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Day 1
Arrive in Auckland in the early morning and meet our local representative who will escort you to your domestic flight.  A hop down to Queenstown in the early afternoon starts your trip.  A delight for scenery lovers and adrenaline junkies alike, Queenstown is the outdoor adventure capital of the country, if not the world. There are an endless supply of activities to fully experience the stunning natural landscape and to get your adrenaline flowing. The feeling is that of a frontier town, with stunning mountains surrounding it and placid Lake Wakatipu alongside. You’ll be staying at a resort nearby for four nights in old gold mining country.
4.5-star resort outside Queenstown

Day 2
Today is yours at leisure to enjoy however you please. If you like, we can arrange additional activities such as the famous adrenaline pursuits of bungee jumping, skydiving, canyoning, whitewater rafting, helicopter scenic flights (with mountain landings for a quick snowball fight), whitewater sledging, jetboating, and other more leisurely pursuits such as horseback riding, kayaking, excursions on the historic TSS Earnslaw, nature hikes (amazing in this region), day cruises in Fiordland, and hundreds of other activities that make Queenstown unique. For wine lovers, a must-do is a tour to the Otago wine region, famous for its earthy pinot noirs.
4.5-star resort outside Queenstown

Day 3
This morning you have a round of 18 holes at Millbrook Resort. Voted “Best Overseas Golf Resort,” you’ll play on one of the most scenic golf courses in the world at Millbrook. Dwarfed by the surrounding mountain ranges of The Remarkables and Coronet Peak, the dramatic terrain challenges all levels of players. The afternoon is yours to enjoy however you please. Perhaps a spa treatment at Millbrook if you’d like, or an afternoon hike.
4.5-star resort outside Queenstown

Day 4
Today you’ll make your way to Jack’s Point Golf Course, where we have arranged a tee time that suits for 18 holes. This course is a par 72 championship course for golfers of any caliber. The course works with nature, not against it. Designed with minimal excavation, the course measures about 6900 yards from the championship tees and weaves through tussock grasslands, dramatic rock outcrops, steep bluffs and swathes of native bush to the edge of Lake Wakatipu.
4.5-star resort outside Queenstown

Day 5
A short flight today brings you to Christchurch, where you’ll pick up your rental car and drive about an hour out to Rakaia Gorge. Located in the heart of a rural High Country community, your resort is nestled on the edge of the Rakaia Gorge at the base of popular ski territory, Mt. Hutt. Your villa suite is your home for two nights in the winner of the 2010 World Travel Awards as New Zealand’s leading golf resort.
4.5-star resort in the Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury

Day 6
A round of 18 holes at Terrace Downs Golf Course is the itinerary for today. A par 72, 18-hole championship golf course, it has been rated as one of the top courses and golfing destinations in New Zealand. Based at the foothills of the Southern Alps, there are very few scenic alpine courses like it. It offers a unique mixture of Parklands and Links style with integration into the natural environment. The views of the Rakaia Gorge and mountains will provide a challenge for those trying to focus on the ball! The 16th hole is the signature hole, as at par 3 it plays 100 meters off the regular tees and the fairway clings to the side of the Gorge with spectacular views. The rest of the day is yours at leisure to go skiing in winter, or perhaps hunting, fishing, jetboating, or hiking.
4.5-star resort in the Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury

Day 7
Drive about 45-60 minutes today to your next destination, Clearwater Golf Course, for another 18 holes. Designed by John Darby in consultation with New Zealand golfing legend, Sir Bob Charles, the course combines links and parklands golf. The course meanders around a succession of spring-fed lakes and trout-filled streams, with uninterrupted views of the spectacular Southern Alps. There are five tee positions to suit players of all abilities. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore Christchurch, a European-style city with charming streets, punting on the Avon River, and lovely Botanical Gardens. We can also arrange a half-day food and wine tour in the region just for you.
4-star resort outside Christchurch

Day 8
A short flight today hops back up to the North Island to Wellington, your home for three nights. The dining and artistic hub of New Zealand, Wellington is filled with cafés, museums, and art; theatre performances and galleries abound. It is truly the “Coolest Little Capital in the World” (Lonely Planet). Surrounded almost entirely by beaches and bays, the hills of Wellington leave almost every location with a breathless view of the Cook Strait and the islands beyond. Your accommodations are in the city’s best hotel, where you have a suite in the city center, within walking distance of all the major sites. Special bonuses for booking with Down Under Endeavours include a complimentary bottle of local wine, a tapas plate for two people to be consumed at the stylish lobby bar, and two entry tickets to the Sanctuary Valley of Zealandia.
4.5-star hotel in downtown Wellington

Day 9
Self-drive a short way north today to Paraparaumu on the windswept Kapiti Coast for 18 holes at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Course, where Tiger Woods famously played. Regarded by many as one of the greatest links courses int he southern hemisphere, the layout is on the renowned undulating dune land of the Kapiti Coast. This course has hosted the New Zealand Open 12 times, a record surpassed by no other course. The course was designed by former Australian Open champion, Alex Russell, onetime partner of Dr. Alistair McKenzie. The rest of the day is yours at leisure to enjoy Wellington. Tonight would be a good time to use your tickets for Zealandia, a nature preserve in the middle of Wellington where you can spot elusive kiwi birds, rare tuatara lizards, and the strange morepork in a setting that has returned to the way it looked before humans arrived. Or spend the rest of the day exploring the wild and wonderful Kapiti Coast where you can even pick your own mussels.

