FAMILY SNOW CAMP
+ ACCOMMODATION
IN GLENORCHY

We are the Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp, right at the doorstep of the best adventure playground in the country.

OUR PLACE
— YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE BASE

We are The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp. Stay + Eat + Play with us here in the spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Area. Looking for a winter wonderland family escape without all the fuss? Leave it to us!

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FEATURED ADVENTURE

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

A two day and three night backcountry experience for women to improve off-track mountain movement.

Available dates:

  • May 30th to June 2nd
  • June 9th to 12th


This course covers:

  • Weather Interpretation
  • Route Selection
  • Gear Tips
  • Off-Track Map & Compass Navigation
  • Garmin, Inreach & PLBs
  • Survival Skills
  • Emergency Procedures
  • River Crossing Techniques
  • Campsite Selection
  • Confidence Building

Contact us and we’ll make it easy from there.

We are always more than happy to customise your adventure especially for you. All we need is for you to CONTACT US with your preferred dates, a little information about you/your group and we will send you some options – nice and easy.

GOOGLE REVIEWS

Had dinner at Glenorchy Base Camp. BEST Home-like slow-cooked meal - better than a world-class restaurant. Warmest hospitality. Great environment!!!
I honestly cannot recommend enough! Doug & Liz are so welcoming. Ive driven past this a million times without spotting it and took a friends recommendation to go for dinner. The adventures seem cool but we just went for a celebration dinner and it felt like being cooked dinner at someone's home. It's gorgeous, calming, takes you out of your own world to socialize with everyone, the food was unbelievable, the atmosphere is gorgeous, would 100% recommend for a casual dinner or an event with a good few folk.
The four of us (9, 12 and 2 adults) splurged on a Glenorchy adventure and stay at Basecamp. Basecamp is really special. Full of warmth from the firelight and the people. Doug and Liz are really quite exceptional and make everyone feel convivial and at home in a way I don't think I've experienced on holiday before. It's like eating with the family except the cooking is dramatically better! The collective children also get to eat together and play around the camp. The adventure side of things was more than great. Jaw-dropping heli-transport. Unforgettable camping location. Spectacular camp cooking. Doug and Christian (camp magician and guide respectively) were an absolute pleasure to be with. Hugely thoughtful about making sure the kids would also love it. They went above and beyond to make sure the adventure worked for us. Lovely people that live a life full of cool outdoor things and really want to share it with others.
Top class hospitality from the sweetest hosts. Landing in this remote corner of the planet and being warmly welcomed by Liz and her staff as if we just stepped into their personal living room was a real treat. Antique wood burning stoves and reclaimed nautical light fixtures set the tone for a restful evening with a home cooked meal painstakingly prepared by the hostess herself. We were all seated at a long farmhouse style dinner table with hand written menus and designated seating assignments to encourage mingling amongst guests at this family style dinner. It was so great to hear and share stories as we met travelers from around the world. Accommodations were equally warm and welcoming with private cabins and shared bathing facilities that are top notch with all the perfect high end designer soaps including a stunning sauna to top things off. We enjoyed every moment of our stay at The Great Glenorchy Alpine Camp.

NEED A PLACE TO STAY? - HOW ABOUT A COSY MOUNTAINEERS HUT?

Cosy Hut - Winter Adventures and Accommodation in Glenorchy

Inspired by the historic mountaineer’s huts that typify the New Zealand Southern Alps, our accommodation has been created by adventurers for adventurers.

Among a host of other inclusions, we have a sauna, our popular ‘Base Camp Food Over Fire’ licensed wood-fired restaurant, fire pits, festoon lighting, Wifi (although we encourage a different kind of connection) and have gone to some trouble with the little things that we think make all the difference.

OUR HUTS & CABINS

OUR FACILITIES

Our Facilities

Stay with us in Glenorchy

Whether you’re looking for a place to stay at the beginning or end of an adventure, or you’re a traveller looking for a place to rest, Base Camp might just be the ticket…

…Hut-style accommodation with different bed configurations. Family friendly. Queenstown Airport transfers, adventure transfers, our Base Camp Food Over Fire licensed restaurant, sauna, drying room, laundry and more.

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GUEST EXPERIENCES

Browse a few images that sum us up — our location, some adventure captures from our adventurous guests and our facilities at The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp.

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Contact us to discuss our Winter Adventures, Accommodation, or with any other questions you might have.

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Completing this form will help start a conversation, it does not require payment or bind us to any particular dates. It’s just our starting point.

ENQUIRY FORM

Completing this form will help start a conversation, it does not require payment or bind us to any particular dates. It’s just our starting point.

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