book your Chocolate Espresso tour
here
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Taste Wellington
If you prefer some driving, try our Taste Wellington food tour.
This includes classic Zest Walking Gourmet activities of coffee
roasting and discovering culinary treasures at our top Wellington
gourmet food stores. We will drive you through interesting suburbs
to a food writer's home to chat and taste some delicious treats.
To finish, savour a light, three course tasting lunch with matched
New Zealand wines at a top Wellington restaurant, and meet the
chef and/or owner.
Monday to Saturday by arrangement, 9.30am - 3.00pm, starts and
finishes at i-SITE Visitor Centre, Civic Square. Available year
round except for public holidays.
Rate NZ $395 per person (all inclusive) for 2 to
five guests
NZ $340 per person (all inclusive) for 6 to 8 guests
Book your Taste Wellington tour
here
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Greytown Gourmet
Wander through the pretty Wairarapa town of Greytown in leisurely
style, diving into wonderful gourmet food places along the way for
a "behind the scenes" look. A greater understanding of the people
and skills behind the products really bring the local food and
wine alive. You'll meet enthusiastic speciality food producers
who'll share their knowledge and experiences. Sample as you go -
mouth-watering local treats sourced especially for you. Finish
with a lovely light tasting lunch with specially selected local
wines.
Daily by arrangement, 9.45 am - 1.45 pm, starts and finishes in
central Greytown at a location to be confirmed on booking.
Available year round except for public holidays. Ask about
Wellington train connections.
Rate NZ $210 per person (minimum 2) (All
inclusive for up to 6 guests)
Book your Greytown Gourmet tour
here
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Taste Martinborough
Explore the celebrated Martinborough village on this luxury small
group tour, in a region famous for its extraordinary pinot noir
wines. With your knowledgeable, personal Zest guide you will drive
in style, go behind the scenes of premium wine growers and
boutique food producers. Finish with a delicious tasting lunch
matched with Martinborough wines at a vineyard café.
Daily by arrangement, including pick up and return from an agreed
central Wairarapa location, 9.45 am – 2:30pm. Available year round
except for public holidays. Ask us about Wellington train
connections.
Rate NZ $325 per person (all inclusive) for 2 to
5 guests
NZ $275 per person (all inclusive) for 6 to 8 guests
Book your Taste Martinborough tour
here
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This special offer is available just for American
Express cardholders. For every booking for two, Zest
is pleased to give you a superb bottle of an iconic
Martinborough wine: the superb Martinborough Vineyard
Pinot Noir 2005. If it were still available at retail,
it would sell for $60 a bottle but you can’t buy it.
So this is a unique treat from one of Martinborough’s
founding wineries.
When booking online, the
promotional code American Express Selects
must be quoted and/or entered into the 'special
requirements' box at the time of booking to
qualify. When booking by phone, please specify
American Express Selects.
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This offer applies to all Zest Food Tours except for
Chocolate Espresso and Capital Tastes. Minimum of 2
guests.
Some conditions apply:
- The American Express Selects promotion code must
be quoted at the time of booking, by phone or
on-line
- This offer is not available in conjunction with
any other offer
- Minimum of two people, maximum 8 per tour
- Available 1 April 2008 - 31 October 2008,
excluding Sundays and public holidays
- 48 hours notice for bookings, please
For more information contact Zest on 0800-937 886 or +64
4 801 9198
Book your tour with
Amex Selects here
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Tailored Tours
Let us create a unique culinary experience for you. We can tailor
a tour to your special interest, for a larger group, or an area
you'd like to explore. It might be a team building exercise,
incentive rewards programme, a conference partner programme or a
special client event. Maybe visit the bountiful Kapiti Coast and
lunch with top caterer Ruth Pretty. From 2 to 100 people, just let
us know what you want and leave our Zest team to weave its magic.
Email
us and ask for a special itinerary and quote.
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Zest Gift Vouchers
The perfect present for a food-lover in your life. Our
personalised gift vouchers are valid for six months and can be
redeemed when it suits the recipent. Choose any of our tours for a
very welcome gift - these are becoming very popular.
Book your Zest gift voucher
here
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Zest Tour Guides: passionate food lovers, our experienced
tour guides are chosen for their extensive culinary and local
knowledge and warm personalities.
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