Golfing

Just five minutes’ drive from Huka Lodge the Wairakei International Golf Course sprawls across 450 acres of lush rolling countryside and was designed to meet rigorous world-class championship competition standards.

A flora and fauna sanctuary lies adjacent to the golf course creating a natural place of exceptional beauty offering golfers an opportunity to play 18 holes while listening to a soundtrack of birdsong, meandering streams and waterfalls.

Dress codes and green fees apply.

Around 20 minutes’ drive from Huka Lodge is Kinloch Signature Golf Course, New Zealand’s only course designed by Jack Nicklaus. Voted one of the Top 10 new golf courses in the world for 2007 by the prestigious U.S. Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine, Kinloch was the only course outside of North America to be included.

The challenging course rambles across a dramatically undulating landscape punctuated by exposed rock, with contoured fairways specially conditioned for challenging ground play. Dress codes and green fees apply for golfing experiences.