The 10 Best Marlborough Wine Tours

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.Self-Guided Wine Tours by Bike with Lorelle & Greg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 304 reviews · from $43

Cycle quiet Marlborough roads between Renwick wineries with bikes, wine panniers, shuttle service, tasting tips, and flexible self-guided routes.

“Jo and Steve provided great guidance on creating a memorable biking wine tasting route. Their bikes were comfortable and well maintained. It’s a great way to enjoy the Marlborough wine region!”

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3.Marlborough: Full-Day Self-Guided Biking Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 221 reviews · 1 day · from $41Best value

Cycle Marlborough’s flat vineyard roads, visit up to 12 nearby wineries, and enjoy a flexible self-guided wine day with hotel transfers.

“Roo was a fantastic driver/bicycle set up & tour/map guide! Even though it was cold and rainy, we had a great time, got some exercise and drank good wine. 🍷 Cheers!!”

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4.Self-Guided Biking Wine Tour (full day) in the Marlborough Region.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · from $43

Cycle Marlborough’s flat vineyard roads at your own pace with bike hire, hotel pickup, wine map, bottle collection, and winery choice.

“Andy presented us with a map and gave a quick guide on the local area vineyards. Unfortunately it was very busy as a cruise ship was in and we hadn’t booked any wine tours or lunch in advance. Managed to get lunch as we booked straight away: a lot of people were happy to have platters though. We also did tasters on our own.”

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5.Discover Marlborough Wine – Afternoon Marlborough Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 200 reviews · from $117

Taste four Marlborough wineries on a small-group afternoon tour from Picton or Blenheim, with hotel pickup, local wine insight, and scenic vineyard stops.

“Would definitely recommend this wine tour. Picked up from our motel and commentary on board from a great guide. Visited 4 different wineries which all had different wines to taste and knowledgeable staff. Beautiful views and really enjoyed the small group atmosphere. Would suggest eating lunch beforehand! Thank you Marlborough wine tours.”

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6.Picton Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Marlborough Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 165 reviews · from $155

Taste Marlborough wines on a small-group Picton shore excursion with vineyard visits, lunch, chocolate, and reliable cruise-ship timing.

“A great day in Marlborough. Bruce picked us up early and even rearranged the schedule a bit to hit the Chocolate Factory before it got busy. The Cellar Doors we stopped at were excellent and completely different from each other to show the diversity of the region. The cherry on top of the day, I think Bruce was more concerned about getting us back to the boat on time than even we were. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable day.”

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7.Marlborough Full Day Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 159 reviews · 6 hours · from $131

Spend six hours tasting Marlborough wines, enjoying a vineyard lunch, scenic Wairau Valley stops, and a possible Makana chocolate visit.

“My partner and myself had a wonderful time with John. The tour consists of 5 wineries and each place has roughly 4-5 wines to taste at each. Was a fantastic time and the company was great. The value for money is really there and can whole heartily recommend it to anyone who wants a comprehensive picture of the local wines. John was very knowledgeable and provided great insight into the region.”

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8.Half-Day Wine Tour from Picton

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $114

Taste Marlborough sauvignon blanc and pinot noir at three or four wineries on a relaxed half-day tour from Picton.

“Andy, our guide and driver and the 2nd and 4th winery were great. First was rose wine only and the 3rd was bubbles only.”

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9.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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10.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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