Activities and attractions Marlborough Sounds and Marlborough - Accommodation Picton Lodge Backpackers Marlborough

Accommodation Picton Lodge Backpackers Marlborough
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Walking tracks Marlborough Sounds - There are a number of excellent walking tracks including the famous Queen Charlotte Track, the Snout track, the Tirohanga track, the Essons Valley, and the Nydia Track
Walking track Marlborough Sounds

Sea Fishing - fishing trips Marlborough Sounds
East Head, Tory Channel

Sea Kayaking Marlborough Sounds - activities Marlborough
Kayaking Marlborough Sounds

Picton Marlborough Sounds - Top of the South Island Marlborough - Interislander ferry terminal
Picton

Wine Tours - Half day and Full day tours right into the heart of New Zealands premier vineyard district. Sample the best that the wineries have to offer.
Wine Tours Marlborough vineyards

Waterways Boating Safaris - A unique experience, drive a boat, explore the Marlborough Sounds. Enjoy the thrill of driving your own boat.
Boating safaris Marlborough Sounds


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	Picton Lodge is situated in Picton, Marlborough, which is at the top of the South Island in the heart of the Marlborough Sounds. Picton is the South Island Terminus for the Inter-Island ferries which cross the Cook Strait from Wellington. Local Restaurants Picton is a small town with a passion for good food and friendly service. Menus, varied for all pockets. The Yacht Club The Seabreeze Marions The Dog and Frog Le Cafe Crow Tavern & Restaurant Rumba DA's Restaurant The Barn cafe & Bar Spinakers Jolly Roger Bar & Cafe Skippers of Waikawa Toot'n'Whistle Gusto's The Corner Bistro Escape Oxleys Activities The waters of the Marlborough Sounds are perfect for diving, kayaking, fishing, sailing, and Boating. Picton is the starting point of a variety of cruises around the magnificent Marlborough Sounds. Walking tracks There are a number of excellent walking tracks including the famous Queen Charlotte Track, the Snout track, the Tirohanga track, the Essons Valley, and the Nydia Track. We offer a booking service for the Queen Charlotte Track. The Queen Charlotte Track stretches from Ship Cove to Anakiwa, a spectacular 67km walk, which takes three or four days. Boats to Ships Cove leave at 8am, 9am, 9.30am and 10am There are also Day walks on this track which we can organise for you. Endeavour Express Beachcomber Cougarline How about spending an afternoon on the local Mail Boat delivering the post to the isolated bays of the Queen Charlotte Sound and the Tory Channel. Beachcomber Sea Fishing The many sheltered beaches and secluded bays in the Sounds provide excellent fishing opportunities. Borrow one of our rods and try your hand. The best way to gaurantee results is by boat. Your skipper knows the best spots, and you will be cooking your own fish meal back at the lodge. Fishing Trips Sounds Connections Toa Tai Charters Kayaking One of the best ways to see the beauty of the Sounds is in a Kayak. Day and half day trips are offered. A number of excursions are offered from Picton including three day Kayaking, Mountain Biking and Walking tours Marlborough Sounds Adventure Wilderness Guides Wild adventures sea kayaking in the Marlborough Sounds Mountain Biking The Queen Charlotte Track is one of the only tracks that can be mountian biked. Bikes can be hired by the hour or day. Ship Cove to Furneaux part of the track is closed to bikers Dec-Feb. Wilderness Guides Marlborough Sounds Adventure Endeavour Express Cycle Adventure Tours Downunder Underwater Diving Situated at the top of the South Island the Marlborough Sounds are formed by a network of ancient sunken valleys which form a vast waterway consisting of over 3000k of diveable coastline garanteeing great diving or snorkelling all year.Dive in the local Marine reserve or wreck dive the Mikhail Lermontov Dive Marlborough Divers World Jet Skiing Pull the wetsuit on, leave the hot pavement behind and prepare to spin out. One hour Blast, or a two hour Shake Up. Jetski Tours Golf Marlborough has a large range of golf links. Picton Golf Club Wairau GC Blenhiem Golf Club Rarangi GC Marlboroughs Fairhall GC Golfers World Mini Golf, just across the road Wine Tours Half day and Full day tours right into the heart of New Zealands premier vineyard district. Sample the best that the wineries have to offer. Small relaxed groups. Sounds Connections Tours Downunder Eco and Dolphin Swimming Tours Ecotours in search of the most acrobatic of Dolphins-- the dusky dolphin Swimming with the dolphins is an experience that you will never forget. Dolphin Watch Marlborough Waterways Boating Safaris A unique experience, drive a boat, explore the sounds. Enjoy the thrill of driving your own boat. Explore the Sounds by Boat Swimming You can swim at many of the beaches and coves surrounding the sounds but beware of rocks and reefs at low tide. Local Museums While away an hour at the small local Museum. The Edwin Fox Museum is also worth an hour or two. The Edwin Fox is the eighth oldest ship in the world and has had a varied career Adventure Tours Downunder Travel Marlborough		Accommodation Picton Lodge Walking track Marlborough Sounds East Head, Tory Channel Kayaking Marlborough Sounds Picton Wine Tours Marlborough vineyards Boating safaris Marlborough Sounds
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