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Marlborough in New Zealand is renowned for its fine wines, gourmet restaurants, luxury accommodation and outdoor activities including hiking, mountain biking and sea kayaking, the Queen Charlotte Track and the spectacular Marlborough Sounds.

Traditionally a rural province, the Marlborough economy is now burgeoning with four major industries - wine, tourism, aquaculture (mussels) and forestry. Savour the spoils of the region when you visit with its cafe culture, wineries, gourmet restaurants, up market accommodation properties and mix this with the array of outdoor activities. The main town is Blenheim with its own airport with smaller settlements at Picton and Havelock, both seaport towns approximately 25 minutes drive from Blenheim. Picton is the main gateway to the Queen Charlotte Sound and the entry point for the regular inter-island ferry services while Havelock is main access to the Pelorus and Kenepuru Sound.

Marlborough Wine Region

Marlborough NZ is now the largest wine producing region in the country with an estimated 10,419 hectares in 2006, 62% of New Zealand’s total active wine production - this has more than quadrupled in the past 10 years. Marlborough is synonymous internationally for its distinctive, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc. It is New Zealand’s largest winemaking region with around 110 wineries and 450 grape growers and over 12,000 hectares planted in grapes, mainly Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.

Things to Do in Marlborough

Marlborough offers a wilderness paradise, with lush forests, pristine rivers, coastal tracks, sheltered bays for cruising and fishing, mountains and high backcountry – all within close proximity. If you love the outdoors, wine, wildlife, cruising, hiking, visiting gardens and much more this is the place to vacation. There are arts and crafts to see, gourmet restaurants to enjoy, museums to visit to learn the rich history of the province – something for everyone under the warm Marlborough sun!

How to Get to Marlborough

International travel to New Zealand is available through a range of providers and flights arrive in the major centres of Auckland and Wellington in the North Island and Christchurch in the South Island. Once in New Zealand there is an extensive domestic air service linking all major centres and most of the smaller cities and towns.




	Marlborough is located at the top of New Zealand's South Island
	Marlborough in New Zealand is renowned for its fine wines, gourmet restaurants, luxury accommodation and outdoor activities including hiking, mountain biking and sea kayaking, the Queen Charlotte Track and the spectacular Marlborough Sounds. Traditionally a rural province, the Marlborough economy is now burgeoning with four major industries - wine, tourism, aquaculture (mussels) and forestry. Savour the spoils of the region when you visit with its cafe culture, wineries, gourmet restaurants, up market accommodation properties and mix this with the array of outdoor activities. The main town is Blenheim with its own airport with smaller settlements at Picton and Havelock, both seaport towns approximately 25 minutes drive from Blenheim. Picton is the main gateway to the Queen Charlotte Sound and the entry point for the regular inter-island ferry services while Havelock is main access to the Pelorus and Kenepuru Sound. Marlborough Wine Region Marlborough NZ is now the largest wine producing region in the country with an estimated 10,419 hectares in 2006, 62% of New Zealand’s total active wine production - this has more than quadrupled in the past 10 years. Marlborough is synonymous internationally for its distinctive, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc. It is New Zealand’s largest winemaking region with around 110 wineries and 450 grape growers and over 12,000 hectares planted in grapes, mainly Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer. Things to Do in Marlborough Marlborough offers a wilderness paradise, with lush forests, pristine rivers, coastal tracks, sheltered bays for cruising and fishing, mountains and high backcountry – all within close proximity. If you love the outdoors, wine, wildlife, cruising, hiking, visiting gardens and much more this is the place to vacation. There are arts and crafts to see, gourmet restaurants to enjoy, museums to visit to learn the rich history of the province – something for everyone under the warm Marlborough sun! How to Get to Marlborough International travel to New Zealand is available through a range of providers and flights arrive in the major centres of Auckland and Wellington in the North Island and Christchurch in the South Island. Once in New Zealand there is an extensive domestic air service linking all major centres and most of the smaller cities and towns.

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