Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown
Facts in brief
Location At the foot of the Ben Lomond mountain, ideaqlly located to walk the 4km Sunshine Bay track
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Queenstown Airport
Distance from airport Azur Lodge is approximately a 25-minute drive from Queenstown Airport
Hotel facilities and services
Candle lit dining in-villa, Central lodge area with lounge, Library, WIFI.
Out and about nearby
Azur Lodge boasts a spectacular setting in the tranquillity of Sunshine Bay on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Here, 3.5 acres of native bush land have created a feeling of being alone with just the Southern Alps for company. Yet 5-minutes down the road lies central Queenstown, and all the touring infrastructure of this adventurous city. To make the most of the spectacular landscape that surrounds you, choose from a number of sightseeing excursions. For example, some may opt to take a helicopter to the world-famous Milford Sound. Land on a glacier, and revel in the inaccessibility of this majestic alpine environment. Elsewhere, board the vintage TSS Earnslaw for a special steamship cruise on the glassy waters of Lake Wakatipu, or swap your boat for a 4-wheel-drive adventure in search of the infamous Skipper's Canyon Road, a narrow cut in the middle of a sheer cliff face guaranteed to thrill daredevils. Other guests will enjoy a more active stay in the famously-adventurous Queenstown. A number of sporting options are on offer for guests looking to explore the landscape in a more intimate way. Choose from hiking, fishing, or horseback riding in guided locations. Golfers may opt for a round on one of New Zealand's finest courses, including Millbrook Resort, Queenstown Golf Club, Arrowtown Golf Course, Jacks Point Gold Course, or, most famously, The Hills, home of the NZ Open. In the winter months, swap golf clubs for skis as you explore the most popular ski fields on the South Island, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables. With so much to choose from, there is something for every energy level in this adventurous outpost of New Zealand. Couples may pamper themselves in the hot pools overlooking the Shotover River Canyon, whereas adrenaline seekers may opt for a spot of white water rafting, or jetboating on the river below. Queenstown really does have it all on offer.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5020
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5020
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Azur Lodge in Queenstown, Expressions Holidays includes flights from London to Auckland with Air New Zealand (flying time is 24 hrs). Auckland is served by a wide variety of international airlines and we can include other airlines in your holiday. The chosen airline will depend upon any stopovers you might want to make en-route to New Zealand. Azur Lodge is usually included as part of a tailormade touring itinerary of New Zealand and you can reach the hotel by hire-car if touring South Island. Depending on your overall itinerary on South Island, you may want to fly into Queenstown and collect your hire-car there or have private transfers to the hotel and then pick up a hire-car after your stay in Queenstown.
Additional information
Children: Azur Lodge welcomes children of any age, and children under the age of 9 stay for free.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5020
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown
About Otago and Fiordland
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Otago and Fiordland is a chance to explore just some of the magnificent natural scenery New Zealand has to offer. These southerly regions of New Zealand are proud possessors of some of the most awe-inspiring and breath-taking natural scenery in a country of outstanding natural wonders. It is on the whole a landscape of mountain peaks, ridges and valleys, glacial lakes and fiords. With very few roads because of the terrain, the area is very natural with miles of it feeling very remote. At its heart is the resort of Queenstown, renowned as the centre of a multitude of adventure sports, with not only skiing in winter but as home to bungy jumping as well as now all sorts of sports including jet boating, white-water rafting, skydiving, hang-gliding and parapenting. The landscape is one of yellow-brown-green tussock-covered hills and rugged mountain peaks, with sparkling blue-green lakes. The lakesides often have a semi tropical feel with cabbage trees and New Zealand ferns. On the western coast are the magnificent fiords, flanked by steep mountains coated in rainforest and known for a profusion of wildlife including fur seals, dolphins and penguins.
Highlights of Otago and Fiordland
Doing or at least watching bungy jumping at the Kawarau Suspension Bridge or at Hackett’s Ledge above Queenstown, Jetboating in the Shotover or Kawaurau rivers, Climb up Queenstown Hill for a panorama over the town, lake and mountains, Helicopter trip to Milford Sound, Visit the Arrowtown gold mining settlement, Taieri Gorge railway trip from Dunedin to Pukerangi.
