8 to 15 April 2024 (8 days - 7 nights)
Detailed Itinerary & Golf Programme
Tour Cost From AUD 11,800/Couple (AUD 5,900 pp Twin Share)
You are invited to join Trendsetter Travel’s NZ golf tour which culminates in attendance at the 54 hole Trendsetter Travel Golf Tournament, to be held at Cape Kidnappers. Your tour hosts are David Cooper and Adrienne Witteman. Apart from playing 3 rounds at Cape Kidnappers, consistently rated in the world’s top 50 courses, you will stay 3 nights at Cape Kidnappers, 4 nights in Napier, get to enjoy 2 games at Hastings Golf Club, the best of the 3 local Hawkes Bay courses and attend a day’s wine tasting including lunch at one of Hawkes Bay’s leading wineries.
Cape Kidnappers is one of the most luxurious golf resorts in the world. Participating in this event is, by some margin, the best value proposition when staying and playing at Cape Kidnappers. This is particularly true as we are playing late summer but utilising a special group rate unique to Trendsetter Travel. Your 4 nights in Napier is at, in our view, the best hotel in Napier, the 18 room boutique County Hotel with 5 suite room upgrade options.
Tour transportation will be by coach.
Golf carts will be available for all 5 golf rounds (although for the 2 x rounds at Hastings Golf Club, we have booked all 12 motorised carts which may be insufficient for all our tour party) and are included in the tour cost. We hope to increase beyond 12 carts by accessing members’ motorised carts. Carts will be available for those that are unable to play without a cart. Pull buggies will be available for those that walk.
We look to avoid being rushed at golf – intending to arrive between 45 minutes and 60 minutes before 1st tee off (we have 2 tee or multiple tee starts booked at all courses – which should see all our party complete their respective rounds within 30 minutes of one another) and have time for a refreshing drink (complimentary other than at Cape Kidnappers) in the club rooms post golf. We will run competitions at all the courses we play. Strict rules of golf will apply other than the “Penalty Area Rule” for lost balls in the interests of speeding up play.
Itinerary
Monday 8 April 2024
Fly to Napier and stay 4 nights at the County Hotel, located down town in Napier. We have chosen this hotel due to it being, in our view, the best hotel in Napier and an easy walk to many of the leading Napier restaurants. Trendsetter has contracted all the rooms in the County Hotel for our stay. There should be flights (all connecting through either Wellington or Auckland) arriving early evening from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Trendsetter will provide coach transfers to the County Hotel to meet the early evening Auckland to Napier flight (scheduled to arrive at 5.35 pm – coach pick up time will alter if flight scheduling changes). Should you choose to arrive on an alternative flight, you will need to make your own way to our hotel at your own cost (it is only a short 10 minute taxi ride). The cost of the international flight to and from Napier is NOT included in the tour price. Included pre-dinner drinks (unlimited bar access -other than champagne) will commence in the Churchill Bar from 7.00 pm with sit down dinner from 7.45 pm in the hotel’s restaurant. Dinner will be inclusive of beers, selected wines and soft drinks. Late dinner reflects the 2 hour time difference between Australia and NZ.
Lead in rooms at County Hotel all include either a King or Queen Bed with shower. Upgraded room options include:
- Spa Suite (4) – larger room with Super King Bed, Spa Bath and separate shower (extra AUD 300 for 4 nights)
- Huia Suite (1) – largest Suite including ornate finishes, separate lounge, spa bath and separate shower (extra AUD 600 for 4 nights)
For additional information on the County Hotel, please refer to the following link:
www.countyhotel.co.nz/luxury-rooms/
7.00 pm – Welcome tour drinks followed by dinner
Accommodation: County Hotel – 4 nights (including breakfast)
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Following breakfast (served from 7.30 am to 9.00 am) and a relaxing morning, we depart by coach at 10.50 am for a 30 minute (27 km) coach transfer to play Hastings Golf Club (often known as Bridge Pa) where we have a two tee start from 12.20 pm. Outside of Cape Kidnappers, Hastings Golf Club is the # 1 ranked golf club in Hawkes Bay.
Independent dining this evening.
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Following breakfast (served from 7.00 am to 8.30 am), we depart at 9.45 am for our 2nd golf game at Hastings Golf Club. We have a two tee start from 11.20 am and have booked all 12 of the clubs motorised carts.
Independent dining this evening.
Thursday 11 April 2024
We have a non-golf day. After a leisurely breakfast (served from 7.30 am to 9.00 am) and perhaps a walk around historic Napier with its many famous Art Deco buildings (Napier was totally destroyed after the famous 1931 earthquake and was rebuilt with many of the original buildings constructed in the then fashionable Art Deco style), we depart by coach at 11.30 am for a 30 minute drive to Craggy Range, one of Hawkes Bay’s leading wineries. Craggy Range is famous for its restaurant, probably the leading winery restaurant in Hawkes Bay. Our tour will include wine tasting, pre-lunch drinks, lunch and standard wines/beers/soft drinks. We expect to depart between 3.30 pm and 4.00 pm.
If you do not wish to join the winery visit and lunch, the tour cost reduces by $200 pp.
