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Marlborough Icons Tour - Wine tasting + Cruise

Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Destination: New Zealand, Marlborough, Blenheim
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  • 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Blenheim
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy the very best of Marlborough, at the top of New Zealand's South Island. Indulge in Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, the Marlborough Sounds and fresh local seafood on this full-day tour. A Marlborough wine tour in the morning is followed by a delicious BBQ lunch on board the vessel before departure, then a relaxing seafood cruise for the afternoon, accompanied by fresh local seafood and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc as you cruise the stunning Marlborough Sounds.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Marlborough Region, Marlborough Region, South Island

The Marlborough Icons Tour covers the very best of Marlborough in one day. A Marlborough wine tour in the morning followed by a delicious Marlborough Sounds waterfront lunch, then a relaxing seafood cruise for the afternoon, accompanied by fresh local seafood and Marlborough sauvignon blanc as you cruise the stunning Marlborough Sounds NZ. Sightseeing in the Marlborough wine region, famous for Sauvignon Blanc. View the vineyards, the wineries, sample great wines at two fabulous wineries.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Marlborough Sounds, Picton New Zealand

A relaxing seafood cruise for the afternoon, accompanied by fresh local seafood and Marlborough sauvignon blanc as you cruise the stunning Marlborough Sounds NZ.

Duration: 3 hours

Inclusions
  • Wine tasting
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Local taxes
  • Seafood Cruise
  • Lunch - BBQ Lunch onboard vessel before departure
  • Entry/Admission - Marlborough Sounds

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks (except wine and BBQ lunch & seafood tastings specified)
  • Enquire about our add-on pick up & drop off from Picton subject to availability and surcharges apply
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A maximum of 10 people per booking (larger groups by arrangement)
  • A minimum of 4 people
  • The afternoon cruise is subject to favorable weather conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • May not be suitable for cruise ship guests, as the times for this cruise may not align to meet the callback time to the cruise ship. Please confirm your callback time before booking.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Blenheim isite Visitor Information Centre, 8 Sinclair Street, Mayfield, Blenheim 7201, New Zealand


Departure Time

10:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

CandJDunnington

28 Mar, 2024

We were looking forward to a wine tour but in fact only visited 2 vineyards, and even here we felt rushed by the guide as he was anxious we were not late for the lunch and cruise. We had been told by our agents we would be having lunch at the Slip Inn at Havelock, but in fact we were going straight to the cruise where we were to have lunch. This was OK - "a build your own burger" from a variety of salads, bread and burgers - with a glass of wine. We cruised out to some green shell mussels bays were we stopped and were given a little talk about the mussels and how they develop in the beds. We were then presented with bowls of cooked mussels to taste. After this the captain barbecued some salmon and again we were given samples to tast.

huggibear

15 Feb, 2024

I’d like to give 3.5 stars . The problem was the early morning wine tasting - which I guess was described on booking however who really wants to taste wine at 10am? And there were only 2 wineries - nautilus winery I felt was not informative enough . The boat cruise was great although if you don’t like mussels make sure you fill up on lunch - I thought there would have been more free wine on the boat !

Deon V

27 Jan, 2024

My family and I had the best experience last Thursday 25/01/2024, Andrew picked us up from our motel in the morning and after picking up a few more passengers we set off to our first wine tasting at the Nautilus Wine Estate, after sampling some of their exquisite wines we were able to buy a few bottles of the wines that really tickled our taste buds I mean why not right? We proceeded on to White Haven our 2nd wine tasting of the day, the Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir were both big hits and a bottle of each has made its way home with us. We then made our way over to Picton where we met Ed and Sofia who welcomed us aboard the Odyssea, As it turned out our skipper was also the chef onboard as well, after a scrumptious lunch we set sail for Charlotte Sound en route Ed imparted tidbits of information about the Sounds all the while the passengers were able to go below and purchase glasses of Sauvignon Blanc in my case, but I also saw other passengers enjoying cold beers and an other beverages. It was about this time at we were about to enjoy some fresh green mussels with some fresh bread and olive oil, all washed down with a glass of chilled Sauvignon Blanc, the best was yet to come when we pulled into one of the coves to BBQ some salmon, again Ed did a sterling job of BBQing two huge salmon fillets to perfection. The weather was perfect the wine tasting experience combined with the cruise made for one of the best days ever.

ScottM130

23 Dec, 2023

We spent the morning at two family wineries and then the just as interesting chocolate factory. Then had a 3 hour cruise from Picton through the Marlborough Sound on a very stable catamaran and a fabulous salmon and mussel bbq with all you could eat on board. A really lovely day with Tanya and Jeffrey.

WayneN795

01 Jan, 2023

Staying at Blenheim we decided to go on this tour as it had great reviews. We were not disappointed. The staff from Mark the coach drive, Nick the boat captain plus all the other people involved were so hospitable and welcoming. Being NY day, our travel group was only 13 but expanded to 21 when we got up the boat sector of the day. Picked up at our Blenheim address on time, Mark gave us commentary as we headed off to our first two vineyard stops. Wine tasting at 1030am was a bit early for me personally, but we had top experiences at both Cloudy Bay and St Clair vineyards. After the wine tasting we headed off to Picton to meet the boat, spend approximately 45min exploring Picton and enjoying our on board BBQ lunch. After lunch we headed off into the calm waters of Queen Charlotte sound for 3+ hours of exploring including venturing into some of the 1100 bays in these sounds While in one of the bays we got served up freshly cooked mussels and local salmon. Plus a glass of wine. The food was unbelievably good, especially the mussels, which seemed to be in endless supply. But the guest eventually won that battle. Great commentary and an enjoyable afternoon on the water. After which we all got transferred back to our accommodation. Highly recommended.

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Wonderful day of wine tasting and water cruising in Blenheim

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Icons tour - must do!

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Wine tour then Dine on fresh Mussels

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Wine tour and catamaran shellfish tour

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Fantastic tour a must see

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ワイナリー&クルーズツアー!⛵🍷

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