$10,000 golf package on offer at the Cape Kidnappers, Kauri Cliffs golf resorts

For golf-enthusiasts looking for some luxury tee-off time, Asia-Pacific’ top-ranked resort courses, the Kauri Cliffs Golf Club and Cape Kidnappers GC have announced their first-ever golf package – arguably the most scenic, luxurious and expensive golf package on offer in Asia. The Ultimate New Zealand Golf Package includes nine nights across three lodges, four courses, and the country’s two largest islands. Cost per-person ranges from NZD$8,197 ($6,546) in the low season (May through August) to NZD$12,742 ($10,176) in the high season, which runs November through March 2011.

“When informed golf enthusiasts visit New Zealand, they inevitably play both Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers anyway, so while our first golf package has been a while in coming, we think it is worth the wait and will be well received,” said Ryan Brandeburg, director of golf at both properties. “It’s expensive, but if you price out all the golf, lodge nights and inclusions separately, the savings are well in excess of NZD$1,000 ($798) per person.”
The Ultimate New Zealand Golf Package includes from three nights at The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, three nights at The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, and three nights at Matakauri Lodge. Accommodation at each of the lodges includes daily pre-dinner drinks and hors d’oeuvres, gourmet dinner, full breakfast, complimentary mini-bar (excluding liquor and wines), WiFi, parking, and use of lodge facilities. The Package also includes a complimentary lunch for each night’s stay while lunch can be taken as three courses in the lodge dining rooms or packed as a picnic (on course or off). The golf rounds include two rounds at Kauri Cliffs, two at Cape Kidnappers, and one each at The Hills GC and Jack’s Point. Also included are club rental equipment, electric cart and ground transfers to the golf courses in Queenstown. While airfare is not included in the Package, convenient, affordable domestic air travel is a Kiwi calling card. There are four-six short flights every day from Auckland to Kerikeri (the airport serving Kauri Cliffs) and Napier, serving Cape Kidnappers. Queenstown is even more accessible, from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Easy access to Cape Kidnappers and Kauri Cliffs is also enabled by deployment of Robertson’s EC130 helicopter, which can shuttle golfers from Auckland to either North Island venue in 55 minutes. The Kauri also offers helicopter services, which is available on-site. One-way pricing from Auckland to Kauri Cliffs starts at NZD$4,295 ($3,429) and tops out at NZD$6,125 ($4,891).