Royale with Cheese + South Walk
Get the best of both worlds!
This option combines a day of walking with our most popular day trip the Royale with Cheese Tour. You walk the southern section of the coastal track arriving at Bark Bay, nicely located in the heart of the National Park. Spend the night either in the hut or camping before kayaking home on the second day.
Meet us on day one and we will organise all of your gear, and Aqua Taxi drop-offs so that you can enjoy the first day hiking to Bark Bay with just a day pack (gear transfer included). Spend the first night at Bark Bay and meet your guide at 10am the next morning to do the Royale with Cheese trip back to Kaiteriteri.
Learn more about booking and organising your accommodation in the Abel Tasman.
Please note in the winter this trip runs in reverse and does not include an Aqua Taxi ride.
- Walk North to Bark Bay through native bush and along golden sand beaches
- Kayak on our most popular day trip; The Royale with Cheese, from Bark Bay south to Kaiteriteri
- NZ fur seal encounters when kayaking
- A chance to walk in the heart of the park
- No experience necessary. Guided kayaking
- Camping, hut and boat accommodation options available
Details
| Trip: | Royale with Cheese + South Walk |
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| Food: | Lunch included on kayaking day. Please bring 1 breakfast, 1 lunch and 1 dinner, snacks and water. |
| Paddling: | Approx 16kms. 5 ½ hrs including breaks |
| Walking: | Approx 3.5 - 4 hrs summer or 6 hours in winter |
| Sailing: | Up to 30 minutes |
| Aqua Taxi: | 1 Aqua Taxi. Approx 30 minutes (summer tours only) |
| Check-in: | Summer season: 8:30am at Kaiteriteri Base (1st November - 31st March) Winter season: 8:30am or 9:00am at Marahau Base (8:30am during April and October or 9:00am from 1st May - 30th September) |
| Briefing: | About 25 mins |
| Duration: | 8:30am - 4:30pm |
| Return: | 4:30pm back at base |
| Age Limit: | 14+ |
Open Seasons
This trip is open today. |
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Open winter 2012 (April 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012). |
Learn more about our seasons at our Open Season page.
Pricing
| Royale with Cheese + South Walk (Winter) | |
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| Winter 2012 | Adult: $180.00. |
| Royale with Cheese + South Walk (Summer) | |
Royale with Cheese + South Walk (Winter)
All prices are in New Zealand dollars and include sales tax (GST).
Book This Trip
Phone Booking
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Online Booking
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Trip Itinerary
Summer
Start your trip on day one at Kaiteriteri beach. Here we will organize any rental equipment you may need for camping, camp passes, maps and your backpacks to be dropped to Bark Bay later that day.
Jump onto the waiting Aqua Taxi and we will take you into the National Park to begin your day hike.
You will get off at Te Puketea Bay. From here you walk north to Bark Bay (5 hours approx).
At Bark Bay all of your camping equipment will be waiting for you, and it is time to set up tents, cook your evening meal and settle in for the night.
The next morning our guide will meet you at 10am and you begin the day’s kayaking. The kayak trip will take you south from Bark Bay passing lagoons, seals, coves and golden beaches. You arrive back at Kaiteriteri at 4.30pm approximately.
Please note: This itinerary is an outline only. Your guide may decide to vary this program based on their judgement of weather and sea conditions and client ability/fitness levels.
Winter
Start your journey in Marahau we will organize any rental equipment you may need for camping, camp passes, maps and your backpacks to be dropped to Bark Bay later that day.
The kayak trip will take you to Bark Bay passing lagoons, seals, coves and golden beaches.
At Bark Bay all of your equipment will be waiting for you, and it is time for you to relax and cook your evening meal and settle in for the night.
The next morning you will walk back from Bark Bay (approx 6 hrs) to Marahau.
Please note: This itinerary is an outline only. Your guide may decide to vary this program based on their judgment of weather and sea conditions and client ability/fitness levels.
Your Gear
What You Need to Bring
- Food (1xDinner, 1xBreakfast and 1xLunch)
- T-shirt / Shorts / Warm top / Swimming Togs / Towel / Sunglasses and hat / Sandals or trainers / Rain jacket / A Spare set of warm non kayaking gear for the evening. Include Long Pants, warm top (wool or fleece), socks, T Shirt.
- Don't forget - Medication / Sunscreen / Insect repellent / Toiletries / Camera / Water Bottles
- Camping equipment - All this gear can be hired from us.
- Tent, sleeping bag and mat
- Cooker with fuel and lighter
- Pots, bowls cups and cutlery
- Head torch
What We Supply
Top quality double kayak, life jackets, paddles, sprayskirts, dry bags for cameras, detailed maps, safety briefing and guide on the first day. We also supply hot chocolate, fresh ground coffee, tea and biscuits and lunch on the second day. Detailed walking maps provided. We hire all necessary camping equipment.
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