Six journeys, none of them fixed.

Start from one of the six, or from a blank page. Either way it is composed around you.

The Lindis lodge, lattice roof and glass facade beneath a snow-dusted peak

The Masterpiece

15 days · Bay of Islands, Auckland, Taupō, Hawke's Bay

Six of the finest lodges in the country, north to south, with two or three nights at each.

Among its moments

  • The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, 6,000 coastal acres and world-ranked golf
  • Mt Tarawera by private helicopter, then Lake Rotoiti under sail
  • Milford Sound from the air, with a landing on the glacier
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The Epicurean

10 days · Queenstown, Ahuriri Valley, Rotorua, Auckland

Long lunches that turn into afternoons, in private cellars and on terraces above the water.

Among its moments

  • The Lindis, an architectural sanctuary in the Ahuriri Valley
  • Waitomo’s glowworm caves by candlelight, a private tour
  • Milford Sound from the air, then a day of your choosing in Queenstown
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The Expedition

12 days · Queenstown, West Coast, Aoraki / Mount Cook, Fiordland

Walk on a glacier, kayak a fiord, sleep under skies with no cities in them.

Among its moments

  • Franz Josef, a heli-hike on the glacier itself
  • Milford Sound by kayak, from Cabot Lodge
  • Aoraki / Mount Cook, the peak by day and the dark sky by night
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The Discovery

15 days · Auckland, Taupō, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa

Subtropical one week, alpine the next, with nights on stations few travellers ever see.

Among its moments

  • Huka Lodge, the birthplace of New Zealand luxury hospitality
  • Tongariro’s volcanoes by private helicopter
  • Wharekauhau, 3,000 acres of working station on the Wairarapa coast
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The Hidden Trail

15 days · Bay of Islands, Auckland, Taupō, Nelson

Both islands the long way round, with a sail or a helicopter on the days that ask for one.

Among its moments

  • The Bay of Islands under private sail, from Eagles Nest
  • Huka Lodge, and Lake Rotoiti under sail
  • Fiordland from the air, with a landing on the glacier
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The Southern Heart

14 days · Christchurch, Kaikōura, Marlborough, Nelson

Whales off Kaikōura, a glacier at Franz Josef, and the clearest sky in the country over Aoraki.

Among its moments

  • Kaikōura, whales and dolphins in the morning
  • Franz Josef, the glacier on foot or from the air
  • Aoraki / Mount Cook, the clearest sky in the country
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