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Hiking New Zealand takes people hiking or trekking New Zealand
style (we call it tramping), to secret places, well off the
beaten tourist track. Our tours suit the active traveller with
an interest in nature, and our guides are chosen for their outdoor
skills and natural history backgrounds. If you are fit and active,
and want to hike into true wilderness, with informative, fun
guides, then our Hiking Tours are the best options available
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Start: Queenstown
Visitors Centre 8.00am
Finish: Christchurch 7.00 pm
Length: 10 days
Grade: Medium
Price: $NZ970 +$20/day kitty
Highlights: Hike into the rugged mountains of Fiordland
NP to beautiful alpine lakes with stunning mountain views. Kayak
beneath massive sea cliffs in Milford Sound while watching out
for basking seals and leaping dolphins.
Explore the spectacular Catlins coast, with beautiful beaches,
luxuriant rain forest, fossilized trees, and rare species of
sea lions, dolphins and penguins.
Hike up the rocky slopes of the Ohau range and look down on
turquiose glacial lakes. Gaze in awe at the contorted forms
of glaciers and the snow capped peaks of Mt Cook.
Explore the remarkable volcanic topography of Mt Somers with
its waterfalls and narrow canyons.
Day 1: Drive to Fiordland NP and hike up a granite-walled
valley to Black Lake or Gertrude Saddle.
5 hours hiking
Day 2: Kayak ($65) on Milford Sound, or take a scenic
boat trip. Drive to Lake Monowai camp site. 4 hours kayakingDay
3: Hike along the Hunter Range above the bushline and descend
to camp beside Green Lake. 7 hours hikingDay 4: Hike out through
beech forest and tussock basins, then drive to the beautiful
Catlins coast. 3 hours hikingDay 5: Swim, explore a fossilized
forest, observe dolphins, penguins and sea lions, prepare a
hangi feast. 2 hours hikingDay 6: Drive through Central Otago
to Lake Ohau, hike through beech forest to bushline campsite.
3 hours hikingDay 7: Hike up through lake-filled alpine basins
on to the Ohau Range, then descend to Lake Ohau. 7 hours hikingDay
8: Drive to Mt Cook NP. Hike to Sealy Tarns or Mueller Hut for
views of glaciers and Mt Cook. 5 hours hikingDay 9: Drive to
Mt Somers. Hike up past an historic coal mine to a high-country
hut with bush sauna. 4 hours hikingDay 10: Scramble through
water caves, swim, and hike out down a river canyon. Drive to
Christchurch. 4 hours hiking |
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