Commencing in Auckland and concluding in Wellington this 9-day/8-night North Island tour travels at a leisurely pace with golf every second day allowing plenty of time for optional sights and activities in Rotorua, Taupo and Napier.
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Package includes
- Personal assistance from your Golfer’s Dream Host
- 8 nights in your choice of accommodation
- Breakfast daily
- 4 rounds of golf including electric cart
- Late model rental vehicle of your choice including unlimited kilometres & standard insurance
- Daily travel itinerary and driving directions
- Maps and regional activity guides
- Tour departs daily on request
Sightseeing options
- Rotorua Sights
- Lake Taupo Fishing
- Huka Falls Jetboat ride
- Hawkes Bay Half Day Personal Wine Tour
- Art Deco Guided Walking Tour
Tour itinerary
- Day 1
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Arrive Auckland
Arrive at Auckland International Airport. You will be met by your Golfers Dream Host and given your documentation and assistance with collecting your rental vehicle before making your way to your accommodation. We suggest you use the Auckland Explorer Bus – a Hop-On, Hop-Off sightseeing tour with full commentary visiting Auckland's Big 14 Attractions today.
Auckland
- Day 2
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Golf at Titirangi Golf Course
Play Titirangi Golf Course today, the only Alister MacKenzie designed course in New Zealand. With its dramatic undulation, deep gullies, trees and especially its bunkering, Titirangi has a similar feel to MacKenzie’s Pasatiempo, even Augusta, with the pine straw beneath the trees, on perhaps a slightly less grand canvas. The fairways are firm, fast and well drained the subtle pure poa greens are generally large and can be extremely slick.
Titirangi Golf Club
- Day 3
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Auckland to Taupo
Depart Auckland this morning for the geothermal region of Rotorua and take in some of the attractions famous here for continuing onto Taupo:
• see boiling mud pools, steaming hot springs and geysers at Te Puia Thermal Reserve
• Rainbow Trout and the Kiwi Bird at Rainbow Springs
• enjoy an insight into New Zealand farming at the Agrodome
Lake Taupo
- Day 4
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Golf at Wairakei International Golf Course
Play 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. After golf in the mid afternoon you may choose to trout fish on the pristine waters of beautiful Lake Taupo, or have an exhilarating ride on the Huka Falls Jet.
Wairakei International
- Day 5
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Taupo to Napier
Today is a free day... Travel through to Napier, the city by the sea, renowned for its 1930s Art Deco architecture, stately Norfolk pines, surrounding wineries, local fresh produce and national tourist attractions. 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. Sightseeing options when you reach Napier today include a half-day personal wine tour, or an art deco guided walking tour.
Napier
- Day 6
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Golf at Cape Kidnappers
Your game of golf today is at Cape Kidnappers. 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 Wellington
As you depart the Hawkes Bay travel through the Norwegian and Danish settlements of Norse wood and Dannevirke into the rural regions of the Manawatu and the wine region of Wairarapa. On the way stop for lunch in Martinborough. Travel onto, Wellington and spend some time strolling around the many shops and galleries the city has to offer.
Wellington
- Day 8
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Golf at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
This morning travel north along the scenic Kapiti Coast to the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club. The course has been host to the New Zealand Open championship on twelve occasions including the 2002 New Zealand Open in which Tiger Woods played. It is rated as the best links course in the country because of its qualities as a traditional links. The well drained undulating fairways, fierce rough, fast greens and intimidating bunkers combine with the naturally windy coastal weather to create a truly challenging golfing experience.
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
- Day 9
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Depart New Zealand
Sadly you depart New Zealand today. Return your rental car to the Wellington airport where you will board your onward flight. We trust you have had a wonderful time in our country and return home with many great memories.
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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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