Marlborough Sounds Experience
~Sights, Sounds and Savour~

This tour has been designed to include many features of living in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. It is a unique and diverse region with stunning scenery that will take your breath away.

This tour will take you from the hillside gardens of Pelorus Lodge to a cruise of the Keneperu Sound where we will visit a mussel farm and be served delicious freshly steamed mussels. You will have the opportunity to have a relaxing stroll through native bush. Lunch will be served aboard the launch in a tranquil setting. At Te Mahia you will be treated to tastings of Sherrington exquisite hand crafted cheese made by Lisa Harper, with a glass of wine.

Not to be missed is a visit to the garden of Terry and Jude Delaney where there will be exhibits of sculpture and arts from the local community.

Weather permitting, morning and afternoon tea will be served at the charming tartan clad "Clansman".

The tour will be divided into two parties of 40 each, one party will travel to Te Mahia by boat in the morning, returning to Havelock by bus, while the other party will travel to Te Mahia by bus and return by boat.

Pelorus Lodge ~Tim and Carrol Smith

There is a glorious 180 degree panorama view of Te Hoiere, Head of the Pelorus Sound from most vantage points in this stunning hillside garden. Purposeful plants of native, ferns, flaxes grasses and trees, a haven for birds, blending harmoniously with surrounding natural bush.

The Garden of Terry and Jude Delaney

Jude and Terry's is a Sounds garden with a difference, started from scratch in 1995 with a stream Manuka, Kanuka, Willows and land used as a logging site. The majority of trees, shrubs and ferns have been found locally or seeded on the property. Truckloads of stone have been brought in from Cullensville for the pond and landscaping. The stream is a focal point for hidden areas and walks.

Te Mahia ~ Jann and Trevor Hook

Jann and Trevor Hook invite you to share in some of the magic of Te Mahia nestled in one of the most beautiful bays in the Kenepuru Sound. This historic property with its original building dating back to the late 1800s offers our visitors a glimpse of gardens from days gone by with majestic phoenix palms, graceful tanekaha, handsome karaka and emerging golden totara and rimu trees. As you meander down the shingled pathways you will be delighted with the enchantment of the cottage style rose gardens.

Return times are approximate