Full-Day Wine Tour from Picton
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Full-Day Wine Tour from Picton
By Sounds Connection
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Ages 0-90, max of 20 per group
Duration: 7–8 hours
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Live guide: English
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Written guide: Chinese, French
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- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local Guide with commentary provided
- Small-group tour to 6-7 wineries
- Lunch stop at winery restaurant (clients to pay locally)
- Entry/Admission - Sounds Connection
What's not included- Lunch (to be paid for locally)
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- Your tour departs from your Central Picton accommodation or collection from the i-SITE Visitor Information Centre is available should you be arriving by ferry or train
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.Port pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.- Picton isite Visitor Information Centre, The Foreshore, Picton 7220, New Zealand
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 38041P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 38041P5
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- 1We offer pickups from centrally located Picton and Blenheim accommodation. Our experienced driver/guides will introduce and indulge you in the fabulous Marlborough wine area
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- Climber6086700 contributionsFantastic tour!Fantastic wine tour. Don was an amazing driver and host. He was knowledgeable about the area and encouraged questions. We started out as 8 strangers in a van and by the end of our tour we were 8 friends having a great time learning about the wonderful wine region of Marlborough NZ. and drinking delicious wines with friendly local hosts. Would highly recommend this tour run by Sound Connection. Sound connection made an epic adjustment for us, in that our ferry was very late arriving into Picton due to an unexpected engine issue. They offered to collect us at the ferry terminal so we could still participate in the tour! They went above and beyond for us and I am very thankful for their Kiwi hospitality!!Written November 20, 2024
- LeAnn H0 contributionsWineries were Lovely!!Super-Superb-Sensational. Enjoyed the wines, beautiful views with lovely, multi-national new friends. Most of the wines tasted were White-as expected, a few Rose’ and an occasional Red.Written November 17, 2024
- Barina610 contributionsGreat experienceOn advice from locals we booked a half day wine tour with Sounds Connection. They were on time in a small bus. 4 vineyards were visited, the driver, Stuart gave excellent commentary and was very knowledgeable about the Marlborough regions wines. The tour concluded with a visit to a boutique chocolate factory. I cannot recommend this company enough.Written November 14, 2024
- Charles M0 contributionsHalf Day Wine Tour from Picton!My wife and I did a half day wine tour with a small group from Picton yesterday. It was terrific in every way. Nice van, on time pick up, great wineries and Chris our driver was absolutely fantastic. He made the trip for us. Good driver, very kind, friendly and informative. Highly recommended 👍Written November 9, 2024
- emmag7660 contributionsGood value for money and great serviceAmazing day out - great value for money and great company! Andy was a fab driver and tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and made sure we had a great time at the different vineyards! It was lovely. A half day wine tour which came with around 15 tastings - would recommend!Written October 3, 2024
- nicolette3330 contributionsMagic Fishing TripAn absolutely magic day fishing down the Queen Charlotte Sound with skipper Mark, who was super friendly, helpful and has a great sense of humour 😉 Thanks so much for getting us out on a wintry day to give our lads a true Marlborough Sounds fishing experience, complete with us being lucky enough to bring home blue cod for dinner!Written June 25, 2024
- 113michelem0 contributionsBrilliant!What an amazing afternoon. Great company, fab guides and lovely wine. It was an excellent experience. Couldn’t ask for more!Written May 27, 2024
- Z2565RNandyc0 contributionsAfternoon wine tastingFour wineries visited on the tour. A little more detail below. First a big thanks to Andy, our driver and guide. Informative, friendly and living proof that age is just a number. It was great to be on a small group tour (6 of us), as this made the experience more personable and memorable. Each winery offered something different in terms of the taste and experience. We loved the experience at all four, but particularly Johanneshof, as we were the only group at this boutique vineyard. Thanks to co-owner Edel for her insight into the winery and the wines. Great afternoon, thoroughly recommended.Written April 13, 2024
- CarmelNewcastle_Aus0 contributionsGreat wines in the Marlborough regionMy husband and I enjoyed this half day wine tour with Sounds Connection. Easy to book on-line and good follow up communication. Picked up on time from our accommodation in Picton. Sam, our guide, was friendly and being a local was very knowledgeable about the area and the various vineyards. It was only a small group of 5 so we were able to interact with Sam and each other, which was fun. We visited 4 wineries and the staff were all welcoming and knew their product. Mainly white wines and pinot noir but if you are a red wine drinker, you could adapt, as my husband did. We found it to be good value and a good way to fill in our Sunday afternoon in Picton.Written March 25, 2024
