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TOUR SUMMARY:
Wine & Gourmet — cellar doors, local wines, cheese, restaurants, Makana Confections, seasonal produce.
Artisans & Creativity — galleries, visit local artists at work.
Gardens & Heritage — award-winning gardens, the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.
Local Produce & People — roadside stalls, berries, cherries, garlic, Manuka honey, farmers market presenting their small producer fresh produce (Sundays only until 1pm).
Landscapes & Nature — Wairau Valley, Havelock/Pelorus, Queen Charlotte views, Pacific coast and photography.
Your interests are the priority, and your day is created around the experiences that excite you most.
Experience the local wines throughout the morning with an optional cheese platter and choose your afternoon of local Marlborough, a Scenic Drive inland or along the coast, or the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre or additional wine tasting can be arranged.
You can nominate your own start time (9:45am pick up at your chosen accommodation is recommended) and drop off time flexible. Your tour vehicle is a late model with all the comforts and up to 10 seats are provided.
The inclusions and exclusions are right here below so your imagination can run in any direction you wish.
Included:
- Private vehicle and chauffeur/guide
- Wine tasting fees
- Seasonal cherry box when available
- A real-fruit Hedgerows ice cream is included when available in season — your chauffeur has been known to join you!
Not included:
- Lunch and additional drinks
- Optional admission/experience fees
- Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre: $30pp - can be paid on the day
TOUR DETAILS:
- Departing Picton, your private Tour of Discovery takes you into Blenheim and the surrounding Marlborough countryside. There is no standard route to follow. Instead, your day can combine the places, flavours, people and landscapes that interest you most.
- Up to 3 winery tastings are booked well in advance and your choice for the balance of your day could include several of the options mentioned here in your itinerary. Your wine tastings are included.
- Perhaps begin among Marlborough's famous vineyards, discover local artists and producers, explore a beautiful garden, enjoy regional food, or simply follow the scenery. Your private vehicle and local chauffeur/guide give you the freedom to experience Marlborough at a relaxed pace.
- Marlborough's story extends far beyond wine. Depending on the season and day of the week, discover roadside produce stalls, local berries and cherries, artisan foods, Manuka honey, cheeses and small producers. Sunday visitors may also have the opportunity to explore the local Farmers Market.
- Food can be as relaxed or indulgent as you choose — a cheese platter alongside a tasting, a lunch is pre-booked for you at a vineyard kitchen restaurant and a visit to Makana Boutique Confections and a delight option, in season, a stop at Hedgerows Strawberry Farm for a real-fruit ice cream with trimmings.
- Prefer scenery and coastal flavours? Shape your day towards a scenic escape to Havelock and Pelorus, home of the green-lip mussel industry, marina landscapes and beautiful river scenery.
- Or head east towards the Pacific coast, where vineyards meet farmland and dramatic coastal viewpoints create outstanding photographic stops.
- If some of you are aviation buffs you can fit in a visit to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre where truly amazing displays of reinacted scenes of WW1 and WWII can be seen. There is an entry fee you can pay on the day. ($30pp). You can expect to be in awe for 1.5 hours. 2:45pm is recommended to fit into your day.
At the conclusion of your tour at approximately 4:30 pm you will be returned to your accommodation in Picton.
However you choose to shape your day, you will leave with a deeper connection to Marlborough’s people, flavours and landscapes.
NB: If you are booking your tour last minute, don't worry, bookings will be made based on availability and there is every chance that any special choices can still be set in place.
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