Marlborough Afternoon Wine Tour & Vineyard Experience
Overview
Discover the best of Marlborough wine country on a relaxed and enjoyable half-day wine tour hosted by passionate local guides. Your experience begins with complimentary pickup from your Blenheim accommodation approximately 15 minutes before departure.
Over approximately 4 hours, you will visit a selection of premium Marlborough cellar doors, beginning with an award-winning vineyard restaurant and cellar door where you will enjoy a guided wine tasting before relaxing over lunch amongst the vines. Lunch is at your own cost.
Following lunch, enjoy tastings at two additional cellar doors featuring Marlborough’s internationally renowned wines. Our tours focus on quality over quantity, creating a relaxed, social, and informative experience.
All standard cellar door tasting fees are included, and time permitting, your guide will also share insights into vineyard management and the Marlborough wine industry.
What's Included
- Tour host with a passion of wine and Marlborough local history
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All standard Cellar Door tasting experiences
- Collection from your accommodation in Central Blenheim, Marlborough
- Lunch is an extra cost to allow personal selection
- This tour is not suitable for guests arriving on a Cruise Ship to Port Marlborough
Meeting and Pickup
We pickup from Hotels, Motels, BnB's, AirBnB's, Holiday Parks & Camp sites and private address. We are unable to collect from out side central Blenheim areas on our Afternoon Half Day Tour, these areas include; Havelock, Picton, Dillon's Point, Rarangi, Taylor Dam, please check via email directly to Discovery Wine Tours. This tour is not suitable for guests arriving to Marlborough via cruise ship's Port Marlborough Picton
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Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children are not allowed on this tour without prior arrangement, we welcome children on our Private Premium Tours
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (NZDT).
- Tour host with a passion of wine and Marlborough local history.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- All standard Cellar Door tasting experiences.
- Collection from your accommodation in Central Blenheim, Marlborough.
- Lunch is an extra cost to allow personal selection.
- This tour is not suitable for guests arriving on a Cruise Ship to Port Marlborough.
The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Marlborough Afternoon Wine Tour & Vineyard Experience is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
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Oct 2026What's Included
- Tour host with a passion of wine and Marlborough local history
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All standard Cellar Door tasting experiences
- Collection from your accommodation in Central Blenheim, Marlborough
- Lunch is an extra cost to allow personal selection
- This tour is not suitable for guests arriving on a Cruise Ship to Port Marlborough
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children are not allowed on this tour without prior arrangement, we welcome children on our Private Premium Tours
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 13 travelers
