Nature Stays

Nature accommodation in New Zealand covers farm stays, lakefront escapes, forest retreats and mountain lodges, for trips where the outdoors comes first.

These suit the slower kind of holiday, where the walk starts at the door and the nearest streetlight is some distance off. Days go by on a lake edge, a bush track or a river flat, and the nights are dark and properly quiet. Worth packing warm layers and something for dinner, since the shops are often a drive away.