Three Day September Package 2025
If you would like to walk the track on your own yet have all aspects of the Queen Charlotte Track walk booked and prearranged then this is the option for you.
Our Classic Package includes all accommodation (en suite, private rooms) daily luggage transfers, all water taxi transfers, a visit to a bird sanctuary island, daily packed lunches and a full information kit. We will even pick you up from you accommodation in Picton and take you back there when you finish your walk.
Your lunch is included every day and the lodges have restaurants for evening meals and breakfasts.
DAY 1 - Picton - Ships Cove to Furneaux Lodge
Approx walking time- 16.5Km's - 5 hours
Pick up from local accommodation 7.30am.
Boat Cruise from Picton. Make your way along the Queen Charlotte Sound before arriving at historic Ship Cove. Begin the walk at Ships Cove and learn about the historical and natural aspects of this area. Fabulous 360 degree vistas as you walk amongst tree ferns and Nikau palms to your accommodation for this evening at Furneaux Lodge, an historic lodge that has been greeting guests for many years. Accommodation: Tobias Suite's.
DAY 2 - Furneaux Lodge to Punga Cove Resort
Approx walking time- 11.5Km's - 4.5 hours
After a relaxed breakfast you make your way around the bay to Punga Cove Resort.
Discover the fascinating antimony mining history of this area.
The highlight of this afternoons walk is the abundance of native bird life along this section of the track. You may even have the opportunity to meet one of New Zealand's cheekiest native birds, the Weka.
Kayaks available once you arrive.
Tonights accommodation at Punga Cove Resort: Koru Chalet's.
DAY 3 - Punga Cove to Torea Bay
Approx walking time- 23Km's - 8 hours
Todays section of the track involves expansive ridge top walking with stunning views for the majority of the day. Considered the most challenging day of the trip yet extremely well rewarding.
*Option of getting the morning boat if you do not wish to walk this section arriving back to Picton around lunchtime.
Scheduled afternoon water transfer back to Picton from Torea Bay arriving around 5pm.
Includes:
Our Classic Package includes all accommodation (en suite, private rooms) daily luggage transfers, all water taxi transfers, a visit to a bird sanctuary island, daily packed lunches and a full information kit. We will even pick you up from you accommodation in Picton and take you back there when you finish your walk.
Your lunch is included every day and the lodges have restaurants for evening meals and breakfasts.
DAY 1 - Picton - Ships Cove to Furneaux Lodge
Approx walking time- 16.5Km's - 5 hours
Pick up from local accommodation 7.30am.
Boat Cruise from Picton. Make your way along the Queen Charlotte Sound before arriving at historic Ship Cove. Begin the walk at Ships Cove and learn about the historical and natural aspects of this area. Fabulous 360 degree vistas as you walk amongst tree ferns and Nikau palms to your accommodation for this evening at Furneaux Lodge, an historic lodge that has been greeting guests for many years. Accommodation: Tobias Suite's.
DAY 2 - Furneaux Lodge to Punga Cove Resort
Approx walking time- 11.5Km's - 4.5 hours
After a relaxed breakfast you make your way around the bay to Punga Cove Resort.
Discover the fascinating antimony mining history of this area.
The highlight of this afternoons walk is the abundance of native bird life along this section of the track. You may even have the opportunity to meet one of New Zealand's cheekiest native birds, the Weka.
Kayaks available once you arrive.
Tonights accommodation at Punga Cove Resort: Koru Chalet's.
DAY 3 - Punga Cove to Torea Bay
Approx walking time- 23Km's - 8 hours
Todays section of the track involves expansive ridge top walking with stunning views for the majority of the day. Considered the most challenging day of the trip yet extremely well rewarding.
*Option of getting the morning boat if you do not wish to walk this section arriving back to Picton around lunchtime.
Scheduled afternoon water transfer back to Picton from Torea Bay arriving around 5pm.
Includes:
- Picton accommodation transfers
- All water taxi transport
- Daily luggage transfers
- Two night's accommodation - en suite bathrooms
- Information pack plus map
- Daily packed lunches
- Private land track passes
The view from the restaurant at Punga Cove Resort