Treetops Packages & Rates - Special Packages

Treetops Packages 2010 -2011

• Treetops Luxury Escape Package
• Wild Food & Wine
• Wild Food Cooking Experience

Treetops Luxury Escape Package

Get ready for action; get set to see some of the best scenery in the Rotorua region, And Go for the best luxury escape in New Zealand!

Take a scenic helicopter flight to see a number volcanic landmarks, cruise Lake Tarawera in style aboard a luxury charter, go fishing in the abundant, crystal clear rivers and take in the stunning scenery, panoramic view and dramatic waterfalls with a hike through 800 year old, native forest at Treetops Lodge and Estate.

Package includes:

• Four night’s luxury accommodation in either a Villa Suite or Lodge Wing Suite
• A welcome bottle of chilled, premium New Zealand wine in your room on arrival.
• Pre dinner drinks in the Great Room in the Main Lodge every evening.
• A four course dinner consisting of the best of local produce, prepared by our local chefs.
• Fully cooked country style breakfast each morning.
• A helicopter flight over the region’s most prominent volcanic landmarks. (1 hour flight)
• Fishing on Clearwater Cruise on the beautiful and historic Lake Tarawera.(3 hour cruise)
• Fly fishing tutorial here on the Treetops Estate. (1 hour)

Rates are per person based on double occupancy.
Fully commissionable. Inclusive of GST
**Subject to Terms & Conditions

Wild Food & Wine

Few places in the world truly embody the spirit of adventure more than the fabulous award-winning Treetops Lodge & Wilderness Experience - located in the heart of New Zealand’s world famous therapeutic thermal region and cultural capital, Rotorua. Surrounded by 2,500 acres of secluded native forestry and nestled amidst magnificent native 800 year old forests and valleys, Treetops Lodge and Estate is a carefully managed wildlife and eco reserve.

Join our chef for a traditional Maori Food Trail tour throughout the grounds of the estate and witness the timeless tradition of food gathering and preparation. Experience the taste of tradition Maori recipes while our chef prepares a cultural luncheon including Maori Bread accompanied with local herbs prepared as it was back in early 1800’s.

Be lead to the Treetops Maori garden where our chef has prepared the soil using tools of his ancestors, view crops being grown using the gardening techniques of the past. Share with him ancient Maori legends and stories which explain New Zealand’s past. Finish your tour with new knowledge of Maori traditions and heighten knowledge of New Zealand’s cultural and cooking history.

Day One:

• Arrive at Treetops Lodge by limo, helicopter or self drive. Unpack and begin to relax.
• Enjoy a walk to along one of over 70km’s of walking tracks on the Treetops estate.
• Meet your local Maori cultural guide in the Treetops Great Room for pre-dinner drinks to share an introduction and welcome song.
• Dine in our main dining room or enjoy a private dinner for two in one of the many private dining areas at Treetops Lodge.

Day Two:

• Enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the lodge’s conservatory – appreciate the beauty of the surrounding flora of the lodge.
• After breakfast, meet your Maori guide for your cultural tour of the estate grounds; tour includes a Traditional lunch using hand picked produce.
• Dine at the Chef’s Table, experience the atmosphere of the Treetops kitchen and sample a range of Tohu Wines – NZ first Maori owned Vineyard.

Day Three:

• Enjoy another relaxing breakfast at the lodge, take advantage of your new knowledge and enjoy another self guided walk using our extensive map of the Treetops Map explains the tracks, animals and flora on the estate.
• Extend your stay for a further day or depart with great memories and plans for your next cultural trip to Treetops Lodge, New Zealand.

Rates are per person based on double occupancy.
Non commissionable. Inclusive of GST
**Subject to Terms & Conditions

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Wild Food Cooking Experience

The Full-day Wild Food Cooking Experience begins with a memorable, guided 4WD expedition deep into Treetops’ 2500 acres of native bush to discover the magnificent wildlife population of fish, birds and animals. Unspoiled streams are packed with fat trout and eels, there are herds of deer and wild pigs and both native and introduced game birds; the best way to prepare and cook each of them is explained.

Next is a leisurely one-hour stroll through the bush to collect indigenous herbs and spices and then an afternoon in the Lodge’s open-plan kitchen. There, Treetops’ talented Maori chef, Eru, combines the indigenous ingredients of the forest to create a dazzling variety of unique dishes. You’ll learn how to reproduce the hangi or Maori pit-oven at home.

Half-day Wild Food Cooking Experiences begin with the gathering of native ingredients in the pristine wilderness of Treetops’ 800-year old forest. Accompanied by our knowledgeable Maori chef, guests discover such indigenous tastes as tangy kawakawa and peppery horopito. Then it’s back to the Lodge’s open-plan kitchen to watch as these are transformed into gourmet garnishes and unique flavourings to make dishes with Treetops’ own trout, game birds, venison and wild pork - dishes unlike any you have ever tasted before; the secrets of creating a hangi in the kitchen are also revealed.

Wild Food Cooking Experiences also include advice on matching and tasting wines. Both Experiences are designed for just two participants. Each includes lunch, all food and drink, recipe sheets and a Treetops Lodge and Wilderness apron. Chef will also talk through equivalent flavourings in other parts of the world.

The Wild Food Cooking School. A totally new experience for couples who like to cook and eat on the Wild Side, only at Treetops Lodge in the heartland of traditional New Zealand.

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Terms and Conditions:

• Rates are per person based on double/twin occupancy, in New Zealand dollars and inclusive of GST.
• Packages are fully commissionable.
• Packages are sold subject to availability of rooms and activities.
• Transfers are not included from the Lodge to Clearwater Pleasure Cruise.
• Clearwater Pleasure Cruise is self drive. Skipper rates are on request.
• All responsibility will be taken by Treetops Lodge & Estate to provide inclusions of packages as outlined, however Treetops Lodge & Estate reserves the right to change or substitute appropriately inclusions within these packages at any time.