Activities
Picton has a Seaport village atmosphere with a marine flavour. Most cafes and restaurants offer a range of cuisine styles and outdoor dining; shops are intimate and charming. In Picton harbour, light bounces from the sea to the glossy leaves of the Phoenix palms and back again, seagulls wheel and screech and small boats zip about on the water. While you can stroll and just soak in the serenity and views from the foreshore, there is also mini golf, a children's playground and the historic East Indiaman, the Edwin Fox with its fascinating museum. An aquarium is also nearby for the family to enjoy.

Tour and cruise boats await nearby to take travellers into the secluded Sounds waterways where activities from dolphin watching, fishing, kayaking and bush walking can be enjoyed. Picton is the starting point for the renowned Queen Charlotte Track which offers serenity, jewel like views and an abundance of wildlife from shags and weka to dolphins and seals.

Surrounded by verdant bush-covered hillsides, there are more accessible opportunities for Broadway Motel guests to become acquainted with the New Zealand bush where fantails follow your footsteps foraging for insects. A Youth Park with a skate board track with facilities such as basketball courts is close to the motel and an old style movie theatre is being developed nearby.

FEATURED MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS TOURS::

Cougar Line Cruises in the Marlborough Sounds.

Choose from one of the exciting Cougar Line Cruises below, sit back and let Cougar Line show you the Queen Charlotte Track and Marlborough Sounds like no one else can.
Broadway Motels can book a cruise for you, simply add it to your booking when using our online booking system.

One day Cruise 'n' Walks

Great for those with limited time, Cougar Line offers a range of options to capture the natural and historic world of the Queen Charlotte Track in just one day. Cougar Line has walks designed to suit all fitness levels and ages ranging from one hour to eight hours long. It's easy to enjoy the Queen Charlotte Track just select a walk and cruise the rest with Cougar Line.

Scenic Cruises

Travel the length of the Queen Charlotte Sound as Cougar Line delivers passengers and supplies to resorts, homes and hideaways. Soak up the natural world of the Marlborough Sounds as the Cougar Line Catamaran sweeps you into hidden coves and historic inlets. Indulge in a leisurely cruise for lunch, at twilight or even for only an hour.

Eco Cruises

Join an Early Bird Eco Cruise to Motuara Island a bird sanctuary in the Marlborough Sounds, which provides a safe haven for many rare species including the South Island Saddleback and Bush Robin.

FEATURED MARLBOROUGH WINE TOURS::.

Highlight Wine Tours of Marlborough.
Experience a selection of the very best of Marlborough's Wines with your choice of wineries to visit.
Highlight Tours are for those with a taste for wines, beers and fruit liqueurs. Join us for a taste and tour through Marlborough's World famous wine region.
A tour not to be missed to capture the essential taste of Marlborough.
We offer you, your choice of wineries to visit.
Tour includes distilleries, preserves, arts, crafts & olive oil tastings.
Tour finishes at Makana Boutique Chocolate Factory.

Private Group Tours
Have us organise your own group tour in the luxury of our Lincoln Towncar Super-stretched Limousine with an itinerary to suit the occasion and locations selected by yourself with our help.

Door to Door pickup from Broadway Motel with Flexible Start / Finish times

FEATURED DOLPHIN VIEWING & SWIM CRUISE::

Swimming with dolphins and viewing them in their underwater world is the adventure experience of a lifetime and one that you'll never forget!!!

Book a trip on a dolphin swimming or viewing cruise in the sheltered calm waters of the scenic Marlborough Sounds. Help search for dusky dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, common dolphins and even rare Hector's dolphins that frequent this amazing area.
During the cruise, you are likely to see NZ fur seals, a variety of seabirds (like gannets, shearwaters and penguins) and may even be fortunate enough to encounter orca as they occassionally pass through the area.

Swimming with Dolphins Tour Highlights

* The opportunity to interact with wild dolphins!
* Fantastic photo opportunities
* A scenic cruise in the sheltered Queen Charlotte Sound waters
* Expert knowledge of the wildlife that lives here
* High-quality gear for swimming
* Dolphin Viewing success rate is 98%
* Dolphin Swimming success rate is 80%
* Free tea, coffee, hot chocolate and cookies

Departs 9:00 am (April, October & November)
Departs 8:00 am (December, January, February & March)

Please note, you can now book tours/cruises with our featured operators when booking a room online at Broadway Motel...

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Picton Harbour with its walkways

New Zealand Jade can be found in the local stores in the village