Arataki Honey Visitor Centre
Arataki Honey Visitor Centre
Arataki Honey Visitor Centre
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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You will be amazed at what you will discover when you visit Arataki Honey Visitor Centre. Here you will be able to explore the fascinating world of the humble honeybee in a modern & interactive environment. With many activities on offer including an extensive retail section, everybody young & old will truly have “A Sweet Experience”. Free Entry Free Honey Tasting Group bookings Open 7 days 9.00am – 5.00pm; Closed Christmas Day, Closed Good Friday, Closed Easter Sunday.
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Kait
42 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Great place to visit. The kids loved the honey tasting, searching for the Queen Bee and the different activities. There is often candle making in the holidays. Great gift shop with lots of local products at good prices.
Written 8 July 2023
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Theresa Wilson
Balmaha, UK1 contribution
Feb 2023 • Couples
Good display of honeys with lots of tasting samples. Also some original honey cosmetic products - generally very interesting.
Written 5 June 2023
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Jephson
Maidstone, UK343 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
Interesting and educational. Never before had the opportunity to taste so many honeys including genuine Manuka. I thought there would be more information/presentations about bee-keeping and actually what goes on in a hive.
For sampling free disposable spoons are used but it was a bit disconcerting to see people using the same spoon throughout the process and touching the spouts on the sampling pumps.
Beautiful countryside on the way to it. Good to see a successful independent producer.
For sampling free disposable spoons are used but it was a bit disconcerting to see people using the same spoon throughout the process and touching the spouts on the sampling pumps.
Beautiful countryside on the way to it. Good to see a successful independent producer.
Written 22 January 2023
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KiwiCat1234
Auckland Central, New Zealand309 contributions
Jan 2023
Seeing the bees was amazing! My husband said he could spend all day watching them. There were so many honey varieties to sample, so many products to buy. Very clean toilets. There was a candle making activity but we didn’t do it.
Written 17 January 2023
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ourteam4
Prince George, VA74 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
We loved Arataki Honey! They have about 10 different honeys to try, LOTS of wonderful New Zealand products, and a kids play area. I wish I’d bought more because we are loving everything we bought here!
Written 30 December 2022
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Shirley F
11 contributions
Sep 2022
The staff were welcoming and helpful, and the entire shop is well set out and interesting but the bees were quite a unique experience. Delicious honey tasting, with flavours we had never heard of. I can thoroughly recommend the NZ flavours, Pohutukawa was a real favourite though the blue borage is ideal for glazing a ham! Always unique souvenirs too.
Written 18 September 2022
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School
2 contributions
Sep 2022
What a great morning for my class! It was so well laid out and our host made the kids really involved. Thanks heaps from Poukawa Year 1 class
Written 12 September 2022
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StaceyCheer
Arapuni, New Zealand145 contributions
Apr 2022
What an unexpected treasure this place is! We went to buy honey, and ended up spending time hunting for queen bees, learning how honey is processed, and tasting a variety of different honeys! Definitely worth a visit!
Written 11 April 2022
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Magics70A
Wellington, New Zealand52 contributions
Nov 2021
Having often previously bought our own jars to be filled with honey, we found the filling process much faster. Very efficient.
Written 21 November 2021
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Bevan
46 contributions
Jul 2021
From honey tasting the several different types of honey, seeing the active hives, several kids activities for a variety of pre-teen ages, to honey and health shopping for adults. A must do for Hawkes Bay
Written 29 July 2021
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Jillian O
Palmerston North, New Zealand13 contributions
For a school visit would you have a maximum on numbers??
deb4speech
79 contributions
15 not that big between exhibits
Woodstock1953
Sussex42 contributions
Is there a coffee shop? Thanks.
John L
Havelock North, New Zealand112 contributions
no
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