It’s a maritime playground specialising in exhilarating boating, sea kayaking, fishing and swimming with dolphins. The diving off this coast is exemplary, with clear, warm waters and an amazing diversity of marine life, and – back on dry land – there are eco-tours and nature walks. The Queen Charlotte Track, for example, has got to be rated amongst the world’s most picturesque hikes.

The unspoiled town of Blenheim is a also natural destination on your luxury, tailor-made holiday to New Zealand. In fact, it has already attracted visitors ranging from the early Maori war parties and settlers to explorers like Captain James Cook and Dumont.