Bike the Vines: This enjoyable day of cycling and wineries starts with a pick-up from your accommodation in the morning and drop-off at the starting point. After ensuring that you are set up with bikes and helmets you'll set off for a relaxing day of touring the local wineries. The pace is leisurely and the terrain is gentle, ensuring easy riding. The off road riding through the vineyards and along the stop-banks is across hard packed earth covered with grass or gravel and is easy to bike by all skill levels. In the middle of the day, you'll enjoy a long, slow lunch in the award-winning restaurant of Wairau River Winery.
Food, Wine & Gardens - The Perfect Combo: If you really want to get a good feel for the region then this is the perfect tour for you. The Perfect Combo visits a selections of wineries, food producers, art galleries and gardens. We tailor the tour to ensure that you see the best of the season, spring gardens, summer cherries, leading contemporary NZ art and of course beautiful Marlborough wine. Enjoy morning tea at a local garden or winery and lunch at a stunning winery restaurant. Operates Mon-Sat.
Heart of Marlborough & Cheese Making: The full day tour consists of a morning of visiting some of the regions local boutique food producers. We visit them in their homes and sample their delicious products. Late morning you will be introduced to a Kiwi icon - the pavlova. We then visit the stunning Wither Hills winery for lunch and tasting of their award-winning wines. The afternoon is a cheese making class with Lisa from Sherrington cheese, named one of NZ's top artisan food producers by Cuisine magazine. We complete the day with coffee and pavlova. Operates Mon-Sat.
Privately Guided Food & Wine Tour: A wine and food experience you won't soon forget! This is a guided six hour private tour by luxury car for 1-2 people. The gourmet wine and food tour has education and experience in mind. It is designed for those who have a real interest in wines and gourmet foods. Each of the stops has been specifically designed with an emphasis on wine appreciation, wine and food matching, or wine education and viticulture. Visit some of Marlboroughs icon wineries for wine and food matches, private winery tours and wine maker talks.
Gourmet Food & Wine: This tour will seize your senses and tantalize your soul. Gain insight in to the magic of wine, food and olives in an interesting, enjoyable way. Highlights include Herzog Winery, Grove Mill, Johanneshof Cellars where vintage harvests rest and mature 20 metres below ground. Here have the chance to taste one of the finest methode Traditionelles in the Marlborough Area. Enjoy a 4 course gourmet wine matched lunch at picturesque Allan Scott Family Winemakers. Finish the day with a visit to Makana Chocolate Factory!
Marlborough Sounds Guided Kayaking: Paddle on azure blue water alongside stunning beaches and lush native bush. Experience the beauty and seclusion of the Marlborough Sounds with this awesome little one-day guided sea kayak trip. This tour takes in the western end of Queen Charlotte Sound with its sheltered coves, beautiful beaches, azure blue waters and lush native bush stopping at a secluded beach for a delicious lunch. Learn about the history of the area from our knowledgeable, relaxed and friendly guides. Also available as a half-day tour.
Queen Charlotte Track Guided Walk: This is a fabulous opportunity to experience a day on the Queen Charlotte Track in the stunning Marlborough Sounds. Take a boat cruise from Picton to Ship Cove past salmon farms and sea birds on a beautiful voyage to Ship Cove, an historic and scenic reserve that Captain Cook visited several times in the 17th Century. This day is regarded as the premier section of the Queen Charlotte Track - approx 5 hours walking (8.4miles). Enjoy the many beautiful views across the Marlborough Sounds and a gourmet lunch as your informative local guide explains the history of the area.
Queen Charlotte Track 4 Day Boutique Lodges Walk: Join Wilderness Guides for a modern day journey in Cook's footsteps along the renowned 71km Queen Charlotte Track. Explore this vast network of drowned river valleys from the unique perspective of this well-formed track. Here lush coastal beech forest reaches out to greet lapping tides of ever-changing hues. This new and unique guided walk comes to rest each night at boutique luxury lodges and a Wildlife Recovery & Arts Centre.
One Day Guided Kayak & Walk or Kayak & Bike: This unique day trip combines the best of sea kayaking with walking or mountain biking on the popular Queen Charlotte Track - all completed at day's end with a boat ride back to Picton. Awesome! Of the two adventure combos, the mountain biking option is the more adventurous of the two and is more suited to people who have done some biking before.
Kitchen Confidential: This is the ultimate “behind the scenes” experience for a total insight into the live kitchen world! Join our Michelin star practised chefs at Herzog Luxury Winery Restaurant from 4pm to observe how they run their mise en place and prepare for the coming service. Our chefs are keen to explain everything to you while they work. Watch them creating the gourmet menu’s many components, from breads and appetizers to friands, and witness the first orders going out. Then it’s your turn to head out to the restaurant for some serious pampering!
Greenshell Mussel Cruise: Found nowhere else in the world, the beautiful jade shelled Greenshell Mussels are cultivated on longlines nestled in the idyllic bays and coves of the Marlborough Sounds. Join us for a unique wine and food cruise experience through the tranquil Marlborough Sounds. Learn from your experienced Skipper the history of the Marlborough Sounds and the history of the people who have settled here. Visit a Greenshell Mussel Farm and learn the intricacies of growing this delicacy. While at the Mussel Farm you will get to taste a personal favourite, freshly steamed Greenshell Mussels matched to a glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
Marlborough Icons Tour: The three icons of Marlborough - Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, the
Marlborough Sounds and Marlborough Greenshell Mussels. Experience all
three in a single day with the fine wines of Marlborough in the morning
and the stunning Marlborough Sounds in the afternoon. Departing by coach each day over the summer season from Picton and from Blenheim this "Icons" tour takes in
the very best that Marlborough has to offer with a visit to some superb
Marlborough wineries in the morning then through to the Havelock Marina
for lunch and the afternoon Greenshell Mussel Cruise.
