Famous Routeburn Track Full Day Guided Walk

Name: Famous Routeburn Track Full Day Guided Walk
Brand: Famous Routeburn Track Full Day Guided Walk
SKU: 19296

Hotel Pick up included

from US$ 0.00 /Person

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Activity Schedule

When does it run?
Daily
Duration
9 hours
Start time
Pick up starts approx 0800h (08:00am)
Duration: 9 hours
Meeting Point
Your hotel in Queenstown
(Please mention your hotel details at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, please contact the local activity operator 24 hours prior to the start of the tour with these details.)
Ending Point
Your hotel in Queenstown

Key Highlights

National Geographic Adventure has named the Routeburn Track as one of the top 11 trails in the world
The Routeburn Track is highly recommended by travellers on TripAdvisor
Fabulous views and photo opportunities
Perfect for bird-watchers and anyone who loves nature and the outdoors
Local guide to lead the walk and point out features of interest
Kiwi-style picnic lunch and snacks included

Overview

Spend a day walking one of the world’s finest mountain trails – the magnificent Routeburn Track in Mount Aspiring National Park.

Climb gradually through ancient beech forests draped with mosses and carpeted with ferns, finding new enchantment around each corner. Trace the rushing Routeburn River as it thunders through the rocky gorge it has carved over millennia.

Leaving the forest behind, enjoy a Kiwi-style picnic on the grassy Routeburn Flats with sky-scraping mountain peaks all around you. Admire the jaw-dropping panoramas before returning through the forest along ancient Maori trails.

If you love walking, mountain scenery and wildlife then this is the ideal day out!

Itinerary

The Famous Routeburn Track Full Day Guided Walk takes you through one of the world’s most spectacular wilderness areas.

At the start of the day, you will be collected from your Queenstown hotel. To reach the starting point in the Routeburn Valley you will drive northwest along Lake Wakatipu. As you travel, your guide will introduce you to the history and landscape of the area. Along the way you will catch superb views of snow-capped mountains, rolling alpine meadows and tussock grasslands.

The first part of the Routeburn Track takes you through towering ancient beech trees carpeted with mosses and ferns, a landscape that has changed little in 130 million years. You will skirt the roaring Routeburn River and continue to the edge of the wood.

Emerging from the forest you will be greeted by the rich grassland of Routeburn Flats, overlooked on all sides by soaring mountains,

At the Flats you will enjoy a delicious picnic lunch and then turn and enjoy the valley in reverse, following old Maori trails and looking out for native and migratory birds in the forests.

Due to the nature of the terrain, altitude and alpine conditions, the duration of this walk is flexible and dependent on fitness levels.

At the end of the day you will be dropped back at your hotel in Queenstown.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Transportation in a comfortable vehicle (size of vehicle depends on number of passengers)
English-speaking local guide
Picnic lunch and snacks included (including tea / coffee, cookies, sandwich and fruit)

Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.