Tailor Made Holidays in Auckland & Northland, New Zealand: Highlights

Relax on Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island manages to maintain a laid back island lifestyle even though it is just a 30-minute ferry ride from Auckland city. The island is home to beautiful coves and beaches, vineyards producing upcoming New World wines, local artists and miles of deserted uninhabited countryside. A stay on the island is ideal for a relaxing end to an exhilarating trip around New Zealand.

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Take to the water in the Bay of Islands

There are endless ways to explore this beautiful stretch of coast. Cruise, sail, kayak or swim with the playful dolphins in these protected, calm waters. Further down the coast, divers will revel in the underwater playground of the Poor Knights Islands, a world class dive site.

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Explore Trounson Kauri Park and the Kauri Coast

The west coast of the North Island is little visited and an often overlooked part of the country. With majestic stands of Kauri trees, the longest drivable beach in the North Island and the Trounson Kauri Park, where Kiwi have successfully been reintroduced, there is plenty to keep you occupied. Waipoua Lodge is the perfect place to stay in order to enjoy this area.

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Join the artists in residence at Kerikeri

Kerikeri is a thriving community of artists and orchardists, with a plethora of local produce and crafts. It is also home to New Zealand’s oldest European buildings, the Stone Store and the Mission House, making for a great day of culture and heritage. On the way to or from here, make sure you stop at the Hundertwasser toilets in Kawakawa – truly a unique work of art!

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