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The Very Best Cruising and Golf Package in NZ!
We have joined forces with Island Escape to put together what we feel is one of the most incredible combination cruise / land golf packages around. 6 nights on the ship, from where you play Kauri Cliffs, Carrington, Gulf Harbour and Waitangi, followed by 4 days on land playing Dr Alister MacKenzie's Titirangi Golf Course, the Jack Nicklaus designed Kinloch Golf Club, Commander John Harris / Peter Thomson designed Wairakei International and to finish with the mighty Tom Doak masterpiece, Cape Kidnappers.
With heli-transfers from the ship to each of the courses, this trip will overwhelm you with the natural beauty that is offered from the air of coastal New Zealand. Also take the opportunity for some fishing as well, and catch some of the famous snapper New Zealand is renowned for, king-fish or even have a shot at some marlin fishing!
After viewing the video below and when you have had a chance to read the full details of this itinerary, do feel free to contact us for more details. We can add or adjust any ground elements of this trip.
As a bonded tour operator with our membership to the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), Greenfernz Ltd are bound to offering every one of our clients the following:
1. The Best in Golf Vacations.
2. The Highest Level of Service.
3. Financial Security in the booking of your vacation.
4. Value for Money.
With this in mind, rest assured that you have come to one of New Zealand's leading and most experienced golf travel managers. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to assist with arranging what we can assure you will be one of the most incredible golf vacations of your lifetime.
Island Escape 10 day Golf Itinerary
Welcome to New Zealand!
- 10 Days Best of NZ Heli-Golf Cruise - Ship to golf course helicopter transfers - Tee off amid some of the most beautiful scenery on Earth - or hang the clubs up and catch a marlin - a tough choice indeed!
Inclusions are luxury en-suite accommodation, all onboard chef prepared meals, helicopter transfers each golf day between the ship and the golf course, use of all sport fish gear with assistance from our fishing guides.
Daily Itinerary:
Day 1 Sunday - Dinner After arrival in Auckland we have a short 40-minute flight to the Bay of Islands. You are booked with AIRNZ NZ 8674. This Q300 50-seat turbo-prop aircraft departs from Auckland Domestic Terminal at 18:30 (6:30 pm) for KeriKeri Airport. After a beautiful scenic flight up the coast you arrive in the Bay and are met and transferred to the ship that is prepared with a welcoming dinner onboard from 8pm.
Day 2 Monday - Breakfast, Dinner Wake to a fully cooked chef prepared breakfast. Transfer by helicopter to play 18 holes at one of the world’s most famous golf courses – Kauri Cliffs. The par 72 championship golf course measures 7,119 yards - 6,510 metres and offers five sets of tees to challenge every skill level. Fifteen holes view the Pacific Ocean, six of which are played alongside seaside cliffs. The beautiful inland holes wind through marsh, forest and farmland. Set on 4000 acres of rolling coastal land near Matauri Bay, Kauri Cliffs was constructed to harmonise and blend with the natural features of the landscape. After golf the helicopter transfers you back to the ship. The remainder of the afternoon can be spent relaxing onboard with fellow passengers or come with us and enjoy the area’s great fishing. We carry a range of Shimano rods, reels, tackle and lures (included). Dinner is served onboard from 7pm.
Day 3 Tuesday - Breakfast, Dinner Breakfast will be ready for you before we helicopter out to play 18 holes at the stunning Carrington Golf Club. After the game the helicopter will be waiting to transfer you back to the Island Passage. Later you can relax on-board or enjoy another afternoon of sport fishing in these world-renowned fishing waters. Dinner will be served onboard from 7pm. The unique feature of the Carrington Club golf course is that, although it has an ocean side location, it looks and plays like an "inland golf" course, complete with rolling hills, vales, and natural water hazards but with the beautiful ocean views of its seaside location. The course is 6146 metres (7267 yards) in length, par 72, and encompasses a variety of terrains from rolling vales to challenging water holes. The course is designed to accommodate golfers of all abilities and offers a great variety of hole play, from one of the longest par 5's in New Zealand 605 metres (667 yards), to one of the shortest par 3's at 113 metres (132 yards) over water.
Day 4 Wednesday - Breakfast, Dinner Transfer by helicopter to play 18 holes at Kauri Cliffs. You have had 36 hours to contemplate the course to be prepared for this second round. After golf the helicopter transfers you back to the ship. Dinner is served onboard from 7pm.
