Accommodation and Inclusions

Staying for two nights in either the Chagall suite or one of the Tuscan Poolhouse Suites, your package includes our fresh hand crafted breakfast each day, complimentary use of pool, outdoor spa, steam room, local toiletries, complimentary airport transfers, tea & coffee, fresh fruit, home baking, soft drinks and mineral water. A Marlborough ‘Icons’ Tour for two. A ‘Marlborough on the Menu’ degustation dinner for two. The ‘Wine Marlborough’ book.

Marlborough ‘Icons’ Tour – Marlborough Sounds & Marlborough Wine

Available Everyday Monday till Sunday

Duration 10am – 5.00pm, 7 hours

Daily tour itinerary

10.00am Collection from BEC Luxury Lodge.

Head out into the stunning Marlborough wine region to sample the world famous Sauvignon Blanc. Marlborough is renowned as the wine capital of New Zealand with over half of New Zealand’s wine grown in the region. See why our Sauvignon Blanc is world famous, try the aromatic Riesling, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer or sample the complexities of our Merlot and Pinot Noir.

Visit Marlborough’s Icon winery, Cloudy Bay, for a tasting of the range of award winning wines.

Visit “The Village” where you can try stunning wines from a selection of boutqiue wine companies, along with Prenzel Schnapps, Marlborough Olive oils or view the crafts of Quilters Barn.

After a morning of wine tastings we will head through to Havelock, the gateway to the Pelorus and Kenepuru Sounds. Time to enjoy a nice lunch (own cost) at the Slip Inn Cafe before boarding the Marlborough Travel launch for the Greenshell Mussel Cruise.

As we cruise out into the Marlborough Sounds you will be taking in the natural beauty and tranquillity of this stunning area. Your experienced skipper has a wealth of knowledge about the Marlborough Sounds and the people who live here. His informative commentary will keep you entertained as you cruise through the inner Pelorus Sound and into the Kenepuru Sound.

This is truly unique area, distinctively different from the Queen Charlotte Sound that most visitors get to see while travelling on the Interisland Ferry.

During the cruise you will get to visit a Greenshell™ Mussel farm where your skipper will explain the intricacies of growing this delicacy in the Sounds. Learn the history of aquaculture in the Marlborough Sounds and the history of the pioneers who created this industry.

While at the mussel farm your Skipper will serve freshly steamed mussels and serve them with a glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. This is a really neat wine and food experience in a beautiful part of Marlborough.

This really is a real “Taste of Marlborough”.

4.30pm Arrive back in the marina and re-board the coach for a 5.00pm drop off back to BEC Luxury Lodge

The end of a fantastic day out in Marlborough.

BEC Marlborough on the Menu Degustation Dinner Experience

7.30 – 10.00pm Arrive at the great room for some pre-dinner canapés and a glass of local bubbly. Enjoy meeting your other dinner guests, take in the art and relax by the fire. Your hosts for the evening are BEC proprietors and foodies Dave & Sarah Anderson. The meal will be prepared in the theatre style kitchen, feel free to observe and ask as many questions as you wish. Dave and Sarah have forged their credentials at a number of top dining establishments and bring a combined passion for technical flair and great flavour to your dining experience. Each course will be served with matching Marlborough wine and when the wine moves from white to red you will be served with a complimentary sorbet to cleanse the palate. All the components of your dinner will have been made on site using as many local Marlborough ingredients as possible. The dining experience will be concluded with a night cap of your choice and you can chose to continue enjoying the company of your fellow dining guests in the ambiance of the great room with a selection from the BEC cellar.

Cost NZD 1500.00