Sounds Paddle & Walk
This all-encompassing Marlborough Sounds package incorporates the best the Marlborough Sounds has to offer in four days. You will have the opportunity to enjoy two days of gentle sea kayaking, two days of easy walking and an eco-tour and dolphin watching, all with the security and comfort of a guide, comfortable accommodation and delicious food.
This trip is run in conjunction with the 4 Day Guided Walk on the Queen Charlotte Track. 4 Day Paddle & Walk clients join these groups for the first two days and then sea kayak for the last two days.
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- Guide
- Eco-tour of Motuara Island
- Twin share en-suite hotel accommodation in luxury rooms
- All meals from lunch on day 1 to day 4
- All kayak equipment (Paddle & Walk option)
- All water transfers including daily luggage
- QCTLC Fee
- Post trip function
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Please contact us or complete our online enquiry form to receive further information on this tour or to check availability on your preferred date of travel.
This trip is ideal for any age group as the itinerary for both sea-kayaking and walking is not too strenuous. It gives you an ideal opportunity to enjoy the best of the Sounds - by water and land. We provide guides, all food and accommodation water transfers, sea kayaking equipment and portage of luggage.
YOUR TOUR ITINERARY
...begins with a 8.15 am meeting at our Picton based office and a dolphin watching experience and eco-tour of Motuara Island. Motuara Island is home to some of NZ’s endangered bird species such as the South Island Robin, South Island Saddleback and Brown Spotted Kiwi. From Motuara Island, Dolphin Watch Marlborough will transfer you to Ship Cove and the start of the Queen Charlotte Track. Today you will be walking to Furneaux Lodge – a 5 hour walk on the track, through some of NZ’s beautiful native bush and stunning views.
A gentle walk today around the foreshore of Endeavour Inlet from Furneaux Lodge to Punga Cove Resort. You will have time to take a side track up to the Furneaux Waterfall, through some spectacular virgin native bush. Birdsong dominates the day today as you walk around the Inlet.
A water taxi will collect you from your accommodation and transport you to Torea Bay – a 30 minute boat ride back towards Picton. Here your sea kayaks will be awaiting and your guide. (depending on numbers, you may have a different walk guide to sea kayak guide). Our sea-kayaks are large and stable and easy to paddle. Ideally you will be travelling in double kayaks so you can take turns to enjoy the view as you glide past! After a safety briefing and familiarisation with your sea kayak, you will paddle out of Torea Bay and spend the day exploring the many bays, coves and inlets of the Queen Charlotte Sound. At the end of the day you transfer over the hill to Portage Hotel. Here you will be able to catch up with the rest of your group who may have been walking from Punga Cove to Portage Hotel.
Your final day of fun and relaxation in the Marlborough Sounds. By now you will be feeling confident and comfortable in your sea kayak and ready for another day of tranquil paddling. Paddling out of Torea Bay the day will be spent exploring the Grove Arm, a particularly beautiful part of the Queen Charlotte Sound. You will paddle back to Picton, arriving at around 4.30pm.
2012 |
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER |
1st, 8th, 15th, 23rd, 30st 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th 3rd, 10th, 17th, 27th |
2013 |
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL |
3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 2nd, 8th, 15th, 22nd |
Please contact us or complete our online enquiry form to receive further information on this tour or to check availability on your preferred date of travel.
