A carbon-friendly stay in the heart of brown trout country.

Owen River Lodge sits in the heart of brown trout country, but also offers a good base if you’re wanting to explore the local area. With two national parks and one of the country’s most spectacular rivers nearby you can have the best of New Zealand’s wilderness areas right at your doorstep.  

The Nelson Lakes National Park to the east is home to two beautiful alpine lakes - Rotoiti and Rotoroa. The surrounding peaks and ranges provide plenty of good hiking, some of it quite challenging if you’re up for it. To the west the Kahurangi National Park encompasses a vast wilderness area that heads north to Golden Bay and west to the Tasman Sea coast. Once again the options to explore this area are diverse. Both areas are best experienced with guides if you want to enjoy the best they have to offer, and keep it safe.

Owen River Lodge is also a carbon-positive lodge, taking big, meaningful steps to care for the environment and local ecology, and their staff and the local community. This boutique lodge is small and intimate, with a maximum of 12 guests at any one time. Accommodation is in six beautifully appointed garden cottages, each with a view of the Owen River valley and nearby granite escarpments of the Kahurangi National Park. This is big country.

 
 
 
 

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The Accommodation

  • six double/twin cottages in the garden, each opening onto a sunny deck

  • cottages are fitted with native timber flooring, neutral colours and big comfy armchairs

  • top of the range king-size beds (all rooms can be king or 2 king singles) and crisp white bedding

  • ensuite bathrooms are also of native timbers and are well-sized

  • tea/coffee making area, fridge and home baking in each cottage

  • very quiet surroundings and rooms are screened for the sandflies

The Main Lodge

  • large central lounge/dining area with an open kitchen

  • big shared dining table overlooking the river for those wonderful table d’hote dinners and early breakfasts

  • excellent wine selection

  • quiet evening bar/TV/internet room away from the main dining/lounge area

  • hot tub and massage room in the garden

  • deck platform down by the river for evening cocktails or a quiet coffee

  • large organic vege garden providing much of the lodge’s fresh produce

  • the lodge has the highest environmental sustainability rating available in NZ

The Rates

  • Includes accommodation in a luxury guest cottage suite, all meals including: pre-dinner canapés , a 3-course dinner, cooked English or Continental breakfast, picnic lunch, NZ house wine & beer, Wi-Fi and the use of all lodge facilities including fly fishing equipment

  • A 3-night / 2-day guided fly fishing package starts from NZD$3,280 per person (twin share), low season rates

  • Cottage Suite accommodation only starts from NZD$775 per person per night (twin share), low season

  • minimum 3 night stay policy

The Activities

  • close to the massive Kahurangi National Park and the Nelson Lakes National Park, with some quite demanding hiking and mountain trails close by

  • the area is known as the white water capital of New Zealand with serious kayaking and white water rafting on local rivers

  • the New Zealand Kayak School is 15 minutes down the road and offers courses throughout the summer months

  • a short drive to two alpine lakes - Lake Rotoiti and Lake Rotoroa - both offer shorter or multi-day hikes and a chance to experience the alpine country of the South Island

  • there is access to 23 rivers within a 60 minute drive; also good lake fishing as close as 20 minutes drive

  • top fishing guides available (max of 2 people with each guide) and fishing is mainly sighted fishing for brown trout in crystal clear water

  • there's a well stocked tackle room with superior Simms wet gear, waders and boots, Sage rods and reels, and Lamson reels

  • guided fishing from NZD$955 per day for 1 -2 people

 
 

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