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Marlborough Wine Tour: Cruise Ship Passengers
4.9
79 Ratings
Picton
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.
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
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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…
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 tour is limited to 11 people and it is tailored to the needs of people coming off the Cruise Ships who may have different timing requirements to our standard daily tours.
please Note : There is no Cruise Terminal in Picton so all passengers must disembark the ship onto shuttle buses to the Picton I Site where we meet all tour particpants
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Small group tour with a maximum of 11 people
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(79 Ratings)
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Leanne_o
Apr 16, 2026
Lovely morning visiting Marlborough Wineries. - We had an enjoyable small group winery tour with Nic. She was very knowledgeable and took as to some lovely wineries.
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Larry
Mar 16, 2026
Excellent tour of wineries in the area - Gavin did a great job as our tour guide. Very informative with his narrative of the different areas and wineries. It was a lot of fun!!
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Kym_g
Mar 14, 2026
This was one of the... - This was one of the highlights of my trip! Although our time was short, Gavin provided so much information about the wine industry as well as comic relief. The tour was intimate with everyone bonding. I highly recommend using this establishment.
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Rhondat_13
Mar 7, 2026
Wine tour shore excursion - Had an amazing tour with Karen. All the wineries were wonderful and slightly different. Had a wonderful lunch at St Clair’s. Ended with chocolate. What could be better???
So much better to experience a small group tour like this vs the big tour bus.
Highly recommend.
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Bettyann_c
Mar 5, 2026
Excellent time in Marlborough Wine Region - Gavin was our driver and tour guide and he is a wealth of knowledge about everything that has to do with wine and the Marlborough Region. He is an exceptional guide and I highly recommend him. The tour was just the right balance of information, wine tasting, and fun. Doing 4 wineries was perfect and ending with the lunch at Saint Clare was perfect. It was an excellent time in Marlborough. The choice of wineries was perfect. Small group wine tours are so much better than the behemoth bus tours of 40 people. Gavin got us back with plenty of time to get back to the ship. Overall an excellent tour! Definitely recommend it!
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David_m
Feb 28, 2026
Take this wine tour - Fantastic wine tour - highly recommend! They had tables set up for us at each of the 4 wineries and they described all the wines we were drinking. And the wine qualify was very good.
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Penny_p
Feb 25, 2026
Very comprehensive tour - Make sure you eat a hearty breakfast as the lunch doesn’t come until the 4th winery. Our guide was exceptionally, she talked about the local history and explained everything as we went along. For the most part the wineries were very good and gave us a good overview of the different wines produced. Being a small group(10) it was easy to see the smaller family owned wineries. Several have a long history in the Marlborough wine region. It was a sunny but windy day and wineries made sure we had comfortable seating. The shared charcuterie box for our lunch was packed with very good cheeses, assorted crackers, meat, dried fruits and delicious fig and pear jam. We were delivered back to our meeting point with plenty of time to explore the town before boarding the ship.
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Samandgary3
Feb 8, 2026
Fantastic wine tasting afternoon - Absolutely wonderful afternoon in Marlborough tasting fantastic wines.
Everything went exactly as planned, pick up was straightforward & Phil was friendly & informative throughout the tour. Such a lovely guy.
We went to 4 different vineyards & sampled 4/5 wines at each, weather was perfect and siting out amongst the vines was a superb way to spend an afternoon.
One of the highlights of our 14 day cruise around New Zealand - absolutely wonderful!
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Rooney3
Feb 5, 2026
Marlborough Wine Country is a Must See - James was our driver and there were 11 of us in the van. The weather was spectacular and the wineries were all quite different. This has been our favorite excursion in NZ. We were able to purchase a snack box of crackers, breads, meat, cheese and fruit at one of the stops. This helped take the edge off our hunger. I actually don’t drink but truly enjoyed being out in nature and seeing the rural countryside and meeting the local people.
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Rnewcomb33
Jan 27, 2026
WHAT A FUN DAY! - We were blessed with beautiful weather for our group of 10 tour guided by Gavin. The four boutique wineries were excellent and Gavin did an amazing job helping provide his excellent guidance and expertise! All the wineries did a nice job of providing quality tasting experiences and one, Fromm, did a superior job of providing beautiful glassware to enhance the true tasting.
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