Marlborough Wine Tour: Cruise Ship Passengers

63 Ratings

Picton

Save

View All (9)

Embark on a half-day excursion in the Marlborough wine region from Picton. Visit four wineries, a chocolate factory, and stroll through vineyards. Limited to 10 people, perfect for cruise ship passengers.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

learn more

Highlights

Marlborough Wine Tours - Our tour includes visits to 4 cellar doors, one of which is a lunch stop (at your own expense), and also features a stop at a boutique chocolate shop.
Makana Confections - Enjoy a brief visit with a complimentary sample of some distinctive New Zealand chocolates. You can observe the chocolate-making process during your visit.

What's Included

Professional driver/ tour guide
Wine tasting
Cruise Ship pick up in Picton form the I Site
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
In-vehicle air conditioning
I site pickup and drop-off
Live commentary on board
Visits to four wineries and Chocolate Factory

What's Not Included

Lunch ( extra cost). Usually a lunch stop -but tours after 12.30 will just have a snack stop

Additional Information

This tour is for Cruise Ship passengers arriving in Picton, New Zealand
Explore New Zealand’s premier wine region on this 5-6 hr tour from Picton. Visit four different wineries in the Marlborough wine region and visit the boutique Chocolate Factory, stroll through the vineyards, and sample wines such as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. This small-group…

Location

Picton isite Visitor Information Centre

Picton I Site - your cruise ship shuttle bus will drop you at the bus stop and we will be waiting in the car park with a sign and your name on it.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.9

(63 Ratings)

5 stars

4 stars

3 stars

2 stars

1 star

Susan

Mar 1, 2025

Great tour! - Great tour - 4 wineries & chocolate stop - all wineries had great knowledgeable tasting stewards. Good quality wines. Only rec for future would be a small tour of one of the wineries - this tour is tasting only

Review provided by Tripadvisor

214clareh

Feb 20, 2025

Malborough wine tour - From start to finish this tour was great ! Having our host and driver was informative, courteous and very friendly. We visited 5 wineries all set in beautiful locations. We tried roughly 26 different wines and still made it back to our ship on time! Highly recommend this tour.

Review provided by Tripadvisor

Yorkshireman555

Feb 13, 2025

Great trip, good value, strongly recommended. - This was a great trip that took in 4 wineries in the region, with tasting of 4 or 5 different wines at every stop. The people explaining the wines/grapes/process were very knowledgable throughout, as was our guide Keith. Beautiful scenery was a bonus. Highly recommended.

Review provided by Tripadvisor

Diane_m

Feb 7, 2025

Awesome experience - We loved that this was a “small group” tour. We were a group of 10 people in a small van . We visited 4 wineries. Our tour guide Gavin did a great job ! I highly recommend this tour. The vineyards are all beautiful!

Review provided by Viator

Rthw8s

Nov 25, 2024

Excellent experience all round - We booked this wine region tour separate to our cruise. A number of things stand out. Firstly, our driver, Bob, was excellent. Not only did he drive safely as you would expect, he explained a number of things about the area and stopped on the way to the first winery to point out a memorial to a battle site. We visited four wineries, all of which were superb in their own way. The tour also provided a voucher for lunch, which made things easy between winery tours. Finally, Bob made sure we were back on the ship in good time. One of the outstanding days of our 13 night cruise. Highly recommended.

Review provided by Tripadvisor

F3050qmgarym

Nov 22, 2024

Unmissable experience surrounded beautiful scenery. - Unmissable experience. The scenery is breathtaking. Gavin, our driver and guide for the day was superb. Very knowledgeable and friendly. The 4 vineyards we visited along with the tastings, 4 wines at each one, were all different ending with a very nice, albeit quite pricey, lunch at the last. The tour also included a visit to the chocolate factory where you can see them being hand made.

Review provided by Tripadvisor

Kylie_g

Mar 17, 2024

Professional and Enjoyable - Our tour guide Gavin ensured our day ran smoothly. We were able to enjoy our wine tasting in a relaxed time frame giving us the opportunity to get to know other travellers on our tour. Gavin was professional and informative and shared his own knowledge of the local wine industry with us throughout the day. Pick up and drop off was easy. These guys due a great job adjusting to the changing schedules of the ships. Fantastic work Gavin!

Review provided by Viator

Laura_m

Mar 15, 2024

Wine Tour - Gavin was the most amazing tour guide. We made friends with our wonderful tour group. The wineries were beautiful and the wine was delicious! A fantastic experience overall!

Review provided by Viator

Rhys_r

Feb 11, 2025

Overall, a good... - Overall, a good experience, but a few things stopped it being 5/5. The group was difficult (a number of people didn't enjoy wine, on a wine tour??), and while this obviously isn't the fault of the guide, it seemed to sap their confidence a little bit, to the detriment of the rest of us who were really interested. The audio equipment in the van wasn't working properly, so the guided commentary was often inaudible. This wasn't the fault of the guide, but more of a company maintenance issue. The places we visited were generally pretty good, but at a couple of them the tastings were extremely brief, and we felt a bit like cattle. We enjoy wine tours because we get to learn about the region, the wines made, the vineyards themselves, and the history.

Review provided by Viator

James

Mar 3, 2024

Most enjoyable - Very good experience with an excellent, courteous and professional guide. We suggest that the tour be reduced to 3 vineyards to allow for lunch.

Review provided by Viator

From $137

Check Availability

From $137

Select Date and Tickets

up to 11 guests