This is an epic golf tour of New Zealand, which is perfect for your first visit to this beautiful part of the world. You begin in The City of Sails, Auckland, New Zealand’s cosmopolitan city. Here you have 2 nights staying centrally at the Heritage Auckland. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a city tour, eat at one of Auckland’s best restaurants, and golf at Muriwai Links Golf Course and get your first view of New Zealand’s rugged Coastline.

Transfer 3 hours south to Taupo by bus, a picturesque lakeside town with a lust for the outdoors. The Golf is brilliant, with a Jack Nicklaus Signature – Kinloch and then Wairakei International Golf Club, a New Zealand favourite which combines Golf with a wildlife sanctuary. A bus will take you 2 hours East to a charming Art Deco city, Napier, where you will soak up some local culture and play Cape Kidnappers Golf Course, continuously rated in the top 20 best courses in the world.

The final leg will be spent in the most scenic, Queenstown, the home of Adventure, outdoor sports including hiking and golf. We have you placed well at Peppers Hotel lakeside on the sunny shores of Lake Wakatipu and near the home of beautiful eateries and tasteful bars. In Queenstown, you will play Jacks Point Golf Course and Millbrook Golf Course, 2 very different courses with equally breathtaking backdrops and spend a day on the Routeburn Track, one of New Zealand’s ‘big 3’ hiking trails.

Package Includes:

• 2 x nights: The Heritage Auckland (5 Star)
• 2 x nights: Hilton Taupo (5 Star)
• 2 x nights: Crown Hotel Napier (4 Star)
• 5 x nights: Peppers Queenstown (5 Star)
• Daily Breakfast
• Welcome dinner at Oyster and Chop Auckland
• Leaving Dinner at Lone Star, Queenstown
• Internal flight Napier to Queenstown
• Full Transfers
• 7 Rounds of Championship Golf including Muriwai Links, Kinloch, Wairakei International, Cape Kidnappers, Jacks Point, Arrowtown, Millbrook.
• A day-hike on the Routeburn Track.
• 8 Tours: Auckland City Sites, The Skytower Viewing Platform, Waitomo Caves / Hobbiton (Lord Of The Rings) Tour, Napier Wine Tour, Onsen Hotpools, Gondola Sky Tour with Luge.

Non Golfer Tour Options

• Day trip to Waiheke
• TSS Earnslaw Cruise

Sample Itinerary

Day 1: Auckland Tour

Arrive at Auckland and check into the 4-Star Heritage Hotel for 2 nights. In the afternoon there will be a City Highlights Tour of Mt Eden, Bastion Point and up the Sky Tower. Gain a full understanding of Auckland and an introduction to New Zealand from these vantage points – approx 2 hours. Welcome dinner at Oyster and Chop in the lively Viaduct and enjoy the liveliness of the area.

Day 2: Muriwai Golf Links

Have breakfast at Hotel. Golf Muriwai Links – A great links course on Auckland’s rugged West Coast. After Golf have a look at the Gannet Colony and an optional swim. Non-Golfers: A day trip to Waiheke Island.

Day 3: Taupo via Hobbiton (Lord of the Rings)

Have breakfast at your hotel. Transfer approx 3 hours to Taupo. Stopping off on the way at Hobbiton – the Lord of the Rings Set & Waitomo Caves – to view the spectacular Glow Worms. Check into The Hilton Taupo for 2 nights.

Day 4: Kinloch Golf and Country Club

Have breakfast at your hotel. At 8:30 am – Drive 30mins to Kinloch Golf and Country Club. Golf Kincloch: A Jack Nicklaus signature, a challenge for golfers but a rare links course that sits lakeside. After Golf return to your Hotel.

7:30pm – Spend 2 hours at Wairakei Geothermal Pools, relax and unwind after golf- sulphur water is a natural remedy for your skin.

Day 5: Wairakei International Golf Club

Have breakfast at your hotel. Transfer 15 minutes to Golf. 9:00 am: Golf Wairakei International – A fantastic golf course located in a nature reserve, with amazing native New Zealand bush, birds and animals. After Golf you will drive 2 hours to Napier across rolling hills and farmland. In Napier take a short 45-minute tour explaining this Art Deco Town and the effects of the massive Earthquake. Check into the charming Crown Hotel, Napier for 2 nights.

Day 6: New Zealand’s Best Vineyards

Have breakfast at your Hotel. Optional wine tour of the regions in the afternoon, where you will get the chance of visiting New Zealand’s best vineyards. Trying the local Syrah and Chardonnay in particular.

Day 7: Cape Kidnappers Golf Course

Have breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Cape Kidnappers – approx 40 minutes.

09:00 Golf at Cape Kidnappers an amazing experience where after Golf you can spend hours looking around the farm and admiring this incredible landscape.

In the afternoon: Fly down to Queenstown when you will check into Peppers Beacon Hotel (5 Star) for 5 nights

Day 8: Millbrook Golf Club & TSS Earnslaw

Have breakfast at your Hotel. 9:30 am Transfer to Millbrook (30mins). Play Millbrook Golf Club – a stunning 27 hole Golf club in Arrowtown. After Millbrook spend the afternoon in Arrowtown, a quaint little minors town. Pan for Golf or enjoy one of the cute bar and eateries. Non-Golfers: Take a trip on the famous TSS Earnslaw Cruise before linking with the others. 5:30 pm – Return to your hotel and enjoy an evening to yourselves.

Day 9: Arrowtown Golf Club

Have breakfast at your hotel. 8:30 am – Transfer to Arrowtown Golf Club, 20 mins. Play Arrowtown Golf Club. A local favourite and tricky course with impressive surrounds of rolling hills and mountain ranges. 1:30 pm – After Golf, return to your hotel 2:30 pm – Take a trip up the Gondola and view the special sites on top of Queenstown. Either relax at the Cafe or the adventurous can return to the bottom by Luge. Evening to yourselves

Day 10: Routeburn Track

Have breakfast at your hotel. 09:00 am: A day tour on the famous Routeburn Track. It’s a full day’s guided hike on one of the Big 3 Tracks in New Zealand. This will exemplify how beautiful a country it really is. Non-walkers: A cruise to Milford Sound for a $60 surcharge. Evening at The Onsen Hot Pools – spectacularly perched above Queenstown.

Day 11: Jacks Point Golf Course

Have breakfast at your hotel. 8:30 am: Transfer to Jacks Point (30mins) Golf Jacks Point – saving the best until last this golf course is the antithesis of New Zealand beauty. Leaving Dinner – Lone Star or similar

Day 12

Breakfast at Hotel before departing New Zealand.