This
walk is for those who can only be away for one night!
We walk in to Anchorage; stay
the night on the Aquapacker
boat with bunk bed accommodation, shower, evening meal and
plenty of opportunity for a pleasant social evening. The following
day we walk on to Bark Bay (or Onetahuti, depending on the
tide) where we catch the water taxi back to the beginning.
Your luggage is carried by water
taxi, so you only carry a day bag. |
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Itinerary
Day 1 (4 hours) Marahau
to Anchorage
Depart Nelson and drive across the Waimea Plains, through Motueka,
arriving at Marahau at the start of the Abel Tasman Track. From the
car park, the track crosses a causeway and passes gradually from dry
bracken ridges to an area of beautifully bushed gullies and headlands
with ever changing views of the Astrolabe Roadstead and Adele Island.
A small climb and then the track drops down to beautiful Anchorage
Bay where we will be transported to the Aquapacker boat for the night’s
accommodation.
Day 2 (4 hours) Anchorage
to Bark Bay
After breakfast we cross the estuary if it is low tide, or take the
longer bush route if the tide is in. There is a short diversion to
visit the delightful Cleopatra's Pool, and then we return to the main
track. The walk here is mainly in the bush with glimpses of the coast,
eventually dropping down to Bark Bay where we will catch the water
taxi back to the beginning of the track.
Grade: Easy
Price Includes:
• Meeting you in Nelson or Motueka
• Transport to and from the track
• The services of a trained and experienced guide
• Bunk accommodation for singles or private cabin for doubles,
all meals supplied
• Transportation of luggage
• You only carry a day pack
• Souvenir map
• Water taxi trip
Notes:
• The trip may be completed
in reverse if the tides are more favourable.
To help you plan your trip, we offer the following
list of what to pack.
• 1 Pack of suitable size
• 1 Plastic inner pack liner
• 1 Good quality weatherproof jacket
• 1 Pair of tramping boots (lightweight recommended)
• 1 Pair of lightweight sandals or 'Crocs' for evenings and
getting on boats
• 1 Pair trousers or sweat pants for evenings
• Spare underwear
• 1 Hiking shorts (non denim)
• 1 Woollen jersey or polarfleece
• Spare socks
• 1 Warm hat in winter
• 1 Cool hat in summer
• Swimwear
• 1 Toilet gear and towel
• 1 Sunblock
• 1 Sandfly lotion
• 1 One Litre drink bottle
• 1 Camera
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