Trip Type: Short breaks

Let’s spoil ourselves. Picnics reinvented. You’re invited to an exclusive gourmet repast. Sample local farm to gate produce, award winning wines or organic juices in comfort.

Guests are embraced and wrapped into a European vintner organic single estate wine experience. Inhale the passion of taste, the sense of commitment as you savour your farm to plate delivered by passionate wine makers.

Let’s spoil ourselves. Guests are embraced and wrapped into a European vintner organic single estate wine experience. Inhale the passion of taste, the sense of commitment as you savour your farm to plate delivered by passionate wine makers. And it doesn’t finish here, a gourmet feast surrounded by vineyards combined with a leisurely exploration of Marlborough’s heritage trails.

Sometimes, there’s nothing better than a weekend away with your other half. New scenery, sleep-ins, exciting things to do and making new memories together are all great reasons to escape for a romantic weekend away. We’ve put our heads together to come up with the ultimate itinerary for a ‘weekend of romance’ in Otago.

Kia ora and welcome to Taupo.

This is the Taupo region. The heart of Aotearoa New Zealand’s beautiful North Island. At the centre of our region is sparkling Lake Taupo, the great inland sea of New Zealand. As you travel around the lake, you will find every landscape you can imagine. Snow-blanketed winter ski fields and alpine deserts. Ancient forests alive with birdsong. Trout-filled rivers and the thundering Huka Falls. Steaming geothermal valleys with rejuvenating hot springs. Three towering volcanoes in the awesome and otherworldly landscape of Tongariro National Park.

Dress up never looked so good. Parties for grown ups and laughter for families as you spend a long weekend celebrating Oamaru’s heritage anniversary. Victorian buildings are the backdrop for a festival showcasing the era of penny farthings, garden design and romantic poetry.

Forget perfume or chocolates, let’s build memories, create magical moments with an escape from the ordinary. Indulge, sink into the moment and let go.

Adventure, adrenaline spiced activity from shark diving to digging very big holes with monster equipment are the stuff of dreams. Share with friends, family or mates out for a good time. This is a weekend where you escape the ordinary and become a superman (or superwoman). It’s fun to try out activities that stretch your imagination or you haven’t thought about and have beer and burger afterwards. It’s hilarious when your team succeeds.