4.5-star hotel in downtown Wellington

Day 10
Today is entirely yours at leisure. Optional additional activities include: Food and wine tours, private tours of Te Papa National Museum, guided city tours around the many bays and scenic neighborhoods, hiking Mt. Victoria, or just sitting in cafés enjoying the street life with your latte and lunch. Enjoy this day off from golfing, resting your right arm in preparation for the best courses yet to come.
4.5-star hotel in downtown Wellington

Day 11
Drive a few hours to Lake Taupo today in the center of the North Island. You’ll be staying at an elegant hotel just minutes from downtown and with views over the largest lake in New Zealand and Tongariro National Park. Additional recommended activities include hiking and kayaking Lake Taupo to real Maori rock carvings, as well as visiting Huka Falls for a rush of fresh waterfall spray.
4-star hotel in Taupo

Day 12
Drive a short way to Kinloch Golf Course today for 18 holes in a parkland style layout, dedicated to providing guests a premier golf experience with world class course conditions and designed by Lester George. The course is designed to encourage walking (although you’ll have your own golf cart if you want it), with most distances from green to tee being short. This is a championship course of about 7200 yards from “the tips” and is routinely rated as one of the best and most professional in New Zealand.
4-star hotel in Taupo

Day 13 (D)
Drive a few short hours to Hawke’s Bay today for the first of the two most famous courses in New Zealand -- Cape Kidnappers. You’ll be staying right at the famous Farm at Cape Kidnappers, which includes pre-dinner drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a la carte dinners, heated infinity pool, Jacuzzi, mountain bikes, and ample walking trails. A wild gannet colony dominates the point off the edge of the property in season. This is one of the best lodges in New Zealand and the scenery along Hawke’s Bay coastline is well worth it.
5-star lodge in Hawke’s Bay

Day 14 (B,D)
You’ll have 18 holes at the amazing Cape Kidnappers Golf Course today. Designed by architect Tom Doak, the par 71 course measures 7119 yards and challenges golfers of all skill levels. In 2011, this course was ranked the 33rd best golf course in the world by Golf Magazine. Stand 140 meters above sea level and look out across the waves far below in Hawke’s Bay. Not true links terrain, with the wrinkles of sand dunes, instead the land tilts toward the sea as a series of ridges jutting out toward the edge of the cliffs. Three times, you’ll have to make the perilous leap from the end of one ridge to the end of the next. Careful -- it takes ten seconds of hang time for your ball to reach the ocean below.
5-star lodge in Hawke’s Bay

Day 15 (B,D)
Today is yours at leisure to enjoy Hawke’s Bay. Optional additional activities include: food and wine tours of famous Hawke’s Bay vineyards (the second most well known vineyard region in New Zealand after Marlborough), Maori cultural tours, drives up the coast to waterfall hikes, scenic helicopter flights, and plenty more to keep you occupied.
5-star lodge in Hawke’s Bay

Day 16 (B,D)
Today you’ll take two short flight hops up to Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands with a private transfer to Kauri Cliffs Lodge -- along with Cape Kidnappers, this is the most famous lodge in the country and houses the most famous golf course. The tariff includes pre-dinner drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a la carte dinners, complimentary mini bar including domestic beers (excludes liquor and wines) and use of heated infinity pool, hot tub, lap pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, tennis courts, three private beaches, mountain bikes, and ample walking tracks. Nearby is the Bay of Islands, home of famous Cape Brett and the Hole in the Rock.
5-star lodge in Matauri Bay

Day 17 (B,D)
18 holes at the famous Kauri Cliffs Golf Course, designed by David Harman, have been arranged for you today. The par 72 championship golf course measures 7119 yards and offers five sets of tees to challenge every skill level. Fifteen holes view the Pacific Ocean, six of which are played alongside cliffs that plunge to the sea. The beautiful inland holes wind through marsh, forest and farmland. Golf Magazine ranked Kaufi Cliffs as a Top 100 golf course in the world in 2011.
5-star lodge in Matauri Bay

Day 18 (B,D)
This is your final full day in New Zealand, and yours to use however you wish. Your lodge has excellent spa treatments, and the nearby area offers many additional activities: guided tours of Waitangi Treaty Grounds (home of the historic site of the start of modern-day New Zealand), sails and cruises through the Bay of Islands, guided tours of enormous kauri tree forests, visits to quaint seaside townships, dolphin swimming, day trips up to Cape Reinga, or just relaxing on the beach in season.
5-star lodge in Matauri Bay

Day 19 (B)
Enjoy your final scrumptious breakfast at the lodge this morning, then board your flight back to Auckland and then home. Give your back a rest after this luxurious golf holiday and try Business Class -- well worth it!