Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CAMPING & HUT PASSES
Great Walk Tickets
are required in Whanganui National Park from 1 October to 30 April for the use of huts
(adult/child $32/free) and campsites (adult/child $14/free) between Taumarunui and Pipiriki. Outside the main
season you'll only need a
Backcountry Hut Pass
(adult/child 1 year $122/61, 6 months $92/46), or you can pay
on a night-by-night basis (adult/child $5/free). Passes and tickets can be purchased online
(
www.greatwalks.co.nz
)
, via email (
greatwalks@doc.govt.nz
) or by phone (
0800 694 732); or at DOC offices
in Whakapapa, Taumarunui, Ohakune or Whanganui.
Jetboating
Hold onto your hats - jetboat trips give you the chance to see parts of the river that would
otherwise take you days to paddle through. Jetboats depart from Pipiriki and Whanganui;
four-hour tours start at around $125 per person. The following operators can also provide
transport to the river ends of the Matemateaonga and Mangapurua Tracks.
Bridge to Nowhere Tours
(
JETBOATING, CANOEING
06-385 4622, 0800 480 308;
www.bridgetonowhere.co.nz
)
Canoe trips also available.
Whanganui River Adventures
( 0800 862 743;
www.whanganuiriveradventures.co.nz
; Pipiriki)
Canoe trips and camping at Pipiriki
also available.
JETBOATING, CANOEING
Whanganui Scenic Experience Jet
(
JETBOATING, CANOEING
06-342 5599, 0800 945 335;
www.whanganuiscenicjet.com
)
Canoe trips also available.
Tramping
Bridge to Nowhere Track
The most popular track in Whanganui National Park is the 40-minute walk from
Mangapurua Landing to the Bridge to Nowhere (
Click here
)
, 30km upstream from Pipiriki
by jetboat. Contact jetboat operators for transport (around $100 per person one-way).
TRAMPING
Atene Viewpoint Walk & Atene Skyline Track
At Atene, on the Whanganui River Rd about 22km north of the SH4 junction, you can
tackle the short Atene Viewpoint Walk, about a one-hour ascent. The track travels through
native bush and farmland along a 1959 roadway built by the former Ministry of Works
and Development during investigations for a Whanganui River hydroelectric scheme (a
TRAMPING
