Trek Notes - New Zealand

Mt Aspiring Discovery 3 days


Relax at a stunningly beautiful mountain retreat. This is your chance to avoid the crowded tracks and huts.

Visit our Aspiring Camp which is placed high over the Matukituki Valley. With stunning views of Mount Aspiring, this is the ideal place to explore or to just relax. Cool off in a mountain stream or scale a peak, the choice is yours. Not as demanding as our other treks.

Our Mount Aspiring Discovery  trip offers 2-5 people two fantastic nights at our incomparable high-end Aspiring Camp Site. Situated high over the East Matukituki Valley this camp site has incredible views of Mount Aspiring, Popes Nose and Kitchner Cirque. It is your base to explore this magnificent sub-alpine and alpine wonderland. Day trips include the remote Albert Burn Saddle or the gorgeous Ruth Flat. Experience your first 3 wire bridge as an optional activity. You can hike, jump in a crystal clear stream or just relax.

Our professional guide will ensure your safety as we explore this remote and seldom visited area. Hiking times are kept achievable (5-9 hours hiking a day) to leave time for relaxing photography or side trips. All food and overnight gear is supplied; all you carry is a light day pack.

Evenings are spent at our spectacular campsites. Our camps are our home in the hills and we pride ourselves on luxurious and environmentally aware sites. Sit back while we prepare an outrageously good meal. We supply everything you need to relax and enjoy this alpine paradise.

New Zealand is a truly unique country. Due to its geographic isolation many plants and animals have evolved which exist no where else on earth. The only way to appreciate this biodiversity and get a sense of how glaciation shaped the southern alps is to walk through the densely forested valleys, relax by the crystal clear rivers and endure the trek up to a high alpine pass.

Itinerary

Day 
one 

 We meet with transport and guide at 8:30 a.m. and travel an hour down the magnificent Matukituki Valley, the gateway to Mt Aspiring National Park. After a river crossing, the East Matukituki Track follows the river valley for about three hours before turning and climbing sharply. It usually takes four and a half to five hours to reach the camp.
   
Day two It is your base to explore this magnificent sub-alpine and alpine wonderland. Day trips include the remote Albert Burn Saddle or the gorgeous Ruth Flat. Experience your first 3 wire bridge as an optional activity. You can hike, jump in a crystal clear stream or just relax. 
   
Day three A leisurely breakfast. We then head home with a final river crossing. The van is waiting for the 60 minute ride back to Wanaka. We usually arrive back in Wanaka around 4:30pm. 

 

Access   Walk in, walk out
Guide Ratio  

1 guide : 2 clients minimum or 1:5 maximum
Season   November thru April
Prerequisites   Easy/Moderate Grade. This trip requires a moderate level of fitness. There is some off trail and a good uphill section. The trail is sometimes rough and muddy. Not suitable for children under 12.
Accommodation   Pre-placed high-end camp site
Bonus  

All you need is warm clothes, raincoat and a pair of walking shoes. We supply everything else. All you carry is a light day pack

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