Luxury Hawke's Bay Tours made for you
Luxury travel to New Zealand designed for you
World renowned wines and charismatic architecture
The North Island’s wine country is one of New Zealand’s warmest, driest regions with golden colours stretching across arid plains. The scene here is made up of vineyards and orchards laden with fruit, fertile farmlands that sweep to the perfect waves on the coast and laidback seaside settlements.
Charismatic, seaside Napier is the region’s biggest city and one of the best-preserved concentrations of 1930s art-deco architecture, after a deadly earthquake in 1931 saw the total rebuild of the settlement. A fascinating city to explore by foot, with its terracotta thoroughfare lined with palm trees leading down to the main beach. The city is the perfect base to discover the nearby wineries and sample their world-famous drops, as well as visiting Cape Kidnappers where a massive colony of gannets nest between November and February.
While most notable for its award-winning wine, the region has also long been dubbed the fruit bowl of New Zealand with a lot of the country’s fresh produce grown here.
From our experts
Experiences picked by our Hawke's Bay specialists
Taste Hawke's Bay wines
Spending the day sampling some of the region’s world-renowned wines
Walk the art deco streets of Napier
Explore Napier, taking in its unique architecture
Watch the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers
Visit Cape Kidnappers where a massive colony of gannets nest
Luxury accommodation in Hawke's Bay
There are many incredible places to stay in New Zealand. Here are some of our favourites, handpicked by our travel designers:
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Our expert guides and brilliant travel concierges are hand-picked to provide a genuine experience, bringing your destination to life with care and passion.
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Our luxury trips are designed with responsible travel principles that prioritise travel experiences that are both good for you and good for the planet.
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Meet your Australasia team
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Cathy Jocubeit
Senior Concierge – Asia Pacific
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David D Arcy
Senior Travel Designer
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Ellie Khoury
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Georgina Bainbridge
Travel Designer
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Gilda Tang
Client Experience Manager for Asia Pacific
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Gita Widyasari
Asia Pacific Concierge
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Jessica Wijesinghe
Senior Asia Pacific Concierge
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Keith Jarman
Senior Travel Designer
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Kit Wong
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Leanne Anglo
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Lucy Clarke
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Rachel O Leary
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Rachel Rose
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Rahma Adiningtyas
Asia Pacific Concierge
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Rosanna Convey
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Taylor Williamson
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Yvonne Green
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When to visit
Hawke’s Bay has a Mediterranean climate with long, pleasantly hot summers and mild winters.
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