Award-winning experiences and lodging in New Zealand in 2024

New Zealand is famend for its gorgeous surroundings, usually showcased in films and TV reveals boasting our otherworldly landscapes and ecosystems. In 2024 alone, New Zealand has been voted the ‘Most Beautiful Country in the World’ by Tough Guides, ‘Best Value Destination’ for 2024 by Loney Planet, and moreover has a myriad of awards for being dwelling to a number of the most elite, luxurious and wanted lodging, experiences, eating places and actions the world has to supply. Let’s delve into a few of New Zealand’s most celebrated and respected luxurious tourism choices which can be certain to finish up in your subsequent itinerary when travelling to New Zealand.

Travelling the world’s most stunning nation and getting your cash’s value!

This yr, NZ has been named the world’s most stunning nation by Tough Guides, and it’s not arduous to grasp why. The nation has a extremely various assortment of landscapes, from snowy mountainous landscapes and geothermal terraces to subtropical coastlines. New Zealand, seemingly so remoted from the remainder of the world, is a rustic that ensures to encourage any traveller who journeys right here.

The long-lasting Lonely Planet has named New Zealand’s south island places the perfect worth locations of 2024. Though a prolonged flight for many, the nation is bound to not break the financial institution when you arrive. Travellers can take pleasure in luxurious experiences for an affordable worth, and by travelling in teams of household or pals, the expense of a luxurious personal guided tour turns into virtually equal to that of a solo traveller- which is certainly nice worth for cash and one thing all travellers ought to ponder.

Minaret Station

Minaret Station, a distant and secluded luxurious lodge positioned in New Zealand’s South Island in Wanaka, has been recognised in 2024’s Robb Report for being one of many ‘The 50 Greatest Luxury Hotels on Earth’.  This excessive nation retreat, accessible by heli flight, is the epitome of opulence and luxurious. The lodge has only some chalets for visitors to occupy, which implies that the expertise of staying at Minaret Lodge is very unique and intimate.

The lodge gives premium experiences and actions resembling personal guided heli-skiing and exploring Mt. Prepare dinner, New Zealand’s tallest peak and historic glacial caves. As soon as visitors have loved an action-filled day, return to the lodge to take pleasure in a non-public meal ready by the in-house chef, consisting of solely native sources and recent substances. It’s no shock that Minaret Station has made its approach onto this listing, as it’s actually one in every of New Zealand’s best luxurious stays.

Flockhill Lodge

Flockhill Lodge within the Canterbury excessive nation has been voted #3 within the Robb Report 2024 ‘The 50 Greatest Luxury Hotels on Earth’. Two worlds collide at Flockhill Lodge, combining rugged and distant farmland with final luxurious and world-class facilities. The lodge gives visitors an possibility to remain within the Homestead or the Villas, that are set to open in December this yr.

The Homestead accommodates 4 bedrooms, every boasting views of Lake Pearson and overlooking picturesque rolling hills. The lodge guarantees visitors a luxurious expertise, with privateness and seclusion and gives personal actions resembling farm excursions, horse treks, fly fishing, heli experiences and even personal cooking courses. Flockhill Lodge supplies visitors a solution to expertise the perfect of New Zealand in a approach that retains them ‘off the beaten track’- a really distinctive journey expertise.

Dive Tutukaka – Time Journal’s world’s best locations 2024

Have you ever ever heard of Tutukaka or perhaps Poor Knights Marine Reserve? This world-renowned diving and snorkelling location is widely known for its marine variety and is understood to be the perfect sub-tropical diving location on this planet.  Dive! Tutakaka has been talked about in Time Magazines ‘World’s Best Locations’, providing travellers a once-in-a-lifetime expertise exploring Tutukaka Marine Reserve with educated professionals.

Irrespective of your stage of experience, Dive! Tutukaka can cater to everybody, providing snorkelling excursions to skilled divers excursions and day trips- with a complete diving course for these wishing to study the ability. As soon as you’re within the water, you’ll encounter an array of sea life, resembling dolphins, stingrays, vibrant coral reefs and native fish of their pure habitats. This expertise with Dive Tutukaka guarantees reminiscences that final a lifetime and the chance to construct expertise to maintain you diving sooner or later!

Mt Prepare dinner Lakeside Retreat

This luxurious excessive nation retreat has additionally been featured in Time Journal’s ‘World’s Best Locations for 2024’. Mt Prepare dinner Lakeside retreat is a one-of-a-kind keep, providing visitors premium lakeside villa lodging with views of Lake Pukaki.  This retreat is three hours from Queenstown or Wanaka by automotive, or just take a non-public heli flight to reach extravagantly. 

This lakeside retreat has loads of unique experiences and actions to supply visitors, one in every of which is stargazing at Oraki Mackenzie Worldwide Darkish Sky Reserve. Expertise ‘Billion Star Dining,’ a Michelin-standard six-course nice eating expertise adopted by stargazing at Pukaki Observatory. The retreat gives unique actions resembling fly fishing, guided hikes and nature walks, stress-free spa days, and even personal heli picnics. Mt Prepare dinner Lakesite retreat gives visitors a chance to discover a few of New Zealand’s most celebrated places whereas indulging in pure luxurious.

See you quickly?

New Zealand has collected some unbelievable nominations and recognition, and I’m certain it’s clear why! After exploring a few of these superb experiences and lodging, I imagine New Zealand will probably be added to all luxurious travellers’ want lists, now outfitted with the newest and best New Zealand has to supply. Tell us what you assume; which one in every of these would you most prefer to expertise?

Veronika Vermeulen

Veronika Vermeulen is Director of Aroha New Zealand Excursions Ltd.
Aroha New Zealand Excursions Ltd. has been providing 100% tailor-made journeys and personal guided luxurious experiences in New Zealand since 2000.