5 Day NZ Golf Tour
Itinerary 17 - the 5 Day NZ Golf Tour.
Please contact us to discuss this tour.
This fully escorted package golf tour starts and finishes in Christchurch. It includes visits to 3 golf courses in the South Island plus some recommended sightseeing. Extra golfing sessions can be arranged during the tour at an additional cost if required. It is an all inclusive tour and is very flexible allowing for activity choices during the tour. You can even split your group to do different activities at the same time.
Day 1
Arrive in Christchurch, New Zealand's Garden City. Set on a massive
alluvial plain with a mountain back drop this very English City
is entwined with beautiful gardens, oak lined parks and old English
stone architecture. There are plenty of interesting things to
do and see around the city with performing arts, craft markets,
casino, Science Alive, and a huge range of restaurant & bars.
You will be met at the Christchurch Airport where we will transfer
you to your accommodation in Christchurch City. Relax for the
rest of the day with your own free time in New Zealand's Garden
City. A golfing session can be arranged for today (own extra expense)
if you wish. This will depend on your arrival times into Christchurch
and how you are feeling at the time. Your guide will give you
a tour through the City and explain things to do this evening.
Ask at reception about any shows or plays that are on this evening
in the city and they will recommend to you a good restaurant.
We also recommend a visit to the International Antarctic Centre
and a ride through the city on the restored trams with a glass
of wine. (this is at your own additional expense)
Accommodation: Christchurch. Central Hotel
Day 2
| 8:00 AM | You will be collected from your hotel and
transfered to Christchurch Railway Station to catch the
Tranz-Alpine Train to Greymouth on the beautiful West
Coast. |
| 8:30 AM | Report to Christchurch Railway Station. |
| 9:00 AM | Tranz-Alpine Train Journey departs Christchurch
-------To our Wild West Coast. Leaving from Christchurch,
crossing the huge and fertile patchwork farmlands
of the Canterbury Plains, the Tranz-Alpine winds its
way over massive viaducts, through spectacular gorges
and river valleys, before tracking across the country's
greatest mountain range, the Southern Alps. Following
rivers and skirting lakes, it descends through lush
rainforest to the Tasman Sea and the West Coast. You are now entering a region of ancient rainforests,
dramatic landscapes, gold fields, greenstone jade
and rugged coastlines. This is a place founded on
adventure, romance & intrigue. This is the West
Coast. Most of the photographs taken to market New
Zealand are from this region. World wide, 'Coasters'
have a reputation for their pioneering spirit and
their friendliness having been built on a heritage
of goldminers, bushmen and explorers . Accommodation: Greymouth. |
Day 3
We suggest a half day golfing and half day scenic tour today. Your tour is flexible so you can decide depending on the weather and your energy level that day. There are 2 tours to choose from but everyone needs to do the same tour.
As well as a half day golfing you can choose one of these two tours:
Choice One
A visit to the Paparoa Limestone National Park with its Pancake
Rocks and Blowholes. An all inclusive nature scenic tour that
visits the fascinating limestone formations of the Paparoa National
Park.
We travel from Greymouth north along the stunning Coast Road to
Punakaiki, being the Maori word for "food basket" and
the home of the fascinating Pancake Rocks. Watch for the dolphins
and other wildlife often seen here.
As near as possible to high tide take a stroll around the Pancake
Rocks Walkway to see the unique rock structures layered here 30
million years ago. Look out also for the roaring Geysers that
heave their way from the Ocean floor up out through the Rock Blowholes.
Take time also to view the award winning audio visual show at
the Visitors Centre and to browse around some of New Zealand's
finest craft displays.
Take a short easy interpretative Rain Forest walk where you will
learn about the ecology of NZ's temperate flora and how the local
Maori people gained their food and medicine from the forest.
You can also spend time beach combing for NZ Jade. This wild landscape
is the home of NZ's Pounamu-the jade greenstone treasured by the
Maori people. Walk along a secluded beach beside the thundering
Tasman Sea surf in a search for your own souvenir piece of this
treasured gemstone.
Or feel the spirit on a Myths and Legends Cavern Tour. Step into a forgotten world of caves misted with time and ancient maori legends. You will be led through the mysterious regions between oral history and myth. Follow the footsteps of Maori warriors and the early European explorers as you learn about maori underworld legends and explore this historic site. Note that some care is required as underfoot conditions are uneven.
Choice Two
A relaxing cruise by Jungle Boat amongst the primeval giants of
our rain forests. In the traditions of our early explorers, by
Jungle Boat we follow the route of 'Te Ara Pounamu' - the greenstone
pathway. This is part of the trail used by ancient Maori greenstone
jade traders on their way to the West Coast jade fields. Your
spirit will lead you to your choice of waka (boat). Choose from
taking a fun journey on the unique Maori outrigger canoe of the
type used to travel the great ocean currents of the Pacific or
be more relaxed in the inflatable jungle boats. For those individual
sprits paddle your own dugout canoe through the rainforest waterway
with your guide.
This gentle flat water float trip through some of the worlds most
hauntingly beautiful rainforest scenery teaches you how we preserve
the delicate balance between one of natures oldest ecosystems
and today's modern use of this environment. Here you can experience
absolute silence which is only broken by the occasional birdcall.
Touch the silence while drifting by this prehistoric world of huge podocarp rainforest trees with some of the areas bird life. The dark waters ars is tinged with tannin from the rainforest giving you an eerie feeling of timelessness and spirituality. You will leave with a sense of rejuvenation from your visit with nature today.
Enjoy a cup of Manuka Bush tea, glass of wine or fruit juice as you learn about the life and legends of the native Maori People and take home a piece of traditional flax weaving that we teach you to do during the flax weaving school we hold during the cruise.
We drift quietly down the river for about one and a half hours where you are given natural history, Maori and ecology interpretation. The whole trip from Greymouth return is about 3 hours.
Day 4
Today we travel south to Hokitika, the heart of the 1860's gold
rush. Goldmines still operate in this area so there is an opportunity
to see how this is done for those who are interested.
| 9:00 AM | Depart for Hokitika's Goldroom, The home
of unique West Coast goldfields Jewellery. You will
visit enormous eels at Westland's Water World or perhaps
see a Kiwi, New Zealands National bird, at the conservation
breeding facility here. This afternoon you play golf at the Goldfields Golf Course. This is located right on the coast with some great views. They also have a tee here called the 'Sand Dunes Classic'. This is to practice your drive and makes a good fun competition as the fairway goes across a wide river and into the sand dunes. We will have some old golf balls for you to practice with here and a prize for the longest drive! Accommodation: Greymouth. |
Day 5
This morning we have another round of golf at Greymouth before
we travel back to Christchurch by coach over the Southern Alps
via Otira Gorge and Arthurs Pass. This gives a completely different
view of the Alps compared to your trip on the train. We stop off
in the Alpine village of Arthurs Pass for some great photos and
visit a sheep station with lunch on the way. If you wish you can
join in some farm activities or watch the farmer and his amazing
dogs round up the sheep for you to meet!
Your tour finishes on arrival in Christchurch.
Note: Accommodation tonight is not included in your tour price. The Tour will finish at your nominated hotel (which we can arrange) or we will transfer you to the airport for your flight home.
Have a look at the free offers and Spare Seat Travel Deals page as there may be discounted seats available on the days that you are visiting.
Please contact us to discuss this tour.
Cancellations: Tours paid for and cancelled within 30 days of or during travel will not be refunded under any circumstances. We recommend you have travel insurance & can arrange this for you.
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