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Discover the deluxe dimensions of New Zealand when you escape to some of our most outstanding luxury lodges. Situated in idyllic locations, New Zealand luxury lodges are synonymous for providing stylish accommodations and the most discrete service and attention to detail.
Our customised luxury New Zealand vacations offer you the opportunity to completely immerse yourself in the absolute best of New Zealand’s boutique accommodations, whilst enjoying some of our premier attractions and activities with private guides and charters. You can experience some of New Zealand’s award-winning wines, exquisite Pacific Rim cuisine and fascinating Maori culture that will create lasting impressions.
| 15 Day Lodges and Leisure |
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| Prices: NZ$14,990 per person (twin share) |
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| Note: All prices are NZ$, per person & include G.S.T. |
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Included in Package:
- Taxi transfer after arrival in Auckland to accommodation
- Accommodation as listed (twin share):
- Mollies, Auckland (2 nights, breakfast & dinner extra charge)
- Huka Lodge, Taupo (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
- Wharekauhau, Wairarapa (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
- The Lodge at Paratiho, Motueka (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
- Blanket Bay, Queenstown (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
- Corstorphine House, Dunedin (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
- Otahuna Estate, Christchurch (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
- Rental car for 14 rental days, Ford Territory or similar, unlimited kms, standard insurance with NZ$1688 insurance excess.
- Domestic flights:
Wellington to Nelson
Nelson to Queenstown
- Tours as listed:
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Half day lake fishing trip, Taupo
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Kayaking day tour, Abel Tasman National Park
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Helicopter flight and cruise Milford Sound
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Dart River Safaris, Queenstown
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Otago Peninsula Day Wildlife tour
Please note:
Price is valid until 30 April 2011 (May - Sept reductions apply)
Services are subject to availability at time of booking
Price is based on 2 travellers, share twin
Price includes 15% New Zealand GST tax
Individual operator cancellation policies apply
Payment is due 30 days prior to travel
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| Day by Day Itinerary: |
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| Day 1 - Arrive Auckland |
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- Arrive Auckland Airport and transfer to your accommodation at Mollies Boutique Hotel
- Depending on when your flight arrives, you may want to stroll around the area of Ponsonby close to the hotel with it's great selection of cafes and boutiques or take a drive around the Auckland waterfront, visit the Viaduct Basin and Mission Bay
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| Day 2 - Auckland |
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 After breakfast at Mollies, catch a ferry to Waiheke Island and visit some of the excellent vineyards on the island and take a swim from one of the sheltered and quiet beaches - On returning to Auckland, visit Parnell for dinner or some shopping
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| Day 3 - Auckland - Taupo |
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- Drive to Taupo in your own rental car or with a personal driver. Stay at the luxury Huka Lodge for 2 nights. Total driving time Auckland to Taupo is 4 hours
- Relax in the surrounding bush gardens of the lodge and enjoy the peace, privacy and luxury the lodge provides
- Take a jet boat ride on the Huka River
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| Day 4 - Taupo - Palliser Bay |
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- Join Chris Jolly for a private guided fishing trip on the lake or rivers. Taupo has some of the best trout fishing in the world.
- Explore the geothermal area around Taupo and Rotorua with a local guide
- Take a boat trip on the lake to see Maori carvings in the rock walls at the edge of the lake
- Go hot air ballooning over the Huka River
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| Day 5 - Palliser Bay |
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- Leaving Taupo today, drive south to Palliser Bay via Turangi, Taihape, Woodville and Masterton
- Stay for the next 2 nights at Wharekauhau Lodge on a 5000 acre private rural reteat in Palliser Bay
- Total Driving Time today: allow 6 hours
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| Day 6 - Palliser Bay - Nelson |
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- Your stay at Wharekauhau includes activities such as jetboating on Lake Onoke to the Ruamahunga River, horse riding along the beach and surrounding farmland, claybird shooting, a farm tour or a tour of the vineyards in the Martinboough region
- Enjoy spa treatment at the lodge including a massage and skin therapy
- All meals are provided by the lodge are of an exceptional standard featuring fresh local produce and an extensive wine list
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| Day 7 - Nelson/Motueka |
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- Leaving Wharekauhau late morning, drive to Wellington (allow 2 hours)
- Include some time to visit Te Papa, New Zealands National Museum on the Wellington waterfront
- After exploring the central Wellington area, drive to Wellington airport, leave your rental car there and fly to Nelson, a 35 minute flight across to the South Island.
- Transfer to your accommodation for the next 2 nights at The Lodge at Paratiho Farm
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| Day 8 - Abel Tasman National Park |
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- Paratiho is perfectly located for exploring the Tasman Bay region including the Abel Tasman National Park
- Join Abel Tasman Wilsons Experience for a sea kayaking tour of the National park coastline
- Take a guided wine and art tour of the Nelson region
- A Visit to the World of Wearable Arts and the Classic Car Museum is highly recommended
- Relax at the Lodge and make the most of the facilities there including tennis courts, gymnasium, heated swimming pool, library and health spa treatments
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| Day 9 - Nelson - Queenstown |
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- Fly from Nelson to Queenstown, via Christchurch
- On arrival in Queenstown, transfer to your accommodation for the next 2 nights at Blanket Bay Lodge near Glenorchy
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| Day 10 - Queenstown |
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 Fly to Milford Sound by helicopter and cruise on the Sound before returning to the lodge for lunch - Options for the afternoon include a guided walk in the local valleys, horse trekking or a jet boat trip on the Dart River
- Blanket Bay dining is an experience to be relished - enjoy another excellent evening with an array of the best food and wine New Zealand has to offer
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| Day 11 - Queenstown - Dunedin |
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- Leaving Blanket Bay late this morning, drive via Cromwell, Alexandra and the Maniototo to Dunedin where you stay for the next 2 nights at Corstorphine House
- Worthwhile stops and diversions along the way include the historic mining town of St Bathans, where you can swim in the Blue Lake, and Naseby
- Driving Time today : 4.5 hours
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| Day 12 -Dunedin |
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- This morning, join Monarch Wildlife Tours for a cruise on the harbour to see the Royal Albatross Colony
- Optionally take a train trip on the Taeri Gorge Railway this afternoon
- Explore and shop in the top designer boutiques in Dunedin city
- Corstorphine House offers Spa Treatments
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| Day 13 - Dunedin - Christchurch |
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- Drive Dunedin to Christchurch and stay at Otahuna Lodge Estate for 2 nights
- Make your first stop the Moeraki Boulders and also have a lunch or coffee break at Fleurs Place in Moeraki, a really special restaurant
- Oamaru is also worth stopping at to view the historic area and the coastline which is home to a well established penguin colony
- Driving time today: allow 5 hours
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| Day 14 Christchurch |
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 explore the central area of Christchurch including the Botanic gardens, Arts Centre, Mona Vale and the Avon River - take a Tram ride through the city
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| Day 15 - Depart Christchurch |
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- transfer to depart from Christchurch Airport
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