Independent dining this evening
Friday 12 April 2024
In order to maximise our time at Cape Kidnappers, our coach will leave early at 7.45 am (breakfast will be served from 6.30 am to 7.30 am) for the approximate 45 minute drive to Cape Kidnappers, where we have a shot gun tee start at 9.30 am. After golf, check into your luxurious rooms at The Farm at Cape Kidnappers. Our tour price includes the 4 day/3 night Cape Kidnappers stay comprising 3 x tournament rounds (including shared carts), from 6.00/6.30 pm a cocktail hour (plus) followed by dinner on all 3 nights, breakfast all 3 mornings, lunches on all days and a complimentary mini bar in your luxury room (traditionally includes local beers, soft drinks and home-made cookies). However, you will need to pay for drinks in the golf club rooms and wines over dinner each night. Each of the 3 x evenings we stay at Cape Kidnappers, complimentary drinks (full selection of local wines, spirits, beers and non-alcoholic beverages) are served in the main lodge from 6 pm until you sit down for dinner (around 7.30 pm).
As you will be a Virtuoso booking, you will also be entitled to a USD 100 credit (most will use to offset cost of wine over dinner and/or drinks in the golf clubrooms) and a room upgrade subject to availability. Our bookings will be in the Hill Top Suites (46.5 sqm) and upgrades would be to the deluxe Ridge Suites (63 sqm) and Lodge Suites (65 sqm). Irrespective, all suites are large and luxurious. Traditionally, around half of our rooms are accorded complimentary upgrades. With our recent Kauri Cliffs tour in April 2023, all 11 rooms were upgraded.
Saturday 13 April 2024
After a relaxing breakfast, there is a late morning either two tee start or multiple tee start for the 2nd round of the Tournament (exact times will be advised the previous evening).
Sunday 14 April 2024
Today is the 3rd round of the Tournament with another either two tee start or multiple tee start for the 3rd round of the Tournament (exact times will be advised the previous evening). At dinner, prizes for the 54 hole event will be awarded- the major prizes will include golf round vouchers (including golf carts) at either Cape Kidnappers or Kauri Cliffs.
Monday 15 April 2024
Our tour concludes post breakfast and we have organised a coach transfer at 10.30 am (for a 10.45 am departure) for the 45 to 60 minutes transfer to Napier Airport to catch the various flights scheduled to leave from 12.50 pm which will connect back to Australia via either Auckland or Wellington. Complimentary transfers will NOT be provided if you choose to leave at a different time.
Costings
The cost for the highly inclusive tour package is from AUD 11,500/couple or AUD 5,750 pp twin share. This includes your Cape Kidnappers 4 day/3 night package, 4 nights additional hotel accommodation in Napier (including breakfast), coach transfers (including airport transfers), all green fees, motorised carts, drinks post golf (other than at Cape Kidnappers), Monday evening welcome drinks, welcome dinner (including drinks), golf prize money, wine tasting and lunch (including standard drinks) at a leading winery and all gratuities.
Costings do not include your return flights to NZ/Napier and evening dinners on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
If you do not wish to attend the winery lunch on 11 April, please reduce the tour cost by AUD 200 pp (AUD 400/couple/pair).
Payment Terms
Total Price Payable is from AUD 11,500/couple/pair with the following table showing pricing with upgraded County Hotel Rooms.
| County Hotel – Napier Room Category | Tour Price |
| Standard Room (11) – Queen or King Bedded | AUD 11,800/couple/pair |
| Superior Spa Suite (4) – Super King Bed, larger room, spa bath and separate shower | AUD 12,100/couple/pair |
| Huia Suite (1) – largest Suite including ornate finishes, separate lounge, spa bath and separate shower | AUD 12,400/couple/pair |
Single occupancy pricing in a standard room is AUD 9,700.
35% Deposit is payable at the time of booking (AUD 4,000/couple/pair and AUD 3,000/single)
Balance due 4 months prior to departure (on 8 December 2023) (range from AUD 7,800 to AUD 8,400/couple/pair)
Payment is via bank transfer to Trendsetter Travel into the following account.
Trendsetter Travel & Cruise Centre Pty Ltd
ANZ Bank – Client Account
Account Number 012 003 8334 12763
Alternatively, you can pay by credit card (surcharges apply of 1.0% on Visa/MC and 2.0% on AMEX).
Cancellation Policy/Charges (approximate Trendsetter’s Cape Kidnappers group booking terms)
- Full refund of deposit outside of 150 days from tour commencement less a $1,750 administration fee which can be used as a credit on a future Trendsetter golf tour. No refund of deposit between 120 and 150 days
- 120 – 91 days – full refund less 25% penalty
- 90 – 75 days – full refund less 50% penalty
- Inside 75 days – no refund
Special Covid 19 condition:
Should travel restrictions be enacted by the New Zealand or Australian Government in relation to Covid-19 containment efforts, either regional or international, and that prevent the guests reasonable arrival to Cape Kidnappers, necessary cancellations will result in no penalty provided it is received by the property 45 days prior to arrival. Deposits paid will be refundable. Should New Zealand or Australian Government restrictions occur within 45 days or the scheduled arrival, the full value of deposits paid will be available as credit to be applied towards rescheduled dates within 12 months.
For further information, please contact David Cooper by either email david@trendsettertravel.com.au or on mobile 0413 010 638.
