Picture a volcanic plateau cradling 2500 acres of virgin native forest whose 800 year old giants sway to the tunes of seven gurgling streams and four lakes. This is Rotorua and its storybook scenery is just one of the things that rank high on its popularity chart. Rotorua is also the trout fishing capital of the world and a famous therapeutic thermal region.

Treetops Lodge is truly blessed to live here. It promotes itself as an eco destination with the trappings of a luxury hotel, but the luxury trumps the eco image, and you still get the best of both worlds. You can tick boxes for all the standard elements you’d expect in a luxury lodge but then you can add many which are certainly not standard under five-star banners. Like an experience that is more like staying with a friend who is a five-star chef, and who has devised all sorts of amazing ways to keep you entertained with a range of offbeat exhilarating adventure activities and experiences, and fine cuisine created using the finest game and locally grown produce.
An oasis away from reality, just for Treetops, a trip to New Zealand is worth your while.

EXCLUSIVE:
Spa in Rotorua OR Hot Pool in Queenstown

OPTIONAL:
Rainbow Springs, Te Puia Thermal Reserve, Skyline Gondola ride.

Spectacularly situated on Lake Wakatipu, Matakauri Lodge is partial to beauty, offering stunning views from every angle of the Remarkable, Cecil and Walter Peak mountain ranges. Just seven minutes from Queenstown, Matakauri Lodge is an alpine lakeside retreat nestled in one of the world’s most serenely beautiful landscapes.

Every suite offers its own private porch, bedroom with sitting area and open fireplace, walk-in wardrobe and bathroom. The suites are nestled in a native forest overlooking Lake Wakatipu and the mountain panorama. Facilities include a full service luxury spa, swimming pool with spa and a fully equipped fitness centre. The main lodge consists of spacious lounge, dining and living areas, all with views of Lake Wakatipu. The lodge also offers a range of indoor and outdoor dining options including superb private dining options.

EXCLUSIVE
Hot Pool in Queenstown OR Spa in Rotorua

OPTIONAL:
Milford Sound Excursion

Life is made up of reality and fantasy. Huka Lodge is proof of this. As you enter its ornamental gates, you begin to feel the real world slip behind, and the journey to the main building is almost a floating experience as the peace and tranquility of the place wrap themselves around you.

Huka Lodge is made up all things bright and beautiful. Crisp clear air, birdsong, dew on the forest floor, 17-acres of perfect peace and quiet and attentiveness to your needs as palpable as the force of the deep turquoise green waters of the mighty Waikato River itself. The Lodge grounds are extensively planted and blend seamlessly into the bordering Wairakei Park Reserve beyond. Lovingly nurtured and manicured, they enclose a tennis court, a heated swimming pool, spa pools, croquet courts as well as many a quiet secluded corner to contemplate nature at its most bountiful and generous. The moment you step out of the luxurious rooms, into the beautiful gardens and try to communicate with the geese or listen to the trouts in the river, nature and solitude couldn’t be more intense.

The Huka Lodge Packages offer a fabulous variety of unique recreational pursuits, in particular fishing, golf, adventure activity, hiking and spectacular sightseeing. These outdoor adventures are complemented by a food, wine and lifestyle package. Huka Lodge has also played host to eminent personalities like H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II, Kate Winslet, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, the royal families of Denmark, Luxembourg and Belgium, Sir Edmund Hilary and many others.

EXCLUSIVE:
Complimentary lunch for 2 exclusive of Wine.

OPTIONAL
Jet boat ride up to Huka Falls or helicopter ride to view the falls

The art of pure relaxation finds itself the perfect abode. Blanket Bay is an elegant yet rustic alpine lodge framed by a crystal lake and majestic mountains on the shore of Lake Wakatipu.

The lodge itself is perfection. Beautiful spaces with fireplaces, highly polished wood, art, sculpture, and oriental rugs. Everything about the Lodge is tasteful and unique. And rather than overwhelm the senses, the art and design compliment the immense beauty that presents itself from every window and patio and deck.