- Trav3410 contributionsGreat wine tourExcellent tour to four wineries. Andy was a genial, knowledgeable host. I’d thoroughly recommend this tour as an introduction to the Marlborough Region, as well as the actual wine-tasting.Written March 15, 2024
- 47nathani0 contributionsPhenomenal Winery Tour ExperienceAbsolutely phenomenal experience. David was the best tour guide we had on our entire trip. His energy was absolutely phenomenal and you could tell he loved doing these tours and learning about the wines alongside us. The "hop on hop off" experience is extremely unreliable (cancelled our reservation at 9 PM the night before) so we booked this tour last minute and could not be more pleased. Extremely well organized, knowledgable tour guide, excellent winery choices. They take care of your, and the tastings come with the cost of the tour. Worth every cent!Written March 1, 2024
- M6807UPjoeb0 contributionsGreat experience, excellent driver, would definitely recommendGreat wine tour, our driver Chris was very knowledgeable and took us to some really nice wineries. The half day was plenty to explore 4 different ones.Written February 17, 2024
- m0minthesun0 contributionsA fun and informative half-day outWe really enjoyed our half day wine tour. Our guide Sam was informative and kind. He drove well and told us about the area, the wine, and the wineries we visited. The folks that served the wines at the wineries were friendly and informative too. We visited four wineries and ended up at a chocolate shop. I enjoyed trying the wines and talking to the others on the tour. Additionally, I felt I learned a bit about wine and the Marlborough area.Written February 17, 2024
- Kate C0 contributionsGreat tour and wineGreat tour. Sam was an awesome guide and we went to some really good wineries. There was a good mix of ages so I would recommend this to everyone.Written February 17, 2024
- Wander549199528640 contributionsTop tourA great fun, relaxing tour thanks for our friendly experienced hosts David & Sarah. A perfect way to visit Marlborough vineyards.Written February 14, 2024
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lisa1231_7
Edmonton, AB30 contributions
Had an awesome tour on Feb 3,2023 our guide I think his name was Sam was very knowledgeable and flexible with our tour. Some guests had specific stops of interest and his suggested stops were great. Everywhere we went the staff knew him , so we had more info regarding the wines and venues. I found a couple to bring home and even some hand made chocolates. The area of the vineyards are beautiful!
Written February 16, 2023
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Hi Lisa, Thanks for joining us. We certainly work hard to ensure you have a great day and our guides are great. Marlborough is a fabulous region with so much to offer with wines, scenery and friendly people. See you another day.
Written February 28, 2023
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Mark H
St. Albans, UK290 contributions
Mar 2023
We visited six vineyards over the space of a day with lunch in the middle. We sampled lots of wine varieties (red & white) and had some really interesting discussions about the different wines, methods of production, history, how the vineyards and wineries work etc etc. Also visited a local award winning manufacturer of gin & finished up in a chocolate factory. The guide was excellent & we throughly enjoyed the day.
Written April 17, 2023
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Jane
Wellington, New Zealand41 contributions
Jan 2018 • Couples
We did the full day wine tour from Picton on a Wednesday. We were taken to six different wineries and a chocolate stop. All the wineries were very attentive and provided info and lunch at St Clair was delicious. We had an interesting group of people to share this with - 9 of us in total. The only reason I haven't given this 5 stars is that it felt we were driven everywhere by a driver and lacking a bit of info with on nearly every occasion someone having to ask where we were going. A great day but just not quite. But if not being talked to all day appeals - perfect for you though I imagine different drivers would be different from reading other reviews.
Written January 14, 2018
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Dear Jane W,
Thank you for taking the time to post your feedback and we're delighted by how much you enjoyed your full day wine tour with Sounds Connection, visiting Marlborough's wonderful wineries. It was a particularly busy day and great that you enjoyed your group! Your guide was a new team member so we have taken that feedback on board regarding the level of information you would like to receive, and we quite agree with you. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, and giving us such a great review.
With thanks,
The Sounds Connection team
Written January 21, 2018
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Mahno
Toowoomba, Australia1 contribution
Marcella, you gave us a wonderful experience. Laughs from the moment we stepped on the bus! All 8 of us had a great time. Thanks for introducing us to Picton and some sensational wineries. Friendly service was outstanding.
Written March 26, 2019
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Dear mahno95,
How wonderful to receive your feedback - thanks on behalf of Marcella and all the team. We're delighted to hear how much you and your tour group enjoyed Picton, the fantastic Marlborough wineries, and our friendly service.
