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Join the world famous Pelorus Mail Run in the Marlborough Sounds. Opperating on Tuesdays , Thursdays and Fridays, Pelorus Mailboat invites you to come aboard and visit isolated homesteads nestled in quiet secluded bays, delivering crucial supplies and mail the same way it has been done for decades.

View mussel farms and see why Pelorus Sound is the mussel capital of the world. Old timers row out in dinghies to meet us, while some receive their supplies on tiny, unspoilt beaches. The people of the Marlborough Sounds are as much a part of the area as the history and majestic beauty.

Join us on our mailboat for the experience of a lifetime. Let us drop you off at your accommodation in the Marlborough Sounds.

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History
*Mail was first delivered to the Marlborough Sounds by Government Steamer in 1912. The Steamer put the mail ashore at various small Post Offices throughout the area and the residents had to row to these points to pick their mail up. *In 1925 the Government decided to put the Service out to Private Operators and the Mail Run, as we do it today, was born. *In the early years most of the goods carried were farming supplies and a few tourists. These days as most of the farms have ceased operating tourists are the only passengers as well as the mail.
Tours
TUESDAY - Western route: Leave Havelock morning at 9.30am cruise out to Paradise Point - Nydia Bay - North West Bay - Wilson Bay - Te Rawa Lodge - Maude Island. Return to Havelock approx. 4.30pm THURSDAY - Eastern route: Leave Havelock morning at 9.30am cruise out to Whatanihi - cross to the Eastern side of Pelorus Sound and on to Nikau Bay - Gannet Colony - perhaps see dolphins, penquins or seals - Kingfish Farm - Jacobs Bay. Return to Havelock approx. 3.30pm FRIDAY- Outer Sounds: Leave Havelock morning at 9.30am cruise out to the Outer Sounds to our first stop at Pohuenui Island Resort - on then to Tui Nature Reserve - Bulwer - Salmon Farm - King Shag colony - Te Puru. Return to Havelock approx. 5.00pm
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Havelock Marina
Havelock Marlborough
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