Golfer's Delight - 10 Days / 9 Nights

Day 1:   Arrive Auckland
On arrival at Auckland airport you collect your rental vehicle before making your way to your accommodation.  Known as the 'City of Sails', Auckland is New Zealand's largest and most vibrant city offering an array of cosmopolitan experiences.  Enfolded by two huge harbours, Auckland is an environment that's alive with cultural excitement and sea-flavoured challenges. 

Stay:	Superior	Sky City Hotel a Run Of House Room for 2 nights including breakfast
	Deluxe	Hyatt Regency Auckland in a Residence One Bedroom for 2 nights including breakfast

Golf at Gulf Harbour Country Club

Day 2:   Golf at Gulf Harbour
This morning travel to the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, just north of Auckland and enjoy a round of Golf at the fabulous Gulf Harbour Country Club, which was the venue for the 1998 World Cup of Golf.  Spectacular finishing holes, ocean views, rolling terrain and classic, traditional values all combine to make Gulf Harbour one of the most exciting golf layouts in New Zealand.  Located on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula just north of Auckland and designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr, this 6,400 metre, par 72 course meanders through native grasses and vegetation and has a natural look and feel from start to finish while four sets of tees assure playability for every calibre of golfer, from beginners to professionals.  Electric cart hire is included.

Day 3:   Auckland to Taupo
As you depart Auckland today, suburban scenery gradually gives way to the farmland of South Auckland, an area favoured by bloodstock breeders.  The Waikato River will then accompany you for much of your journey through the green countryside to reach Hamilton, a city carved in two by the mighty Waikato River.  Your journey then continues through the fertile Waikato region before arriving at the popular lakeside resort of Taupo, home to New Zealand’s largest lake and the spectacular Huka Falls.

Stay:	Superior	Wairakei Resort in an Executive Room for 2 nights including breakfast
	Deluxe	Millennium Hotel Manuels in a Superior Lakeview for 2 nights including breakfast

Wairakei International Golf Club

Day 4:   Golf at Wairakei International
This morning enjoy a round of golf on the magnificent parkland course at Wairakei International. Set in the heart of Wairakei Tourist Park with its rising steam and thermal attractions, this magnificent par 72 parkland course measures 6444 metres/7047 yards and lies on 450 acres of natural rolling countryside, offering magnificent tree-lined fairways and large greens.  Add this to the natural contours of the land, three water hazards and 108 well placed bunkers and you get a course that plays long and demands accuracy.  Wairakei is also It is home to New Zealand’s most famous par five, the 14th, known as The Rogue, named after a geyser which used to erupt in a nearby field.  The course is also ranked by the prestigious US Golf Digest Magazine to be in the top 20 courses in the world outside the USA.  Electric cart hire is included.

Day 5:   Taupo to Queenstown
Time at leisure this morning before joining your scheduled flight to Queenstown.  On arrival you collect your new rental vehicle and make your way to your accommodation.  Perhaps the most famous of all South Island cities, Queenstown’s pulse thumps to the beat of action, adrenalin and visual wonder.  Alive with activity all year round, there is enough activity to keep you entertained all day and all night.

Stay:	Superior	Mercure Grand St Moritz in a Deluxe Lakeview Room for 3 nights including breakfast
	Deluxe	Millbrook Resort in a Villa Suite for 3 nights including breakfast

Golf at Millbrook Resort

Day 6:   Golf at Millbrook Resort 
This morning enjoy a round of golf on the Course at Millbrook.  Measuring 6412 metres/7013 yards, this spectacular par 72 course was designed by renowned golfing professional, Sir Bob Charles.  Set amidst a spectacular alpine amphitheatre, strategic use of water and sand traps ensure exciting and demanding golf and the design of the course emphasises the natural features of the site, with each hole having its own particular identity in terms of both strategy and landscape setting.  Featuring four different tee positions, impeccably groomed fairways and greens, demanding hazards and meandering water courses, all surrounded by the alpine backdrop of the Remarkables Mountain Range, golf at Millbrook Resort is an exhilarating experience.  Electric cart hire is included.

Day 7:   At Leisure
Today is at leisure to relax or explore Queenstown.  Whether it's bungy jumping, white-water rafting, heli-skiing, fly-fishing, hang gliding, horse riding or scenic flights, you will find thrills and excitement in every way imaginable. Meanwhile, other activities such as exploring historic Arrowtown, scenic walks, eco-tours, shopping, galleries, cafes and an exciting nightlife provide something for everyone all year round.  Alternatively you may like to enjoy an additional round of golf at Queenstown Golf Club, also known as Kelvin Heights (additional cost).

Day 8:   Queenstown to Christchurch
This morning depart Queenstown and travel through the historic Central Otago region before arriving at the small town of Twizel.  Continue north to arrive at Lake Tekapo before crossing the fertile Canterbury plains to arrive in the Garden City of Christchurch. 

Stay:	Superior	Heritage Christchurch in a Deluxe Room for 2 nights including breakfast
	Deluxe	Outrigger at Clearwater Resort in a Lakefront Suite for 2 nights including breakfast

Clearwater Resort Golf Course

Day 9:   Golf at Clearwater
Today enjoy a round of golf at Clearwater.  This 18 hole, par 72 championship course layout is already turning heads in the golfing world.  Designed by John Darby in consultation with New Zealand golfing legend, Sir Bob Charles, the course combines elements of links golf inspired by the great Scottish courses with parkland golf, more reminiscent of Florida.  Playable year-round and measuring 6526 metres/7137 yards off the black tees, the course at Clearwater is aptly named.  Its fifteen hectares of lakes are fed by an abundance of natural springs and crystal clear streams, teeming with trout.  Water comes into play on fourteen holes and if the lakes don’t catch errant balls, then the acres of tussocks and marram grasses will.  And with five sets of tees, this course offers a game to suit players of all abilities.  Electric cart hire is included.

Day 10:   Depart Christchurch
Sadly your time in New Zealand comes to an end as you return your rental car to the airport for your onward flight.  Here, we bid you a fond farewell to your homeland and hope you leave with many happy memories of your stay in Aotearoa, New Zealand.


Inclusions - this package is inclusive of the following:

departures daily on request transportation by self drive rental vehicle including unlimited kilometres & daily insurance airfare from Taupo to Queenstown (subject to fare availability) 9 nights accommodation on a choice of superior or deluxe breakfast daily 18 holes of golf at Gulf Harbour Country Club including cart hire 18 holes of golf at Wairakei International including cart hire 18 holes of golf at Millbrook Resort including cart hire 18 holes of golf at Clearwater including cart hire comprehensive day by day travel itinerary driving directions maps for the regions you are visiting and driving 24 hour on call assistance from a Luxury Vacations for the duration of your vacation