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Earthsong Lodge
Earthsong Lodge offers luxury accommodation in New Zealand on Great Barrier Island. Located 30 minutes from Auckland, Earthsong has been created in harmony with nature and nestled in native forest with panoramic ocean views. Earthsong Lodge is a luxury retreat for those who seek to experience the Auckland region's best island wilderness paradise. With exceptional service and kiwi hospitality, discover and savour the finest taste sensations of Earthsong's elegant cuisine and cellar of fine wines. At Earthsong, the intimate and romantic ambience, and the tranquillity of the lodge all create memories to treasure.
Features
Just 30 minutes by air from Auckland will have you in paradise. The moment you set foot on Great Barrier Island you know you have begun a very special experience. As you venture under the canopy of native forest veiling the driveway to Earthsong, you realise you are entering a private world where earth, sea and sky embrace you.
Earthsong is a luxurious retreat of tranquility and beauty where you will be soothed by the rustle of trees and the music of birdsong.
The luxury Lodge is a unique building of strawbale construction and has been created in harmony with the earth's scarce resources. The thickness and subtle curves of the adobe-finished walls have a timeless character and beauty creating an overall feeling of comfort. Each guest suite is graciously appointed. French doors open onto a private verandah, providing you a quiet haven with panoramic views of the Hauraki Gulf, pristine Tryphena beaches and the Earthsong olive grove. Hospitality and ambience are bywords at Earthsong. Beautiful white beaches, rugged wilderness, virgin forest, rare plant and bird life are just some of the island's many attractions.
Location
Earthsong is set in 12 acres on picturesque Great Barrier Island. Surrounded by an olive grove and native forest, the luxury lodge offers panoramic views over magnificent Tryphena Harbour and the Hauraki Gulf. Great Barrier Island's rugged landscape, breathtaking views and unspoiled white sandy beaches offer a world that can soothe the spirit and challenge the adventurous.
Much of Great Barrier Island, located in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, is a treasured sanctuary for many native plants and wildlife species. The unique location of Earthsong Lodge enables guests interested in ecology to easily explore the habitat of some of New Zealand's rarest and endangered wildlife.
Getting Here …
Flights from Auckland are very scenic and take just 30 minutes. Daily scheduled fixed wing aircraft operate to Claris, Great Barrier Island from Auckland's Air New Zealand Domestic Terminal. Earthsong Lodge can book your flight reservations with the following companies:
Great Barrier Airlines - This airline also has scheduled connections from Auckland's North Shore Airfield, Whangarei and Coromandel Peninsula.
Mountain Air
Earthsong is situated just 15 minutes from the Island's Claris Airport and courtesy transfers are provided to the Lodge.
A helipad facility is located at Earthsong Lodge S36°17.604', E175°29.704', Elevation 266 ft. Helicopter transfers direct to the Earthsong Lodge helipad are provided by:
Helilink from Downtown Auckland
Heletranz from Albany Heliport, Auckland
Heli-Flight Helicopters from Auckland
Charter flights can be arranged to/from anywhere in New Zealand.
Activities
Earthsong Lodge can tailor a variety of adventures to suit guests' personal interests. Much of Great Barrier Island, located in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, is a treasured sanctuary for many native plants and wildlife species. The unique location of Earthsong Lodge enables guests interested in ecology to easily explore the habitat of some of New Zealand's rarest and endangered wildlife. The Island's virgin forests are laced with walking tracks ranging from easy short walks to day tramps suitable for all levels of fitness. You can explore the Barrier at your leisure by four-wheel drive vehicle. Discover secluded natural hot springs or walk hand in hand along the shoreline of romantic white sandy beaches.
Fish the Barrier - Half and Full day trips from Whangaparapara Harbour on “Reef Runner”. A fast, purpose built boat, ideal for sightseeing, fishing, and diving charters.
Explore the Broken Islands, Fitzroy & Abercrombie Harbours. View the Gannet Colony, Copper Mine at Miner’s Head, (site of NZ’s largest civilian maritime disaster), the pristine East Coast and unique Rakitu (Arid) Island.
Skipper, Richard Lintott, has a wide knowledge of the Island’s history and will tailor charters to your specific requirements -- Prices on application.
Helicopter charters can be arranged for you to experience the ultimate in heli-fishing. Head out by helicopter to a remote rockledge above a deepwater dropoff in search of monster Snapper or Kingfish. Heletranz are the pioneers of helifishing and after almost two decades have discovered some great locations and also an understanding of what makes fishermen happy.
Rods, reels, tackle, bait, light refreshments and lunch are included as well as your pilot who is there assisting with gear, bait and fish. He can also be found passing around cups of tea and lunch because when the fishing's hot this is the only way you'll get to eat. Heletranz will work out the best time to go helifishing to coincide with tides, moon and your own calendar of activities .
Heletranz own and operate a 43 foot motor launch, designed to transport you to remote and beautiful locations around the Great Barrier in comfort and safety.
MV Angie is a modern, luxury vessel, capable of getting you to the offshore islands and fishing spots quickly. Her skipper has fifteen years of commercial fishing experience around Great Barrier and the Hauraki Gulf. Everything is available onboard - fishing gear, canoes, diving equipment (by request) and of course, delightful meals and wines of the region.
Glenfern Sanctuary - This guided walk follows a stream, crossing small foot bridges to the head of a valley and the start of the Kauri Tree Track. Here steps and boardwalks wind up through mature virgin forest to a spectacular suspension bridge which takes you into the crown of a 600-year-old kauri tree. Twenty different native species can be identified from the bridge while a good view of the harbour can be seen from the platform built in the crown of the tree. Another part of the walk takes you to Sunset Rock which provides a commanding view down FitzRoy Harbour and over to Mt Hobson. The track winds down through farmland, passing a flocking pond created for the declining population of endangered brown teal ducks. Several other critically endangered wildlife species can be found at Glenfern Sanctuary.
Meet friendly Island personalities and enjoy their hospitality at Great Barrier Island's beautiful 9 Hole golf course, just fifteen minutes from Earthsong Lodge.
With Great Barrier Island Adventure Horse Treks you can enjoy the wide open skies and breathtaking views of beautiful Great Barrier Island on horseback. All levels of experience can be catered for with beach rides, half day trails and full day coast to coast treks. Trek season December to March.
The nearby beaches are ideal for swimming, surfing and snorkeling.
Dining
Elegance and conviviality await you. The evening sunsets are a special time when guests gather to recount their day's adventures over cocktails and canapés. Savour the finest taste sensations of Earthsong's gourmet cuisine which promotes the best of New Zealand's organic and seasonal produce. Award winning New Zealand wines feature in Earthsong's extensive wine cellar.
