Day 1: Arrival in Wellington

After being picked up by your friendly guide at the airport, dive straight in and explore the history, art and culture of NZ's eclectic capital city and its stunning region on a fun Wellington Walking Food Tour. At around 12pm you'll start the 2-hour scenic journey through Wairarapa and on to Martinborough.

Upon arrival in Martinborough, you'll kick off the afternoon indulging in a seasonal vineyard platter at the tasting room and cellar door at Poppies Martinborough Winery. Spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the wine village of Martinborough before heading to your home for the night - The Martinborough Hotel - for a delicious dinner.

Stay: The Martinborough Hotel

Meals: Lunch, dinner

Day 2: Greytown & Napier

The small village of Greytown is known for its great food and sophisticated shopping, cute colonial cottages, historic trees and extraordinary chocolate. This morning, explore this beautiful town, learn its history and stop off and enjoy some of the local cuisine for lunch. Later on, you'll embark on an Art Deco Napier guided walk. Your local guide will tell you stories of the earthquake that destroyed the city and the remarkable recovery and rebuild, as well as fascinating insights into Napier and the Art Deco style.

Spend your afternoon exploring the 1930s architecture, tasting artisan foods and fresh produce and soaking up views of the many vineyards in the area, before heading to Emporium Eatery & Bar for dinner.

Stay: Pebble Beach Motor Inn or The Crown Hotel Napier

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

Day 3: Te Mata Peak & Wineries

This morning, discover the spectacular beauty of Te Mata Peak. Standing nearly 400 metres above sea level and boasting panoramic views of the Ruahine, Kaweka and Maungaharuru Ranges, Te Mata Peak is an iconic destination to visit. For lunch today, you'll be treated to an exciting cheese and wine matching tasting with Juliet Harbutt. Learn to recognise the 7 different types of cheese and the vocabulary to describe them, identify the characteristics of the grape varieties and experience the joy of uncovering the perfect match.

After an enjoyable afternoon exploring Hawkes Bay's iconic wineries, it'll be time to sit down for a delicious five-course dinner at Mangapapa. This elegant restaurants maintains a ‘paddock to plate’ philosophy, adhering to the seasons and using fruit and vegetables grown in the hotel kitchen garden and surrounding orchards.

Stay: Pebble Beach Motor Inn or The Crown Hotel Napier

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4: Farmers Market & Cooking Class

After breakfast, you'll head to Hastings Farmers Market to get yourselves a wide range of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, bread and more. Next, it's your turn to get your hands dirty with a private cooking class at Farmhouse Kitchen. You will get to pick some of the produce from the garden and then cook a 2-course meal with fresh Hawkes Bay produce.

This afternoon, it's time for something sweet - you'll enjoy a tour of the factory and museum at Silky Oak Chocolates. Covering 3,000 years of chocolate history, the Silky Oak chocolate museum tells the story of a food whose past is as rich as its flavour.

Tonight, head to the city at your own leisure and choose to dine at one of the many bars and restaurants.

Stay: Pebble Beach Motor Inn or The Crown Hotel Napier

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5: Brewery Tour & Departure

Today is your last day but the fun isn't over yet. Start the day with a visit to The Herb Farm - a family-owned company making natural skincare and health therapies using ingredients grown on their rural Ashurst property. The last tour of your trip is a Brewery Tour and lunch at Brew Union Brewing Co, a place highly-regarded for its craft beers.

Around 5pm return to Wellington for departure.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch