Wharekauhau Lodge & Country Estate
Getting there
Wharekauhau Country Estate is an hour and a half’s drive from Wellington City on New Zealand’s North Island.
- Planes Wellington International Airport (www.wellingtonairport.co.nz) receives international and domestic flights daily. Carriers include Air New Zealand (www.airnewzealand.co.nz; 0800 737 000), Qantas (www.qantas.co.nz; 0800 808 767), and Jetstar (www.jetstar.com; 0800 800 995). The airport is about 150km (one and a half hours drive) from Wharekauhau Lodge. Airport transfers with a private driver can be arranged for a fee.
- Trains Featherston Train Station is 40km from the Estate. Trains from Wellington to Featherston run daily. See Tranzmetro (www.tranzmetro.co.nz) for services and times.
- Automobiles Hire a car at one of the airport’s major car hire company desks, or arrange for a personal driver to meet you at the airport and escort you to the Lodge.
- Others The Estate has some impressive transport options on offer (at a cost). A personal driver can pick you up from anywhere in New Zealand and take you anywhere you want to go. Private helicopter flights from Wellington to the Estate via Palliser Bay can also be arranged, as can private charter jet flights from anywhere in Australasia to Wellington. Wharekauhau also has a private airstrip suitable for light aircraft. Talk to the staff at the Lodge to tee up your stylish arrival.
Wharekauhau Lodge & Country Estate Wharekauhau Country Estate, Western Lake Road, Palliser Bay, RD3, Featherston,, Wairarapa, 5773
