The Mt. Aspiring National Park option is designed for those that would like to experience a true wilderness area. If your family likes the idea of staying in a rustic mountain hut this might be the option for you! We’ll be carrying everything we need in with us in large backpacks. While your guides carry the lion’s share of the load, you’ll still need to carry your own gear (sleeping bag, dry clothes and some toiletries) and a portion of the group’s food. Any excess gear is stored securely in our vehicle for you.
It’s a two or three hour hike (10 kilometres / 6 miles) along the valley floor with great views of the towering mountains
and glaciers in the background. Our goal is to reach Mt. Aspiring Hut, our humble home for the night. Here you’ll play cards or read books while we whip up dinner - mountain style! The following day we’ll return the way we came, with an extra two hour detour up the Rob Roy Valley to spectacular views of the glacier, and possibly even encounter our native alpine parrot, the Kea!
The hut we stay in is a Department of Conservation (DOC) owned mountain hut. These unique places are open to the public and are warm, dry and comfortable. They’re located in very remote areas (with amazing scenery) however they don’t have private rooms, electricity, hot water, phones or flushing toilets - though the view from the outhouse is second to none! It’s not possible to book these huts, you’ll meet and share the experience with other adventurers.