Lauderdale, Central Otago

We specialise in luxury tourism (6, 5 and 4+ star) focused on connecting you with New Zealand through special people, places and activities.  Truly special - which you will remember for many years.  We don't just sell luxury accommodation.

What does this mean for you?

  • We understand, monitor, and have relationships with a wide variety of New Zealand accommodation, activity, and transport providers.  Some of these are commonly available, some are not.
  • We know who is performing, who isn't and what the latest changes of management mean.  We know this first-hand, not from the internet and not through other people
  • We regularly and consistently put together leading edge luxury tours of New Zealand for our clients from all around the world
  • We have the ability to create, innovate, and take things as far as you want. We don't just package what other people do
  • Every luxury tour starts with a blank sheet of paper as we build up our understanding of you.  We do not put together packages and then sell them to everyone as a "one size fits all"
  • We have for years been perfecting our ability to meaningfully connect our clients into the more important currents which define New Zealand
  • Over the years we have built up access to some very special people and places
  • We have a true in-country concierge service - responsive, intelligent and effective
  • Our pricing is detailed and transparent

We're not a booking agency - we're a global leader in innovative, personal, responsive and experiential tourism based in New Zealand.

5-Star Exclusive

Example Itineraries

5-Star Exclusive

This is a straight-down-the-line excellent five-star New Zealand vacation with associated "wow" activities, showcasing some of the best places,...

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Alexandre Duffar, Lausanne, Switzerland

Client Feedback

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Alexandre Duffar, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Exclusive Experiences

Waitangi Day with Nga Puhi

We are delighted to share with you the news that our US partner has won a major award. Cultural Crossroads (follow the link and see the award) and our longstanding Maori partner...

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Mount Nicholas Station, Queenstown, 100,000 acres of lakeside wilderness.  Good for heli-hikes, horse riding, and an extremely private simple homestead.

Mount Nicholas Station, Queenstown, 100,000 acres of lakeside wilderness. Good for heli-hikes, horse riding, and an extremely private simple homestead.

  • Mount Nicholas Station, Queenstown, 100,000 acres of lakeside wilderness.  Good for heli-hikes, horse riding, and an extremely private simple homestead.
  • Mountain Landing from the Jetty.  1,000 private acres, 7 beaches.  Close to the excellent fishing available from the Bay of Islands.  Extremely private, peaceful, and high quality accommodation.
  • A private Maori welcome.  Days can be spent exploring whatever aspect of Maori culture is of interest.  From an introduction (welcome) through to healing, songs, carving, food gathering and preparation, hunting, celestial navigation, spirituality etc etc
  • Heli-hike-jetboat in Mount Aspiring National Park.  An awesome remote day in pristine wilderness
  • Quad Bikes on 90-Mile Beach.  Kilometres and kilometres of surf, rocky promontories, and dunes which reach up 100 metres from the beach.  And almost no people....
  • Milford Sound from a helicopter.  The only way to see it, away from the cruise ships, buses and crowds.  The helicopter also lands on a glacier, the west coast and flies over a lot of beautiful remote terrain
  • Delani, after meeting guests at Bridal Veil Falls, Treetops Lodge
  • Tom Loughlin points out spots in the Ripia River.  Tom is an accomplished outdoorsman, search and rescue specialist, hunter and, most importantly, expert on Maori food.  He finds, prepares and cooks Maori delicacies for our clients.
  • Claremont Estate - a unique geology.  Firstly a beautiful high country station, secondly an elegant lodge and thirdly a place used by geology students for study.  We're not telling why!
  • Karekare Beach - where The Piano was filmed.  Only 40 minutes drive from Auckland centre and home to black sand, crashing surf, rainforest, cliffs, and several lovely walks.  From a flat one kilometre walk to a hilly eight kilometre loop.
  • The Future of Travel - Where are we all going?

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    The Future of Travel - Where are we all going?

    With high-end travellers, it's quite easy.  They have someone they trust to look after their global travel needs.  This person could be based in the same country as the traveller but increasingly location is becoming immaterial.  Then when these travellers want to go somewhere they brief someone they already know, and...

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  • Matakauri Lodge comes of age

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    Matakauri Lodge comes of age

    When Matakauri Lodge last changed hands a few years ago, I thought "finally".  Someone's going to get it right.  The place had been blessed with some good architecture and superb views but kept falling over in service terms.  Anyway, we tried it out and it didn't work. So when Julian Robertson bought it, we watched,...

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  • Feedback

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    Feedback

    We liked this feedback so much, we thought we would share it.  Beautifully written and typical of how much our clients enjoy themselves.  Rather than go on and on as to how we try and deliver the best quality possible, and it always sounds a bit strange coming from your own mouth, here it is, direct.... Karen, this has been a...

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