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You should add a New Zealand golf cruise aboard?the luxuriously appointed small expedition yacht Island Passage -?to your golf vacation ?bucket list?.

This golf adventure truly is an unforgettable trip of a lifetime?for global golf travelers!

A ?10 Day Best of New Zealand Golf Cruise??with fares from US$7,612.50 per person, takes you to a collection of New Zealand?s finest golf courses; Cape Kidnappers, Carrington, Kauri Cliffs, Kinloch, Titirangi, Wairakei and Waitangi. (Links below).

And there are still a few more scintillating golf properties that could be added to a Best of New Zealand Golf Cruise, including Gulf Harbour, the supreme Formosa Golf Resort, Muriwai, Waitangi Course, Titirangi Golf Club, Wairakei International, and the Jack Nicklaus designed Kinlock Club.?(Links below).

The sailing calendar for this particular golf cruise has March and April departures in 2012?along with?January, February and March sail dates in 2013.

?The 10 day Best of New Zealand Golf Cruises aboard Island Passage typically sell out a year in advance. With only a limited number of departure dates each year and carrying very small groups of just 20 fortunate golfers, it really is a good idea to book 12 to 18 months in advance? says Lori Henderson, co-owner at GolfAhoy Cruise Planners AMEX, a GSA in North America for Island Escape golf cruises.

Anthony Webber, Publisher/Editorial Director at LEISURE & TRAVEL GOLF MAGAZINE and golf travel Blogger at?iGolfTravelNews.com, says that ?Peter Bissett, Island Escapes Managing Director, is a ?hands-on? kind of owner?.

?We tend to like giving guests surprises that are over and above what is put in print. BBQ?s are one of our specialties and fresh New Zealand lamb is always on the menu?, Peter Bissett told LEISURE & TRAVEL GOLF MAGAZINE.

?The ?10 day Best of New Zealand Golf Cruise? sailing itinerary is packaged to fully utilize New Zealand?s premier links to the max. After all, it?s not every day you are flown by helicopter off your luxury floating accommodation to the first tee?, added Bissett.

Catch a fish for dinner.

After a hard day of golf, you?re choppered back to your small ship for pre-dinner conviviality or a spot of fishing before a star chef prepared dinner.

The night is then yours to plan the next day?s golfing strategy over your choice of libations including a selection of top notch New Zealand wines.

There is such a high level of consideration to service and guest experience you?ll understandably find it difficult to leave this floating ?club house?.

Evenings evolve into a relaxing highlight of small ship cruising. Sundowners on the aft deck lead into white linen dining accompanied by shared stories of the day?s rim shots.? As the night moves on, you won?t need to remember the recipe for your favorite aperitif; the onboard bartender is well-versed in the magic of mix logy.

Fresh food for hungry golfers at the 19th hole.

Exceptional food and fine wines are an essential part of your golf cruise. Fresh air not only clears your mind, it makes you hungry. Local seafood (maybe even some you caught yourself) is often on the menu; you?ll also enjoy other delicacies and organic artisan foods produced in the local region. In the galley, the Chef works with the freshest local ingredients and delicacies to create memorable meals that reflect the day?s adventures.

The Island Passage is beautifully appointed weighing in at almost 500 tons. She?s equipped to travel to inaccessible areas while delivering the highest level of passenger comfort. On board you?ll find 12 spacious en-suite cabins, a large dining room and saloon, an alfresco bar and generous outdoor relaxing spaces.

When Island Passage was designed, the brief was to create a luxurious ?small ship? experience for a maximum of 20 guests.

Bridge Deck Suite.

Guest accommodations on Island Passage are generous.

Each cabin has an ensuite bathroom, DVD, television, individual air-conditioning and famously comfortable beds made up with 800-count Egyptian cotton sheets.

Here?s a typical day by day itinerary for a ?10 day Best of New Zealand Golf Cruise?.

Round up a group of golfing buddies for a club charter and reserve a golf cruise worthy of every golfers bucket list.

DAY 1 SUNDAY

Dinner

After arrival in Auckland we have a short 40-minute flight to the Bay of Islands. You are booked with AIRNZ NZ 8674. This Q300 50-seat turbo-prop aircraft departs from Auckland Domestic Terminal at 18:30 (6:30pm) for Kerikeri Airport. After a beautiful scenic flight up the coast you arrive in the Bay and are met and transferred to the ship that is prepared with a welcoming dinner on board at 8.00pm.

DAY 2 MONDAY

Breakfast, Dinner

Wake to a fully cooked chef prepared breakfast.

Transfer by helicopter to play 18 holes at one of the world?s most famous golf courses ? KAURI CLIFFS.?

The par 72 championship golf course measures 6,510 metres (7,119 yards) and offers five sets of tees to challenge every skill level.

Fifteen holes view the Pacific Ocean, six of which are played alongside seaside cliffs.

The beautiful inland holes wind through marsh, forest and farmland.?

Set on 4000 acres of rolling coastal land near Matauri Bay, Kauri Cliffs was constructed to harmonize and blend with the natural features of the landscape.

After golf the helicopter transfers you back to the ship.

The remainder of the afternoon can be spent relaxing on board with fellow passengers or come with us and enjoy the area?s great fishing.

We carry a range of Shimano rods, reels, tackle and lures (included). Dinner is served on board from 7.00pm.

DAY 3 TUESDAY

Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast will be ready for you before we helicopter out to play 18 holes at the stunning CARRINGTON GOLF CLUB.

After the game the helicopter will be waiting to transfer you back to the Island Passage.

Later you can relax on-board or enjoy another afternoon of sport fishing in these world-renowned fishing waters.

