The River Houses Hawkes Bay and Napier Luxury hotel holiday
Facts in brief
Location Nestled among the vineyards, 20-minutes' drive from the coast
Closest airport Hawke's Bay
Out and about nearby
The River Houses are in the picturesque Tukituki Valley, about a 15-minute drive from Havelock North, with nearby Wineries. Also near Napier and Cape Kidnappers gannet colony.
Sports nearby
Golf.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
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 EXH134
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
The River Houses Hawkes Bay and Napier Luxury hotel holiday
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
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 EXH134
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
The River Houses Hawkes Bay and Napier Luxury hotel holiday
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to The River Houses, Hawke's Bay, 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. The River Houses is usually included as part of a tailormade touring itinerary of New Zealand and you can reach the hotel by hire-car, or by flying to the nearest airport, Napier and Hawke’s Bay, which is just 30-minutes away. From there you will require a hire-car to continue you itinerary.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
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 EXH134
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
The River Houses Hawkes Bay and Napier Luxury hotel holiday
About Hawke's Bay and Napier
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Hawke’s Bay is a chance to experience the wonderful rural and coastal areas of New Zealand’s north island. New Zealand's Hawke’s Bay region with its main city Napier sits out on the eastern coast of the central part of the North Island, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Famed for its long hours of sunshine and a variety of soil types, this region is traditionally one of the most important fruit growing areas with not just apples and pears but peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries and kiwi and now wine producing regions of the country. The countryside is cosy, welcoming and attractive with acres of orchards and vineyards from the Pacific Ocean stretching several miles inland. Some vines are on slightly raised ground underneath the 1300 ft mountain of Te Mata Peak or above the meandering Tukituki river. Where there are no vines or orchards, you find grazing fields of sheep and farmsteads. In the distance gleams the blue of the Pacific Ocean. There are numerous vineyards to visit; many have tours, shops and outstanding restaurants. The village of Havelock North is charming and at the heart of this fruitful region. Not to be missed is the Art Deco City of Napier, perched on the edge of the Pacific and rebuilt completely in Art Deco style after the earthquake of 1931 that destroyed the old town and raised the sea bed, creating new land.
Highlights of Hawke's Bay and Napier
Visit and lunch at vineyards including perhaps Sileni and Black Barn inland or Clearwater on the coast, Visit the Art Deco city of Napier; don’t miss the Desco Centre and the A&B Building but also the dolphin show at Marineland and the Aquarium with its sharks and stingrays, Visit the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers where up to 15,000 gannets nest (no access during early nesting between July and October), Orchard tour at Pernel Fruitworld near Hastings.
