ESCORTED
GOLF TOURS

11 DAY NORTH ISLAND
NEW ZEALAND PANORAMA GOLF TOUR

"My Father and I have been on 3 escorted Tours with New Zealand Leisure Tours over the last 6 years. Every tour is filled with wonderful golf courses, fantastic scenery and most of all fabulous people which New Zealand Leisure Tours seem to attract. Thanks for the great memories James."

Brett and Len Beverley, Sydney , Australia

Departing 10th March 2008.
Fully escorted by James de Stigter with ball comps and prizes.

DAY 1 10/3 ARRIVE AUCKLAND
If arriving at Auckland International Airport today you will be transferred to the Scenic Circle Airedale Hotel Auckland in the downtown city district. We stay here for the next 2 nights and accommodation will be in one of the excellent Superior rooms.

DAY 2 11/3 GOLF AT THE GRANGE GOLF CLUB
This morning's round of golf is at the Grange Golf Club, one of Auckland's best private layouts. The parkland style course has hosted many major amateur and professional tournaments including quite a few New Zealand Opens. Although not too long the challenge here can be the fast greens and tricky pin placements. After golf we will enjoy the recently upgraded clubhouse to discuss the days proceedings.

DAY 3 12/3 AUCKLAND/ LAKES RESORT/ ROTORUA
This morning's drive takes us south then west as we head to the scenic and unspoilt Coromandel Peninsula. It is here that we stop at Pauanui to play golf at New Zealand's newest Resort layout, the Lakes Resort which has opened to rave reviews. Canadian design team Sid Puddiecombe and Associates oversaw design and construction here. The setting is in an unspoilt wetlands area that is very serene. After golf we will reflect on our round at the fashionably appointed clubhouse before heading south to Rotorua, the Geo Thermal capital of New Zealand. Here we stay at the Ventura Suites and Inn for the next 3 nights in Deluxe Studios. A very nice continental breakfast is included here for each morning of our stay.

DAY 4 13/3 ROTORUA
Free day in Rotorua. Tons of options here, but recommended are the Agrodome Farm and Sheep show, Te Puia Geo Thermal Reserve and Cultural Centre, Paradise Valley Wildlife Park, Polynesian Sap and the Skyline Gondola and Luge rides. Trout fishing on Lake Rotorua is also a popular option and for the extra keen golfers a optional round at Rotorua Golf Club is also available.

TOUR BONUS* AUTHENTIC TRADITIONAL HANGI AND CONCERT
Tonights dinner and concert is at the Tamaki Maori Village. This cultural feast was recently rated the no. 1 Tourist attraction in New Zealand. It is fantastic. We will be picked up in the Hotel Foyer at 7.00pm.

DAY 5 14/3 ROTORUA
Today's round of golf is at the Lakeview Golf club. This well maintained club course has scenic views over Lake Rotorua and the surrounding areas. Although not too long, this layout is tight and tricky and makes Rotorua produce some of the best junior golfers in the world. Several years agothey won the World Schoolboy Golf Championships and one of the guys that who was reserve for the team, qualified for the New Zealand Open as a 15 year old. After golf we will enjoy the friendly local hospitality which is so warm and inviting at these provincial New Zealand Golf Clubs.

DAY 6 15/3 ROTORUA/ TAUPO
This morning there will be a sightseeing tour of the local places of interest in Rototua. After this a short 45 minute drive will have us at Taupo where we do some more sightseeing around the Wairakei area. Included will be a visit to Wairakei Park geo thermal area and the thundering Huka Falls. For the next 2 nights we stay at the well appointed Wairakei Resort.

DAY 7 16/3 TAUPO
This morning's round of golf is at the wonderful Wairakei International Golf course in an included motorised cart. Rated in the top 20 Golf courses in the world outside the US by Golf Digest, Wairakei is a course of magnificent natural beauty and charm. Its testing layout which was redesigned by 5 times British Open winner Peter Thompson is also very special. After golf there will be time to relax back at the Resort or have a look around Lake Taupo.

DAY 8 17/3 TAUPO/ GULF HARBOUR
This morning is free to look around beautiful Lake Taupo . We will have breakfast down on the lake and there will be time for a leisurely stroll along the waterfront taking in the fresh air before driving back North. We will pass through Auckland and head over the Auckland Harbour Bridge en route to the beautiful Hibiscus Coast.

TOUR BONUS* OVERNIGHT GULF HARBOUR LODGE
Complimentary upgrade to Premier Room at Gulf Harbour Lodge, normally in our Deluxe range of accommodation.

DAY 9 18/3 GULF HARBOUR/ AUCKLAND
This mornings round of golf is at the magnificent Gulf Harbour Country Club. This course received worldwide exposure to its spectacular layout last year when it hosted the New Zealand Open, which was co sanctioned with the European Tour. This course was so highly regarded that it was awarded the 1998 World Cup of Golf only 12 months after opening. The designer, Robert Trent Jones II likens this layout to the illustrious Pebble Beach in California. After relaxing at the Country Club discussing our round we head back to Auckland were we will again staying at the Scenic Circle Airedale Hotel for the next 2 nights in the superior rooms.

DAY 10 19/3 AUCKLAND
Today's round of golf is at the Formosa Country Club another great Resort style layout just outside of Auckland. A 45 minute drive out to the Beachlands district on the east coast takes us to this challenging course. Famous New Zealand golfer Sir Bob Charles has designed this course and believes it will one day become one of the great golf courses of the world. After our round here we will enjoy the sumptuous surrounds of the 14 milion dollar clubhouse.

DAY 11 20/3 DEPART AUCKLAND
This morning there may be time for some last minute shopping. You will be transferred to the Auckland International Airport if you are flying home today. You will leave with memories of some very spectacular golf courses in this scenic country.

The price for this tour is $1990 per person twin share.

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