Dinner will be served on board from 7.00pm.

The unique feature of the Carrington Club golf course is that, although it has an ocean side location, it looks and plays like an ?inland golf? course, complete with rolling hills, vales, and natural water hazards but with the beautiful ocean views of its seaside location.

The course is 6,417 metres (7,267 yards) in length, par 72, and encompasses a variety of terrains from rolling vales to challenging water holes.

The course is designed to accommodate golfers of all abilities and offers a great variety of hole play, from one of the longest par 5?s in New Zealand 605 metres (667 yards), to one of the shortest par 3?s at 113 metres (132 yards) over water.

DAY 4 WEDNESDAY

Breakfast, Dinner

Transfer by helicopter to play 18 holes at KAURI CLIFFS.

You have had 36 hours to contemplate the course to be prepared for this second round.

After golf the helicopter transfers you back to the ship. Dinner is served on board from 7.00pm.

DAY 5 THURSDAY

Breakfast, Dinner

Helicopter off the ship to our heli-pad in PaihiaTownship and a short shuttle to the first tee.

The WAITANGI COURSE not only provides an exciting and ever changing challenge to the golfer but also the most tremendous panorama of sea and island views over the Bay of Islands.

The views are complemented by well-groomed greens and fairways, surrounded by areas of flowering native trees that provide sanctuary for many varieties of native birds. Sir Bob Charles holds the course record with a remarkable 63. Waitangi is a pure golf course that will refresh the soul with its honesty. Helicopter transfers back onto the ship for dinner served on the aft deck from 7.00pm.

DAY 6 FRIDAY

Breakfast

After breakfast we leave the ship.

We transfer you to Kerikeri Airport to meet AIRNZ NZ 8671 that departs at 11.30 am and arrives into Auckland 40 minutes later.

Your coach is waiting to take you to TITIRANGI GOLF CLUB.

Titirangi Golf Club has a long history of hosting great players from all over the world and has been the venue for many international tournaments, including the New Zealand Open Championship.

Titirangi is ranked as one of New Zealand?s top courses. It is the only one in the country designed by Dr. Alister MacKenzie.

The course measures just over 6,025 metres (6,589 yards) off the championship tees and offers a genuine challenge to all golfers.

The coach is waiting for you on completion of your round to take you to the Sebel Suites in the Auckland Viaduct area.

Enjoy the evening with the sights and sounds of this fun city.

DAY 7 SATURDAY

Breakfast

At 1.00 pm this afternoon we take you on a beautiful coach ride through the countryside on the way to Taupo.

Passing through lush farmlands and country regions with a stop at the tiny town of Tiraufor refreshments.

Arrive at Taupo well in time to settle into the Hilton Hotel and freshen up before dinner at 7.00pm.

DAY 8 SUNDAY

Breakfast

Golf at Wairakei International ? only 15 minutes drive from your Taupo base, this world-acclaimed 6,444 meter par 72 golf course is set in 450 acres of gently rolling countryside.

Its parkland layout features 108 large bunkers, magnificent tree-lined fairways and large plateau greens, all bordered by dense pine forest.

In 2009 plans began to create a wildlife sanctuary, including the erection of a 2 meter high electrical rodent proof fence which surrounds the whole property.

Kiwi birds have been released along with a number of exotic native birds.

A new PRO shop and driving range have also been completed bringing Wairakei International right back up to one of the very best golfing facilities in the country.

DAY 9 MONDAY

Breakfast

Today is a round of golf at The Kinloch Club ? Jack Nicklaus? first and only signature course in New Zealand.

Only 15 minutes from Taupo.

Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine rated The Kinloch Club the best new course in 2007 outside North America.

The course takes advantage of the natural terrain created by the super volcanic Taupo eruption 26,000 years ago, which deposited pumice across a wide area. This allowed Nicklaus to build a course with Scottish links characteristics creating remarkable undulating fairways and greens.

This combination comes together in beautiful surroundings producing one of Jack Nicklaus? proudest Signature Courses.

In 2011, Sir Bob Charles, the Kiwi British Open Champion golfer, rated Kinloch the No.1 golf course that he has played.

DAY 10 TUESDAY

Breakfast

Get ready for your round at Cape Kidnappers.

This wonderfully dramatic course, set high on craggy cliffs some 140 metres (450 feet) above the sea, was designed by American Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design.

Arguably one of the most spectacular sites in the world, the 6,533 meter par 71 course provides a firm and fast surface for seaside golf at its finest.

In 2008 the Daily Telegraph of the UK, described Cape Kidnappersas the No.1 Golf Course in the World.

At Cape Kidnappers players may one minute be hitting shots over the tops of tea trees and then the next across a deep gully or along the edge of a deep ravine. Holes aptly named the Pirate?s Plank and the Widow?s Walk perhaps give you some indication of just how exhilarating this course is, overlooking the Hawkes Bay.

After the round you will be transferred to Napier airport by your Coach.

AirNZ turboprop flight 8426 departs at 5.55pm and after a short scenic flight up the centre of the island arrives into Auckland domestic terminal at 6.50pm.

To book your 10 day Best of New Zealand Golf Cruise start here: http://www.islandescape.co.nz/Bookings/Booking-Enquiry or contact Island Passage North American GSA GolfAhoy Golf Cruises http://www.golfahoy.com

GC Links

Cape Kidnappers GC? Kauri Cliffs GC?? Wairakei International GC?

Carrington GC????Kinloch GC????Titirangi GC????

Wairakei and Waitangi Gulf Harbour GC???Formosa Golf Resort GC????

Muriwai GC???? Waitangi GC???????