Sounds Retreat

Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand

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Stay at Sounds Retreat

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.

Why we love it

Total privacy.
Seeing dolphins from the comfort of your hot tub!
The glass dining cube.

Facilities

Wifi

Hot Tub

Water Sports

Gym and Fitness Facilities

Diving

Beach

Private Dining Experience

Experiences

Kayaking

Be guided on a sea kayak exploration of the Marlborough Sounds, paddling through remote and unspoiled stretches of water.

Cruising

Discover the Marlborough Sounds in complete comfort as you spend the day cruising, complete with a delicious lunch and wine onboard.

Mussel Farm

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.

Seafood Cruise

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.

Scuba Diving

Explore what lies below the Marlborough Sounds on a dive to see shipwrecks, sunken valleys and marine life that live in the reef.

Grape Escape

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.

Mail Cruise

Join the skipper to deliver mail and groceries to the families that live around Marlborough Sounds, with no two days being the same.

Skeet Shooting

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.