Hop on Hop off Wine Tours Bannockburn - departing Queenstown

Full Day Bannockburn Tour - Departing Queenstown

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   Outside Marmolada Cafe (departure point)

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   Opening times vary depending on demand

   Bookings required. Oxbow Adventure Co offers Jet Sprint Boats, Ultimate Off-Roaders and Clay Bird Shooting to give all adrenaline Junkies an incredibly unique and unforgettable experience. Located between Gibbston Valley and the Cromwell Gorge

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   Opening Hours: May - August: 10am – 4pm September - April: 9am – 5pm

   Bookings required. Goldfields Mining Centre: Explore the Goldfields and learn about the regions local history. Finish your visit by trying your luck at panning for gold.

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   Currently closed for Winter Jones Family Fruit Stall: Taste Fruit Ports and real

   fruit ice-cream made from our own orchard, or wines from 7th Heaven, our vineyard in Bannockburn.

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   Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday: 11am – 7pm (3pm on Saturdays)

   Bookings required for any activities. Highlands is a world class motorsport facility with experiences to match including ‘We-Drive’ or ‘U-Drive’ experiences, a Café, Museum and Loo with a View!

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   The Heritage Precinct has buildings from the 1860’s main street of the gold town of Cromwell

   Explore the history, cafes, unique businesses and art spaces.

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   Currently closed for Winter A charming Italian Café and Restaurant in the Cromwell Heritage Precinct

   Armando's Kitchen serves fresh pizza, pasta, pastries and Italian coffee.

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   Opening Hours: Friday – Sunday from 12 noon

   The Office Restaurant and Bar delivers high quality food, a great selection of wine, beer, cocktails, coffee and the best bailey’s hot chocolates in Cromwell.

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   Opening Hours: Everyday from 10am – 4pm except Wednesday from 12 noon

   Bookings advised. Misha’s Vineyard is one of New Zealand’s Top 20 Wineries. Overlooking Lake Dunstan they offer Pinot Noir and several white wines from their single-vineyard estate. HoHo Special: 5 tastings (your selection from our range of 10 exceptional wines).

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    Open 7 days a week from 12-9pm

    A true NZ Must Do! Try The Stoaker Rooms speciality, their world famous barrel cuisine and a signature 5 course banquet board, served with matching award winning Wild Earth Wines. A very tasty treat! HoHo

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    Cellar Door is open daily from 12 noon to 9pm

    Opening hours are subject to change in winter months. Bookings required for groups larger than 6 people. Wild Earth is a boutique family owned winery who produce award winning Pinot Noir and also some wonderful examples of aromatic and vibrant Pinot Gris, elegant cool climate Chardonnay, dry and sweet style Rieslings and beautiful Pinot Noir Rosé. HoHo Special:

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    Closed for renovations Scott Base Vineyard is a cosy venue wrapped in vines with stunning views

    Taste wine and craft beer, or enjoy light bites and share platters. HoHo Special: Waived tasting fee with purchase of 2 bottles.

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    Open Tuesday - Sunday 11am – 5pm

    Bookings recommended. The Wooing Tree Vineyard, a family owned pinot noir specialist. Well known for their ‘Blondie’ Blanc de Noir variety (Reese Witherspoon’s favourite NZ wine!) Also home of the famous wooing tree, where the locals used to woo their lovers.

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    Opening Hours: 11am – 5pm

    Bookings required. Cromwell’s River Rock Estate, a boutique vineyard, winery and cellar door with luxury vineyard accommodation and Hot Pools complex. Also home of Tommy Cooper Port. Cellar door Tastings are free with an optional donation to NZ Falcon.

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    Cellar Door and Restaurant open Wednesday - Sunday: 10.30am – 4pm

    Bookings for lunch recommended. Mt Difficulty Wines is the essence of Central Otago with a stunning view to match. Best known for some of the oldest vineyard sites in the unique microclimate of Bannockburn. Tastings: full range of Mt Difficulty and Roaring Meg wines.

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    Cellar Door Open Daily: 11am – 5pm

    Bookings preferred. Domain Road Wine owners, Graeme and Gillian Crosbie and their families have had a long association with the area. Graeme’s great grandfather built gold dredges up in the Nevis, while Gillian’s mother was a teacher at the local school. They use many traditional methods in their winemaking. Tastings are free.

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    Closed until October

    The Desert Heart cellar door is an idyllic place to enjoy delicious food, exquisite wines and magnificent panoramic views including mountains and the Kawarau River. HoHo Special: $10 tasting fee waived if bottle is purchased.

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    Open Thursday - Monday: 11am – 5pm

    Bookings recommended - especially for groups. Te Kano Estate cellar door is in an award winning building. Te Kano is Maori for seed, reflecting their commitment to rejuvenate the land. Tastings are free.

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    Bannockburn Hotel, 2021 Regional Restaurant of the year, has over 230 wines avai

    lable, many by the glass, and a sharing style Mediterranean/South Americas menu. Opening Hours: Wednesday – Saturday: 12 – 9pm (430pm on Sunday).

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    Open for lunch everyday

    Closing times vary. Black Rabbit Café offers simple but tasty food 7 days a week. Look out for their daily specials. HoHo Special: 10% off all food excluding our daily board specials.

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    Cellar Door open daily: 10am – 5pm

    Restaurant opens Friday – Tuesday. Bookings required. Carrick Winery produces organic, wild-fermented, estate-grown within 1km of our Bannockburn winery. They offer tastings, tours, a restaurant and accommodation. Tastings: discount on purchases of 12 or more bottles.

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    Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10.30am to 4pm

    Bookings required. Akarua is a family owned winery established in 1996. Akarua, meaning ‘two vines’ Te Reo Māori, has a cellar door in both Arrowtown and Bannockburn. Be immersed in the Akarua story at their Cellar Door within a working winery. Surrounded by ‘home block’ vineyards established by the Skeggs family in 1996, on picturesque Cairnmuir Road in Bannockburn.