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GUIDED WALKS BROCHURE Copy COME & ENJOY A PIECE OF OUR PARADISE MORE WILDERNESS... Te Waewae Bay below the Hump Ridge lookout Guided Walks Blowholes Beach, day three • Kick your shoes off – feel the gorgeous golden sand beaches • Appreciate one of only two beautiful bays in the world the rare Hector’s dolphin calls home • Wander through marine terraces with pristine beech and podocarp forests – ancient, delicate and unspoiled • Photograph or just admire the many stunning alpine backdrops and settings • Treasure the moonscapes of tors and tarns on ‘top of the world’ • Soak up the sunrises, sunsets and magnificent scenery • Explore historic relics and cross unique viaducts, imagining the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track Office hard work undertaken years ago Telephone: 0064 3 226 6739 - Fax: 0064 3 226 6074 Freephone: (New Zealand Only) • Relax in our lodge 0800 HUMP RIDGE (0800 486 774) facilities – you will have a Email: [email protected] private room with super Website: www.humpridgetrack.co.nz king or twin single beds Winner of Southland’s Southern Fiordland, New Zealand Environment award ...LESS PEOPLE Cnr North Rd & Price St Waikiwi Invercargill 9810 Private Bag 90116 Invercargill 9840 0kaka Lodge New Zealand Phone 03 211 5115 www.humpridgetrack.co.nz www.backcountrycuisine.co.nzFax 03 211 5252 Tollfree (Southland only) 0800 76 88 45 Email [email protected] YOUR JOURNEY AWAITS LET US SHOW YOU A BRIEF ITINERARY THE WAY The Tuatapere Hump Pre-Tramp – Your adventure begins with drinks and nibbles at our Ridge Track winds 53 office, where you learn about the track and get to know your guide kilometers across before checking into your accommodation. some of New Zealands wildest Day 1 – A short helicopter ride over Te Waewae Bay leaves you at land, leading walkers the start of your walk. You will climb up to the top of the Hump through the pristine Ridge and when you arrive at Okaka, our lodge ‘on top of the world’ Fiordland National all you will have to do is unwind, admiring the views and of course, Park, over private take a hot shower. You will feel at home with our lodge manager‘s and Maori land, until local cuisine and hospitality. it meets with our southern ocean. You are amongst many tors and tarns walking along Day 2 – After breakfast you wander down the Hump Ridge, along our 0kaka loop track at the top of the Hump Ridge the tram line and over the mighty wooden viaducts to the historic Port Craig village. Our guide will share many stories from the days when Port Craig was a bustling sawmill town in the 1920’s, if you One of the many things that makes the Tuatapere Hump Ridge are interested in the history and relics that surround Port Craig, Track so special is its diversity. Due to our location and the chosen Choose our guided package of three nights and three days, including choose to take the interpretive trail or just meander down to the terrain, you will experience the many natural transformations of our private super king or twin rooms and all meals. Small groups – a beach and spy our resident Hector’s dolphins who live at the old native rainforest, wander along the impressive Hump Ridge taking maximum of 10 people. wharf poles in the surf. Awaiting you at the lodge, our friendly lodge in its expansive 360 degree panoramic views, learn some of the manager will welcome you to your room and you can once again history behind the record breaking viaducts you walk over and You can take pleasure in walking at your own preferred pace. We will enjoy their hospitality while taking in your new coastal backdrop. marvel at our untamed, golden sand beaches. fly your pack to the lodges, so all you need to carry is a small day pack (for your packed lunch). Day 3 – To complete the track, you will first walk out under forest We are very proud of this challenging experience we can offer you. canopy, then along our beautiful beaches – one named Blowholes From our friendly kiwi hosts and our specially built remote lodges, to You will absorb our local guides extensive knowledge and anecdotes because of the ring of rocks the waves blow up through as they our fine NZ food and wine and the beautiful places we offer for you of surrounding rainforests, birdlife, geology and local history. come to shore – a spectacular finish to a fantastic trip! to explore. We are confident it will be one of those treasured memories which make you smile when you are telling friends and family of your adventures. You can not drive to see our rare, historic viaducts – but our walking track takes you over them, as the steam engines once did. You can not drive to our panoramic lookout on top of the Hump Ridge – but you can climb the ridge and marvel that ‘it was worth it’ when you see where you came from. View of world renowned Waitutu Terraces from the Hump Ridge You can not drive to our lodges – but they are a welcome luxury Please refer to our website for full details after your days walk through our beautiful piece of Southern Fiordland. Percy Burn Viaduct Blowholes Beach www.humpridgetrack.co.nz.
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