Marlborough Wine Tour: Cruise Ship Passengers

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Picton

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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

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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
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Wine tasting
Cruise Ship pick up in Picton from the I Site
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

free Shuttle buses will be provided to the Picton I Site - a 10 minute trip., get off the bus (by the toilets), turn left and then head into the car park area , there is a sign that says 'prebooked tours', if you don't see our vehicles just wait here and we will find you.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Graham_l

Jan 10, 2026

Sunshine In 17 Bottles - This was a polished professional wine tasting tour closely integrated with 4 different “cellar doors” expertly organised and tied together by Keith. It was a glorious way to tour the Marlborough region. This was an onshore cruise day in Picton and we were kept well informed by the company at all stages with timings and directions. We tasted 17 wines in beautiful and comfortable locations given superb detail by the passionate experts at each cellar. The day was rounded off with a lunch of the highest quality providing the perfect end to an unforgettable day.

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Linda

Nov 30, 2025

Highly recommended for wine and nature lovers - Small group so much better than Cruise ship excursions. Allows better interaction with wineries - and we can visit smaller operations Very good guide stayed with us at each stop

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William_e

Apr 15, 2025

Must do! - Absolutely fantastic, Gavin was a lot of fun, super knowledgeable, vineyards were wonderful, chocolate shop a treat!

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Kari_t

Apr 13, 2025

Great Wines - Gavin, our guide, was great! Tour left promptly. We stopped at the chocolate factory first and avoided the crowds. The wineries were very good.

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Lisa_e

Mar 31, 2025

Making new friends while drinking delicious wine - We loved this small group tour of 4 wineries in the Marlborough area. The wineries were all different and our guide James never made us feel rushed. We found it informative and we met a great group of people from our ship! Many new friends were made

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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

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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.

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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.

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158mick61

Dec 12, 2025

Marlborough wine tour from Picton - Great tour. Glen was a good driver and guide and it was a fun day. Enjoyed the wineries especially the organic winery. Last winery was our lunch stop. It was average but would have preferred a winery that had snacks and cheese plates rather than full main meals. Overall a very good tour and would recommend.

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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.

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From $137

up to 11 guests

1 - Adult