Price:
Adults: $1,500pp
Stay at Beaks & Feathers Boutique Accommodation and SAVE $10% on the nightly rate of $590 ($530 per night). Contact us direct for booking to receive discount.
Duration:
3 Days
Departs:
Start out at 9am on first day. The days are organised direct with Beaks & Feathers.
Operates:
October – May (except Christmas Day)
Group Size:
2 person minimum, 8 person maximum.
Rakiura Track - 3 Day Guided Hike
Experience a 3-day guided hike along the 32km Rakiura Track, one of New Zealand’s Great Walks. But… instead of heavy packs, crowded huts, no showers to get rid of the mud and dehydrated food awaiting you, why not experience the Beaks & Feathers luxe way?
Returning to Oban each day. Only having to carry a light day bag, a delicious lunch made from a locally owned café, and returning to the luxury of accommodation at the end of each day with hot showers and comfortable beds.
We recommend checking out our Beaks & Feathers Boutique accommodation.
The Rakiura Track is known for its stunning coastal scenery and lush podocarp forest with mosses and ferns forming an impressive rich green carpet. The track follows open coast line, crosses through forested ridges, past saw milling relics from days gone by and winds along the shores of Paterson Inlet. Featuring mostly well-maintained boardwalks and gravel paths but with muddy sections.
Day 1 – Port William to Lee Bay. 9km 3 – 4 hours. 25 minute water taxi ride up the east coast to Port William Wharf. Follow the coast, pass historic sites like old sawmills, end at Lee bay where a vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Oban
Day 2 – Port William to North Arm. 13km 6 hours. 25 minute water taxi ride up the east coast to Port William Wharf. Cross forested ridges through diverse bush, with some muddy sections. Ends at North Arm Hut where the water taxi will take you for a 30 minute ride through Paterson inlet to Golden Bay Wharf
Day 3 – North Arm to Fern Gully/Oban. 13kms 5 hours Meet the water taxi at Golden Bay wharf for a 30 minute ride through Paterson inlet to North Arm Hut. Follow along the shore of Paterson inlet past milling relics, eventually leading back towards Oban.
- Water taxi fares
- Lunch and snacks (bring your own water)
- Those that want to come back to a nice shower and comfy bed but still get to enjoy the famous 3 Day Rakiura Track.
- Trampers / Walkers
- Explorers
- Nature lovers
- Moderate level of fitness required.
- Walkers should be prepared for changeable weather and potentially wet and boggy conditions.
- Water proof and warm clothing must be carried.
- Adequate footwear must be worn.
- Tui
- Bellbird – Korimako
- South Island Tomtit – Ngirungiru
- Fantail – Piwakawaka
- Grey Warbler – Riroriro
- Red-crowned Parakeet – Kakariki
- Kaka
- Wood Pigeon – Kereru
- Kingfisher – Kōtare
- Gulls
- Variable Oystercatcher – Tōrea Pango
- White-faced Heron – Matuku Moana
If you are extremely lucky you may see a Kiwi – Tokoeka.
The flora changes from coastal to inland forest with regenerating forest of Rimu, Totara, Miro, Rata, Manuka and Kamahi. Ferns and mosses cover the undergrowth like a green carpet in sections.
Add these to your holiday too...
Ulva by Land &
Sea Guided Tour
This tour includes a 1 hour scenic tour in a comfortable water taxi to experience the sea birds and marine life surrounding Ulva Island before being dropped off for a 2.5 hour guided walk on predator free Ulva Island, where the forest comes alive with bird song.
Kiwi Spotting
Cover of Darkness
Come join us and you may just get to spy one of New Zealand’s absolute treasures in its natural habitat, the Southern Brown Kiwi. Beaks & Feathers have exclusive access to private land where the kiwi comes out to forage under the cover of darkness.
Port William / Maori Beach
Guided Hike
One of the most popular coastal and native bush half day hikes on Stewart Island. Where you will water taxi to Port William before disembarking and hiking to Maori beach. Explore Lee Bay via Little River, a stunning tidal river mouth, overhanging with Rata trees.
Interest in an EXCLUSIVE tour?
Enjoy an exclusive tour where it is just the two of you or maybe an adventure with only your friends and family. Whether your want to explore Ulva Island, Ulva by Land & Sea, Port William/Maori Beach, go Kiwi Spotting or one of the many other great walks around Stewart Island, you will be looked after by our knowledgeable and experienced local guides.
Call us on 027 316 3077 or email us now.
