My husband and I are wine lovers, and wanted to take advantage of a trip downunder to visit some of the local vineyards. We discovered NZ WinePro and John Macfarlane. John picked us up at our hotel, and we spent the entire day with him on a private tour. He is very knowledgable about New Zealand in general, and the...
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We had an individual wine tour, and found that the speed and activities of this tour were matched to our needs, not others in a group like our past experiences. John knows Aukland and all the wine makers in the area. He ziped through trafic like the pro that he is getting us to the air port at the end...
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Hi Susan,
Thanks for your excellent review. I'm so happy your tour and day were enjoyable. I try to be realistic with the inclusions and venue visitation times because I've done this for so long. And when it comes to International Airport drops, I know enough about Auckland traffic to realize that it pays to err on the side of...
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If you are looking for a great tour of Waihiki THIS is the one to take. John is a fantastic guide and Dennis and I learned so much about Auckland and New Zealand in this one day. We had interesting discussions about the culture and politics of New Zealand. We were the only ones on the tour and we started...
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Hi Anne and Dennis, Thanks for your wonderful review. Waiheke Island is such an adventure. I love going there, and I love taking people there. The wine and scenery really are superb and there's a sense of tranquility that make it a lovely place to drink some wine. Where we take lunch is world class, and as you could see.....
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With only 2 days to spend in Auckland, the Vineyards Honey & Black Sand Beaches tour with NZWINEPRO was perfect. It included fantastic wines, beautiful landscapes and a delicious lunch. John, the owner and guide, was wonderful and extremely knowledgeable! We are on a two week vacation in Sydney, Auckland and Bora Bora, and though our vacation is not over,...
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Hi Kelly & Mario,
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Thanks for your amazing positive review, I'm really pleased you enjoyed your day out. I totally enjoyed meeting you and taking lunch together. Thanks Mario for the Twitter follow.. I follow you back! I'll hope you'll follow my progress on my NZWINEPRO facbook page too. If you're back in New Zealand again, let me know.....
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This trip with John was a great mix of wine tasting and sighseeing. In spite of rain, this day was wonderful. John's experience and knowledge about wine and New Zealand made him answering all the individual questions in detail. We got to taste a lot of high quality wines and the view at the coast was gorgeous.
Hi Julia,
It was such a delight to meet you and it made for a perfect day with just the 4 of us. The Vineyards Honey & Black Sand Beach Tour is popular for the high quality export wine and rural/coastal scenery. So I'm happy that you can think of the details of the tour now you're back in Singapore....
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Great tour and lunch, John is a wonderful guide and very knowledgable about the area. Dick Fisher from Washington
Hi Dick & Sue,
I thoroughly enjoyed my day with you both. I'm pleased the experience worked out as we had planned. I hope you'll tell your friends if they come down to New Zealand. All the very best John McFarlane
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As part of our recently completed Round the World Cruise we stopped in Auckland on Feb 17th. John picked us up at the port for the Vineyards, Honey and Black Beach Tour. The tastings at the various vineyards were excellent and our credit card was the only thing to suffer as we bought copious supplies of the superb NZ wines....
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Hi George and Angela,
I guess now you are back in Scotland after your massive round the world voyage. Thanks so much for writing your great review. The Vineyards Honey & Black Sand Beach Tour is one of the most popular tour options. So I'm happy the lunch and tastings at the various wineries met with your approval. It makes...
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100% in agreement with the reviews here. Based on the reviews we did a half day tour with John and this is one tour option you should choose if you want to know about wines! John is extremely knowledgable. He is very friendly and helpful. After one or two visits to the wineries he understood our liking and based on...
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Thank you for writing your review. I'm please you are in agreement with the others who have posted feedback here. The Vineyards Honey & Black Sand beach Tour is very popular and in that region there are a lot of different companies producing different styles of wine. So it's lucky there's a good muscat producer I could take you to....
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We would highly recommend John from NZWINEPRO. We did a full day tour with him, Black sand beaches, Garnets, Mount Eden, Wine, cheese, honey, chocolate and icecream tastings, and saw many other sights along the way. Lunch at Soljans winery was included and was delicious. We were picked up from our Hotel and returned there at the end of the...
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Maris,
Thanks for writing your wonderful review. The west Coast Beaches and East Coast Bays tour is a full day of entertainment, wine and food. I'm please you enjoyed your tour and that the inclusions made for a fun day. If you are ever in Auckland again, I hope you'll look me up. You can also stay in touch by...
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We took the Waiheke Island Wine Tour with John during our honeymoon trip to New Zealand. We had a great experience on the tour. If you’re traveling to the Auckland area you can’t miss Waiheke and a wine tour is the best way to see the island. John was very knowledgeable not only in the processes and art of winemaking...
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Thanks for your fantastic review, I'm so pleased you enjoyed your tour to the island. It's a big adventure and on the island there's some really good wine. I'm happy that the lunch setting met with your approval.. Cable Bay Vineyard Restaurant is very good! I also appreciate that you took the time to send in some photos as well....
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