Experience the tranquillity of our Luxury accommodations, where you can indulge in rejuvenating spa treatments and savour intimate, secluded dinners. Each day presents a new opportunity for exclusive experiences and thrilling adventures. The Luxury Hotels of New Zealand stand out as the ultimate year-round honeymoon destination, each offering a distinct array of unique features that pique your interest.
Unwind on the picturesque Waiheke Island, a haven of vineyards, olive groves, and small white sandy beaches. Then, venture South to Wanaka and Queenstown, where you'll be captivated by the diverse landscapes of rugged snow-capped mountains, glacier lakes, clear blue rivers, deep gorges, and tussock-clad hills. In Wanaka, you can try heli-skiing or take a scenic flight over the Southern Alps. In Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand, you can bungee jump off the Kawarau Bridge or take a thrilling jet boat ride on the Shotover River. Each offers a unique and exhilarating experience.
Day 1: Auckland Arrival
- Airport Meet and Greet, transfer to hotel.
- Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is a multi-cultural urban oasis of food, music, arts, and culture. Its sparkling waters and lush landscapes meet city sophistication. Spend the day at your leisure.
Day 2: Waiheke Island - Ferry to Waiheke Island (or stay overnight)
- Waiheke Island is a haven of beautiful vineyards, olive groves, and beaches, just a 40-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland. Explore the Island's white sandy beaches, walking trails, and beautiful scenery. Waiheke was named fifth in Travel and Leisure's "Best Islands in the World" category, beating top destinations overseas.
- On a local wine and food tour, you can Enjoy succulent fresh oysters, Waiheke olive oil, and other locally produced specialty foods accompanied by wines from some of the Island's boutique vineyards.
Day 3: Auckland - domestic flight to Queenstown
- Central Otago is a powerful landscape: sunny, dry, and brown, with weathered ancient mountains, alpine herb fields, and a fast-flowing river. It is home to some of New Zealand's Best Scenery, award-winning wineries, gold rush history, and dramatic landscape.
- Queenstown is an adventure hub With towering mountains and a lakeside location bursting with adrenaline and fun. Adventure east of the Wakatipu Basin in Otago and view the spectacular Crown Range mountains.
Day 4: Lake Wanaka (Mt Aspiring National Park)
- Words fail to describe this spectacular adventure through West Wanaka High Country Station. Private farm tracks, participation in predator control conservation projects, yarns about farming life, and fascinating local history will leave a deep and lasting connection with the land. It is one of the most authentic adventures Wanaka has to offer.
- Or, Take the most exciting half-day Jet Boating adventure in New Zealand, beneath the spectacular scenery of Glaciers and Lord of the Rings film locations, into Mount Aspiring National Park, part of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage area.
Day 5: Wanaka - Queenstown (Milford Sounds)
- Fiordland National Park is an area of extraordinary beauty. It offers a majestic fiord, dramatic and awe-inspiring scenery, prolific flora, and fauna. Although the flight to and from Milford Sound has regularly been described as the most stunning part of the journey, combining this with a Milford Sound cruise makes it even more dramatic.
- Or, enjoy a luxury Heli Picnic at Middle Earth Waterfalls. Fly over schist-covered slopes with a bird's eye view of Queenstown's historical gold mining sites on the way to this incredible landing site. Land on the valley floor and explore, with the blue ice of the Earnslaw Glacier towering above. See the astounding number of waterfalls spilling down the valley walls.
Day 6: Queenstown (Glenorchy)
- Visit one of the most picturesque settlements in New Zealand; Arrowtown sits alongside the gold-bearing Arrow River and is just 20 minutes from Queenstown. The town was established in 1862, during the height of the Otago gold rush. The settlement increased as pioneers constructed cottages, shops, hotels and churches, over 60 of which can still be seen today.
- Just 45 minutes from Queenstown, Glenorchy is nestled on the northern shores of Lake Wakatipu & is the gateway to hiking trails and Middle‑earth™ magic.
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