Lodging
Listed below are our signature accommodations for this trip. Although it is highly unlikely, we may make substitutions when necessary.
Heritage Hotel Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
Day 1 (1 night)
Day 1 (1 night)
The Heritage Hotel Queenstown is set in a quiet location on a hillside just above the town and offers panoramas of Lake Wakapitu and the majestic ...
Headwaters Eco Lodge
Glenorchy, New Zealand
Days 2 to 3 (2 nights)
Days 2 to 3 (2 nights)
Surrounded by snow-capped mountains and lush landscaping, this net-zero eco retreat brings New Zealand’s birdsong right into your room. ...
Stewart Island Lodge
Oban, New Zealand
Days 4 to 5 (2 nights)
Days 4 to 5 (2 nights)
This secluded bed-and-breakfast is set on a hillside overlooking Halfmoon Bay. Six comfy rooms look out onto an expansive shared balcony and the ...
Te Anau Distinction Hotel
Te Anau, New Zealand
Day 6 (1 night)
Day 6 (1 night)
With a lakefront location and extensive landscaped grounds, the Te Anau Distinction Hotel cascades along beautiful expanses of Te Anau’s ...
Milford Mariner
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Day 7 (1 night)
Day 7 (1 night)
For our overnight cruise in spectacular Milford Sound, we have comfortable private cabins with en suite bathrooms on the 60-passenger Milford ...
Kinross Cottages & Vineyard
Gibbston, New Zealand
Days 8 to 9 (2 nights)
Days 8 to 9 (2 nights)
These chalet-style duplex cottages are set on a 50-acre vineyard in the Gibbston Valley just a 20-minute drive from Queenstown. Here you'll soak up ...
Edgewater Hotel
Wanaka, New Zealand
Days 10 to 11 (2 nights)
Days 10 to 11 (2 nights)
The Edgewater has a wonderful and peaceful lakefront location just outside the town of Wanaka (it’s about a 20-minute walk to the town ...
Awaroa Lodge
Kaiteriteri, Abel Tasman Nat'l Park, New Zealand
Days 12 to 13 (2 nights)
Days 12 to 13 (2 nights)
This lodge’s spectacular location can’t be beat—right on the pristine shores of Abel Tasman National Park and accessible only by ...