Marlborough Wine Tour and Cruise from Blenheim
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7 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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Offered in: English
Overview
Marlborough is New Zealand’s largest wine region, famous for its Sauvignon Blanc and scenic Marlborough Sounds. Discover both on this full-day small-group tour as you visit several Marlborough wineries, indulge in expert-led wine tastings, tuck into lunch at a waterfront restaurant (own expense), then set sail on a cruise through the Marlborough Sounds, accompanied by a delicious seafood tasting platter.
- Full day Marlborough wine tasting tour from Blenheim or Picton, including Marlborough Sounds cruise
- Go behind the scenes with a tour and tasting at several Marlborough wineries
- Sample classic Marlborough wines such as Sauvignon Blanc
- Enjoy a delicious lunch (own expense) overlooking the Marlborough Sounds
- Sample fresh seafood as you cruise around the Marlborough Sounds
- Great-value tour includes hotel pick-up and round-trip transport
- Small-group tour limited to 10 people ensures a personalised experience
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Begin your wine-fuelled day tour with pick-up from your central Picton or Blenheim hotel, and admire the sloping vineyards and distant mountain peaks as you drive into the heart of the Marlborough wine region, where 75% of New Zealand’s wine is produced.
Listen as your guide explains the popularity of its signature Sauvignon Blanc wine, and learn how its unique combination of soil and climate help create its distractive taste. Along the way, stop at several different wineries and cellar doors, where you’ll have chance to stroll around the vineyards, peek inside the wineries, and enjoy wine tasting.
After a morning of wine tasting, continue to the magnificent valleys of the Marlborough Sounds, where you’ll have time for lunch (own expense) at a waterfront restaurant. Then, hop aboard for a scenic sightseeing cruise around the Marlborough Sounds, accompanied by a platter of fresh local seafood and a glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
After soaking up the spectacular scenery, return to shore, where your driver will be waiting to take your back to your hotel.
Listen as your guide explains the popularity of its signature Sauvignon Blanc wine, and learn how its unique combination of soil and climate help create its distractive taste. Along the way, stop at several different wineries and cellar doors, where you’ll have chance to stroll around the vineyards, peek inside the wineries, and enjoy wine tasting.
After a morning of wine tasting, continue to the magnificent valleys of the Marlborough Sounds, where you’ll have time for lunch (own expense) at a waterfront restaurant. Then, hop aboard for a scenic sightseeing cruise around the Marlborough Sounds, accompanied by a platter of fresh local seafood and a glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
After soaking up the spectacular scenery, return to shore, where your driver will be waiting to take your back to your hotel.
Itinerary
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
Admission Ticket Free
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