New Shopping Tour to Greytown Launches
An exciting new day tour designed to encourage visitors to Greytown from Wellington will be launched this week.
Graeme Ransom, who recently relocated to the Wairarapa after operating the successful Round Waiheke Tours on Waiheke Island in Auckland for seven years, will launch Country Village Heaven Greytown Tours on September 14th.
The full day tour includes return train transfers from Wellington, a shopping experience in Greytown, a two course lunch
showcasing Wairarapa produce and wine, a wine tasting in Martinborough and a visit to Featherston before returning to
Wellington.
“I’m launching the Greytown tour this spring, just in time for the warmer months and to bring visitors to all three
South Wairarapa towns – the only tour that does this,” says Graeme. “It is designed to be a relaxing day out, guiding
visitors through one of the prettiest towns in the country which is an absolute shopping gem as well as tasting amazing
local food and wine along the way.”
Graeme will greet visitors off the train at Woodside Station, on the outskirts of Greytown, in his 20-seat coach. He
will be the primary “face and voice” of the business but will also be joined by his friend and Greytown resident Nick
Theobold in hosting the guided tours.
Tour passengers will receive a Greytown map featuring the location of the town’s distinctive boutiques and visit some of
Greytown’s “hidden gems” including Italian ceramic studio Oggi Domani. A unique feature of the day is a two-course lunch
specially designed by Dale Keith of the landmark The White Swan.
“I’ve created a special menu for visitors coming to Greytown on Graeme’s tour that features fresh, local produce and
that celebrates the Wairarapa’s food producers and wine-makers,” says Dale. “It is fresh, colourful and seasonal and
designed to be enjoyed as a group.”
After lunch, the tour party visits a vineyard in the wine village of Martinborough for a wine-tasting before being
driven to Featherston where they visit C’est Cheese delicatessen.
Graeme is excited about his new business and is full of praise for the collaborative nature of local business groups
such as the Country Village Heaven Marketing Group, with whom he has worked with on branding the tour, and Destination
Wairarapa, the regional tourism organisation.
“I’m looking forward to launching this Greytown tour. This is one of those concepts where everybody is a beneficiary and
the whole Wairarapa community will benefit from more money being spent in the region,” says Graeme.
DETAILS:
What: Country Village Heaven Greytown Tour
This full-day guided tour takes you from Wellington on a scenic one hour train journey to the Wairarapa. Meet your guide
at Woodside Station and discover Greytown village, Martinborough and Featherston. You will experience: a world famous
gourmet chocolate studio Schoc Chocolate and have a chance to taste extraordinary flavours; visit an Italian ceramic
studio where hand-painted plates, bowls and platters are being created; visit Greytown’s fashion boutiques, homeware
stores and one-of a kind shops; enjoy a specially designed two course, seasonal lunch complimented by a Wairarapa wine;
enjoy a wine tasting at a small family-owned vineyard in Martinborough; visit sensational deli C’est Cheese in
Featherston.
Cost: $189 per person
Times:Tour departure time for Thursday & Friday
Departs Wellington 8.21am – back in Wellington 5.17pm
Tour departure time for Saturday & Sunday
Departs Wellington 9.55am – back in Wellington 6.25pm
Book: Phone: 0800 GREYTOWN
Email: tour@greytownvillage.com
Website: http://www.greytownvillage.com/tour
Facebook: Greytown tour
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