Marlborough Wine Region Tour from the Port of Picton

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a 4-5 hour fun tour with a local chauffeur/guide departing from the Port of Picton with a scenic journey to the Marlborough Wine region. Taste award winning local wines, delicious gourmet treats and view stunning landscapes as you travel from place to place.

Each cellar door offers unique styles and of course some famous Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. There is time to visit 3-4 wineries on your tour.

Savour local cuisine in a winery garden café or enjoy a wine with a cheese, meat, seafood platter overlooking the stunning Wairau Valley.

Returning to Picton in plenty of time for your ships scheduled departure you might like to include a short return drive to see spectacular views from a great look out of Picton Port, your ship and the sparkling Queen Charlotte Sound.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Specialized infant seats are available

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time

Your tour guide offers mini tour vans of 11 and 9 seats plus six seat private vehicles

Minimum drinking age is 18 years

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Bottled water

Driver/guide

Basic wine tasting fees

Air-conditioned vehicle

Local taxes

Port pickup and drop-off at designated point

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Lunch

Omaka Air Museum entrance

What To Expect

Makana Confections

Experience gourmet treats of cheese tasting, manuka honey, oils, liqueurs, a refreshing gelato or decadent fudge. If time allows you can also request a stop at the Omaka Air Museum where you can view Peter Jackson’s amazing displays of his classic aircraft. The tour can continue and your chauffeur/guide will return in approximately one hour to pick you up from the Air Museum. Seasonal produce is also available at roadside stalls from December through to February. You can take these aboard but must eat them before you disembark. You can buy juicy strawberries, cherries, apricots, and nectarines. Although your cruise ship caters well for you, a light tapas or cheese/meat/seafood platter with matching wines is a great way to experience the local cuisine. Your tour guide arranges a picturesque winery garden or a chateau high on a hill with magnificent views for your pleasure. Generally tours are from 4-5 hours but we keep flexibility in schedules for each ship and cater for passengers comfort and requirements. You travel in comfortable, small personal vehicles of 6 or 11 seats and will return to your ship at least 2 hours prior to your scheduled departure. Before leaving Blenheim you can visit the Makana Boutique Chocolate Confections – a treat not to be missed.

2 hours•Admission Not Applicable

Saint Clair Family Estate Vineyard Kitchen

Wine tasting here for award winning wines especially Sauvignon Blanc awarded many years over. This is an option for seriously delicious lunch and wine tasting combined. Eden Gallery opposite for a little shopping spree of local kawakawa skin care and art plus much more.

1 hour 30 minutes•Admission Included

Options

Shore Excursion: Highlights of Marlborough Wine Region from Picton

Duration: 5 hours
Mini Tour Van
Pickup included

Reviews

4.39

87 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Winery’s were fun and...
Monica J,
Feb 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Winery’s were fun and tasting was delicious. We were at 4 different ones and the last one having food as well which was much needed by that time.
Wine tour
Lorie C,
Feb 10, 2023
- Viator
5.00
Pamala was very knowledgeable about the wines. 3 wineries and one stop for Gin tasting. Forest wines was our favorite
wine etc
Nicolas E,
May 31, 2019
- Viator
3.00
This trip did not start until late in day due to the vague clarity of when it would commence. The trip itself in theory is very good except too much was tried to be achieved in too short time and not enough time given to savour the wine experience
Disappointing
MaryEllen D,
May 16, 2019
- Viator
3.00
This turned out to be a winery tour - but the description made it seem like a scenery/highlight tour with a stop at winery. If you like wineries sign up - otherwise find another tour.
Reassigned tour driver/guide to accommodate additional business at this tour's expense
DavidW K,
Mar 17, 2019
- Viator
2.00
Tour company apparently made the decision to reallocate personnel to accommodate an unexpected increase in business from an additional unscheduled cruise ship that day. This resulted in assigning an inexperienced tour driver and guide for the tour we were on even though we were previously scheduled. While waiting to depart the driver had argument in parking lot with another tour company driver and all other driver wanted to do was turn around in that parking space. Notwithstanding this we departed late as our driver was organizing other tours before we could leave. On way to one of the wineries the driver got lost and admitted never driving there before. Stopped for lunch and group was not told we had to pay at counter after the meal. We waited for quite some time before we figured it out on our own delaying us further all while driver was in parking lot. A side excursion to shopping area at request of one traveler was added adding to our delays which overall resulted in tour ending almost two hours late eliminating time to explore Picton as advertised. We had to get on one of the last shuttles back to the ship since we were out of time. During the trip the tour driver/guide did not care about getting back on time and provided snappy response when queried. Subsequent discussion with the tour company owner via numerous emails was to no avail. While I would expect to experience a much better tour in the future, based on the lack of responsibility by the owner for this tour our party of 4 obviously would not use this tour company in the future.