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OutDOOrS
Locals Only:
Marlborough TOur Company
Offers Full Sounds Experience
StOry By Kat Duggan
Supplied
As an autumnal serenity falls upon
Marlborough, one tourism company is urging
locals to get out amongst the crown jewel
that is the Marlborough Sounds.
Marlborough Tour Company, which has long
operated transport and tour services in
Marlborough, recently purchased two Queen
Charlotte Sound lodges, Furneaux Lodge and
Punga Cove Resort.
Just last month, the company purchased
Cougar Line, adding ‘water taxi’ to its
repertoire of services.
Marlborough Tour Company general manager
Scott McKenzie says the purchase of the three
companies has allowed them to expand their
tour and transport offerings.
“Marlborough Tour Company is [traditionally]
what we have got here; the buses and the
vehicles, we’ve got the wine touring and scenic
touring, and we’ve got four boats which have
been predominantly seafood related cruises,
offering lunch cruises and dinner cruises,” he
says.
With a predominantly international market
currently, Marlborough Tour Company hopes
the move will enable them to help more local
visitors to explore the Marlborough Sounds.
“Both of those lodges attract a lot of day
visitors and there’s nothing better than sitting
at the waterfront and having a nice lunch [and]
purchasing Cougar Line gives us five more