Wai Tours & Shuttles is a tour operator at 341 Gladstone Road in Gladstone, South Wairarapa, running wine tours, its Wine, Dine & Stars stargazing evening and airport shuttles to Wellington and Palmerston North in a luxury Mercedes Sprinter. Bookings are strictly limited, so it pays to book early, especially at peak times.
In wine country the chief advantage of a small operator is that nobody in the group has to sit out the tastings: a driver who knows the Martinborough cellar doors, the back roads between vineyards and when each tasting room is quiet can shape a day as no map can. Wairarapa's skies are notably dark once you leave the city glow behind, which is why evening wine-and-stars combinations work so well here, and a pre-booked airport transfer takes the guesswork out of motorway timing and parking. Look for small group sizes and a willingness to tailor the itinerary.
Set in the countryside between Martinborough and Greytown, Wai Tours & Shuttles is well placed for both.