Picton Shore Udflugter - Marlborough Sounds Cruise og Lochmara Day besøg

Interesting day trip to a very different resort in a picturesque part of NZ. Sammy Seal frolicking around the sunken ship reef museum added an unexpected delight.

This was a fun and relaxing outing. It was fun to see the underwater area and take a walk around the property with lots of interesting things to see. I forgot my bathing suit for the kayaking and other water sports to do. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a relaxing day. Didn't eat at the restaurant but it looked good.

We enjoyed a beautiful day. Staff and boat crew were kind and courteous. Lochmara resort was very enjoyable and educational with the under water aquarium. We also enjoyed our first kayaking experience. It was a very good experience.

Lochmara is like a small island theme park. The cruise is just a boat ride from the port to Lochmara island. At Lochmara, we had a guided tour of the underwater observatory. We saw some stingrays, starfish and lots of fish. After that, we were free to go on trails of our choice. We followed the map and ended up seeing some very beautiful views. We ended our trip at Lochmara cafe with some nice lunch and beer. Overall, we enjoyed this trip!

We enjoyed this shore excursion and were impressed by the professional and courteous service provided by the tour guides.

We really enjoyed our day in Picton. The little cruise to Lochmara was great.the views at lochmara unforgettable

The people were all great, the staff friendly and welcoming. The food was great, the location is pleasant but lacking. Nobody staffing the kayaks, equipment old and ratty, the glass bottom boat was very basic and not very exciting. Lovely location but not quite as good as we expected.

Booked a family of 12 . Some online. When we booked the site stated from 1130-1530 but would cater to our cruise times. Apparently we were supposed to get wrist bands , never happened. However getting to Lochmara went smoothly. We arrived and were supposed to go to the underwater observatory and to wait for the 2nd tour and the guide would get us from the dining area at 1245hrs, never happened and we had to go and search for him so we were 40 mins late for the tour. After tour ordered lunch at 1400 hrs still waiting at 1435 hrs although we had asked how long. We then noticed people starting to board the boat back to cruise and asked staff was that our time which after some confusion they said yes your the 1445 hr return. Never relayed to us at any time. I then asked for my meal to go to which they said it had been forgotten. Then on the way back to the boat for return one lovely staffer followed me to apologise only to be ruined by the older staffer who then came along who was quite rude and basically said I lied about what I had seen online...stated we did know when we boarded what time return was and also asked where our armbands were. As I scrambled to try the online booking to show her she said dont worry I will be coming back on the boat with you. The day started out perfectly and the end ruined my whole experience.

We booked this excursion only a few days before arriving in Picton. The staff were friendly and informative, making sure we had plenty of time to return to the ship afterwards. Was a lovely trip, we saw dolphins on the way to lochmara and thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. Highly recommend.