Award-winning experiences and lodging in New Zealand in 2024

New Zealand is famend for its beautiful surroundings, usually showcased in films and TV exhibits boasting our otherworldly landscapes and ecosystems. In 2024 alone, New Zealand has been voted the ‘Most Stunning Nation within the World’ by Tough Guides, ‘Greatest Worth Vacation spot’ 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 might be certain to finish up in your subsequent itinerary when travelling to New Zealand.

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

This 12 months, NZ has been named the world’s most lovely nation by Tough Guides, and it’s not onerous 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 most effective 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 value, and by travelling in teams of household or pals, the expense of a luxurious personal guided tour turns into nearly 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 situated in New Zealand’s South Island in Wanaka, has been recognised in 2024’s Robb Report for being one of many ‘The 50 Best Luxurious Resorts on Earth’.  This excessive nation retreat, accessible by heli flight, is the epitome of opulence and luxurious. The lodge has just a few chalets for visitors to occupy, which implies that the expertise of staying at Minaret Lodge is extremely unique and intimate.

The lodge presents premium experiences and actions reminiscent of personal guided heli-skiing and exploring Mt. Cook 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 elements. It’s no shock that Minaret Station has made its approach onto this listing, as it’s actually one in all 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 Best Luxurious Resorts on Earth’. Two worlds collide at Flockhill Lodge, combining rugged and distant farmland with final luxurious and world-class facilities. The lodge presents visitors an possibility to remain within the Homestead or the Villas, that are set to open in December this 12 months.

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 presents personal actions reminiscent of farm excursions, horse treks, fly fishing, heli experiences and even personal cooking courses. Flockhill Lodge supplies visitors a technique to expertise the most effective of New Zealand in a approach that retains them ‘off the crushed monitor’- 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 well known for its marine variety and is thought to be the most effective 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.

Regardless 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 be taught the ability. As soon as you’re within the water, you’ll encounter an array of sea life, reminiscent of 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 Cook dinner Lakeside Retreat

This luxurious excessive nation retreat has additionally been featured in Time Journal’s ‘World’s Best Locations for 2024’. Mt Cook 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 automobile, 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 all which is stargazing at Oraki Mackenzie Worldwide Darkish Sky Reserve. Expertise ‘Billion Star Eating,’ a Michelin-standard six-course wonderful eating expertise adopted by stargazing at Pukaki Observatory. The retreat presents unique actions reminiscent of fly fishing, guided hikes and nature walks, enjoyable spa days, and even personal heli picnics. Mt Cook dinner Lakesite retreat presents 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 possible be added to all luxurious travellers’ want lists, now outfitted with the most recent and best New Zealand has to supply. Tell us what you suppose; which one in all 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.