Leave the car at home and we’ll drive you through NZ’s largest wine region! Your choice of 19 venues including 13 wineries a brewery, Omaka Aviation Centre, Omaka Classic Cars, a chocolatier and more.
Become your own guide for a full day and enjoy having the freedom of a relaxed timetable to explore Marlborough’s world-famous Sauvignon Blanc region.
We take the stress and hassle out of the experience and leave you to just enjoy the fun and soak up the scale and sights of Marlborough. Leave the car at home! Our friendly drivers will look after you and provide you with information on each location.
Use our easy timetable without any pressure to be on the bus; there’ll be another one! Hop on Hop off as you please and enjoy the discounts and specials we’ve arranged in advance.
Stops Include:
1. Fidelio Cafe and Wine bar -European-style cafe and wine bar featuring a comprehensive wine list with live music.
2. The Blue Penguin Gift Store- New Zealand's best gift store!
3. Town Stop (Seymour Square)- A picturesque park of carefully tended gardens.
4a.Marlborough Museum -Wine exhibition and includes the famous Jim Eyles Collection
4b.Brayshaw Heritage Park-Home to the Marlborough Historical Society, Marlborough Vintage Farm Machinery, The Vintage Car Club of NZ and many more.
5.Omaka Classic Cars- A unique collection of New Zealand vehicles that were popular during the 1950-1980 period.
6.Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre- Two fascinating collections of rare aircraft brought to life in powerful displays created by internationally famous Weta Workshop.
7.Wither Hills- Producing under the philosophy that the finest wines are always created from exceptional vineyards.
8. Rimpere Cellar Door & Vineyards -Situated in the heart of Marlborough region named Rimpere meanng '5 Arrows', come enjoy their own Sauvignon Blanc.
9.The Fancy Cow Restaurant/ Winery/ Brewery- Range of wines with balance and character for everyone to drink! A brewery called DNA Brewery and Taproom.
10. Hunters Wines- Positioned in the original farmhouse and retaining the original villa characteristics, Hunters have tastings inside or out in the gardens. Visit the artist in residence and enjoy a light lunch.
11. Saint Clair- Enjoy a locally sourced lunch in the middle of the vines with wines from one of Marlborough’s most awarded family owned wineries.
12. Moa Brewery- Enjoy the view from a beautiful patio along with a tasting of their award winning range of craft beers
13.Cloudy Bay- A stunning prestige vineyard with delightful wines.
14.Allan Scott- Exclusive wines and gifts, relaxing dining indoors or out, delicious seasonal menu and giant chess.
15. Jackson Estate- 100% Kiwi owned! Concentrating on low cropping yields and small batch fermentation with fruit from a single vineyard.
16. Runway Cafe- A cool cafe with a big plane and a full bar inside!
17. Spy Valley Wines- Seek Spy, find why.
18. Woodbourne Tavern- The 'Woody' is a family pub in the middle of Renwick
19. Cork & Keg- An English style tavern, serving beer, cider, wine and great food; warm fire in the winter.
20. Gibson Bridge- A boutique family owned vineyard nurtured on the banks of the fast flowing, alpine fed, Gibson Creek.
21. Forrest Wines- Situated just outside Renwick in lush gardens.
22. Framingham- They make aromatic styled wines to accompany food. They have won several awards including 2018 New Zealand winery of the year.
23.Nautilus- A relaxed and informal tasting.
24.Boom Town- Relaxed atmosphere, chilled vibes and great beer.
25. The Vines Village- Home to Golden Mile Brewing, Roots Gin and a cafe and deli all with a lakeside deck.
26. Whitehaven Wines- Located in the Vines Village, Whitehaven Wines have a singular vision of making wines from 100% Marlborough fruit.
27. Makana Confections -Manufacturers of quality chocolate and gift-quality confections - all handmade!
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
Thankyou so much for your lovely words about Ru, one of our Drivers and that you also enjoyed the ease & flexibility of your day. regards The HOHO team
special thanks for the great n helpful driver. really enjoyed tour-wine station, wither hill, whitehaven(for lunch, good cabinet food!), hunter's, saint clair(closed at 4pm in winter, great view though), all recommended!
Hi Jinsun, thankyou for your lovely review. We will pass your comments onto the driver and that's just great you enjoyed the wineries you visited.
Notre chauffeur était super. Beaucoup d’explications, ponctuel, de l’humour. Bref la prestation de Hop On Hop Off est conforme aux attentes ... par contre, votre journée peut coûter cher si vous ajoutez toutes les dégustations dans les vignobles ( un peu une arnaque).
Hi Nathalie, thank you for the review ! Glad you enjoyed the day exploring the region but I don't think it is fair to state it is a scam, as we state we only provide the transport. We also do offer discounts at select venues. Also our online map provides a list of all the venues we visit and we have included tasting prices so people can decide on where to go based on that, as the more popular vineyards would be more expensive.
Had a great day. Loved the freedom to choose and explore. The bus driver was very attentive.
We are delighted you enjoyed your day out and freedom to choose with Hop On Hop Off Tours
Fab day out ! best way to sample Marlborough wines and as a solo traveller it was great to meet some friendly folk along the way!
Thank you for your 5 star Review :) We are very happy you had a Fab day out!
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Mark Hunter from United Kingdom wrote on 14 January 2024
Well worth it
This was so easy and flexible. Timings were no problem. Our driver Ru was a real gent and accommodated the needs of everyone. No prob with recommending this.