If it's luxury you're after in a holiday, New Zealand has all the creature comforts of elite accommodation set in spectacular mountains, alongside crystal-clear lakes and rivers, and next to miles of sparkling blue ocean.

Here in Aotearoa we also have the luxury of experiences which are unheard-of in other parts of the world.  It’s a luxury that comes from lifestyle; from isolation from the World’s trouble spots; from the immediacy of access to the natural environment; and from the hospitality (known as manaakitanga) of the indigenous people, the Maori.

“Kiwi Luxury” provides the unique combination of stays in luxurious lodges, elegant hotels, exclusive villas and the finest in food and wine, with some of the simple pleasures of life in Aotearoa that translate into exceptional experiences like:

1. collecting pristine shellfish from a beach then cooking them for a splendid lunch with indigenous herbs and accompanied by a Sauvignon Blanc or one of the other many fine New Zealand wines;
   

2. spending time with an elder (kaumatua) and gaining a Maori perspective on the bi-cultural history of  and the contemporary scene;
   

3. making music with a player of traditional Maori musical instruments (taonga puoro), perhaps the best known of which is the koauau (flute), but which are considered to number 40 different instruments; and
   

4. learning the intricacies of traditional art forms including carving (whakairo), weaving (raranga), song (waiata),  and dance (kanikani, including haka) with leading practitioners.
   

Navigator Tours is delighted to be associated with the “New Zealand Luxury” group, the “Langham Auckland Hotel”, and “Incentive Connect International“ in  providing “Kiwi Luxury” experiences.