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Something for the whole family.
Leap into the crystal clear Pelorus River, fish from the wharf on a blue-sky day, dash into surf at Whites Bay, then cast for kahawai at the Wairau Bar.
Spot dolphins in the Marlborough Sounds, visit eco trails surrounding resorts, and walk amid endangered wildlife on island sanctuaries.
Explore Marlborough’s passion for aviation, on the ground or in the air, or take on our cycling and walking trails.
Marlborough's a brilliant destination for family holidays young and old.
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Tash Luxton Conservation Kids Picton
“This is paradise. In so many parts of the world you have to be a millionaire to enjoy these things, but everyone can experience it here.”
My insider guide to MarlboroughRoyal Spoonbills in Wairau Lagoons
See Royal Spoonbills in their mating plumage and Godwits on their annual migration, while you paddle the Wairau Lagoons.
Driftwood Eco-Tours
Whaling station
Explore Marlborough’s whaling history at the Perano Whaling Station.
Blenheim i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Motuara Island eco sanctuary
Visit the beautiful Motuara Island in the Queen Charlotte Sound. This predator free sanctuary is home to kiwi, saddlebacks and other native wildlife.
Blenheim i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Hire bikes
Get out and experience Marlborough’s vines or hills by bike
Blenheim i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Visit Ship Cove
Visit Ship Cove in the Queen Charlotte Sound, the site of the meeting of the Maori and Pakeha cultures and start of the Queen Charlotte Track.
Blenheim i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Cruise with dolphins
Go dolphin watching, and learn about all the marine wildlife you see along the way, including seabirds and seals.
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Find sun, surf and sand
Visit White’s Bay for sun, sand, surf and swimming, as well as walking tracks through native bush.
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Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow
See heritage aviation on display and in the air at the action-packed Classic Fighters Omaka Airshow weekend. Every two years - next is Easter 2021.
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Visit an ancient forest
Take a drive to the beautiful Pelorus Bridge area to see this remnant of towering podacarp forest and understand what this entire area once looked like.
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Walks
Get to know Marlborough step by step, via walking tracks to alpine peaks, golden trails on working farms and native bush walks in the Marlborough Sounds.
Marlborough walks can be as challenging as Mount Tapuae-o-Uenuku, as beautiful as the Queen Charlotte Track and as relaxing as the Taylor River reserve.
Whether you’re hiking for a day or a week, staying in a tent, hut or lodge, you’ll love the pace of Marlborough.
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Lodge
Furneaux Lodge
i-SITE visitor information services
Havelock i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
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Picton i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
Holiday House
The Lodge at Te Rawa
Ferries & Water Transport
Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries Wellington - Picton
Boat Cruises
Beachcomber Cruises
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