A Drink for Treebreard Gilbert vanReenen

New Zealand – A respite for your soul

Refresh your spirit!  New Zealand will delight you.  Climb crystal clear cool glaciers, hike snow-capped mountains.  Soak in bubbling thermal hot springs.  Traverse moss covered rain forests.  Indulge your passion for adventure.  Quench your thirst with New Zealand’s exquisite white wines.

More than the majestic topography in the Lord of the Rings, New Zealand offers charming towns and cities, fascinating cultures, awe-inspiring Alpine scenery, fjords, rugged cliffs, and spectacular geysers. Stunning coastal golf courses contrast with ancient forests.  Whether you plan to visit for a couple of weeks or months, there’s always a new vista to explore.

On The Routeburn Track

New Zealand’s guided walks

New Zealand is famous for its guided walks:  Hike the Milford, Routeburn, Hollyford, Greenstone, Queen Charlotte, Abel Tasman.  Traverse through rainforests, past snow-capped mountains, to wild isolated beaches.  You may glimpse rare New Zealand birds, seals, dolphins and penguins.

Maori Culture

To understand and appreciate the Maori culture, a visit to Rotorua is a must.  Witness the greeting of the warriors; watch as the Maori dancers swing their poi balls; partake of a traditional hangi feast.  Watch skilled Maori craftsmen create.

As Rotorua is also known for its hot springs, be sure to visit a spa and nourish your body with salubrious treatments and a soak in a thermal spring fed hot tub.

Adventure

New Zealand has been called “The Adventure Capital of the World.”  It is here the bungy jump was born.  You can easily rev up your vacation with adrenalin pumping activities:  bungy; abseil the Lost World; Blackwater raft; traverse tree top canopies; walk on a glacier;

Paku Hill Tairua, Coromandel Courtesy of Coromandel

gallop wild and free….

Where else can you:

• Explore the beautiful Coramandel
   
• Hoist the sails on an American’s Cup sailing yacht
   
• Drive New Zealand’s Classic Wine Trail
   
• Hike the Routeburn, Hollyford, Abel Tasman, Queen Charlotte, Greenstone
   

• Taieri Gorge Railway, credit Courtesy of Diana Schneider

  Glimpse the rare Yellow Eyed Penguin and the majestic Royal Albatross
  
• Walk on a glacier
   
• Blackwater Raft
   
• Ride the Taieri Gorge Railway
   
• Ride the TranzAlpine
   
• Stay at top-of-the-line Luxury Lodges
   

Lodge Room, Huka Lodge

Allow a minimum of two weeks to visit the North and South islands, five to seven days minimum for the South Island.  Self drive.  Leave the driving to your chauffeur.  Join a group tour.  Ask us about small group eco-tours and participatory multi-sports tours.  Tour independently using special tourist busses which visit myriad locations and allow hop on hop off multiple day stays (must be pre-booked).  Fly.  Train.  Visit at your own pace.

You Choose

However you wish to explore New Zealand:  air cruising, flying between locales, chauffeur, self drive, camper van, motor coach, hike, horse trek.  Whether you wish to travel solo, with friends, with your lover (New Zealand is often the first choice of many adventure seeking couples for their honeymoon), your own group, on a small escorted tour, or as a participant on a multi-sport tour;

Otahuna Lodge Drawing Room

Whatever your interests:  nature, culture, food and wine, adventure, golf, fishing, scuba diving, spa, holistic retreats, hiking;

Wherever you wish to stay:  in huts as you traverse one of the country’s famous treks, with the New Zealanders on their farm, in a camper van, a delightful B&B, 5-star hotel, or in New Zealand’s top luxury lodges.  The choice is yours.

Call us at 718 858 4239 and let’s chat about your upcoming New Zealand vacation.