The ultimate New Zealand golfing experience. Play golf at the best courses in both the North and South Islands while having ample time for sightseeing.
This Group Tour does not have scheduled departure dates. Tours are arranged on request for groups of 8 or more
- Day 1
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Arrive New Zealand
Arrive at Auckland International airport where your coach will be waiting to transfer you to your city hotel. After checking in the remainder of the day is at leisure to explore the city.
Buffet dinner tonight in the Observatory Restaurant on top of the Sky Tower
Auckland is a vibrant South Pacific city, the largest urban city in New Zealand and an ideal place to begin a tour.
Beautiful beaches and dreamy offshore islands are just half an hour from the city. In fact the sea is so much a part of the place that an unusually high number of people own their own boat giving the city its name of ‘City of Sails’.
With a sunny climate, outstanding food, wine and shopping, Auckland is a sophisticated city with much to do and see at the beginning of your tour.
Auckland
- Day 2
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Golf at Gulf Harbour
This Robert Trent Jones 11 designed championship course combines spectacular ocean views and rolling terrain that combine to make Gulf Harbour one of NZ’s most challenging courses. The course has four tee positions enabling golfers of all abilities to enjoy the challenging layout.
Gulf Harbour Country Club
- Day 3
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Auckland to Taupo
Depart Auckland this morning for Taupo. On route stop in Rotorua at Te Puia where the earth’s crust is thinnest, where awesome drama unfolds daily as geysers erupt, mud pools bubble, steam hisses and warm water rains down. You will also see and learn about Maori Culture through watching carving and weaving demonstrations and enjoy a traditional welcome and 45 minute concert of song and dance.
Travel onto Taupo after this interesting sightseeing day
Rotorua
- Day 4
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Golf at Wairakei International Golf Course
Play 18 holes of golf on the challenging Wairakei International Golf Course. The course is set out on 156 hectares of former farmland in the middle of the Wairakei Tourist Park boasting lush manicured fairways and greens, mature tree plantings and magnificent vistas. The natural contours, 108 well placed bunkers and three water hazards guard the course from those over-ambitious shots. The large greens provide a false sense of security. The subtle breaks and fast pace demand accurate approach shots.
This evening enjoy a dinner cruise on Lake Taupo
Smell the coffee brewing as you board the Cruise Cat, take a seat and enjoy all the comforts as you cruise to the Maori Rock Carvings. A full commentary is given on the history of Lake Taupo as you cruise out of the Taupo marina. Take in the fabulous views of secluded bays and the spectacular mountain peaks of Tongariro National Park. The sites are amazing all year round
Wairakei International
- Day 5
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Taupo to Napier
Depart for the Hawke’s Bay town of Napier. The major entertainment on the road from Taupo to Napier is the fantastic scenery. There’s a bit of everything - rugged hills, beautiful valleys, gentle plains and huge vistas. In 1931 a devastating earthquake nearly leveled this city. It was rebuilt in the style of the times, and is now considered the Art Deco Capital of the world.
The Hawkes Bay covers an extensive area, taking in fertile plains and rolling hills, a broad sweep of spectacular coastline and the dominant Te Mata Peak. There is a wealth of gourmet treats to be discovered in this region along with the wine, food and art trails that weave their way through Napier, Hastings and Havelock North.
On arrival a wine tour has been arranged for today. Your guide who will join your coach has an excellent knowledge of wine and the Hawke's Bay wine scene. A delicious lunch will be served at one of the boutique vineyards
Napier
- Day 6
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Golf at Cape Kidnappers
Your 18 holes of golf today are at the Cape Kidnappers Course. The American designer of Cape Kidnappers, Tom Doak, who is also well known for his prize-winning courses in the US, has said that, 'If Cape Kidnappers were a book it would be an epic. Enjoy your game and enjoy the setting (because) you may never play golf somewhere like this again'
Cape Kidnappers plays above the ocean, atop dramatic cliffs and runs to and from the edge. Cape Kidnappers is built on a ridge-and-valley landscape with spectacular sea views. 2004 Course of the Year - Travel & Leisure Golf
Cape Kidnappers Resort
- Day 7
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Napier to Christchurch
Today take a flight from Napier to Christchurch. Arriving at Christchurch Airport you will be transferred to your hotel situated in the Square. The remainder of the day is free to rest or explore the city.
Christchurch is the most English city in New Zealand. Known as the Garden City, with beautifully preserved gothic architecture, tree lined avenues and the gentle meandering Avon River
Christchurch
- Day 8
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Play Golf at Clearwater Golf Course
This morning play a 18 holes of golf on the Clearwater Resort Course. There are elements of links and parkland golf at the Clearwater course with an abundance of water. Natural springs and crystal clear streams that are teeming with trout feed the resort’s 15 hectares of lakes.
Water comes into play at 14 of the holes with numerous grass hazards of tussocks and marram grasses. There are five-position tees, including the championship tees, and is the home of the New Zealand PGA Championship.
