Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
0272 221 872, 0800 128 735;
www.theheaphybus.co.nz
)
offers a round-trip shuttle service: drop off and
pick up from Kohaihai ($110), and other on-demand local track transport.
Heaphy Track Help
( 03-525 9576;
www.heaphytrackhelp.co.nz
)
offers car relocations ($200 to $300, depending on
the direction and time), food drops, shuttles and advice.
The Kohaihai trailhead is 15km from the small town of Karamea.
Karamea Express
(
03-782 6757;
info@karamea-express.co.nz
)
departs from the shelter at 1pm and 2pm for Karamea
from October to the end of April ($15).
Flights between Karamea and Takaka are offered by
Adventure Flights Golden Bay
( 03-525
6167, 0800 150 338;
www.adventureflightsgoldenbay.co.nz
; Takaka Airfield)
, from $185 per person (up to
four people);
Golden Bay Air
(
0800 588 885;
www.goldenbayair.co.nz
)
from $169 per person; and
03-782 6111;
www.karameahelicharter.co.nz
)
, which will take up to three
Helicopter Charter Karamea
(
people for $750.
Tours
Bush & Beyond
( 03-528 9054;
www.bushandbeyond.co.nz
)
Offers various tramping trips, ranging from Mt Ar-
thur or Cobb Valley day walks ($220) through to a guided six-day Heaphy Track package
($1749).
GUIDED HIKE
Kahurangi Guided Walks
( 03-525 7177;
www.kahurangiwalks.co.nz
)
Small-group adventures such as five-day Heaphy
tramps ($1500) and various one-day trips, including Abel Tasman and the Cobb (from
$170).
GUIDED HIKE
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Nelson Lakes National Park
Nelson Lakes National Park surrounds two lakes - Rotoiti and Rotoroa - fringed by
sweet-smelling beech forest with a backdrop of greywacke mountains. Located at the
northern end of the Southern Alps, and with a dramatic glacier-carved landscape, it's an
awe-inspiring place to get up on high.
