Not only does New Zealand offers a fabulous range of Golf Courses combined with some of the most beautiful landscape in the world, it offers a variety of other activities from sampling some of the best food and wine on the planet to outdoor adventure ensuring you have a wonderful and memorable holiday.
Golf courses vary from the spectacular cliff top courses of Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers, both of which are ranked amongst the top courses in the world, to high country courses with a backdrop of the Southern Alps. Whether you are a recreational or competitive player, there will be something to suit.
An official handicap is required at a few courses, but many of the top courses are accessible to visiting players of all standards. With more golf courses per capita than any other country, as a participation sport, Golf ranks no.1 for men and no.2 for women in New Zealand.
What else does New Zealand Offer?
- Food and wine - fabulous wineries and the freshest of food are present inmost of the wine growing areas.
- Flora, fauna and history - New Zealand has a very distinctive flora and fauna with Tree Ferns and the flightless Kiwi. The Maori arrived around 800 years ago and they have a distinctive culture. Europeans started arriving 200 years ago.
- Walking/tramping - from the magnificent one day Tongariro crossing across the North Island Volcanoes to 3 or 4 days walks through pristine bush. Please note that for some of the more popular tracks such as the Milford Track, booking is required.
- Adventure sports - skiing, white water rafting, bungy jumping plus lots of others - you name it, Kiwis probably invented it.
- Hunting and Fishing - game fishing in the far north, trout fishing on the rivers or lakes, deer hunting and for the truly insane traveler, wild pig hunting.
Australia has around 1500 golf courses from International Standard Resort Golf Courses, Private Member Golf Courses and Public Golf Courses all available to play and cater for the casual player or golfing enthusiast.
Australian golf courses rank among the best in the world, coupled with a climate to suit everyone -makes playing golf in this part of the world a must! The choice is endless, and, this is where we come in. Our tours are designed to take in the best of golf, coupled with excellent dining and experiencing the fabulous regions of this country.
We at VSL Golf have reviewed some of these courses click here to read about them.