The 9 Food Tours in Marlborough That Earn Their Price

1.Beyond the Vines – Full-Day Marlborough Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 438 reviews · from $136Our pick

Spend six hours tasting Marlborough wines at five wineries, with hotel pickup, a small group, and lunch at your own expense.

“Gavin made a brilliant day even better! Worth the fee alone, his knowledge, humour and interpersonal skills were second d to none. The wine was awesome too, 5 different locations all really engaging and pleased to have us there. A superb day with new friends made and memories for ever.”

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2.Half-Day Marlborough Wine Tour & Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $129

Taste Marlborough wines at 3 to 4 wineries, enjoy a vineyard lunch, and ride in comfort on this small-group Blenheim tour.

“Cameron was a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable in all things wine related and very friendly! Our entire group had a fantastic time!!!”

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3.Marlborough Icons Tour – Wine tasting + Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · from $198

Tour Marlborough’s wineries and Queen Charlotte Sound in one day, with tastings, lunch, local seafood, hotel pickup, and a small-group guide.

“Lovely day out tasting wine at three wineries (a bonus stop for bubbles) lunch and then a nice cruise on the Sound finishing with some fresh green shelled mussels. A stop at the chocolate factory on the way home. Heather was great company and looked after us. Highly recommend this trip.”

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4.Marlborough: Wineries Visit and Tasting Session

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 69 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Taste Marlborough wines at three top cellar doors on a relaxed four-hour tour from Blenheim, with expert guides and premium van transport.

“The tour was just fantastic. We went to three different wineries for the official tour, and tried between 4 and 5 wines in each winery. All the places were beautiful and the staff was really friendly. Although food is not included in the tour, there were delicious platters for purchase. Our guide Bruce made the experience complete. He was very knowledgable and we enjoyed his company. He went out of his way to show us another winery and a chocolate factory in addition to the regular tour. All in all, this was the perfect day and I would recommend this to anyone with an interest in wine.”

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5.Taste the Valley Wine Tour in Marlborough with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews

Taste Marlborough sauvignon blanc and pinot noir at four cellar doors on a small-group Blenheim wine tour with hotel pickup.

“Very nice tour! All of the wine tastings were done by very passionate and knowledgeable people. Great choice of wine at each stop.”

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6.Marlborough Sounds Greenshell Mussel Tasting Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $111

Cruise Picton’s Marlborough Sounds, taste steamed greenshell mussels and salmon, and learn about local mussel farming aboard a comfortable catamaran.

“Seeing the mussel farm and of course eating the mussels. There were about 10 too many people on board. Crowded”

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7.From Blenheim/Picton: Marlborough Gourmet Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 35 reviews · 6 hours · from $176

Taste Marlborough wines, local produce and chocolate on a small-group tour with flexible stops, scenic views and optional Omaka Aviation Center time.

“Great trip and driver, 4 different wineries, then to end it off a strawberry farm ice cream and the choc factory - mmm delicious, the best day in NZ we had during our sea vacation”

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8.Marlborough Classic Wine Tasting Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $105

Taste Marlborough wines from Blenheim with local guide Sherri, scenic vineyard drives, small groups, and an optional chocolate stop.

“Sherri is a local gal and incredibly knowledgeable of both the Marlboro wine district and the local history of the Picton area. The list of wineries visited were top notch and to boot we enjoyed a fantastic sunny day. 100% recommended.”

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9.CRUISE SHIP DAYS – HOP ON HOP OFF – Wine, Beer, Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 8 hours · from $77Best value

Build your own Marlborough wine day with hop-on hop-off transport to 26 wineries, breweries, cafes, museums, and more from Picton.

“The initial reaction was chaos when we got to the office. Only one lady seemed to know what she was doing and the stress on her was horrible. She handled it well if not abruptly. We didn’t really know what we were supposed to be doing. Once we finally got to a bus things improved.”

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