Five Day Freedom Walk on the Queen Charlotte Track

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Introduction

Our 5 Day Freedom Walk allows the independent walker to enjoy walking the whole track, and to have a rest day at Portage Resort Hotel on the fourth day. During your rest day you may like to take a guided sea kayak trip, or hire a sea kayak and explore the Kenepuru Sound from our base at Portage Adventure Centre. Alternatively you could hire a mountain bike, go fishing, or even take a wine tour in the Marlborough wineries, before walking to Anakiwa on the last day.

Highlights of the track include stunning coastal views and continually changing landscapes as you walk from shoreline to ridgeline and around bays, coves and inlets. At the end of a long day you can relax and unwind in the comfort of hotel-style rooms with en-suite (at Furneaux Lodge, Punga Cove Resort and Portage Resort Hotel). You have the choice of dining in the restaurant or the bar. One of the other wonderful features of this trip is that you don’t have to carry your pack. We can provide you with a light daypack and your luggage will be transported by water transport each day.

The package includes your water transfers (including those wonderful daily luggage transfers) as well as a packed lunch daily - and you can purchase dinner and breakfast at the resorts - twin share en-suite accommodation, an information kit, map and base support.

Non-walking partners can enjoy this holiday also by catching the boat each day.

For those who might like to join a group, or prefer to have the benefit of flora and fauna interpretation as you walk, you may like to consider our guided walk options.