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Treetops Lodge’s Winter Escape packages offer hugely discounted rates, available until October 31. Choose from a Fireside Love Menu, Twonight Luxury Wilderness Adventure, Family Wilderness Adventures, or the Ultimate Hobbiton & Treetops Middle Earth Adventure.

Plus, in October, the lodge is holding a Health and Wellbeing Retreat weekend hosted by Jason Shon Bennett, who is a renowned health researcher, coach, and author, along with his wife Tracey, a passionate wholefood chef. The retreat includes meditation, yoga, cooking and health seminars, two nights at the lodge, gourmet plant-based meals and a luxury goody bag. For more information, see treetops.co.nz