Clearwater Golf Club
- Day 9
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Christchurch to Lake Tekapo - Golf at Terrace Downs
Get away early this morning for a round on the Terrace Downs Resort course. Magnificent scenery surrounds you as the quiet solitude of the countryside lets you relax and concentrate on your game. The course sits at an altitude of 450 meters, has four-position tees, generously wide fairways, but 70 bunkers, numerous grass hazards and eight lakes. Terrace Downs is a course that has gained a fantastic reputation in New Zealand golfing circles.
After golf you travel through the Canterbury region to the post card setting, Lake Tekapo and the snowcapped mountains surrounding it. Lake Tekapo's most popular landmark, the Church of the Good Shepherd sits on the lake shores and has a spectacular view of the Southern Alps framed by its altar window.
Terrace Downs Resort
- Day 10
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Lake Tekapo to Queenstown
You will journey south through the golden tussock country of the Lindis Pass today. Enjoy the scenery of the fruit growing region of Cromwell and the historic gold mining region of the rugged Kawarau Gorge stopping for lunch at historic Arrowtown before continuing onto Queenstown.
Nestled on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, in front of the impressive Remarkables mountain range, nature has purpose built this area for adventure. Queenstown is a premier alpine and lake resort, for both adventurers and leisure seekers alike. It is here that bungy jumping first became a commercial venture, with other year-round, action-packed thrills; including jet-boating and white-water rafting, canyoning, luging and paragliding. The more traditional pursuits of golfing, horse-riding, mountain biking and skiing in winter are also popular.
Queenstown
- Day 11
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Golf at Millbrook
Play 18 holes of golf at Millbrook Resort this morning. One of the finest and most scenically stunning New Zealand golf courses Millbrook Resort features a mixture of undulating to rolling fairways, each hole having its own strategic scenic feature. It has four-tee positions, open fairways, demanding hazards, including more than 60 bunkers, and meandering waterways.
After golf enjoy an exhilarating jetboat ride on the Shotover Jet
World Famous Thrills - It’s an Experience you’ll Never Forget
Nothing you have experienced will have you prepared for the thrill and excitement of a Shotover Jet ride; it's an adrenaline rush you'll never forget!
From the moment the accelerator hits the floor your adrenaline hits the roof as you speed in mere centimeters of water along the famous Shotover River and deep into the spectacular Shotover River Canyons. It's an amazing ride, as the Shotover Canyon walls tower over you, your expert driver puts your jet boat through its paces and skillfully whips the Jet Boat past rocky outcrops, skims around crags and boulders, and speeds through the narrow canyons.
Millbrook Resort
- Day 12
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Milford Sound Day Excursion
Milford Sound is often described as the eighth wonder of the world. It is set in the Fiordland National Park, on the west coast of the South Island.
You will leave your hotel this morning and follow the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Te Anau before travelling the Eglinton and Hollyfield Valleys to Homer Tunnel and Milford Sound for a Nature Cruise. While you enjoy an onboard buffet lunch; cruise this beautiful fiord, viewing waterfalls, hanging valleys and mile high Mitre Peak. If the weather is right you may choose to take a scenic flight back to Queenstown
Milford Sound
- Day 13
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Queenstown Wine Tour
Chill out on a wine tour to some of Otago’s boutique wineries. Drive through the vines at either Chard Farm or Peregrine Wines. See how the professionals grow Pinot Noir grapes before tasting expert’s results in the ambience of the cellar.
Then it’s a short trip to Gibbston Valley Wines for a tour of New Zealand's largest wine cave, (with tasting), before enjoying a sensational Harvest Platter lunch.
- Day 14
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Golf at Jacks Point
The course at Jacks Point is set within one thousand acres of unspoiled rolling grasslands, montane highlands and spreading downs. This brand new golf course is bounded by the Remarkables mountain range and Lake Wakatipu.
It traverses through wetland to the lake edge encountering steep bluffs, indigenous vegetation and wildlife. It is designed to work with nature, not against it. Fairways are designed with minimal excavation and careful plantings to complement the natural environment, but also to give the golfer a fighting chance.
A final Dinner tonight at the Skyline Restaurant
At the Skyline Restaurant the best views in the region are found, spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama, with breathtaking views of Coronet Peak, The Remarkables mountain range and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. It's truly magnificent and awe-inspiring! While experiencing this view enjoy a sumptuous dinner serving up a Taste of New Zealand buffet of legendary proportions.
Jacks Point Golf Course
- Day 15
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Depart New Zealand
Sadly your time in New Zealand comes to an end as you are transferred to Queenstown Airport for your flight to Auckland and onward flight home. Here, you are bid a fond farewell to your homeland and hope you leave with many happy memories of your stay in New Zealand.
This Group Tour does not have scheduled departure dates. Tours are arranged on request for groups of 8 or more
We are happy to add or delete days and activities to ensure your holiday is the best it possibly can be.
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