Golf tours in New Zealand — for the trade.

Tee-time requests and course routing

Tee-time requests and course routing — tee times requested from each course and confirmed in writing, and courses sequenced on realistic drive times with rest days between rounds. Each course sets its own booking window and visitor rules.

Lodge, resort and hotel stays

Lodge, resort and hotel stays — accommodation close to the courses, from golf resorts to lodges and city hotels, matched to the group and held early for the summer peak.

Vehicles sized for golf bags

Vehicles sized for golf bags — private vehicles, minibuses or coaches with space for golfers, bags and luggage together, from licensed operators with drivers briefed on the day’s tee times.

Club hire where courses offer it

Club hire where courses offer it — for golfers travelling light, we request quality hire sets from courses that offer them and confirm availability at quotation.

Non-golfer and partner programmes

Non-golfer and partner programmes — wine tasting, walks, spa time, shopping or a scenic flight while the golfers play, with the group back together for dinner.

Biosecurity notes for clubs and shoes

Biosecurity notes for clubs and shoes — MPI says sports and outdoor equipment can carry pests, and used outdoor equipment, including dirty shoes, must be declared on arrival. Clients are told to clean clubs and shoes before packing.

Golf tours in Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands, around three hours north of Auckland, combines sheltered waters and island cruises with the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed in 1840. Paihia and Russell are the main bases. It is a core base for golf tours on our New Zealand programmes. Days in Bay of Islands are sequenced around the weather and opening hours, with weather-dependent elements given buffer time and a worthwhile alternative. Entrance fees and inclusions are itemised in the net rate — no surprises on the day.

Golf tours in Napier

Napier is the centre of Hawke’s Bay, rebuilt in art deco style after the 1931 earthquake and surrounded by one of the country’s established wine regions. It has its own airport and pairs naturally with Taupō and the central North Island. For golf tours, it is one of the places we plan around most often. Days in Napier are sequenced around the weather and opening hours, with weather-dependent elements given buffer time and a worthwhile alternative. Private versions of every programme quote on request.

Golf tours in Queenstown

Queenstown sits on Lake Wakatipu below The Remarkables, with an airport served by domestic and trans-Tasman flights. It is the South Island’s activity capital, the base for the Queenstown ski fields and Central Otago wineries, and the usual launch point for Milford Sound by road or air. It features regularly in the golf tours files we quote. Days in Queenstown are sequenced around the weather and opening hours, with weather-dependent elements given buffer time and a worthwhile alternative. Each weather-dependent element carries an alternative that is genuinely worth doing.

These bases are where we plan golf tours most often, but they are not the limit. The same desk quotes this service anywhere in New Zealand a brief requires — Northland to Stewart Island, single-region stays or both-island circuits. If your client’s brief names a place you do not see here, send it anyway; the answer will come back with a costed plan or an honest alternative.

Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere. Summer (December to February) is the long-daylight peak, and Christmas, New Year and the January school holidays are the busiest domestic weeks — book accommodation, campervans and popular activities well ahead for those dates, and allow for added pressure around Chinese New Year. Autumn (March to May) brings settled weather, vintage in the wine regions and good value; winter (June to August) brings snow to the Southern Alps and the ski season; spring (September to November) brings lambs, blossom and waterfalls in full flow. Mountain weather can change quickly in any season, which is why we plan alternatives rather than hoping for sunshine.

Golf pricing is driven by the courses chosen and their green fees, accommodation category, the number of rounds, transport and the non-golfer programme. Courses set their own green fees, visitor rules and booking windows.

Southern summer gives the longest days, and autumn and spring often give better availability. Quotes are net and itemised in NZD or your working currency, with green fees confirmed at quotation.

For a live number, send the dates, party size and the shape of the file. The quotation comes back itemised, valid for a stated window and rate-locked when you confirm.