1 Day Guided Walk

Things To Know

• Itinerary

  We collect you from your Picton accommodation this morning. Meet your Wilderness Guide and board the water taxi, journeying from Picton to Ship Cove through the beautiful bays and coves of Queen Charlotte Sound to Ship Cove (approx. one hour). This fascinating and remote historic and scenic reserve was visited by Captain Cook several times in the 1770s as well as being a significant historical site of early Maori occupation.

  Your guided walk along the Queen Charlotte Track begins at Ship Cove and ends at Endeavour Inlet. Bush is mainly a mixture of stunning podocarp and beech forest with punga ferns and other New Zealand native foliage. This day is regarded as the premier section of the Queen Charlotte Track.

  Many beautiful views are to be had across the Queen Charlotte Sound. Your informative local guide will talk about the European and Maori history of the area as well as provide detailed information on the birds and plants you encounter along the way.

  We will supply a freshly packed lunch and you can enjoy a cup of plunger coffee or tea along the trail while taking in the views of the beautiful Marlborough Sounds.

  At the end of the walk, take the opportunity to purchase a cold drink or warm beverage at the historic Furneaux Lodge while you await collection by water taxi. A great way to toast a fantastic day out walking the Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds.

  Return to Picton late afternoon.

• Track Section & Distances

  Day	Distance	Time
  1	17km (11.3 miles)	6 hrs

• Departure Dates

  Departs daily; on demand.

• Declaration

  WILDERNESS GUIDES

  Safety Terms & Customer Declaration – Walking Tour

  In any adventure activity, there is an element of risk involved. Risks in undertaking this activity include hypothermia, heat exhaustion, physical injury caused by environment i.e. rock falls and physical injury caused by oneself such as tripping over tree roots.

  The staff and management of Wilderness Guides take all practicable steps to identify and minimise potential dangers. However, you must follow our instructions (and use any safety equipment provided) at all times. Adults accompanying any person under the age of 18 must ensure that the underage person follows our instructions at all times.

  By ticking the declaration box when you book, the Customer named above releases and indemnifies Marlborough Tour Company Ltd (trading as Wilderness Guides) and our staff against any liability we incur to anyone else, resulting from your failure to follow our instructions or the failure of any person accompanying you under the age of 18 to follow our instructions.

   

  We reserve the right to withdraw any person who in our opinion is likely to endanger themselves or others. We also reserve the right to cancel the walking tour if we become concerned for any reason for your safety or that of any other person.

   

  WARNING:  Under New Zealand law, it is extremely unlikely that you will be able to sue anyone if you are injured. In addition, New Zealand’s accident compensation scheme provides only limited assistance to visitors to New Zealand who are injured. We strongly recommend that all visitors to New Zealand have full insurance covering any injury they might suffer, including medical treatment cover, before undertaking this activity.

   

  EXCLUSIONS:  To the full extent permitted by law, all our liability for damage to your property, disruption to travel plans, or mental injury is excluded. This exclusion is subject to any rights or remedies you may have under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.

   

  Please list on this form any medical conditions or other information we need to know to include you safely in this activity. For example, asthma, allergies, heart conditions, epilepsy or pregnancy. You are entitled to access any information we hold about you or to request its correction at any time.