Marlborough Icons Tour: Wine tasting, Cruise, and Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Experience

Discover the best of Marlborough, New Zealand’s South Island, with a full-day tour featuring wine tasting, a scenic cruise, and a delightful Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc experience.

Duration: 6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Marlborough Region - The Marlborough Icons Tour showcases the best of Marlborough in a single day. Start with a morning wine tour, followed by a light lunch, then enjoy a leisurely seafood cruise in the afternoon, featuring fresh local seafood as you sail through the breathtaking Marlborough Sounds, NZ. Explore the renowned Marlborough wine…
What's Included
  • Wine tasting
  • Seafood Cruise
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks (except wine tastings and light lunch & seafood tastings specified)
  • Enquire about our add-on pick up & drop off from Picton subject to availability and surcharges apply
Additional Information

Discover the wonders of Marlborough on this comprehensive full-day tour. Begin your journey with a morning pick-up from Blenheim, heading directly to the first of two exquisite wineries. Savor award-winning Marlborough wines, engage with esteemed winemakers, and wander through the picturesque vineyards at each stop.
Following the wine tasting, delight in…

Location
Marlborough Region
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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John_g
Mar 26, 2025
Awesome - Wonderful! Everyone at the wineries were wonderful. Our driver Job was incredible. The cruise was incredible. Can’t say enough good things about this adventure.
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Tim
Feb 27, 2025
A great two wineries and boat tour with BBQ, hosted by professionals making a most enjoyable day. - A most enjoyable day started with collection from our accommodation and then onto two wineries for wine tasting. Both were made interesting by the staff and were unhurried and after the second one we had a platter lunch. From there it was a 30 minute transfer, with interesting commentary from our driver / guide Maureen to Picton, where we met the large catamaran boat. The captain provided an almost running commentary as we toured the local sounds, which was most informative. After anchoring everyone enjoyed green lipped mussels, or an alternative plus salmon, all BBQ on board. Overall an excellent and very professionally organised trip and many thanks for making it happen.
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Howard_l
Feb 24, 2025
Hojo - VHighly recommend. cruise with grilled salmon and mussels. Boat not ovecrowded at all. Two nice wine tasting and lunch included. And they picked us up at our hotel so we didnt have to worry about driving, etc. Highly recommend. Our guide was very personable.
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Veronica_l
Feb 14, 2025
Great day! - It was a great day with a perfect itinerary. Our driver Pete was wonderful and knowledgeable. Also a small group which we prefer. The wines and charcuterie were amazing then onto a beautiful cruise with mussels and salmon. Loved it!
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Anne
Jan 18, 2025
Wine tasting and cruise in Marlborough - Fantastic day which included visiting 2 vineyards for tasting. An open platter lunch followed by a cruise around Marlborough Sound. Great commentary from our ship captain John. Our guide for the day Andrew provided lots of interesting information. We enjoyed sampling green shell mussels and barbecued salmon and a glass of refreshing wine whilst on board. Highly recommended.
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Anna_k
Jan 6, 2025
Great Trip - We had a great time drinking wine and exploring the sound on this tour. The highlights of this trip we're the Wine tastings, Green Mussles on the boat, and the relaxing and luxurious boat accomodation and staff
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Caroline_r
Jan 4, 2025
Excellent wine tour and cruise - This was an excellent experience. Very well planned and great content. Wine tasting and cruise on Marlborough sounds
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Claude_b
Dec 22, 2024
The wineries were great.... - The wineries were great. The cruise was very pleasant with delicious mussels. It was great to have fairly small group. Overall, great day.
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Don_c
Mar 15, 2025
Fun wine/cruise experience - Sam our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable about the 2 wineries we visited, Nautilus and Hunter. Would have been nice to have the option of upgrading the wine tasting. The boat cruise was awesome but we picked up additional passengers for the boat only, which made it crowded on the boat. The boat captain was very knowledgeable about the area we cruised and the crew very friendly and helpful. The mussels and salmon we ate was very tasty and there was alot for the passengers.
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Jan_k
Oct 20, 2024
A pleasant day out - The wine tastings were interesting in that the presenters allowed us to taste wines from various areas owned by the winery. The presenters were knowledgeable and didn't try to sell us wine. The cruise toured the Sound, and we had a hearty meal of green lipped mussels and salmon.
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