Exclusive Picton Wine & Scenic Adventure: VIP Cruise Experience

Discover Marlborough’s finest wines on a VIP cruise tour. Visit top wineries, enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and capture unforgettable moments.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Jackson Estate Cellar Door and Winery - A private behind the scenes tour of a Marlborough winery
  • Clos Henri Vineyard - Beautiful French style World class wines
  • Cloudy Bay Vineyards - Enjoy tasting Cloudy Bay Sparkling wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
  • Saint Clair Family Estate Vineyard Kitchen - This is one of our favourite winery restaurants that we often stop at to share a relaxed gourmet platter.
  • Makana Confections - Smell the chocolate before you get to see and taste it being hand made in this small boutique chocolate factory.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Collection and drop off from the Picton I-Site Visitor Information Centre
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • All wine tasting fees
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

The only Marlborough wine tour organized by a local winemaker we will tailor make this wine tour to perfection.

Make the most of your short time in Marlborough. Visit 4-5 of the best wineries in the region. Enjoy an informative vineyard stroll, followed by a behind-the-scenes look at a modern working winery and capture the best behind-the-scenes winery photos.

This tour is tailored to the needs of Cruise Ship passengers who may have different timing requirements to our standard daily tours. The tour usually departs at around 9.30am but may change to suit your ships arrival time. You can relax knowing that we will return you safely and on time for your ship. This tour is for a maximum of 10 people. For larger groups please contact us for a quote.

Lunch is at own cost at the vineyard restaurant.

Location
Picton isite Visitor Information Centre
Cruise ship passengers catch the free buses into Picton information center. Your friendly tour guide will be holding a sign with your name on it. Look for "Hop 'n Grape tours" we have sign written vans.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Mitchell
Jan 28, 2023
Absolutely fantastic experience! - A spectacular day with Cam, a great way to spend the day and see the beautiful Marlborough region if you have limited time in the area. Cam was not only a friendly, funny and incredibly knowledgeable host, he was also incredibly accommodating of us having a non-drinker in our group and arranging pick up from our cruise ship port. Very good sized group to tour around with and get to know and a great variety of wineries visited
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Michael_g
Jan 14, 2023
Friendly . Knowledgeable . Great experience - Cam is great Variety of wineries Wanted to adapt and design trip to our desires Can was very knowledgeable about wine industry and wine making We were treated as special guests at wineries because of Cam’s Familiarity with winery staff
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Shirleyg227
Nov 29, 2022
Wonderful Wine Tour - This was an awesome tour! Cameron provided lots of information about the grape growing as we drove along the vineyards. We also got a tour of one of the winery facilities and insight into the vats/barrels they use and the process of wine making. Of course the best part was the tastings! It was all good…some different and interesting..a definite learning experience. We stopped at 4 wineries and had a great lunch at one of them. The scenery is wonderful in this areas, so the drive was a great experience, too. it was one of our favorite days in New Zealand,
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Jasmindanby
Jun 7, 2020
What a grape time! - What a fantastic day. It was so nice to get away since lockdown and Cam made the tour amazing. He is so knowledge about wine and very passionate about his work which makes the experience fun and interesting. Cam planned everything from the wineries to lunch, which make it such a nice, easy day for us. I highly recommend this wine tour when visiting Marlborough. Thanks again Cam for a lovely day!
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Edipreta
Jan 28, 2024
Just a wine tasting tour - Enjoyable trip with our guide. Visited 3 wineries and the chocolate shop. Everything was fine for a regular wine tasting tour, but this was advertised as a gourmet tour with an actual wine maker with behind the scenes access. So as a regular wine tasting tour this experience was way too much money. Again it was pleasant but over priced.
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