Wine tasting, beer tasting, scenic and discovery tours. Half, full or multi day, Day Out is ready to share the best of the Nelson Tasman region with you!
The summer holidays for 2020/2021 are here and many of you will be heading for the Nelson Tasman region this year seeking its sunny skies, empty beaches, stunning National Parks and walks, great wineries and breweries with good food in abundance. But do you really know which cellar doors offer the best wine tasting experience, or which breweries have the most exciting beers, or how to access some of the most spectacular hidden valleys deep within our National Parks?
Whether you are planning a weekend or holiday package in the region, we at Day Out can help make your time here more pleasant and truly memorable experience. More and more people this year are discovering the wonders of our country again and enjoying NZ holidays.
Our extensive regional knowledge and experience with operating popular and successful tours in the Nelson Tasman region has enabled Day Out to define exciting luxury tour choices. Whether you want to visit vineyards to taste some award winning wines, check out great beer flavours by local craft brewers, explore deep off road into our National Parks, or just want to get to know this region better; we have a tour to suit your needs.
We have identified those experiences that have given past guests most enjoyment, and built our tours around those. Our selected vineyard cellar doors offer the best wine tasting experience, the most inventive local craft breweries represent the best of the region, and the most interesting galleries of world acclaimed artists and artisans ensure you see the best of what this amazing region has on offer.
We also have tours that will take you off sealed roads to explore deep into the local national parks, seeing the very best of New Zealand’s fabulous natural landscape, flora, fauna and history.
Day Out can offer Group or Private tours, part or full day, or over several days. We even do three day weekend holiday package tours in collaboration with some of the most awesome regional experiences available.
All our tours are detailed below. Choose what you want to do, check availability, then book and pay online to confirm your choice. Easy as and only takes a minute.
If you don’t see exactly what you want, then please give us a call on 0800 239 688 or email me, jim@dayout.nz, with any queries.
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See you soon! We would love to be part of your visit and share the best of this region with you.
Wine and beer tasting tours!
The Nelson Tasman region is famous for its award winning aromatic wines, the first commercial vineyard being established in the 1970s. Here, where most of the vineyards and wineries are privately owned, you will find the passion and experimentation that only long-established private ownership can bring to creating great wines. On a wine tasting tour with Day Out you will enjoy some unique and excellent award winning wines. We visit cellar doors carefully chosen for the quality of the experience you enjoy as well as the quality of wine presented, with plenty of time to savour and discuss each wine with the grower.
Tasman is New Zealand’s largest commercial hop producer, growing hops of exceptional quality in perfect conditions, some unique to New Zealand and much sought after overseas by top brewers. The quality of these hops, the climate and the excellent water has attracted gifted and adventurous craft brewers from around the world, ensuring a tremendous variety of excellent brews – too many to taste and savour in one tour! But come on, give it a go! We know some great breweries you will enjoy visiting. We may even visit New Zealand’s oldest pub where the beer is fresh for a tasting! You will also get the chance to do some cider tasting, a rapidly growing industry in the region, enjoying the same passion and dedication as wine and beer production.
See below for more detail and to book now. We look forward to hosting you.
Scenic Exploration tours around Nelson Tasman!
The Nelson Tasman region is surrounded by three stunning, scenic and very different National Parks, popular with visitors from around the world for the great variety of flora and fauna, and filled with the sound of river water, tuis, bell birds and more. Views from the well-maintained walkways are stunning, offering great photo opportunities.
We know some excellent picnic spots in the dappled shade of peaceful valleys. Bring your own picnic or we can prepare a luscious picnic that will include local wine. On some tours there are areas of historical interest, such as nineteenth century gold workings where much of the machinery and evidence remains on view to the exploring walker.
See below for more detail and to book now. We look forward to hosting you.
Nelson Tasman regional exploration tours
Nelson was the first European settlement on South Island and, as a result, has a long New Zealand history. The weather, quality of light and scenic beauty has for many years attracted some of the best artists and artisans from around the world, producing art and craftwork that is sought after globally. We can only show you the work of a few of the best artisans on any tour, but we try to ensure these are as diverse as possible.
The North of South Island is colloquially known as ‘The Top of the South’, and includes the Nelson Lakes, the Marlborough Sounds as well as the Golden Bay, Nelson Tasman and Blenheim regions, all with greatly differing scenic qualities. The Top of the South tour and the Picnic at French Pass tour aims to show visitors as much as possible of this wonderful, sunny region.
See below for more detail and to book now. We look forward to hosting you.
Three-day weekend holiday packages
Linking up with the region’s finest hotel, The Rutherford in central Nelson, and some exceptional specialised tour operators, we are able to offer some great weekend holiday packages.
Imagine a weekend package where after a leisurely wander through Nelson’s famous Saturday market and a pleasant lunch, you board your private plane for a one and a half hour scenic flight over the Western ranges to the West Coast and back, followed on Sunday by a tour by 4WD deep into the same National Park you flew over.
Or, again after visiting the market, you are whisked away for a private wine tasting tour of the region’s finest wines followed on Sunday by a leisurely sail through Abel Tasman on a luxury catamaran.
Or you may prefer after the market to spend a day exploring the region’s best arts and crafts with a chance of tasting some wine, before an all-day discovery tour on Sunday deep into Kahurangi National park by 4WD, far from any sealed road.
These weekend holiday packages can be adapted to be enjoyed during the week. Please get in touch for a quote and confirmation of availability.