Swain-selected stayKaikoura, New ZealandHapuku Lodge and Tree HousesA distinctive base for a journey designed around you.Selected by our Destination ExpertsExploreThe storyGalleryExperiencesPlan your stayThe stayWhat to know about this stay.Hapuku Lodge and Tree Houses holds four lodge suites, the Olive House suite and five tree houses built 30 feet up in a native kanuka grove, 12 kilometers north of Kaikoura between the Seaward mountains and Mangamaunu Bay. Sleeping among the canopy here, with guided stargazing included for every guest inside a certified Dark Sky Sanctuary, is the reason most people first hear about Hapuku.The farm-to-table, ocean-to-plate restaurant serves daily-caught fish and crayfish alongside beef and lamb from the lodge's own deer stud and olive grove, a genuinely closed-loop kind of dining rare even among New Zealand's better lodges, and whale watching out of nearby Kaikoura rounds out a stay built around a landscape that runs straight from mountains to sea. A closer lookHapuku Lodge and Tree Houses, in detail.View all 24 photosBeyond the stayExperiences nearbyFive tree houses built 30 feet up in a native kanuka grove are the reason most people first hear about Hapuku, and sleeping among the canopy here, with guided stargazing included for every guest inside a certified Dark Sky Sanctuary, delivers on that promise. The farm-to-table, ocean-to-plate restaurant serves daily-caught fish and crayfish alongside beef and lamb from the lodge's own deer stud and olive grove, a genuinely closed-loop kind of dining rare even among New Zealand's better lodges. Whale watching out of nearby Kaikoura rounds out a stay built around a landscape that runs straight from mountains to sea. Plan with SwainAdd Hapuku Lodge and Tree Houses to your journey.Tell us where you want to go and how you like to travel. We will recommend the right route, length of stay, and experiences.Start planning →
