Picton is a small picturesque town with great scenery. We got the free shuttle into the town. On arrival, we had booked a cruise into the Queen Charlotte Sound with Beachcomber Cruises. The scenery in the sound is fabulous. We were taken to Ship’s Cove which was the location of Captain Cook’s visit in 1770. The whole area in the sound is pristine and unspoiled. Much of it looks similar now to ...
Took a bus tour of the MARLBOROUGH wine region thru RCI. A complete waste of time and money. The bus driver drove the bus and didn’t really give us any info at all. ...
Since we don’t like Sauvignon Blanc, we opted to skip the wine tours available and just took a walk into the small port town, then returned to the ship and spent the afternoon sunning by the pool ...
Lovely town. A free shuttle takes you for a short drive into town. There is a market, selling handicrafts, souvenirs and gemstones, on Sundays. Not sure if it is open on other days. ...
Been here many times when travelling down to Blenheim or Christchurch over the years. Still a nice little town to walk around but best thing was catching up with family from Blenheim that we don't get to see as often as we would like. ...
This is another small port town. Most of the excursions involve wine tasting that did not suit us. We rode the complimentary shuttle bus into town and embarked on yet another hike. Since the All Aboard time was early, 3:30 p.m., we chose a short Bay/Harbour View hike. Along the way we encountered quite a few New Zealanders heading to Bob’s Bay. The harbour view from the top is as nice as ...
