When you don’t have time for a multi-day trip, but you’re keen for a Southern Alps trekking experience, our Day Hikes are the perfect option.
From easy-access to remote helicopter landings, well-formed tracks to off-trail tussock and scree, forested canopies to open ridgelines and summits, each track is a special landscape and taste of true New Zealand.
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Day Tour
Every trip will begin at our office in Wanaka, 58 McDougall Street, where you will meet your guide and make introductions before setting off on the day's adventure. From there you will either head to the heli-pad for your flight into the mountains, or your guide will drive directly to the trail head. You'll enjoy a delicious picnic with amazing views somewhere along the trail (or at the summit!), before descending and finishing the day back at our office.
Choose from these four options
Guided Scenic Walk
Grade: Easy or medium options
Experience the breathtaking views Wānaka is known for with our guided day walks. Surround yourself in rugged landscapes, stunning scenery, mountain tops and glaciers in Mount Aspiring National Park. With an expert guide beside you, we'll tailor our scenic walk to your abilities - we'll even pack a delicious picnic lunch to enjoy somewhere off the beaten track.
Inclusions: experienced guide, picnic lunch, transport to and from Wānaka accommodation.
Remote Heli Hike
Grade: Medium or advanced options
Skip straight to the big vistas and glaciated valleys of Wānaka's snow-capped peaks. Let the world make you feel small. Fly then hike along secluded peaks and stunning ridgelines, soaking up epic vistas, glaciated valleys and hidden lakes. With an expert guide by your side, our heli-hiking experience is tailored to your abilities, letting you cut straight to the best parts.
Inclusions: helicopter charter, experienced guide, gourmet lunch, transport to and from Wānaka accommodation.
Heli, Hike, Jet Boat Experience
Grade: Medium
See it all with our ultimate adventure package,
offering stunning views by air, land and boat.
Following a scenic drive from Wānaka to Makarora, take a heli over beautiful rain forests, past hanging glaciers with a scenic alpine landing for photos before arriving into the famous Siberia Valley. From there, you'll walk through the valley to your picnic lunch destination before an exciting jet boat ride down the expansive Wilkin River.
Skip straight to the big vistas and glaciated valleys of Wānaka's snow-capped peaks. Let the world make you feel small. Fly then hike along secluded peaks and stunning ridgelines, soaking up epic vistas, glaciated valleys and hidden lakes. With an expert guide by your side, our heli-hiking experience is tailored to your abilities, letting you cut straight to the best parts.
Inclusions: helicopter charter, 1 alpine landing, jet boat charter, experienced guide, gourmet lunch, transport to and from Wānaka accommodation.
Availability
| Trip Date | Available |
|---|---|
| Get in touch for Summer 2023/24 dates | By enquiry |
Pricing
| Client Ratio | Price |
|---|---|
| Guided Scenic Walk | From $330 per person |
| Remote Heli-Hike | From $1,615 per person |
| Heli, hike, jet boat experience | From $1,990 per person |
What's included
- transport to and from Wanaka accommodation
- experienced guide
- concession fees
- lunch and snacks
Frequently asked questions
Yes, no problem. We have storage for anything you aren't taking on your trip. There's no electricity, internet or phone connection available on any of our trips - so it's best to leave most of your electronic gear with us for the duration of your trip.
Most of our mountaineering ascents are conducted on a 1:1 basis, so no problem there.
For all other group climbing, skiing or trekking trips, we have a 2 person minimum number to operate a trip. If you are travelling on your own, try to organise your itinerary to match up with the dates scheduled for the course or trip listed on our website.
If you can't join a trip on our scheduled dates: then you have two options:
1. Book a private 1:1 trip for any dates you wish or we can book you as a single and we will try to match others to your dates.
2. If we cannot find at least one other person for the dates you want, one month before the start date we will give you a full refund or offer you an alternative trip 1:1 for a fewer number of days.
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We all had fun together and spent some valuable bonding time in the midst of the most beautiful landscape. We would recommend this trip absolutely. It was great for our family because it is a good, safe and a less stressful way of having this wonderf...read more
Susanne and Family, Australia, Upper Wilkin Experience
