Special Offers

• Return Walker Discount

If you have walked with Ultimate Hikes before then we are delighted to be able to offer you 10% discount from the cost of your next booking! In order to be eligible for this special discount, the following terms and conditions apply:

• To redeem the return walker discount, a previous reservation number or previous departure date and package type must be quoted (please note when booking through our online system, that these details must be added to the NOTES section on the booking form. The reservations department will then MANUALLY apply the discount prior to accepting payment).
• Return walker discount applies to direct bookings only, we do not offer discounts on products for return walkers booked through an agent.
• Return walker discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
• Return walker discount can only be used for customers who have booked products with Ultimate Hikes previously, not for new customers accompanying return walkers.
• Return walker discount is applicable to new bookings only. The responsibility of notifying the reservations department of previous products purchased lies solely with the customer making the booking.

• Greenstone Special

Walk in the footsteps of the early Maori tribes on the spectacular 3 day/2 night Greenstone Valley Guided Walk for only $850 per adult!

The Greenstone Valley Guided Walk is a 45km experience through the peaceful and stunningly scenic Greenstone Valley. Book now as numbers are limited.

Departure dates available are as follows:

Saturday, 13th March 2010 (returning Monday, 15th March 2010)

 
Make a booking through our secure online booking system now!

Special offer is subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

The number of spaces on any departure date available for specials is limited and available dates may be withdrawn by Ultimate Hikes without notice.
Standard payment, cancellation terms and conditions apply. Click here for more details.

DAY ONE    Queenstown to Greenstone Car Park to Steele Creek Lodge
18 km (11.2 miles) 5- 7 hours walking (lunch & dinner included)

Depart from Queenstown on the first day and travel by coach along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy for morning tea. From Glenorchy you will experience a short boat ride across the lake to the start of the Greenstone track. Walk through the magical beech forests to the Greenstone Gorge, stopping for lunch at Slip Flat. Red and silver beech forests, alpine meadows, waterfalls and mountain streams pave the way to Steele Creek Lodge where you spend your first night.

DAY TWO   Steele Creek Lodge to Lake McKellar Lodge
16 km (9.9 miles) 4 - 5 hours walking (breakfast, lunch, dinner included)

Follow the Greenstone River through beech forest carpeted with ferns and moss. Deer are often seen grazing quietly on the river flats. Sparkling rapids and deep pools intersect with the gentle tranquillity of the river’s flow. This track affords spectacular views of the Ailsa and Livingstone Ranges, arriving at Lake McKellar Lodge where you spend your second night.

DAY THREE   Lake McKellar Lodge to The Divide
10 km (6.2 miles)  4 hours walking (breakfast, lunch)

You follow the shores of Lake McKellar through lovely rain forest before you cross the Greenstone Saddle stealing glimpses of the mountains and lakes through the lush forest, stopping for lunch at Lake Howden. From here you climb a well-graded trail until you get above the bush line, a side trip up to Key Summit allows you to investigate the unique flora growing among alpine bogs or contemplate the surrounding mountain peaks. After descending through a fairy tale forest you arrive at the Divide where a coach will meet you and take you back to Queenstown.

History of the Greenstone Valley
The Greenstone Valley was an ancient Maori Trail. Tribes from Fiordland used the route to reach the rich greenstone (pounamu) sources near Lake Wakatipu. They returned laden with stone to make adzes, gouges and superior weapons. Europeans entered the valley in the 1860’s in the search of gold and grazing land. The track was cut in 1881, linking Lake Wakatipu and Martins Bay on the West Coast.