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Wilderness Guides NZ Queen Charlotte Track

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Read about us in this article in the latest Walking NZ magazine. A great story of how we got to where we are. (pages 14-15)
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Travel with Wilderness Guides under the NZ Covid Protection Framework.

In the orange light setting the lodges and water taxis on the Queen Charlotte Track are still operating.

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Our Invitation to You...
A new dawn is on the horizon for New Zealand tourism.

Never has there been a better time to appreciate all that we have on our own doorstep. We're excited at the prospect of showing you our backyard.

The Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds is known as the finest and most diverse coastal track in New Zealand.

Located at the top of the South Island, and it is accessible by boat from Picton to its beginning at the scenic and historic reserve of Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound. The Queen Charlotte Track is 72km long and most people walk the track over four days, although there is the ability to do any combination from one to five days.

Gibbons FamilyWilderness Guides has been part of the tourism landscape in the Marlborough Sounds for 22 years this October and we don't plan to be going anywhere, anytime soon. We invite you to explore the Marlborough Sounds and Queen Charlotte Track with us.

Our team looks forward to showing you around.

Juliet & Steve Gibbons
Wilderness Guides Marlborough Sounds

Queen Charlotte Track Walks
Queen Charlotte Track Walks

Queen Charlotte Track

Wilderness Guides offer the most extensive range of guided walking and independent hiking packages to experience the Queen Charlotte Track
Queen Charlotte Sound Sea Kayaking
Sea Kayaking

Sea Kayaking

What makes your sea kayaking experience in the Marlborough Sounds different to other parts of New Zealand? This is where your adventure begins.
Queen Charlotte Track Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking

Mountain Biking

With its wide, benched surface, spectacular views, native bush and, in parts, technical difficulty, the track offers bikers an exhilarating challenge.

The Queen Charlotte Track with Wilderness Guides NZ

The Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds is known as the finest and most diverse coastal track in New Zealand.
It is located at the top of the South Island, near the famous Marlborough wine region, and is accessed by boat from Picton to the beginning at the scenic and historic reserve of Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound.

This is an iconic historic place, one that is steeped in both Maori and European history, and is a place all New Zealanders should visit.

The remote beauty of the
Queen Charlotte Track Awaits

The Marlborough Sounds and the Queen Charlotte Track is the ultimate place to hike, mountain bike and sea kayak with Wilderness Guides as you follow in the footsteps of those gone before. Never has there been a better time to explore!

Juliet, Steve and their team live, work and play in this fantastic region - your guides are local people. Let them show you the Queen Charlotte Track and Marlborough Sounds.

Call us on +64 3 5735432. Freephone (NZ only): 0800 266 266
Freephone (Aus only): 1800 281 827
Or drop us a line at info@wildernessguidesnz.com

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