NEW ZEALAND

Bridgewater WineS & DINES
Explorers
Club trip

5 - 16 March 2026

YOUR ITINERARY

AUCKLAND

  • International flights to Auckland at own arrangements

  • Depending on arrival time, option to attend the All Blacks Experience in the City​ or a self-guided walking tour

  • Check into Pullman Auckland CBD

  • Welcome dinner in the City​ including traditional Maori experience

  • Overnight Auckland

DAY ONE
Thursday
5 March 2026

  • Private sailing charter from Auckland to Waiheke Island OR quick ferry to Waiheke Island for Zipline and Forest Walk

  • Winery visit for late lunch and wine tasting

  • Ferry back to Auckland​

  • Evening at leisure​

  • Overnight at Pullman Auckland

DAY TWO
Friday
6 March 2026

hamilton

  • Depart Auckland after breakfast, drive to Hamilton

  • Arrive Hamilton for a light lunch locally in town, stop in to visit the famous Hamilton Gardens

  • Check into your accommodation

  • Spend the afternoon + evening exploring the Hobbitown movie-set followed by dinner in The Green Dragon dining room for a banquet feast fit for a Hobbit!

  • Overnight Hamilton

DAY THREE
Saturday
7 March 2026

HAWKES BAY

  • Morning at leisure in Hamilton

  • Drive to Hawkes Bay with a lunch stop along the way

  • Check into your accommodation and then stretch your legs with a walk around town or​ jump on an E-Bike

  • Dinner at Cellar 495. Local bar, bistro and wine shop led by the world’s 495th Master of Wine, Michael Henley

  • Overnight Hawkes Bay

DAY FOUR
sunday
8 March 2026

  • Morning at leisure ​

  • Craggy Range winery for a tasting + long lunch

  • Visit the famous Te Mata Peak for panoramic views over Hawkes Bay

  • Return to accommodation for evening at leisure​

  • Overnight Hawkes Bay

DAY FIVE
monday
9 March 2026

wellington via martinborough

DAY six
tuesday
10 March 2026

  • Depart Hawkes Bay mid-morning for Wellington​, via Martinborough

  • Winery lunch in Martinborough + tasting

  • Arrive Wellington, check into accommodation

  • Take a walk around the CBD for some shopping and site seeing or an afternoon at leisure

  • Overnight QT Wellington in the CBD

wellington

DAY seven
wednesday
11 March 2026

  • Breakfast at the hotel

  • Option to enjoy a day of leisure of your choice… suggestions include Wellington cable car, ferry to beachside escape “Days Bay” or a guided E-bike tour

  • The Wellington City Bar Crawl begins including wine tastings, cocktails + dinner across 4 different venues

  • Overnight accommodation at QT Wellington

marlborough

DAY eight
thursday
12 March 2026

  • Breakfast at hotel

  • Fly to Blenheim airport in the Marlborough region

  • Tasting + late lunch at Cloudy Bay vineyard

  • Checking into accommodation, enjoy your evening at leisure

  • Overnight Marlborough

marlborough

DAY nine
friday
13 March 2026

  • Breakfast at the hotel, morning at leisure

  • Seafood cruise on Marlborough Sounds… sample local seafood and look for natural wildlife including dolphins and penguins

  • Gin tasting at Roots Gin Shack

  • Check into accommodation, evening at leisure

  • Overnight Marlborough

queenstown

DAY ten
saturday
14 March 2026

  • Morning flight to Queenstown

  • Check into accommodation at Crowne Plaza

  • Guided walking tour through town… explore the waterfront and enjoy a cocktail at Queenstown Ice Bar

  • Winemaker dinner hosted by Nick Ryan

  • Overnight Queenstown

QUEENSTOWN

DAY eleven
sunday
15 March 2026

  • Day trip into Wanaka wine country, hosted by Nick Ryan

  • Visiting the famous and spectacular Rippon + Maude wineries for tastings and lunch

  • Evening at leisure

  • Overnight at Crowne Plaza Queenstown

DAY twelve
monday
16 March 2026

  • Choose your activity!

  • Gondola ride and luge with spectacular views of Lake Wakatipu, Jet boating on the Kawarau or a bike tour around the glacier landscape on gentle gravel trails

  • Casual farewell dinner in town

  • Overnight at Crowne Plaza Queenstown

  • Depart the following day

RSVP

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST.

To register your interest in attending the Bridgewater Explorer’s Club trip to New Zealand, please complete your details and the registration link will be sent to confirm your place.

The estimated cost per person (based on twin share) is $14,050 USD including all internal domestic flights and transfers, accommodation including breakfast plus one main meal each day. Single attendance amount is $16,250 USD.

Note minimal allowance for beverages is included, any beverage purchases in addition are at guests individual expense.

Terms and conditions will be sent upon registration. Please note, program elements are subject to change pending availability.