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Kinloch Media Release on 14 Dec, 2023

Treetops Lodge & Estate, New Zealand’s privately owned 2500-acre nature reserve, offers exclusive use of 70 km (35 miles) of private hiking trails.

Written by Rob McGovern on 17 Jul, 2023

A quick jaunt from Rotorua is Treetops Lodge and Estate. The property is expansive and is home to herds of deer, goats, turkeys and, bizarrely enough, water buffalo.

Written by Jessica Mueller on 30 Sep, 2022

FINDERS EATERS … Foraging tours at sustainable hotels make for wildly delicious adventures.

Written by Lorna Thornber on 09 Sep, 2022

Search for edible native plants and herbs in the forest, learning about their nutritional and medicinal properties as you go, and either sample them in situ or harvest them for the talented chefs at Treetops to transform into edible works of art.

Written by Reside Summer on 01 Aug, 2022

Epicurean Destinations allow you to catch and gather, and prep your own style meals. Hidden amongst the 2500 hectares, Treetops Lodge offers a Maori Food trail …and there is also a Wild Food Cooking School.

Written by Elaine O’Connor on 07 Jun, 2022

It’s home to an astonishing array of wild life: 400 deer, alpacas, Asian water buffalo, wild turkeys, horses, sheep, wild boar, pheasants, ducks, even the odd Canada goose..

Written by Globe Content on 24 May, 2022

Then, Day 4 is all about the outdoors. Foodies will love the Estate to Plate tour at Treetops, a four-wheel-drive safari on the property, exploring the garden, aviaries and encounters with local wildlife.

Written by Shorthand on 20 Apr, 2022

Much of the facility was built using the property's deadwood — logs milled onsite – and 70,000 more trees were planted to protect the ecosystem.

Written by Eric Grossman on 11 Mar, 2022

Treetops Lodge & Estate offers a Māori Food Trail in which guests slip into the wilderness in search of native plants and herbs, while learning about the nutritional and medicinal properties, as well as ties with Maori cultural traditions.