Activities

Punga Cove is the perfect location to explore calm Endeavour Inlet, the Queen Charlotte Track and local tracks.

Aerial image of two bikers biking the track through bush edging the water.
Aerial image of two bikers biking the track through bush edging the water.

Walks around Punga Cove

Punga Cove is the perfect place to base yourself to walk the Queen Charlotte Track and other local tracks.

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Things to do at Punga Cove

Punga Cove staff can arrange a choice of land and water-based activities to explore our beautiful local area.

These include:

  • Walk or bike the Queen Charlotte Track to Furneaux Lodge for lunch, and catch the scheduled Cougar Line water taxi back to Punga Cove.
  • Sailing, diving and fishing charters.
  • Wine tours.

Equipment and facilities available to Punga Cove guests include:

  • Kayaks
  • Stand up paddle boards (SUPs)
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Spa pools

Wine Tours depart Blenheim. Pick up from Picton can be arranged.

Seafood Cruises

Scenic Marlborough Sounds Cruise

Full-day tour
The best of Marlborough's wine and seafood | 7-8 hours | Full-day tour

Marlborough Icons Tour

Enjoy the very best of Marlborough with the Marlborough Icons Tour. Indulge in Marlborough sauvignon blanc, experience Sounds scenery and taste fresh local seafood.
Book Marlborough Icons Tour
Afternoon cruise
Sample fresh seafood, cooked at the source | 3 hours | Half-day cruise

Seafood Odyssea Cruise

Relax and enjoy the stunning Marlborough Sounds with the exclusive afternoon Seafood Odyssea Cruise, departing Picton.
Book Seafood Odyssea Cruise
Two glasses of wine, a bottle of wine and bowl of freshly steamed mussels with the Marlborough Sounds in the background, at the top of New Zealand's South Island
Now departing Picton
New Zealand's original Greenshell mussel cruise | 3 hours | Queen Charlotte Sound

Greenshell Mussel Cruise

Enjoy the natural beauty of the Marlborough Sounds with the original and longest-running Greenshell Mussel Cruise, featuring freshly steamed mussels.
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Native fern frond in the sun, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Runs Oct-Apr
Morning cruise to Marlborough Sounds bird sanctuary

Cruise to Motuara Island

Cruise with us to wildlife sanctuary Motuara Island in the outer Queen Charlotte Sound/Tōtaranui, for a very special Marlborough Sounds experience.
Runs October - April
A Cougar Line boat tied up to the jetty at Furneaux Lodge in Endeavour Inlet, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
Behind-the-scenes Marlborough Sounds experience

Sounds Delivery Cruise

A behind-the-scenes look at life in Queen Charlotte Sound/Tōtaranui as we cruise to isolated bays and jetties to deliver goods and passengers.
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Dog on jetty greeting the Pelorus Mail Boat as it delivers the weekly mail.
Pelorus Sound/Te Hoiere - 5-6 hours - 3 routes/ 3 departures per week Monday, Wednesday & Friday

The Mail Run Cruise

Our Mail Run day cruises – year-round – include stunning scenery, spectacular wildlife, and an adventure you will never forget. Choose from three scenic routes, each as unique as the other.
Book a Mail Run cruise
Departing Saturdays from 11th January 2025
Pelorus Sound/Te Hoiere - 5-6 hours - Saturdays (0ver summer)

The Saturday Mail Run

Our Saturday Mailrun offers a little bit of everything. Enjoy beautiful scenery, spectacular wildlife and peace like never before as our postie takes a relaxing cruise around the scenic Pelorus Sound, whilst delivering mail.
Book a Saturday Mailrun (Over Summer)
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