At a Glance
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Recharge your mind, body and soul with this 4-day active yoga retreat at Te Arai Lodge, a boutique eco-lodge located in Mangawhai, a stunning coastal town in New Zealand’s north-east.
Settle into Te Arai Lodge and immerse yourself in an invigorating routine of daily morning yoga led by Lululemon Ambassador Doug Moores and world-class guest teachers. Explore the stunning beauty of New Zealand’s rugged coastline on daily guided walks; and discover rolling Tuscan style countryside on world-class gravel and road cycling tracks. Spend the afternoon working up a sweat in Te Arai Lodge’s private gym and sauna, or else relax in the saltwater pool or spa. Indulge in gourmet “garden-to-table” dining experiences including delicious 4 course dinners featuring organic produce grown on the estate, line-caught fish from Leigh, organic free-range chicken, ...
Trip Highlights
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What's Included
- 3 nights’ accommodation at Te Arai Lodge on a twin share basis
- Daily guided walking and cycling activities
- Daily one hour private yoga session with world-class teacher
- 4-course Garden to Table dinner includes pre-dinner drinks, horderves, entrée, main, dessert, a selection of premium NZ wines and optional cheese course. Tea & coffee.
- Continental and cooked breakfast each morning
- Light lunch
Itinerary
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Kia Ora! Welcome to Mangawhai, a stunning coastal town just 80 minutes north of Auckland. Mangawhai combines sun, sea and sand with great food, vibrant art and a rich history that will make the stresses of everyday life seem far away. Check into the eco-paradise of Te Arai Lodge, your home away from home for the next few days. Enjoy a Sunset yoga or exercise class taught by Lululemon Ambassador Doug Moores and world-class guest teachers. Classes can be catered to all level of abilities, whether you’re just starting out in yoga and getting back in shape or you are an experienced yogi or athlete. The focus of the classes is to align the body and mind and leave you feeling rejuvenated and energised. Classes can include hatha, yin or vinyasa yoga, Tai chi, Qi Gong, dynamic bodyweight and resistance exercises. After class, you can enjoy an organic tea and treat in our beautiful studio over looking our salt water pool and podocarp forest for a truly transformative experience. Enjoy sensational 4-course "Garden to Table" dinner includes pre-dinner drinks, horderves, entrée, main, dessert, a selection of premium NZ wines and optional cheese course. |
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Activities: One hour yoga. Guided walks approx. 4 hours. Optional Pool, Spa & Sauna or Gym workout time. After breakfast and guided one hour morning yoga, traverse the Mangawhai Cliffs and Tanekaha Tracks, two of New Zealand’s great coastal walks. The Mangawhai Cliffs offer breathtaking coastal views that extend from Bream Head to Tawharanui Peninsula, while the Tanekaha Tracks provide an exciting mix of lush forests, ridges, streams and waterfalls to explore. Return to Te Arai Lodge for pool, spa, sauna or gym workout time and another delicious 4 course dinner. |
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Activities: One hour yoga. Guided cycling approx. 4 hours (20km - 70km distance to choose). Optional Pool, Spa & Sauna or Gym workout time. After breakfast and guided morning yoga, discover world-class gravel and road biking to suit any experience level right on your doorstep. The best scenic gravel ride is one of the world’s finest, passing rolling Tuscan style countryside, stunning views of the coastline and Tomarata lakes and plenty of undulation and exhilarating downhills. The best road ride loops 70km through Whangaripo valley past olive orchards and rolling farmland up over the Tour De France level Matakana Hill and back. Return to Te Arai Lodge for pool, spa, sauna or gym workout time and another delicious dinner. |
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Activities: One hour yoga. Guided walking approx. 4 hours. After breakfast and guided morning yoga, hike to the top of the golden Mangawhai sand dunes and take in spectacular views of the Mangawhai coast. Along the way, keep an eye out for the rare Fairy Tern bird, of which there are just 40 surviving in the wild. After, take your time to explore the Te Arai Reserve, which passes through native bushland and spectacular pine forest to the beautiful Forestry Beach. Make sure to pause at the many lookouts along the way and visit the gorgeous shell cove, where you can swim in the crystal-clear Pacific Ocean. Return to Te Arai Lodge for lunch. Check out by 11am but feel free to utilise on-site luggage storage. |
Accommodation
Dates & Prices
Daily departure on request. Please contact us for exclusive group wellness retreat for 8-12 people. Group discounted price is available.
More Info
Te Arai Lodge is located 121km (1hr 30min – 2hrs) from Auckland International Airport (AKL). Private transfers from Auckland are available from $900 per vehicle, one way for 1-4 passengers. A helicopter pad is available for those who wish to arrive in style (POA).
Te Arai Lodge is located 121km (1hr 30min – 2hrs) from Auckland International Airport (AKL). Private transfers from Auckland are available from $900 per vehicle, one way for 1-4 passengers. A helicopter pad is available for those who wish to arrive in style (POA).
Day 1
- Arrive at the retreat
- Sunset yoga or exercise class
- Optional Pool, Spa & Sauna or Gym workout time
- 4-course Garden to Table dinner includes pre-dinner drinks, horderves, entrée, main, dessert, a selection of premium NZ wines and optional cheese course
Day 2
- Morning yoga or exercise class - Continental and cooked breakfast
- Mangawhai Cliff Walk 2-3hrs; Difficulty: Easy
- Lunch - Tanekaha Tracks 1-2hrs; Difficulty: Easy
- Optional Pool, Spa & Sauna or Gym workout time
- 4-course Garden to Table dinner includes pre-dinner drinks, horderves, entrée, main, dessert, a selection of premium NZ wines and optional cheese course
Day 3
- Morning yoga or exercise class
- Continental and cooked breakfast
- Gravel cycling 20 - 48km; Difficulty: Easy OR Road cycling 70km; Difficulty: Moderate
- Lunch
- Optional Pool, Spa & Sauna or Gym workout time
- 4-course Garden to Table dinner includes pre-dinner drinks, horderves, entrée, main, dessert, a selection of premium NZ wines and optional cheese course
Day 4
- Morning yoga or exercise class
- Continental and cooked breakfast
- Mangawhai Sand Dune Walk 2hrs; Difficulty: Easy
- Te Arai Reserve Walk 1-2hrs; Difficulty: Easy
- Lunch
- Depart
Walking & cycling itinerary can be tailored to suit guests' fitness levels. Please contact us at time of booking to discuss the suitable program.
Onlyluxe Travel acts as travel agency and work with different tour operators.
Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.
A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.
Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.
General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance
Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.
Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.
Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.
Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.
Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.
Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.
Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.
Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.
Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.
Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.
For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.
Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.