With thanks,
The Sounds Connection team
Written April 7, 2019
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Steff
London, UK12 contributions
Sam was our guide and he was knowledgeable and interesting. I did the full day tour and as a solo traveller I was made to feel welcome on a tour mainly populated by couples. Beautiful weather and beautiful scenery! Thoroughly recommend!
Written March 22, 2019
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Dear stefffoxylady,
Great to hear how much you enjoyed your Full Day Wine Tour with Sam and Sounds Connection. We try to make each and every visitor's time in Marlborough special so we're very pleased to hear you felt so welcome in the group.
Thanks for the recommendation and thanks very much for posting your lovely review.
The Sounds Connection team
Written April 7, 2019
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Robyn C
9 contributions
Our full day winery tour from Picton was fabulous..our driver Frank was super friendly and very knowledgeable about the area and the wine culture...we had a great day touring around and sampling the excellent local wines...would highly recommend Sounds Connections
Written March 13, 2019
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Dear 424robync,
Wonderful to receive your recommendation, thank you. We're very happy you enjoyed your full day wine tour with Frank so much, learning about the region and sampling delicious wines.
Thanks very much for taking the time to post your feedback.
The Sounds Connection team
Written March 21, 2019
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Shirelle S
Brisbane, Australia35 contributions
Oct 2018 • Friends
We (3 of us) did a day trip from Wellington to sunny Picton last weekend. We took the morning ferry and then got picked up by the tour from the ferry terminal. We visited 4 stunning wineries in Marlborough and had plenty of tasters included. We had an absolute blast and the weather was just perfect!! Only little suggestion would be to include time for a snack at the winery with the cafe for people to have an extra 20 mins to sit outside and eat because we all had breakfast but not enough time when arriving by ferry to have lunch before the tour.
Would recommend it to anyone looking for a day out though, absolutely stunning :)
Would recommend it to anyone looking for a day out though, absolutely stunning :)
Written October 18, 2018
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Dear Shirelle S,
We enjoyed taking your group around the wonderful Marlborough wineries - thanks so much for reviewing your trip and for all the great comments about your time with Sounds Connection. Very glad to hear how much you enjoyed the choice of wineries and our great weather! Thanks for the suggestion about a snack too - it is a good point for those arriving from Wellington on the ferry, although we find some people are anxious to concentrate on the wines only! We really appreciate the recommendation.
With thanks,
The Sounds Connection team
Written November 7, 2018
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735Lynne
Auckland, New Zealand23 contributions
What a great day we had
Thanks so much. Wonderful organisation Sarah and great bus driver Sam
Loved our wineries and lunch. Thoroughly recommended
Thanks so much. Wonderful organisation Sarah and great bus driver Sam
Loved our wineries and lunch. Thoroughly recommended
Written February 10, 2023
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Thank you Lynne for your lovely review, we enjoy what we do and can't do it without guests like you. See you again.
Written February 11, 2023
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Kirstin C
Upper Hutt, New Zealand27 contributions
Brilliant day touring the vineyards. Sam was very knowledgeable regarding the area and wines. In all the years of coming down to Marlborough we had never done a wine tour and we would recommend to anyone who hasn’t. We learnt a lot about the area and it made visiting the vineyards so much more relaxing when none of us had to drive.
Sam was very patient and never rushed us. We even had time to do a few extra stops that he had worked out we would like. Highly recommend
Sam was very patient and never rushed us. We even had time to do a few extra stops that he had worked out we would like. Highly recommend
Written October 14, 2021
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Hello Kirstin.
Thank you for your lovely words and taking the time to let us know. Sam is an excellent guide who loves his so called job. We would love to see you and your friends again.
Written October 15, 2021
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James P
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Feb 2020
Had a great day and enjoyed trying all the different wines and seeing the pretty vineyards. Peter our guide was superb - very knowledgable and friendly.
Written February 14, 2020
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Dear JamesP2845,
We really appreciate the great feedback - thanks so much for taking time to post your review. So pleased to hear you found the wine tour excellent and enjoyed Peter's guiding and all the beautiful Marlborough wineries so much.
With thanks,
The Sounds Connection team
Written February 25, 2020
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We are arriving on April 13 at 8 am, depart at 6 PM do you pick up from the cruise terminal, and would this tour meet out timing requirements?
Written December 24, 2018
Do they do port pick ups? We will be there for a day on a cruise ship.
Written August 24, 2018
Do you pick up from cruise ships and what time would we return
Written August 7, 2018
I'm hoping for an answer too. But the half day tour gets back at 5:15 (dep 1:15, tour 4 hours) and our cruise ship departs at 6:00. Cutting it too fine for me - one puncture & we've missed the boat!
Written November 9, 2018
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