Day 5 Thursday - Breakfast, Dinner Helicopter off the ship to our heli-pad in Paihia Township and a short shuttle to the first tee. The Waitangi Course not only provides an exciting and ever changing challenge to the golfer but also the most tremendous panorama of sea and island views over the Bay of Islands. The views are complemented by well-groomed greens and fairways, surrounded by areas of flowering native trees that provide sanctuary for many varieties of native birds. Sir Bob Charles holds the course record with a remarkable 63. Waitangi is a pure golf course that will refresh the soul with its honesty. Helicopter transfers back onto the ship for a farewell dinner served on the aft deck from 7pm.
Day 6 Friday - Breakfast After breakfast we leave the ship. We transfer you to KeriKeri Airport to meet AIRNZ NZ 8671 that departs at 1130 and arrives into Auckland 40 minutes later. Your coach is waiting to take you to Titirangi Golf Club. Titirangi Golf Club has a long history of hosting great players from all over the world and has been the venue for many international tournaments, including the New Zealand Open Championship. Titirangi is ranked as one of New Zealand’s top courses. It is the only one in the country designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie. The course measures just over 6025 metres off the championship tees and offers a genuine challenge to all golfers. The coach is waiting for you on completion of your round to take you to the Sebel Suites in the Auckland Viaduct area. Enjoy your levening on tour with the sights and sounds of this fun city.
Day 7 Saturday - Breakfast At 1.00pm this afternoon we take you on a beautiful coach ride in a Mercedes Sprinter through the countryside on the way to Taupo. Passing through lush farmlands and country regions with a stop at the tiny town of Tirau for refreshments. Depending on your group size, accommodation for the next two nights is either at the 5* Holiday Lodge, Dunalistair House at The Kinloch Club, or the Hilton Hotel, Lake Taupo. Freshen up before dinner at 7.00pm.
Mercedes Sprinter & Dunalistair House at The Kinloch Club
Day 8 Sunday - Breakfast Golf at Wairakei International - only 15 minutes drive from your accommodation, this world-acclaimed 6,444 metre par 72 golf course is set in 450 acres of gently rolling countryside. Its parkland layout features 108 large bunkers, magnificent tree-lined fairways and large plateau greens, all bordered by dense pine forest. In 2009 plans began to create a wildlife sanctuary, including the erection of a 2 metre high electrical rodent proof fence which surrounds the whole property. Kiwi birds have been released along with a number of exotic native birds. A new professional shop and driving range have also been completed in late 2010, bringing Wairakei International right back up to one of the very best golfing facilities in the country.
Wairakei International 11th Hole
Day 9 Monday - Breakfast Today is a round of golf at The Kinloch Club - Jack Nicklaus’ first and only signature course in New Zealand. Kinloch is located right on your doorstep if staying at Dunalistair House, or an easy 20 minute drive from the Hilton. Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine rated The Kinloch Club the best new course in 2007 outside North America. The course takes advantage of the natural terrain created by the supervolcanic Taupo eruption 26,000 years ago, which deposited pumice across a wide area. This allowed Nicklaus to build a course with Scottish links characteristics creating remarkable undulating fairways and greens. This combination comes together in beautiful surroundings producing one of Jack Nicklaus’ proudest Signature Courses. In 2011, Sir Bob Charles, the Kiwi British Open Champion golfer, rated Kinloch the No.1 golf course that he has played in New Zealand. After golf you will be transferred to The Farm at Cape Kidnappers for your final night in New Zealand. An exquisite meal, followed by prize-giving, will allow for great preparation for the round of golf waiting in the morning.
Kinloch Club 16th Hole
Day 10 Tuesday - Breakfast. Then Cape Kidnappers. This wonderfully dramatic course, set high on craggy cliffs some 140 metres (450 feet) above the sea, was designed by American Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design. Arguably one of the most spectacular sites in the world, the 6,533 metre par 71 course provides a firm and fast surface for seaside golf at its fi nest. In 2008 the Daily Telegraph of the UK, described Cape Kidnappers as the No.1 Golf Course in the World. At Cape Kidnappers players may one minute be hitting shots over the tops of tea trees and then the next across a deep gully or along the edge of a deep ravine. Holes aptly named the Pirate’s Plank and the Widow’s Walk perhaps give you some indication of just how exhilarating this course is, overlooking the Hawkes Bay. After the round you will be transferred to Napier airport by your Coach. AirNZ turboprop flight 8426 departs at 5.55pm and after a short scenic flight up the centre of the island arrives into Auckland domestic terminal at 6.50pm. Overnight flight home / or night in Auckland prior to departure.
Cape Kidnappers
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