What’s new in Marlborough

Marlborough -top of the South

Centrally located

Accessible by air, sea and land

Direct flights from AKL, WLG and CHC daily with Air New Zealand

Ferry between Wellington and Picton with Interislander and Bluebridge

Coastal Pacific train between Christchurch and Picton daily

Indulge in Marlborough’s wine and food

160 wineries, 37 cellar doors, boutique food producers and amazing seafood

Experience Marlborough Tour Company’s Greenshell Mussel or Seafood Odyssea Cruise

Join a guided winery tour with Sounds Connection or Escape to Marlborough

Taste a range of craft beers at Dodson Street Beer Garden

Visit Cloudy Bay, Brancott Estate Heritage Centre or Yealands

Explore the Marlborough Sounds

20% of New Zealand’s coastline

A haven for outdoor enthusiasts, scenic tours and nature visits

Join the Mailboat Cruise or Paua Pearl Farm Tour with Beachcomber Cruises

Sea kayak with Wilderness Guides

Swim with the dolphins with E-Ko Tours

Stay at a luxury lodge or hotel

Experience the Queen Charlotte Track

70 km long, 1-4 days

Walk, mountain bike or kayak with Wilderness Guides guided or unguided

Range of accommodation along the track

Luggage transfer available

Cloudy Baycloudybay.co.nz

Tailor-made wine tasting

Gastronomic lunch experience

Vineyard tour by car or helicopter

Half or full day sailing excursion

Two day ‘Forage’ experience

MarlboroughTour Companymarlboroughtourcompany.co.nz

Recently purchased Old St Mary’s Convent

Due to re-open October 2016 as The Marlborough Lodge

Extensive renovations begin in May to increase lodge size from 5 rooms to 10 rooms

Refurbishment includes a new restaurant for evening dining

Explore Marlboroughexploremarlborough.co.nz

Unguided full day biking wine tours

Daily 9.30am to 1pm

Includes pick up and drop off from accommodation, comfortable bike and helmet, lunch booking at winery restaurant, map of the wine region

Now operating from the Vines Village

Marlborough Vintners Hotelmvh.co.nz

Gourmet Getaway package

Two nights accommodation

Daily breakfast

Five course degustation dinner

with matching wines

From NZD$750 for two people

Yealandsyealands.co.nz

Self-guided wine tour app

Tour the Yealands white paper road with their new app

40 minute tour along 7.5km of road

Stop at one of the ten points of interest

Highlights include

Animal farm park and vine prunings

Music in the vines

Look out points

Chateau Marlborough marlboroughnz.co.nz

Expansion of hotel due to be

completed October 2016

Extension will take the hotel from

45 rooms to a total of 80 rooms -

mixture of studios, suites and

apartments

New bar and restaurant facilities

Omaka Aviation Heritage Centreomaka.org.nz

World War II Exhibition

New immersive visitor experience due to open

July 2016

Nanchang experience

Ex-Chinese military training aircraft

See five Nanchangs up close, hear from a pilot about their history, and experience sitting in the cockpit

Flying display available at additional cost

Dodson Streetdodsonstreet.co.nz

Pizzeria, German cuisine, craft beer

Craft beer, wine and cider tasting

trays

Historic brewery tours available

Private room available. Ideal for large

groups

Escape to Pictonescapetopicton.com

Accommodation

Three luxurious and well-appointed suites

Gourmet restaurant utilising locally

sourced product

Escape to Marlboroughescapetomarlborough.com

Wine, water and wilderness tours

Personalised guided tours around

Marlborough in luxury vehicles

The Picton Yacht Clubcpghotels.com/our-hotels

Major refurbishment

underway

Almost all rooms upgraded by

end of winter 2016

E-Ko Toursnaturetours.co.nz

Dolphin Watch & Nature Tours rebranded as E-Ko Tours

Operating throughout winter 2016

Tours include:

Swimming with the dolphins

Motuara Island bird sanctuary and dolphin cruise

Ship Cove eco cruise

Birdwatchers expedition

Best of the Sounds tour

Beachcomber Cruisesbeachcombercruises.co.nz

Paua Pearl Farm Tour

Boat cruise departs Picton for Whekenui Bay on ArapawaIsland

Discover how the Blue Pearl is grown on the island and visit Brereton Blue Pearls Jewellers to view handmade pearl jewellery

Departs Picton on request. Minimum of 4 pax

New vessel – MV Matua

New catamaran to join existing fleet mid December

Licensed to carry 100 pax, with seating inside and outside

Will be used for the Mail Boat Cruise

Tasman Helicopters tasmanhelicopters.co.nz

Packages by appointment include:

Heli Wine Hop tour

Heli Lunch trip

Personalised tours available

Bay of Many Covesbayofmanycoves.co.nz

Recently opened the new owners

suite, Kereru Suite

Two luxurious bedrooms, each with

ensuites, connect to a contemporary

lounge and wide balcony

Private entry extends to a spaciously

secluded spa deck

Bluebridgebluebridge.co.nz

Bike Club launched in December

2015 to support Cook Strait travel

for cyclists. Membership is free

Bike racks installed on both

Bluebridge ships and its terminals

New vessel launched in 2015 -

Santa Feronia

Interislanderinterislander.co.nz

New vessel launched in 2015 - the Kaiarahi

Free WIFI now available on all vessels

Premium Plus lounge can now be booked across the

whole fleet

NelmacGarden Marlborough gardenmarlborough.co.nz

3-6 November 2016

New Zealand’s premier garden festival

Full and half day tours around Marlborough

Guest speakers for workshop programme

Garden fete with over 200 stalls on 6 November

Wholesale rates available

Marlborough Wine and Food Festivalmarlboroughwinefestival.co.nz

11 February 2017

Marlborough’s annual wine and food festival

Sample a unique selection of world-class wines and delicious local cuisine all in the heart of one of Marlborough’s oldest and most picturesque vineyards – Brancott Vineyard

Wholesale tickets available

Omaka Classic Fightersclassicfighters.co.nz

Easter weekend - 14-16 April 2017

One of the world’s best and most innovative air shows

Wholesale rates and corporate/group marquees available

Air New Zealandairnewzealand.com

Increased flight capacity to Marlborough

Wellington – seven return flights per day

Christchurch – three return flights per day

Auckland – four return flights per day

Marlborough Airport renovations completed. Footprint has doubled in size

Proud to be awarded the sunniest place in New Zealand 2015

MarlboroughNZ.com trade page

Top Marlborough experiences

Getting here information

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Contact us

Jane Sutherland

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am-3pm

Email: janes@marlboroughnz.com

Phone: 03 577 5523

Mobile: 021 022 84591

Wendy Desiles

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9am-3pm

Email: wendyd@marlboroughnz.com

Phone: 03 579 2307

Mobile: 027 223 0459