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Binge On Travel Christine Hopkins, New Zealand based Luxury Travel Agent. Designer of tailor-made itineraries and exclusive travel experiences for discerning travelers.

Provides a personalised, one-on-one service, creating your journey to your individual preferences." "Welcome to a world of bespoke luxury travel! I'm Christine Hopkins, your dedicated New Zealand Luxury Travel Agent with over 30 years of expertise in creating unforgettable journeys. My passion for luxury, coupled with a deep love for fine wine and exquisite culinary experiences, drives my commitme

nt to crafting the perfect travel itinerary for you. New Zealand is a treasure trove of breathtaking landscapes, thrilling adventures, and culinary delights, and I'm here to guide you through its many wonders. With each itinerary, I blend the finest elements of luxury travel with a personal touch, ensuring your journey is as unique as your tastes. From awe-inspiring natural beauty to world-class cuisine and vineyards, every aspect of your trip is meticulously planned to suit your individual preferences. As your personal travel advisor, I offer one-on-one service, working directly with you to make the most of your time in New Zealand. Whether it's a romantic getaway, a family holiday, or an exclusive adventure, I'm committed to making your dream vacation a reality. So, if you're dreaming of a luxury New Zealand holiday, let's collaborate to create an experience that goes beyond the ordinary. Perfect for couples, honeymooners, and families, your ultimate New Zealand vacation awaits with tailor-made itineraries that promise not just a trip, but a journey filled with lasting memories. Get in touch to start designing your personalised luxury travel adventure in New Zealand, where fine wine, exquisite food, and unparalleled experiences are waiting for you!

🥂Five architectural New Zealand stays where the design is as memorable as the view.I’ve chosen these for travellers who ...
06/06/2026

🥂Five architectural New Zealand stays where the design is as memorable as the view.

I’ve chosen these for travellers who love beautiful spaces, strong views and stays that feel completely right for where they are.
nz Set within the Southern Alps on a vast high-country station, Flockhill feels dramatic before you even step inside. Stone, timber and glass frame the mountains, pasture and limestone scenery, giving you scale, privacy and refined comfort. This is for travellers who want extraordinary New Zealand’s high country, with a stay that feels quietly exceptional.

Tucked among the vines in the Bay of Islands, Vineyard Villa feels calm, warm and deeply connected to its Northland setting. Think stone walls, layered timber, wetland views and glimpses of the sea beyond. This is for travellers who love wine, coastal privacy and a relaxed start or finish to their New Zealand journey.
lindis The Lindis sits low in the Ahuriri Valley, surrounded by tussock, mountains and open sky. It is strikingly beautiful, with interiors that feel polished, luxurious and grounded in the landscape outside. This is for travellers who want remote beauty, big skies and one of New Zealand’s most memorable lodge experiences.

Jack’s Retreat is intimate, private and beautifully detailed, with views across Lake Wakatipu and the mountains around Jack’s Point. The interiors feel warm, textural and made for two. This is for couples who love Queenstown’s scenery and want somewhere quiet, private and more personal.

Tucked into a private coastal bay on Banks Peninsula, Seascape is made for two. Glass, stone and a grass roof give it that hidden-away feeling, with sea views and complete privacy doing most of the talking. This is for couples who want romance, seclusion and a stay that feels far from the everyday.

Five very different stays, all chosen because the design is part of what makes them memorable.

I’m Chris Hopkins, a luxury travel designer creating personalised New Zealand journeys for couples, honeymooners and luxury travellers

Save this for future New Zealand travel inspiration.

05/06/2026

Save this 7-day Fiordland itinerary for later 👇🏻

This 7-day Fiordland, New Zealand itinerary is for travellers who want more than a quick photo stop in Milford Sound. It gives you time to experience two of the region’s biggest highlights, Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound, while staying in places that make the journey feel as memorable as the scenery itself. 🌱

If you are planning a New Zealand honeymoon, couples’ trip, or luxury South Island journey, this is the kind of Fiordland route worth saving.✨

The 7-day plan:

Day 1–2
Begin with an overnight cruise inside Doubtful Sound with RealNZ. One of the best ways to experience Fiordland’s scale, silence, waterfalls, and rainforest properly.

Day 3–4
Stay two nights at Cabot Lodge. A beautiful contrast to the time on the water, with warm hospitality, an all-inclusive stay, and the chance to enjoy the rural side of the region, including the farm experience. Head on a Heli-Hike to the stunning Kepler Track.

Day 5–6
Travel deeper into Fiordland toward Milford Sound, taking in the changing scenery along the way. Stay two nights at Milford Sound Lodge. With time for an early morning kayak and an afternoon cruise, you get two very different ways to experience this iconic part of New Zealand in changing light and weather.

Day 7
Finish with the option to hike to the summit section of the Routeburn Track before leaving the region.

What makes this itinerary work is that it does not rush Fiordland. It gives you time to experience the sounds, stay in standout lodges, and see one of the most spectacular parts of New Zealand in a way that feels considered from start to finish.🏔️

Save this for your New Zealand itinerary planning.

👋I’m Chris Hopkins, a luxury travel designer creating tailored New Zealand itineraries for travellers who want the right stays, the right pace, and a trip that feels personal from start to finish.

| Fiordland 7 day itinerary | New Zealand Itinerary

New Zealand, for travellers who like their luxury with a little adventure. North Island Edition. 🏔️ For travellers who w...
02/06/2026

New Zealand, for travellers who like their luxury with a little adventure. North Island Edition. 🏔️

For travellers who want more than beautiful views from the window, this itinerary brings together some of New Zealand’s best active experiences with stays that feel considered, comfortable, and worth coming home to at the end of each day.

