One look at the legs on Brad Taylor and it’s clear that here is a man who spends a lot of time walking. A proud wilderness enthusiast, Brad holds the prestigious self-awarded title of ‘Most Completed Tours of the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk.’ He stopped counting at 100.
An insiders guide to walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Choose the best time to go to ensure you get the most out of your precious time.
If you’re about to do your first multi-day guided walk in New Zealand, you might be wondering what the bathroom situation is in the back country. There’s an etiquette to pooping in the bush, so let’s cover the basics so you can set off on your next back country guided walk in New Zealand with confidence.
The biggest myth of the outdoors is that Kiwi’s don’t want to walk with a guide. Unlock a whole other level of outdoor experience and afterwards, you’ll never want to freedom-walk again.
Considering a guided walk this summer? Here are the top 6 questions you should be asking before you go.
Here’s what you need to know to show up looking like you know what you’re doing. Let’s go over what to bring and what to wear to keep your packing down to an efficient minimum.
Great Barrier Island really gets under your skin. Once you’ve been, you won’t be able to imagine a holiday spent anywhere else. Bali? Ruined. Rarotonga? No thanks.
Travel insurance seems like such a gamble sometimes. If you’re travelling on a budget, the cost of travel insurance can feel like a burden. But if something happens to you or your stuff in our great Kiwi outdoors, you want to make sure you can recover quickly and get back to enjoying your hard-earned holiday time!
Packing for a multi-day, hut-to-hut Great Walk comes with its own challenges. Unlike a lodge-based tour, the logistics of moving gear in remote areas in a simple and efficient way takes planning! Luckily, we’ve been doing this for 17 years and we have it down to a fine art.
