Kaewa Tours - Private tours of Wellington, Kapiti and Wairarapa. Wine, Food, Craft Beer, Scenic Tours and Airport transfers.

Excellent private tour with Tom in Wellington and the Kapiti Coast. It was like spending time with an old friend who was showing us around his city. Cannot recommend highly enough and roasting and packing our own coffee was a particular highlight! Tom also took great photos of us throughout the tour and sent them all to us (no extra charge) the following day. He really has the experience down to an art!

Tom not only takes a person on a tour of Wellington, but he makes the sites and sounds of the city and its surrounding environs come alive through the magic of his commentary and vision. The approach that Tom takes makes you believe you are touring the city with a close friend not someone who is being paid to read a script. The hours went so fast with Tom. He allowed my friend and I to not only see the high lights of the area but also some little known gems. I definitely look forward to touring with Tom again.

ABSOLUTELY the best decision we made for our long awaited BEST FRIEND GETAWAY!! Naomi from Dunedin myself from Palmerston North and the last time we got together for a holiday or catch up on our own was 4 years ago.We were excited to embark on a tour as we have never done this in NZ, you kind of take for granted what is around you.Tom was nothing short of phenomenal. From the time he collected us at our hotel he was incredibly courteous and friendly and we immediately felt comfortable. We headed off to Martinborough on the Foodie Delights Tour with Tom sharing some amazing little points of interest and history along the way.We set out to visit four hand picked experiences in the region by Kaewa Tours and it is evident from the time we arrive that Tom is highly respected by all of his hosts. To be honest I felt we had our moneys worth at our first stop and we had three more to go. Our first visit was to see Karly and Alex Polaschek at Greytown Honey where we did a little Beekeeping and factory tour with Alex followed by tastings with Karly. Incredibly insightful tour and lovely people. Then it was off to Poppies Martinborough for tastings with Owner/Viticulturist Shayne Hammond followed by their fabulous platter lunch. Tom has a huge knowledge of wines and happily engaged with the owners on site creating insights and deeper conversations that were both enlightening and humorous. Shortly after this we headed off to enjoy the Olive grove tour at Olivo, who produces award winning Extra Virgin and infused Olive Oil and the tastings with Owner Helen and John Meehan at Olivo were certainly eye opening. Finishing the day with a 3 cheese platter at C'est Cheese Featherston (home of New Zealand’s best Brie in 2021). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Kaewa Tours, their professionalism engagement and actions throughout the day go far and beyond what we expected. We will be coming back for more so I look forward to the next one.

We had a great day ou twith Tom and Kaewa Tours. You get to meet some great artisan producers, who are passionate and knowledgeable about their products, often with interesting back stories. We would highly recommend any of Tom's tours.

The entire tour from start to finish was an adventure! The highlight for us was the Nga Manu Nature Reserve as I am a bird enthusiast. Thankfully the birds weren't too cranky or inactive, leading to many social interactions with the human visitors entering their enclosure. Birds aside, we also got to feed the eels which was quite the Lovecraftian experience.While there was an itinerary drafted out by Tom (director and our guide for the day), we appreciated his flexibility in curating the day to our interest. He also managed to capitalize on chance encounters like when we happen past the minister of Defense, famous Lego sculptor, and the Kākā bird visiting his personal bird feeder. All in all, both the structured and improvised components of our tour made for an enjoyable honeymoon trip for my wife and I. Would highly recommend this to visitors in the area.

Tom did a great job hosting us on a Full Day in Wellington tour! We saw more of Wellington than I thought we could in just one day. And Tom's commentary along the way was both educational and entertaining. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to visit Wellington for a day.

We had an amazing private tour with Kaewa Tours. Our guide went above and beyond to make the tour very memorable and exciting. All the details were very thought through and planned well. 5 stars experience for sure!

What a fantastic day we had in Wellington with Kaewa Tours. Tom our tour guide was absolutely brilliant, so bubbly annd friendly and very knowledgeable. My friend and I can’t recommend him highly enough.

We did the Martinborough Full Day Food & Wine Tour a few days ago, and we are still buzzing! It was such a great day out! our favourite thing was seeing the Bee's at Greytown Honey! Tom was an excellent guide and made the day just perfect for us. His attention to detail and all the little extras" definately did not go unnoticed. We highly recommend a Kaewa Tour to anyone wanting to explore the beautiful region."

We are a couple from the United States, just outside of Boston, and were visiting Wellington and wanted to see the sites and fun local attractions. We met Tom for a foodie tour and he was an amazing host/ambassador. He was punctual and communicated all that we were going to do for the day. He started our meeting by setting expectations and letting us know what we’d be in for. He’s got a great sense of humor and is obviously very knowledgeable of the area. He provided great insight into various areas as we cruised around the city. He checked in with us often to make sure we were comfortable and getting what we wanted out of the tour. The tour took us most of the day and we were able to see beautiful views while sampling coffee, a fine lunch, and craft beers. Tom exceeded expectations as a guide and did a great job of letting us know about things we could explore on the days we were spending in the city. I’ve been to many cities on many tours, and Tom ranks among the best. I highly recommend engaging him and Kaewa Tours.