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Kepler Track, Southland Region, New Zealand
View on Google MapsWhat a remarkable experience! Trips & Tramps guides (Olivia & Katie) were so organised, knowledgable and friendly. I travelled solo and felt safe the entire time. Olivia and Katie provided such a professional & caring experience. At one point my hands were freezing on the hike up to Kepler, Olivia gave me both of her gloves and went without! What a legend! I highly recommend doing the 3 day Kepler. Routeburn & Milford hikes - you won't regret it.
Fantastic guided hike on part of the Kepler track (about nine miles or 14 km total) with great views
We did the Fiordland Great Walk 3-Day Package, staying in Te Anau. We had three glorious days of hiking, with a helicopter flight to Luxmore Hut and a boat ride around Milford Sound included. We particularly want to mention the excellent guides who work at Trips and Tramps. We had a different guide each day - Tara, Olivia, and Helen. Each was well prepared, well organized, very knowledgable, and enthusiastic. We particularly appreciate the patience and kindness they showed in meeting the individual needs of different hikers. We can’t recommend this itinerary and this company highly enough.
Absolutely wonderful day on the trail with Mel who was just delightful and so knowledgeable. The walk up toward the summit and then down through the forest was incredible. Loved the heli ride to the Luxemore Hut in the morning. Couldn’t recommend this more. Thank you!
This trip was great. The hike was moderate though I was intimidated by the write up I found it equivalent to hikes I do at home. Jane was excellent, informative and also provided personal space. I would highly recommend this day hike though if I had it to do over I think I might have done one of the three day overnight hikes
Wirklich beeindruckend. Auf jeden Fall rauf zur Spitze wandern! Natürlich wetterabhängig. Abstieg ist wirklich lang.
The goal was to take a helicopter & hike on Friday but Mother Nature did not cooperate (way too cloudy on the Peak) so our guide Hari adapted quickly with the assistance of Fiordland Jet boat skipper Lex we toured the Waiau river where 3 different scenes were filmed in the first Lord of the Rings Movie - Fellowship of the Ring. Once Lex our jet boat captain let us off on the beach we hiked over 10k on the Kepler Trek while Hari pointed out flora & fauna along the trail. He had delicious lunches for all of us & we even enjoyed a cup of coffee while in Snapper Bay. We ended our full day hike around 4:30 pm Shout out to Hari for being knowledgeable, friendly. It was evident he has a passion for the plants & land of the South Island. It was fun to even run into him again on Sun as we left our Milford Sound Cruise. He was escorting another group in the Milford Sound area. Great tour company. We would use Trips & tramps again in a heartbeat.
The guides are excellent- friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable about the trail, location, history and nature. We learnt lots and had a great time. We felt safe while still having freedom to move at our own pace and stop for photos. I would like to particularly mention Jacob, Yoshi, Michelle and Maddie who looked after us over the 3 day trekking multi route package.
Amazing. Tamora (hope I’ve spelled your name correctly) was such a lovely guide. She picked us up at our hotel. We drove to the helipad. The helicopter ride was under 10 minutes. The pilot, Mark, pointed out a few sites and gave a very smooth ride over to Luxemore hut. We got out and hiked toward the summit and came back to Hut to eat lunch. Beautiful views. Flushing toilet and clean facilities at Luxemore hut. Then we started the descent. The tracks in New Zealand are so well kept it is amazing. I wish we could have gone further!! Tamora was informative, shared a lot of knowledge and good stories. Would highly recommend her, Trips and Tramps and this walk. It was fabulous.
First hike of three with Trips and Tramps. The helicopter ride was amazing and provided great views and a very easy ascent to Luxmore Hut. Geoff our guide was amazing and knowledgeable and very entertaining. The walk down the hill was a challenge and was definitely the more challenging of the hikes we did. Views are spectacular. Lunch was great. Just loved the whole package
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health, Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness, Recommended minimum age 8 years, maximum age 70 years, Track is well maintained and well formed, however can be uneven and rocky in places., Operates in all weather conditions (including rain) unless the operator deems it to be unsafe. Please carry a good, waterproof rain jacket, drinking water, any medication that you may require and wear practical, sturdy shoes for walking in (heels, slip on shoes, jandals/flip flops/thongs are not suitable). Do not wear jeans as they become cold and heavy when wet. The operator can provide a good rain coat and walking poles, please contact them in advance to have this arranged., The operator may refuse participation if clients are not dressed suitably., Medium - high level of fitness required, minimum 800 m descent, 8 km walk (from Luxmore Hut), walking time 3-6 hours. We will also explore above the hut in the alpine area, but do not go to the summit., The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the trip, note the sustained down hill can be tough on knees.
