Welcome to The Queen Charlotte Track & Abel Tasman Track
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As Chair of the Queen Charlotte Track Incorporated Society, QCTrack Inc I would like to extend a warm welcome to those contemplating walking or biking the trail.
The track was initially used as a bridle path in the early days, which is a testament to the humble beginnings of this amazing trail in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds area.The Queen Charlotte Walkway has come a long way since its inception in the early 1980s, when local landowners began working tirelessly to create a walkable track. After two years of hard work, a rough walking track was opened for public use in 1983. Nowadays, the Queen Charlotte Track is an internationally renowned hiking and biking trail, attracting visitors from all over New Zealand and the world to explore its 73.5 km of stunning scenery. It is through the partnership between the Department of Conservation, the Marlborough district council and the private land owners that the track is what it is today. With a range of accommodation options along the way from camp sites to lodges with private rooms and attached en suites as well as on site restaurant's there is a style of experience to suit everyone. |
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Locally based family owned and operated
Now In our 15th year of operation (2023) Greg began Natural Encounters Walks on the Queen Charlotte Track in 2008 originally just doing guided walks. A couple of years later we introduced our unguided packages. We then found that due to the demand with our unguided packages Greg had to step back from the guiding and spend more time in the office. And now as of Summer 2024, we arrange independent walking packages of the Abel Tasman Track.
Our freedom, unguided packages are ideal for those that just want to walk the track without the extra expense's of a guide.
From our experience, having completed multi day walks in various locations of different styles around the world we feel that the packages that we have designed are exactly the type of thing that we would like to have included when we go on a walking holiday.
It's not easy sometimes in a different country or location to figure out how it all works ie, what accommodation is best, logistics involved in getting from point A to point B plus getting the right advice from the locals. This is why our variety of affordable packages makes life easy for you. Nothing to worry about or arrange as that has been taken care of by us.
Now In our 15th year of operation (2023) Greg began Natural Encounters Walks on the Queen Charlotte Track in 2008 originally just doing guided walks. A couple of years later we introduced our unguided packages. We then found that due to the demand with our unguided packages Greg had to step back from the guiding and spend more time in the office. And now as of Summer 2024, we arrange independent walking packages of the Abel Tasman Track.
Our freedom, unguided packages are ideal for those that just want to walk the track without the extra expense's of a guide.
From our experience, having completed multi day walks in various locations of different styles around the world we feel that the packages that we have designed are exactly the type of thing that we would like to have included when we go on a walking holiday.
It's not easy sometimes in a different country or location to figure out how it all works ie, what accommodation is best, logistics involved in getting from point A to point B plus getting the right advice from the locals. This is why our variety of affordable packages makes life easy for you. Nothing to worry about or arrange as that has been taken care of by us.
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"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Ferris Bueller
Ferris Bueller
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