Think world-class golf at Te Arai Links, underground adventure in Waitomo, forest trails and hot pools in Rotorua, guided hiking near Tongariro, riverside luxury at Huka Lodge, coastal farmland at Wharekauhau and time to cycle through the vines in Martinborough.

It is active, but not rushed. 🌱

The idea is to balance adventure with space to enjoy where you are staying. You have time for golf, biking, hiking, caves, nature, food, wine and those quiet moments that make the trip feel personal.

Swipe through the day-by-day breakdown

👉 Swipe through the full day-by-day breakdown

Day 1: Auckland arrival – Stay Te Arai Links
Day 2-3: Enjoy world class golf, biking, hiking trails, surfing & more
Day 4: Overnight Waitomo, Wild Canvas
Day 5: Waitomo Caves Absail + Black Water Rafting
Day 5–7: Treetops Lodge Rotorua
Day 6: Rotorua Adventures – Ziplining, Redwood Trails + Hot Tubs
Day 7-9 : Huka Lodge
Day 8 : Tongariro Crossing – Full or Part Day Guided Hike
Day 9: Relax & Soak in the lodge experience
Day 10-13 Wharekauhau Country Estate
Day 11 – Explore captivating Coastal farmland
Day 12 – Cycle the Martinborough Vines
Day 13 – Farewell New Zealand

Save this for luxury New Zealand itinerary inspiration.

I’m Chris Hopkins, a luxury travel designer creating tailored New Zealand itineraries for travellers who want the right stays, the right pace and a trip that feels personal from the start.✨

Four lakefront lodges in New Zealand I’d send my honeymooners and luxury travel couples to without hesitation. Each earn...
31/05/2026

Four lakefront lodges in New Zealand I’d send my honeymooners and luxury travel couples to without hesitation. Each earns its place for a different reason.

Lake Tarawera, Rotorua
Tucked into native bush on a volcanic lake. Nine suites, total quiet, and the kind of stillness that resets your nervous system before you’ve finished your first coffee.

Lake Pukaki
That turquoise water. Aoraki/Mt Cook on the horizon. A bathtub with this view! What more could you want.

Queenstown
Twenty minutes from town but a world away. With stunning mountain and lake views, and a kitchen that takes dinner very seriously. My pick when couples want the best of both action and relaxation.

Glenorchy
A remote location. Schist and timber, big fires, lake glass-flat at dawn. Forty minutes past Queenstown into Lord of the Rings country. Stay three nights minimum, you will want them.

Different lodges, all answer the same question: Where in New Zealand is actually worth it? These are.

Save this one for the planning stage to build into your New Zealand itinerary.

Chris, Binge on Travel

Best Lakefront Lodges in New Zealand |

28/05/2026

4 Remote Lodges you’ll love in New Zealand.

I can’t think of a better combination. These are my South Island picks for remote stays 👌

Pick one or choose them all 🥂 The perfect honeymoon or couples vacation locations in New Zealand.

Five luxury New Zealand stays I send couples to when they want to disappear 🌱 The Lindis in the Ahuriri Valley. The arch...
27/05/2026

Five luxury New Zealand stays I send couples to when they want to disappear 🌱

The Lindis in the Ahuriri Valley. The architectural lodge that almost vanishes into the tussock. Tucked into an alpine high-country valley between Wanaka and Tekapo, the kind of place you stop seeing other people the moment you turn off the main road.

Lake Hawea Station. The working high-country farm above Lake Hawea, where the stay is a private cottage and the experience is the run of a thousand-hectare estate. Three-night packages, completely private, deeply quiet.

Eagles Nest in the Bay of Islands. Five private clifftop villas above the Pacific, each with its own pool and its own view. The North Island answer for couples who want luxury and complete privacy in the same room.

Bay of Many Coves in the Marlborough Sounds. Only reachable by water taxi or helicopter. The kind of stay where the boat ride is part of the disappearance.

And Pure Pods. One pod, off-grid, the bed facing a glass roof and the stars. Set at the edge of a vineyard, a lake, an alpine meadow. The most extreme version of disappearing I know.

Five different ways to step out of normal life for a few days.

Which one is your kind of quiet? 🤍

New Zealand best places off grid |

27/05/2026

Milford Sound is one of the most photographed places on earth. The trick isn’t getting there; it is choosing the version that lets you feel it.🫶🏼

The standard cruises move people. This one elevates the experience to a version I think you will enjoy.

Experience small numbers, bespoke surroundings and fine cuisine that not only tastes amazing, it tells a story of New Zealand.

Plus! Who can’t go past a glass of Cloudy Bay Wine🥂

This is a deeply immersive, care-led encounter with ever seat a window seat & plenty of deck space to take those memorable pics of the wildlife and scenery that surrounds you.

Real NZ have got this experience right. Be inspired by not only the scenery but by enjoying a five-course tasting menu curated by renowned New Zealand chef Tom Hishon.

This is a cruise we should look to plan into your New Zealand Itinerary. Save this one. You’ll want it later.✨

23/05/2026

🕊️Small moments on your honeymoon like these matter. Taking time to unwind and soak in your surroundings.

This is what I like to build into honeymoon itineraries. And finding the right spots for you to spend a few extra days that make your trip one to remember.

For couples and honeymooner’s looking for something extraordinary 👌

17/10/2025

Luxury Honeymoon in Remote Location

… this is New Zealand

15/06/2025

Most people have never heard of it. Thats the point! 👇

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