Accommodation at Blanket Bay is provided in five intimate Lodge Rooms, three generous Lodge Suites in the main lodge, and four superb Chalet Suites all filled with sumptuous furnishings and elegant rugs. Natural materials are showcased throughout, echoing the Lodge’s natural interaction with the environment. All rooms within the lodge are placed to take full advantage of the magnificent lake and mountain vistas. Discover endless ways to restore your physical and spiritual wellbeing. A helicopter jaunt to an obscure stretch of river for flyfishing and a picnic or a drop-off somewhere along the Milford Trek for hiking the least touristed bit. Horses can be saddled up, kayaks launched. Satisfying any adventurous urge seems so easy and pleasurable when you know that a wine cellar and spa await you on your return.

Whare Kea (pronounced far-eh-kee-ah) fulfills the promise of New Zealand’s spectacular landscape. It is situated on 70 acres of private farmland with Lake Wanaka idyllically resting at its feet. A unique architecture gives you the impression of floating on water, while floor to ceiling vistas further intensify the aweexperience by inviting in delightful patterns of light and space.

Lake Wanaka celebrates four distinct seasons with a variety of activities, attractions and unique wilderness areas. It offers easy access to Mount Aspiring, Fiordland, Mount Cook and Westland National Parks and the vast rural landscape that lies between. But ignoring these is also an option if relaxation is your sole agenda. Accommodation is private and service is unobtrusive and personal. All six suites and deluxe rooms gaze out to the lake and mountains and every room has direct access to the sundeck. There is also a path from the hotel to the town going along the hillside, which is worth taking at least once.

Between the capital and the quaint lies a magical haven of peace and solitude. Wharekauhau (pronounced “forryco- ho”) lies between Wellington and the Wairarapa wine-growing region. Its 5500 acres of private land includes ancient forests, peaceful lakes, rivers, rolling pastures and a wild and spectacular coast. So there is no shortage of activities and adventures to be had.

Built along the lines of an Edwardian country mansion, the main lodge captures the gracious lifestyle of a bygone era. The first point that catches your eye is the awe inspiring view over Palliser Bay, framed perfectly from every vantage point. The guest cottages sit in a small quiet cluster amongst the sheep that dot the pastures.

Make sure you experience some of the countless activities on offer, be it an insight into farming, a tour of the lodges historic coastline, or even something as simple as enjoying a walk through the estate. For the bolder lot, unique adventurous activities in a beautifully, rugged environment include jet boat tours to amazing horse treks, skiing on a live volcano to whale watching, or swimming with dolphins in the South Island. And if you’re really up for nothing, there’s always a tranquil day at the spa.

No single adjective can describe this world class resort, located near the Bay of Islands in Northland. Kauri Cliffs is perched on a cliff overlooking the emerald Pacific and flanked by six thousand acres of hilly farmland and lush meadows, sprinkled with fluffy lambs and robust cows.

Eleven cottages, each with two guest suites and individual porches nestle on the edge of a native forest overlooking the ocean and golf course. The whole property is a destination in its own right, which makes the rest of the north island redundant. Facilities include a golf course, Astroturf tennis courts, an infinity swimming pool with spa and a fully equipped fitness centre. Kauri Cliffs has three secluded swimming beaches, which are also available for picnics and barbeques.

Wonderful scenic attractions and activities near Kauri Cliffs include the Ninety Mile Beach, Tane Mahuta (New Zealand’s largest Kauri tree), Doubtless Bay, the Puketi Kauri Forest, Rainbow Falls, historic Russell and the Waitangi Treaty House and magnificent sand dunes near Ahipara.

“Limitless Luxury” aptly describes Azure Luxury Lodge in Queenstown, one of New Zealand’s toughest reservations. A fashionable luxury lodge with a small town aesthetic not lost in 5-star service or over-the-top design, the resort sprawls around a lush landscape that recedes for outdoor fireplaces and large terraces.

The experience begins from the journey to the lodge itself. You wind your way through the local neighbourhood wondering if you are lost. Then suddenly, awe descends upon you as the view unfurls itself slowly like a magic carpet. Accommodation is in ten silver wood and stone villas that cling to the mountainside, letting in an amazing Lake Wakatipu view through spotless floor-toceiling windows in your room and bathroom . The water is so blue it is almost unreal, but it does a great job of dissolving the stress and other unwanted baggage.

Awaken to the mountain sunrise in your private luxury lodge. Sip the world’s finest wines on the balcony of your own lakeside villa. Dive into the heart-stopping adventure that put Queenstown on the map. Hit the slopes. Jump off a cliff. Ride the rapids. Or just lose yourself in the view. Don’t just see the world. Feel it at Azur.