Day Excursions

Escape Day Trips (return from Wellington)

Half Day Marlborough Wine Trail

Available all year round.

Invest half a day with four of Marlborough’s most popular vineyards, after using your free time to enjoy Picton’s waterfront cafés, craft shops and museums. This option is ideal for individuals wanting to join a small personalised tour, and offers flexibility in the choice of which of Marlborough’s charms to visit.

Package price includes return travel with Interislander and an escorted wine tour with Sounds Connection. The cost of lunch is not included.

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Group Marlborough Wine Experience

Available all year round.

Travelling with a group of 8 people or more? This package allows you to customise your wine trail in consultation with Sounds Connection tour operators – the perfect solution to a group getaway.

You will be picked up directly from the terminal and chaperoned around Marlborough’s finest wineries by your own Sounds Connection guide who will look after your group and be on hand to provide gems of local knowledge.

Package includes a winery stop for lunch (at own cost). To customise your itinerary, call Sounds Connection on 03 573 8843 once you have booked here. If you decide not to call, Sounds Connection will tailor an itinerary for you.

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The Sounds Delivery Cruise

Available all year round.

Become personally acquainted with the beauty and wildlife of Queen Charlotte Sound on a leisurely three-hour cruise. You’ll explore the secluded bays and coves, pausing to glimpse the homes, hideaways and lodges that are nestled around the edges of the sound. You also have the chance to see dolphins as they swim alongside the boat.

The price includes return travel on Interislander and a three-hour cruise with The Cougar Line. Complimentary tea and coffee provided. Lunch is not included.

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Great Day Out in Picton

EcoWorld Aquarium is your base for the day, situated less than 100m from the Interislander Terminal. You have All Day entry to EcoWorld Aquarium, fish feeding and presentations and a “Behind the Scenes” tour, where you will get up close and ‘meet the locals’ - some of New Zealand's unique animals.

Package also includes a Picton Harbour cruise on the Queen Charlotte Steamboat OR Picton Cinemas movie alternative, a round of minigolf at Kiwi Minigolf and the Picton Foreshore heritage walk that you can do as a guided or freedom walk at your leisure. Price includes return travel on Interislander. Lunch not included.

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