This DecisionMaker Destinations Marlborough Guide, a 2009 edition in the DecisionMaker Destinations series, is focused on Marlborough and its neighbourhoods, particularly for free independent travelers in Wellington.

We offer briefings and links to help people in Wellington plan short breaks in Marlborough. You can start your timeout onboard an Interislander. Marlborough is so close, and has so much to enjoy for you and people from elsewhere.

We provide you with links to use as free, independent travelers, or in groups, in all seasons. You can follow up the information about the attractions of Marlborough’s water, wilderness, wine, food and heritage, and decide what appeals to you.

•    Busy at work – need a short break?
•    Baby boomers – want to conserve nature?
•    In education – want to take a field trip?
•    Fishing?
•    Walking?

Focus on the service providers, and decide what transport, accommodation and other arrangements work for you.

There is more information available in Wellington for people attracted to a short break in Marlborough. There are brochures, particularly about individual services, and an official guide from Destination Marlborough, available in the Wellington i-SITE and in other places where tourism brochures are distributed.

Planning tools
Help your decision making by using readily available and specialist information brought together here, supported by links targeting domestic and international travelers, such as
New Zealand Travel Planner
Destination Marlborough
We bring together the best of available Marlborough information, drawn from official and unofficial sources. We add value with insights gained from years of writing DecisionMaker Talking business columns, citizenship education. travel features - and traveling extensively.

DecisionMaker Destinations is here to help prospective travelers

• Make contacts
• Use established and innovative itineraries
• Time your travel to join or avoid events.
• Visit or phone i-SITES to refine your itinerary ideas.
• Identify less well known destinations and attractions
• Find relevant accommodation and transport services
• Draw on public good and tourism industry information
• Use links as shortcuts to find out more
• Anticipate your impact on the environment
• Get clues about the locals
• Identify costs
• Learn about traveling in special interest groups, and to conferences