New Zealand Travel's Top 10 Adventures Whatever your interest in walking / hiking / 'tramping' / cycling / rafting and/or any adventure exploring
throughout New Zealand, New Zealand Travel can include any of these adventures in your entire trip.
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Hollyford Track 'a beautiful valley - a special journey'. Journey over 3 Days into the dramatic Hollyford Valley and enter a world that has remained largely unchanged
for thousands of years. It is New Zealand wilderness at its most primal and inspiring. It is a Walk from the heart of New Zealand, the Southern Alps, to its western boundary, the Tasman Sea.
In this 3 day / 2 night, all inclusive, guided multi day hiking adventure you will transect the Hollyford Valley by foot, jet boat and finally helicopter into Milford Sound. A maximum number of 16 people in your group delivers a more personal experience. Along the way your expert and passionate guide will bring to life the diversity of landscapes, vegetation and wildlife, as well as the captivating stories of the original Maori and early pioneering families. You’ll enjoy first rate cuisine prepared and served by our friendly lodge hosts, while relaxing in our well-appointed and comfortable private lodges. An Easy Pace - Small Groups - Expert Guides - Warm, Welcoming Lodges - Fine Cuisine. |
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Abel Tasman National Park Located in the far north-west of the South Island (transfers available from Nelson), Wilsons Abel Tasman National Park operates year round providing the adventure tourist
with many opportunities to visit the area. Your trip can be as relaxing or adventurous as you wish. Choose any combination: spend 3 or 5 days walking the well-graded, tree-lined coastal track,
sea kayak the spectacular granite coast or simply relax on the long, golden-sand beaches with native forest fringing azure waters.
Groups are small and suitable for all ages and abilities. There are many activities to choose from, including sea kayaking, long or short walks, or cruising the Abel Tasman.
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Queen Charlotte Track Located on the East Coast tip of the South Island (near the Ferry terminus in Picton), this 71km track stretches between
Queen Charlotte and Kenepuru Sound in the Marlborough Sounds. Normally walked in 4 days, the track is an exploration of this magnificent maze of sunken waterways
as it wends its way around shorelines, up to ridge lines and through sub-tropical rainforest. Choose between 4 or 5 Day Guided or Freedom Walks.
Add a Day of Kayaking to complete this experience.
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Tongariro Crossing Adrift Outdoor Guided Adventure specialises in guided adventures through the Whanganui and Tongariro National Parks.
Based at National Park Village, they offer a personal and professional service and can tailor their guided
adventures to suit individual needs. Adrift has vast experience in working with people of all ages and
abilities and provide adventures for school groups, team building groups, families, and individuals. Adrift
provides qualified, experienced and personable guides whose sole purpose is to ensure a safe, enjoyable and memorable adventure.
This 19km trek is New Zealand’s best one day walk. The track leads up to the saddle between Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Tongariro. The landscape on Tongariro is peppered with the different coloured and shaped craters that have been active at different periods, scoured volcanic rocks, mountain springs, and brightly coloured emerald lakes. |
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Hump Ridge Track Experience stunning beach, forest and mountain views on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track.
The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track is a 62km, 3 day loop walk that takes trampers along the south coast of New Zealand, up to the sub-alpine zone of the Hump Ridge,
and over historic viaducts (bridges) in the heart of native forest.
The highlight is the loop track at the top of the Hump Ridge range which winds around soaring limestone Tors and offers panoramic views of south-west Fiordland, the Southern Ocean, and Stewart Island.
The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track is a private walk, operated by a community based Charitable Trust. Prior booking is essential.
The track can be walked independently or with a guide
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Cycle Otago Central Rail Trail The Otago Central Rail Trail stretches 150 kms between Clyde to Middlemarch. New Zealand Travel partners with a number of operators to create 3-4 day cycling packages suitable for all ages and all types of riders [experienced tour riders to inexperienced city folk].
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Adventure South From more gentle walks in Milford Sound to the toughest guided walk in NZ, our walks offer pure off-the-beaten
track opportunities as well as some of the best sections of a few of the more famous walking trails. Since 1992, Adventure South NZ has operated an exciting range of guided cycling, hiking and multi-activity holidays right across New Zealand to suit all levels of fitness. We are part of the World Expeditions Travel Group
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Tuatara Tours Tuatara Tours operates guided Walking & Cycling adventure tours.Tuatara Tours is an experienced and innovative walking and cycling adventure company, especially in the South Island of NZ. The vision at Tuatara Tours is to encourage as many people as possible to be involved in fun, adventure and the outdoors. |
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Kaikoura Wilderness Walks A unique private walking track 50 mins north of Kaikoura on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island. 2-3 day Private Guided Walk through internationally renowned Puki Peaks Nature Reserve, on the highest privately owned land in New Zealand. Stay at Shearwater Lodge (6 rooms only), nestled at the bush edge in a spectacular alpine valley at 1000m. |
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Ruggedy Range Wilderness Experience Wilderness adventures on Stewart Island for discerning travellers with natural history and birding highlights. Guided Nature Walks, Bird Watching, Ulva Island Nature Sanctuary, Sea Kayaking. Our focus is local and New Zealand natural and cultural history, opportunities to view kiwi and rare and threatened native birds and plants in the wild. We welcome you to come and enjoy this special part of New Zealand, and share the beauty of the place we call home.
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Landsborough River Rafting It's more than just a rafting trip. The Landsborough River is unique, running 60kms parallel to New Zealand’s Southern Alps before meeting the sea at Haast in South Westland - a World Heritage Area. Its upper reaches are protected wilderness and provide spectacular glaciers, bush, river and mountain scenery. Over 3 days, paddling and camping your way down the magnificent Landsborough Valley, you will glide past 10,000 ft mountains, hanging glaciers and through dense rainforests. A perfect mix of tranquility and pure adventure. Perfect for those looking to combine a rafting adventure before or after one of the other great adventures. Departures every Friday from Nov-Apr.
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Milford Track Perhaps the most famous walk in the world, enjoyed by all who participate. The Milford Track Guided Walk operates from November through April, and is extremely popular from Dec-Mar (it is the busiest of all New Zealand's Great Tracks with up to 50 persons on each walk). Early bookings are recommended to avoid disappointment.You can also walk the Milford unguided and New Zealand Travel can put together your entire walk including transport, hut accommodation and equipment. |
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