Sounds Retreat
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Why we love it
The Sounds Retreat is family run and offers the complete package to turn off relax and rejuvinate. The stylish Lodge overlooks the head of Queen Charlotte Sound. The retreat has a variety of activities to do such as watersports, hikes and is close to the wine region of Blenheim.
The Lodge is an award winning lodge with incerdible service and all the comforts of your own home in a marvelous destination.
Be guided on a sea kayak exploration of the Marlborough Sounds, paddling through remote and unspoiled stretches of water.
Discover the Marlborough Sounds in complete comfort as you spend the day cruising, complete with a delicious lunch and wine onboard.
Explore the Kenepuru Sounds on a tour of the mussel farm, learning about how they grow, before enjoying a meal of steamed mussels and white wine.
Explore the Marlborough Sounds by visiting a New Zealand king salmon farm to hand feed the salmon, then an oyster farm, before tasting both products for lunch.
Explore what lies below the Marlborough Sounds on a dive to see shipwrecks, sunken valleys and marine life that live in the reef.
Spend a day cruising on the Marlborough Sounds in complete comfort, with a glass of Marlborough's best wines in hand, watching dolphins play out at sea.
Join the skipper to deliver mail and groceries to the families that live around Marlborough Sounds, with no two days being the same.
Test your aim and keep your balance by skeet shooting off a boat in the Marlborough Sounds for a once in a lifetime experience.
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Lesley & Hary
We had such a wonderful holiday. Katie put together a brilliant itinerary, which we tweaked a little in places, and the accommodation she chose was first class. She gave us great recommendations of activities and the whole trip went smoothly. Timings worked well between destinations because she had good knowledge of New Zealand, and the driving distances, car changes, ferry crossings, meeting points for activities were all easily achievable.
Start planning your truly bespoke itinerary by contacting one of our destination specialists.
Call +44 (0)203 137 1247
Call +1 (0) 800 635 8124
OR