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• Absolutely must do in Picton

  C8677OQnaomih,

  Dec 5, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Absolutely amazing staff. The drivers really took care of us and its such a good day. Even if you are not a wine drinker, you can stop for lunch at one of the many drop off points and just sit in the bus while it travels around, taking in the sights. We went to vintage car museum and chocolate factory. Highly recommend.

  

  

  

• Great way to see the sights of Picton & Blenheim

  Mandy M,

  Dec 3, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  We travelled as a group of 10 with teenagers and had a great time. We started with the beautiful wine+food experience for tastings, then onto the classic cars and the aviation centres (absolutely fabulous displays), then the Makana confections factory & finally the Fancy Cow for a seriously delicious lunch, some wine & cute cow feeding for our last stop of the day. None of these venues needed reservations & the kids enjoyed them all. We started at 9.45am and had enough time for each stop and make it back to the ship with an hour to spare. The map they give you is great, listing the times and bus route stops & the bus driver we had at the start was very funny and informative about the area. Recommend reading the confirmation email they send as it tells you about each individual stop in order & which needs bookings. The buses come really regularly and we didn’t have long waits at all, 10 mins at most and there was always another bus right behind if the first was full. Thanks Team, it was a great day!

• We were given great...

  Katie G,

  Nov 25, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Our driver offered great recommendations for venues and shared local knowledge. We were also lucky enough to score the same driver for the entire journey.

• The best way for the...

  Marilyn C,

  Nov 20, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  The best way for the cruise ship passengers to tour the Marlborough wine country! We visited some excellent wineries.

• Best way to explore Marlborough

  W3146TEkaras,

  Jul 25, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We were on a cruise and decided to try the Hop on hop off wine tours. We jumped on the 10:30am bus and we had the best day ever. We had tastings at Hunters, lunch at Saint Clair which was delicious followed by tastings, went to the chocolate factory. There was multiple returns back so we got to choose when we wanted to return back. Would recommend 100% !!!!!

• Horrible/Awful Tour Company!!!

  Relax548496,

  Apr 27, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  1.00

  This is the WORST TOUR my family and I have taken in our entire touring life. We always book tours from TripAdvisor/Viator in all our travels. First of all, the tour description itself is deceiving and it is not worth the money you pay. But the most horrible part of this tour is that the tour operator/owner was very very rude. Since this seems different from the other previous HOHO tour we have done in the past, I was asking questions/clarification on how this tour actually works. The owner herself was rude in her response and told me that she have already answered my questions and that I should not be talking to the driver even though minibus have not moved yet from the parking area (we are literally still parked and not moving). She was very rude, reprimanded me, and embarrassed me in front of all the other passengers in the minibus. Some passengers commented that she did not have to talk to me in a rude and condescending way. After the tour, I approached her and told her how embarrassed I was with the way she treated me and instead of apologizing, she accused me of being the one rude to her. I was never been rude to her at all! Please, DO NOT EVER EVER book a tour with this company!!! You will regret it!!! You are better off booking a tour from your cruise ship than going with this company. Other guest also commented that this tour was BAD and not worth the money they paid!!!

• Hop on and Hop off

  motg61,

  Apr 12, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Great value for money, comfortable mini busses, visited many places of interest and some great winerys. Highly recommend.

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Great wine tour

  brade764,

  Mar 29, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  The bus drivers were very helpful and shared interesting facts.. the sauvigon blanc was delicious. They made sure we were back to our ship on time.

• When travelling via...

  Louise G,

  Mar 3, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  4.00

  When travelling via cruise ship, your time is limited. Although it looks like there are many places to stop, you really can only stop at 3 or 4 locations, you Definitely need reservations for tastings and lunch. The buses were timely and drivers friendly.

• Efficient way to get around

  Alison Z,

  Feb 26, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Super efficient way to get around the wineries. Time can creep up on you so suggest planning out if you do not want to miss anything. My longest stop was at spy valley as the place has the most serence atmosphere and keep this place for a nice platter to go with your wine.

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