Level 1 · Exercise Normal PrecautionsTwo islands, four million people, and more glaciers, fjords, and vineyards than any sensible country should have. Queenstown is the adventure capital; the Bay of Islands is the beach one; Rotorua is where the Māori culture lives loudest. Low crime, world-class roads, and bottomless pours of Central Otago Pinot.
Lake Wakatipu right at your window, with The Remarkables mountain range behind you and the gondola a ten-minute walk.
A nine-suite heritage boutique on Queenstown's lakefront u2014 all velvet, firelight, and long walks to dinner.
The grandmother of New Zealand luxury lodges: trout fishing on the Waikato River and a lawn that rolls into the water.
