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From the
bush covered hills and deep blue waters of the Sounds to the towering, snow-capped peaks
that soar above Kaikoura, Marlborough offers visitors to the region an exciting and
diverse range of attractions and activities.
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- Millennium Art Gallery
- Marlborough Gallery
- Brayshaw Park Museum
- Art and craft trail
- Winery tours
- Golf courses
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- Seahorse World Aquarium
- Edwin Fox Maritime Centre
- Swimming with dolphins
- Sea kayaking tours
- Skydiving
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- Queen Charlotte Track
- Fishing
- Mussel farm tours
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- Rainbow Ski Field
- Garden tours
- The Store (Kekurengu)
- 4WD tours
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- Kaikoura Museum
- Fyffe House
- Whale watching
- Eco-tours
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Marlborough's central location makes it an ideal base from which to explore some of the
region's neighbours. To the west, Nelson is less than a two-hour drive away and Westport,
on the South Island's West Coast, is about 3˝ hours.
To the south, Christchurch offers a thriving night-life and is renown equally for its
cafés and wine-bars as its internationally recognised art gallery. Inland from
Christchurch is Hanmer Springs Thermal Resort where a few days can spent enjoying Hanmer's
stunning alpine scenery and soaking in the hot pools.
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When Captain James Cook encountered the Kaikoura peninsula he named it "Lookers On" because of his experience with the local Maori. During his circum-navigation of New Zealand in 1770, Cook passed Cape Campbell, sailing south to investigate what lay beyond. On 15 February, his ship was approached by four canoes, in which were 57 Maori. However, they would not talk or trade and returned to land from where they followed the ship's progress south.
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