Day Eight: Crossing Cook Strait and Marlborough Wine Tasting

From Wellington to Picton on the Interisland Ferry
Today the tour bids farewell to New Zealand's North Island, boarding the Interisland Ferry to Picton, on the South Island. The trip crosses the Cook Strait, and enters the Queen Charlotte Sound. Scenic delights along the way include remnants of old whaling stations, working sheep farms, pristine native bush, and working mussel farms.

Malborough Wine Tour
Day Eight is devoted to epicurean delights, indulging in a Malborough wine tour.