Marlborough Delights Tour
Meals
If you appreciate fine cuisine matched with superb wine, New Zealand’s talented chefs and an abundance of fresh ingredients will tempt and reward you.
New Zealand's seafood cuisine is legendary, while fresh and delicious produce, beef and lamb, and our innovative “Pacific Rim” style of cooking ensure all tastes are catered for. Relaxed is another word generously applied to cooking and eating in New Zealand, and whenever the weather allows, customers are encouraged to eat al fresco with many restaurants providing tables on the terrace or in the garden.
The Cycle Turismo team have been sampling and eating our way around New Zealand for years, fuelling ourselves for the next day's cycling effort! We’ve created our cycle tour itineraries with two things in mind: great cycling and great food. That’s why our tours follow, in part, the Classic New Zealand Wine Trial (http://www.classicwinetrail.co.nz). It also doesn’t hurt that great wine producing regions also have suburb summer weather!
Here is a flavour of some of the places we’ll visit for lunch or dinner.
Allan Scott Wines
Twelve Trees Restaurant, named after the original walnut trees that lined the entrance to the winery, is acknowledged as a leading daytime restaurant in Marlborough, celebrating the best in the province in a superb indoor/outdoor garden restaurant. Blending beautifully with the surrounding vineyards, established trees and mountain backdrop, the restaurant atmosphere is enhanced by the outdoor dining courtyard flowing onto a picnic area under shade trees.
Twelve Trees Restaurant offers a constantly changing menu to reflect the seasonal specialties of the abundant Marlborough produce and compliments the range of wines for which Allan Scott has become famous. With signature dishes that have become local and international favourites the food is created in a true provincial vineyard style.
http://www.allanscott.com/
Herzog Winery & Restaurant
This boutique estate and restaurant is now widely acclaimed as one of the best in New Zealand.
An award-winning team of global masterchefs will spoil you with delicious market fresh cuisine served in the most decadent environment with personal service to make you feel totally pampered. Choose from the sensational Herzog a la carte menu or, for the complete experience, indulge in the famous 3, 5 or 7 course degustation options with perfectly matched handcrafted Herzog wines. If that is not enough, step into the private wine cellarand choose from the award-winning wine list of over 500 wines and vintages from around the world. Should you wish to finish your dining experience in style, Herzog have the most comprehensive cigar listin New Zealand and an array of digestives for you to choose from!
http://www.herzog.co.nz/
Wither Hills Winery
The iconic Wither Hills Tasting Room and Cellar is the realisation of a dream to create a centre of excellence which will become a showcase for the New Zealand wine industry. The state-of-the-art development is perfectly integrated with the landscape - with building materials, colours and scale reflecting the natural environment of the Wairau Valley.
The Tasting Room is a delightful place to relax and sample the wines of Wither Hills. It is an ideal environment to take in the beauty of Marlborough, while enjoying some of New Zealand’s finest wines and sumptuous lunches as a relaxed, casual dining experience.
http://www.witherhills.co.nz/
Tour Map
- Taste “the world’s best sauvignon blanc
- Explore Wellington harbour by bike and inter-island ferry
- Experience the beautiful Marlborough Sounds by boat and bicycle
- Enjoy wine tastings with a local wine maker; sample their wines, share their passion and understand their philosophy
| Type of Tour | Road |
| Trip Length | 5 days |
| Total Distance | 229 km’s (143 miles) |
| Daily Average | 46 km’s (20 miles) |
| Terrain | Flat and hills |
| Start | Wellington |
| End | Blenheim (with flight*) |
| Includes |
Inter-Island Ferry ticket Internal flight* from Blenheim to Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch |
| Meals included: |
4 Breakfasts All lunch and evening meals include 3 (or more) courses and include wine |
| Trip Price | $4,280 NZD (incl. GST) |
| Single Supplement | $2,050 NZD (incl. GST) |
| Private Tour | + 30% |
| Tour Dates |
12h - 16th Jan 2013 21st - 25th Jan 2013 9th - 13th Feb 2013 23rd - 27th Feb 2013 9th - 13th Mar 2013 |
| Trip Price | $4,280 NZD |
| Single Supplement | $2,050 NZD |
| Private Tour Booking | Add 30% |
Prices include all sales taxes (GST)
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