Great Exploration in Great Places
New Zealands Southern Wilderness
Southern Wilderness is passionate about wilderness journeys, gourmet food, and great experiences. Our fantastic guides bring your adventure to life. The Heaphy Track and The Nelson Lakes are our favourite playgrounds and we have been taking guests on guided hikes through these areas for a long time.
Our guided hikes are quality and authentic New Zealand wilderness experiences with an emphasis on your enjoyment of your experience. Depending on what you want out of your hike; the guides are all well trained and cater for questions and information on, conservation, local history and culture as well as New Zealand native flora and fauna. Of course it is your holiday, so you get to set the parameters of what you want to get out of the trip.
The Heaphy Track is one of the most diverse walks in New Zealand, and our guides are filled with stories, anecdotes and fun facts that help bring the Heaphy Track to life.
The Nelson Lakes is a virtually untouched wonderland, towering mountains and vast valleys provide an amazing backdrop for your personal adventure. The Nelson Lakes are considered one of New Zealand's hidden gems, why not book on a trip today to find out why?
And if you want something even more challenging, then the Traverse Sabine circuit is for you. 5 days of back country hiking through beech forest and glacial valleys. We hike up and over the Traverse mountain pass at approximately 1800 meters in elevation this pass is the highest point on the hike. If you have a good level of fitness and have experienced multiday hikes before, than The Traverse Sabine circuit is certainly the majestic experience for you.
Contact us directly for more information about any of our walking options or to book on one of our gourmet guided hiking options. You can call toll free in New Zealand on 0800 666 044 or internationally +64 27 528 9979
We have become famous for our Gourmet approach to our trips, we are very proud of our menu and combine each of our guided hikes with fine local food and wine - so much so, Southern Wilderness is well known as the 'Gourmet Guided Walk Company'. We have also created upgrade options for each of our trips. Click here to find out more.
Southern Wilderness has a strong philosophy on harbouring a healthy and fun team environment, and everyone at Southern Wilderness is focused on creating and maintaining a world class Guiding Company. Why not meet the team and read more about what makes us passionate about hiking in New Zealand
Here at Southern Wilderness we look forward to sharing the Heaphy Track or Nelson Lakes with you soon . . .
