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minutes). Hire bikes and obtain cycle-track maps from Outside Sports ( Click here ) or Te
Anau Bike Hire OFFLINE MAP

(7 Mokonui St; mountain bikes per hour/day

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from $12/30; from 10am Sep-Apr) .
Day tramps in the national park are readily accessible from Te Anau. Kepler Water
Taxi ( 03-249 8364; [e-mail] ; 1-way/return $25/50) will scoot you over to
Brod Bay from where you can walk to Mt Luxmore (seven to eight hours) or back along
the Lakeside Track to Te Anau (two to three hours). During summer, Trips & Tramps (
0800 305 807, 03-249 7081; www.tripsandtramps.com ; Oct-Apr) offers small-group,
guided hikes on the Kepler and Routeburn, amongst other tracks. Real Journeys ( Click
here ) runs guided day hikes (adult/child $195/127, November to mid-April) along an
11km stretch of the Milford Track. A number of day walks can also be completed by
linking with regular bus services run by Tracknet ( 0800 483 262; www.tracknet.net ) .
For self-guided adventures, pick up DOC's Fiordland National Park Day Walks bro-
chure ($2) from Te Anau i-SITE or Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre or download
it at www.doc.govt.nz .

Sleeping
Accommodation can get booked out in the peak season (December to February). Book
early if possible.

Bob & Maxines HOSTEL $
( 03-249 7429; [e-mail]; 20 Paton Pl, off Oraka St; dm $33, d $86-100; )
Only 2.5km out of town, off the Te Anau-Milford Hwy, this relaxed and modern hostel
gets rave reviews for the big mountain vistas from the communal lounge. Warm up be-
side the woodburner, cook up a storm in the well-equipped kitchen, or just chill out. Free
bikes and wi-fi.

Rosie's Backpacker & Homestay HOSTEL $
( 03-249 8431; www.rosiesbackpackers.co.nz ; 23 Tom Plato Dr; dm/d $33/78; closed Jun-Jul;
) You're immediately made to feel part of the family in this smart and intimate
homestay, a short walk north of the town centre.

Te Anau YHA Hostel HOSTEL $
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