27 November, 2025
27 December, 2025
5, 15, 29 January, 2026
4, 12, 17 February, 2026
5, 18 March, 2026
Period 1 Jul 2025
- 30 Jun 2026
Adult, per person (1 guide:4 hikers) NZD $1,890.00
Adult, per person (1 guide:3 hikers) NZD $1,950.00
Adult, per person (1 guide:2 hikers) NZD $2,750.00
Adult, (1 guide:1 hiker) NZD $4,750.00
Book one of our scheduled group departure dates or request a private departure. If the advertised dates don't work for you, request a date that works for you and us, and we’ll advertise it for others to join as a group trip. If a scheduled group trip doesn’t reach the minimum number of guests, you’ll have the option to pay an additional fee to guarantee it goes ahead. This gives you flexibility and peace of mind, ensuring your adventure happens as planned.
You have an hour journey to Makarora before you hike starts.
There are no additional costs for this trip, however, if the group are required to stay longer due to adverse weather conditions, additional charges will be made to cover costs. Currently the cost is $500 per party per day + $100 per person per day.
Grade: D
To enjoy this experience, you need to be:
You need to be fit and have good balance. The prepared track is rough and sometimes wet. Sometimes the footing is unstable. Hikers need to be good on their feet and be comfortable on rough or slippery ground. Hikers should be able to maintain a slow but steady pace up hill for an hour between rest stops. There is plenty of time to rest, swim, and take photos.
You will stay in serviced Department of Conservation huts during your trip.
Please bring all your equipment to the scheduled pre-trip meeting.
Summer weather is usually quite warm however, you will be in a remote alpine location and winter type conditions can happen any time of year in New Zealand. Required clothing can vary somewhat according to the time of year or the current weather.
While parts of your trip are hut based, some huts can’t be reserved and in some cases clients should expect to camp during peak times of the season. You will need to carry your own personal gear as well as some group fresh food. Many people prefer to use their own sleeping bag, pad and backpack. We recommend an inflatable sleeping mat, 50+ litre backpack and 2 season sleeping bag graded to 0° C (and liner). Lighter is OK for mid-summer. On most days there are unavoidable river and stream crossings, so it is likely your boots will get wet and stay wet.
OPTIONAL - Personal preference Items
We put a lot of work into supplying you with wholesome meals with a variety of healthy and tasty ingredients and snacks catering to common preferences.
Where possible, we provide fresh vegetables and real coffee. However, there will always be limitations when cooking in an alpine or wilderness environment. Meals like salads are limited or not possible to provide. Some trips are not recommended for people with very restrictive or complex dietary requirements. If you do have a restrictive eating regime we ask that you disclose this to us at the time of booking and we may ask you to provide us with an advance copy of what you would typically eat on a wilderness trip and the team will shop and cook accordingly.
Guides are hand-picked, qualified to international standards, and there with you from your first day. You’re paired with people that live and breathe guiding.
Weather can be temperamental in our mountains and can impact on trips and planned itineraries and routes. If weather events require the guides to alter the original trip itinerary, every effort will be made to ensure the trip can be enjoyed as planned, and find another amazing alternative where weather is more favourable.
If the trip cannot proceed, some costs that were not incurred may be refunded, such as a heli transfer, however other costs that are absorbed in planning and booking will not be refunded, such as guide costs. The guides may refund up to 50% off trips that do not proceed at all, or offer a credit on future trips. Any cancelled trips are assessed individually for refund options.
If the group are required to stay longer due to adverse weather conditions, additional charges will be made to cover costs. Currently the cost is $500 per party per day + $100 per person per day.
Book one of our scheduled group departure dates or request a private departure. If there are no departures advertised, or the advertised dates don't work for you, request a date that works for you and us, and we’ll advertise it for others to join as a group trip. If a scheduled group trip doesn’t reach the minimum number of guests, you’ll have the option to pay an additional fee to guarantee it goes ahead. This gives you flexibility and peace of mind, ensuring your adventure happens as planned.
Payment:
For bookings made four or more months prior to the departure date, a deposit of NZD$1000 per person is required, with the remainder due 95 days before your trip. For bookings made within four months of the departure date, full payment is required at the time of booking.
Cancellations:
We strongly recommend that all our clients have travel insurance.
