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. The Wine Station - Taste from a selection of over 80 wines with many from wineries without cellar doors.
2. Marlborough Museum - including a wine exhibit
3. Brayshaw Heritage Park - Home to the Marlborough Historical Society, Marlborough Vintage Farm Machinery, The Vintage Car Club of NZ and many more.
4. Omaka Classic Cars -A unique collection of New Zealand vehicles that were popular during the 1950-1980 period.
5. Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre - Two fascinating collections of rare aircraft brought to life in powerful displays created by internationally famous Weta Workshop.
6. Wither Hills - Producing under the philosophy that the finest wines are always created from exceptional vineyards.
7. FROMM Winery - Crafting single vineyard wines since 1992 and staying true to the roots of their European founder.
8. Cork & Keg - An English style tavern, serving beer, cider, wine and great food; warm fire in the winter.
9. Gibson Bridge - A boutique family owned vineyard nurtured on the banks of the fast flowing, alpine fed, Gibson Creek.
10. Framingham - They make aromatic styled wines to accompany food. They have won several awards including 2018 New Zealand winery of the year.
11. The Vines Village - Home to Golden Mile Brewing, Roots Gin and a cafe and deli all with a lakeside deck.
12. Whitehaven Wines - Located in the Vines Village, Whitehaven Wines have a singular vision of making wines from 100% Marlborough fruit.
13. Moa Brewery - Enjoy the view from a beautiful patio along with a tasting of their award winning range of craft beers.
14. Jackson Estate - 100% Kiwi owned! Concentrating on low cropping yields and small batch fermentation with fruit from a single vineyard.
15. Allan Scott - Exclusive wines and gifts, relaxing dining indoors or out, delicious seasonal menu and giant chess.
16. Rock Ferry Wines - Taking its name from the site where early settlers crossed the Wairau River, Rock Ferry makes 15 wine styles sourced from three organic vineyards in Marlborough and Central Otago.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Makana Chocolate - Manufacturers of gift quality chocolate at this boutique factory.
Kia Ora Theresa, Thank you for your kind review, we are so glad to hear you enjoyed your experience with us at HOHO wine tours.
We had an awesome day on the hop on bus tour. Our driver Warren was excellent, lots of recommendations and went out of his way to help us have a fantastic experience
Hi Isabella! We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your tour with us! Warren is one of our original drivers and he is amazing!! I will pass this on to him! Hope you enjoy the Queens Birthday Weekend. :) Thanks HOHO TEAM
Fun activity. Compared to booking and calling taxis this is less hassle and probably worth buying if the group is small. If there is a group of 4 people and more taxis might end up being cheaper though.
Hi Klara, thankyou very much for your review and we are pleased to be able to take the hassle out of your travelling, Thanks HOHO team
An amazing experience, enjoyed this so much. Bus on time & could plan day perfectly. Recommend fun day 😊
Hi Anges, we are so pleased you enjoyed your tour with us and for your recommendation, hope to see you again in the future, HOHO team
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Theresa from Singapore wrote on 06 June 2022
A Great Way to Explore Blenheim
I had a great day out in the region on this bus. Driver was super nice and kind. Great chats and he dropped me off at my accommodation, saving me a walk in the cold. A really good option for travellers who don't drive too!