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10 Best Hiking & Trekking Tours In New Zealand

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New Zealand's 10 most popular hiking & trekking tours, in one place. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what you will pay.

10 Best Hiking & Trekking Tours In New Zealand

Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike

Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike - Checking in at Te Ao Marama: gear, safety talk, and your first glacier minutes

Heli Hike Fox Glacier

Heli Hike Fox Glacier - From Fox Glacier Base to the Helicopter: How It Starts

2.Heli Hike Fox Glacier

5.0

A heli-hike on Fox Glacier: short helicopter flights, up to 3 hours walking on the ice with crampons, plus panoramic views and guide-led safety.

“This was everyone’s favorite activity we did in New Zealand! Our guide, Billy, helped make it super fun! We spent a lot of time walking around on the glacier and taking pictures. Billy set up fun opportunities for us to do, like holding on to ropes and sliding into a semi-horizontal crevasse. He also shared…”

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Rotorua Hiking: Mt Tarawera Guided Volcanic Crater Experience

Rotorua Hiking: Mt Tarawera Guided Volcanic Crater Experience - Stop 2: Waimangu Volcanic Valley Views That Make the Geology Click

6.Rotorua Hiking: Mt Tarawera Guided Volcanic Crater Experience

5.0

Guided Mt Tarawera crater hike from Rotorua with hotel pickup, Waimangu Valley views, and an optional scree run for fit hikers.

“Highly recommended. The hike was awesome and we had two great guides Jesse & Hauri. Short segments of varied hike with incredible views. Wear higher socks to stop the scoria from cutting the skin around your ankles after it enters your boots on the talus slope.”

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Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Trek (Intermediate level+)

Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Trek (Intermediate level+) - Entering the Central Otago gold-rush story at The Cardrona

7.Cardrona High Country Pub Trail Horse Trek (Intermediate level+)

5.0

Intermediate small-group horseback trek near Wanaka in Central Otago, with gold-rush stories, river crossings, and a Cardrona Hotel drink.

“I had a lovely time on Stu! He had a personality and kept everyone in line. The trek is through mild hills with lovely scenery- sheep, deer (a baby was born during our trek!), cows, and lupins galore. Truly a beautiful and memorable experience. The horses were ready for the trots/canters in designated safer are”

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Volcanic Valley Self Guided Walking and Hiking at Waimangu

Volcanic Valley Self Guided Walking and Hiking at Waimangu - Check-in, the Wanderer Guide, and how to plan your route

8.Volcanic Valley Self Guided Walking and Hiking at Waimangu

4.5

Self-guided hike through Rotorua’s Waimangu Volcanic Valley. Steam vents, Frying Pan Lake and Inferno Crater Lake with shuttle return.

“Self-guided, a good long walk, but not overly challenging, with stopping points and benches for rest along the way. Very natural, no gimmicks, not commercial at all.”

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