Booking EnquiryFAQ's
Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary is in the heart of New Zealand’s North Island, near Taupo. By air, Taupo can be reached in an hour from Auckland or 1.5hour from Wellington. By car, the drive from Auckland is 3.5hr or 4.5hr from Wellington.
Google map link here.
Rates until 30th September 2025
NZ registered player $260.
Australian player $295.
International player $345.
Golf cart: $70.
Club hire is $75.
Trundler hire is complimentary.
Rates from 1st October 2025
NZ registered player $290.
Australian player $325.
International player $375.
Golf cart: $80
Club hire is $75.
Trundler hire is complimentary.
The green fee for NZ residents that don’t belong to a NZ golf club is $320 until 30th September 2025.
From 1st October 2025 the green fee for NZ residents that don’t belong to a NZ golf club is $350.
If you are NZ registered you can book online up to two weeks in advance, using your DotGolf membership and going to Golf NZ.
Please provide us with the following in order to request a booking:
– Contact us by email info@wairakeigolf.co.nz or phone +64 7 374 8152.
– A contact name and phone number for the booking
– The number of players
– The date(s) that you wish to play and your approximate preferred tee time(s)
– Whether you will require cart hire, or if you would prefer to walk the course
– We would appreciate it if you could please provide Dotgolf membership numbers, or full names and home clubs, for all players before the day of play. If you are requesting multiple tee times then a draw for the order of play will assist us with checking you all in in a timely manner.
Players and spectators must be dressed in appropriate golf attire, neat and tidy at all times when entering the course:
Men and boys must have a collared shirt or polo-neck that is in good taste and designed for golf, golf dress pants or shorts are required.
Women and girls may wear collarless shirts with or without sleeves. Dresses, skorts, skirts, tailored pants, three quarter pants or tailored shorts are required.
Not permitted for women are straps, halter-tops, tank tops, racer backs and bare midriffs.
Not permitted at all times are: tee shirts, singlets, denim shorts, denim pants, track pants, work boots, jandals.
Golf shoes: metal spikes are not permitted on course
Management reserves the right to deny access if the dress code is not met.
We offer quality hire clubs from Callaway and Titleist. 18 hole club hire: $75. 9 hole club hire: $37.50
Carts are not compulsory. Players may walk, trundlers are complimentary. The majority of players do choose to take carts due to the landscape and distance from green to tee.
We do not offer a caddy service.
Taupo airport is a 20-minute drive from the golf course. Taupo airport has daily flights direct to/from Auckland and Wellington.
We do not have accommodation on the golf course. Wairakei Resort is the closest accommodation to the golf course. Please note we are not associated with Wairakei Resort. Taupo township is only 6km south of Wairakei and offers a variety of accommodation options to suit any budget and preference. This website is very informative Love Taupo
Wairakei Clubhouse Café is fully licensed, serving fresh and delicious food whilst overlooking the beautiful scenery of the golf course.
Peak season – mid-September to mid-May – open 7 days a week from 8am to 3pm.
Off Peak season – mid-May to mid-September – open Wednesday to Sunday from 8am to 3pm.
Click here for our menu.
Your spectator is welcome to accompany you on your round, no charge to walk the course. Cart fee applies if spectators want to ride. Please take note of the dress standard which applies to spectators as well as players on course. For safety reasons the spectator must stay with the player/s on course, it is not safe to wander from the playing group.
We are happy to offer gift vouchers for ‘Goods and Services to the Value of $XXX’ (any dollar denomination) which can be used toward green fees and lessons as well as in the Pro Shop and Clubhouse/Sprig Bar. Vouchers will have an expiry date of 12 months from the date of purchase.
If you would like to purchase a gift voucher, please contact us (email: info@wairakeigolf.co.nz, or phone 073748152) and provide the following:
- Value of voucher requested.
- Name of the recipient(s).
- Your name and contact details.
- Credit or Debit Card details (or request our bank details for a direct credit).
- Preferred form of voucher (physical or emailed digital copy).
- Email or postal address to where we can send the voucher
