Great location and environment. Excellent food. Love the staff!
So close to great hiking.
I will definitely book outings with them for my next visit.
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.
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FEATURED ADVENTURE
Snow Kingdom
Heli · Snow Camp · Family Friendly
3 Nights
4 People max
From $2,650 per person (based on group of 4)
3 Nights
4 People max
From $2,650 per person (based on group of 4)
Looking for something different this winter? — How about an overnight snow camp in traditional heavy canvas tents…
…complete with wood-fired tent heaters, stretcher beds, hot food, expert high alpine guides and more? Let us make it easy — 3 nights — you’ll spend your first and last night with us at our Base Camp with one night in the snow.
We can supply anything you might need, whether it’s transport or equipment (crampons, ice axes etc.) from $2,650 per person based on a group of 4. Contact us to find out more.
Available Dates:
● 30th June to 2nd July
● 4th to 6th July
● 8th to 10th July
● 13th to 15th July
● 17th to 19th August
Itinerary
Day One
Arrive at The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp in the afternoon. You’ll be checked in and shown around before meeting your guide who will brief your group and check your gear ahead of drinks and dinner with us at our Base Camp Food Over Fire licensed restaurant.
Day Two
Up nice and early, and after breakfast you’ll meet your guide and climb into one of our Defender 4X4s to be shuttled to a nearby heli lift zone. It’s a spectacular flight into the mountains of the UNESCO South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
You will all get involved in setting up your high alpine camp. Once all set up, and after you’ve had some refreshments, you’ll begin your snow fun. You will be taught some new skills and put them to good use (snow cave making, snow shoeing, ice axe technique, how to fit and use crampons, introduction to high alpine safety and more).
Once back at your alpine snow camp base you will help with dinner preparations and enjoy spending time with your group far away from technology and truly connected. The star gazing up there is next level too.
Day Three
Today’s activities will have been planned by your guide in collaboration with your group. These activities will vary from group to group.
Break your snow camp down, pack it up for your heli lift back to The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp. We will all be waiting there for you there, fires will be on, sauna too, the bar will be open and your dinner will have been slow cooking all day.
You will enjoy your debrief with your guide (doesn’t take long) with enough time for you to freshen up for dinner
Day Four
Enjoy breakfast and a fresh brew on your last morning with us (this time).
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
Just had a look and was impressed
Glenorchy is a lovely, quiet town in a beautiful valley between impressive mountains. Our stay here was truly special thanks to the warm hospitality of the family running the Base Camp as well as the amazing staff working around the clock. Thank you!
I stayed here for a magical 2.5 weeks with my son as a base for tramping adventures - they couldn't get rid of us! Doug, Liz, and Ned were wonderful hosts and looked after us superbly. The cabins are beautiful, the food amazing, and the showers were bliss after a long sweaty day. It really was a perfect base camp for us and it felt like coming home each time we returned from a trip. It's also located close to everything you need, including the all-important real fruit ice-cream caravan. Our guided trip was an awesome highlight for both of us - it was brilliant to see my son's confidence grow as he scrambled around the mountains. I can't wait to come back 🙂
Loved our one night stay. Wish we stayed for 2 nights at least. Our room, the common toilets and showers were all clean. I was hesitant to book at first because of the common toilets and showers but it turned out okay. The staff were all friendly. It was definitely a different experience for our kids. Everything was amazing apart from the rainy evening that we had. There will definitely be a next time!
NEED A PLACE TO STAY? - HOW ABOUT A COSY MOUNTAINEERS HUT?
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
Family Cabin
2 Adults + Up to 2 Children
$370 per Night
Queen bed and a double bunk with shared facilities. Perfect for families.
Triple Bunk Hut
Up to 6 People
$495 per Night
Perfect for groups, these fun bunk huts have the full use of all facilities, including the sauna, laundry and drying room.
Double Bunk Hut
Up to 6 People
$495 per Night
Perfect for groups, these fun bunk huts have the full use of all facilities, including the sauna, laundry and drying room.
Single Bunk
2 People minimum
$240 per Night
This offering is available in our shared bunk huts and guests have full use of all the facilities.
Self-Contained
2 People
$395 per Night
Private bathroom, shower, and kitchenette, great for couples.
OUR FACILITIES
- Restaurant
- Sauna
- Laundry
- Parking
- Wood Fires
- Gun Safe
- Bar
- Showers
- Drying Room
- Souvenirs
- Storage
- Transfers
- Wood-fired BBQs
- Toilets
- Dishwasher
- Gear Hire
- Free WiFi
- Family Friendly
Our Facilities
Bar
Restaurant
Wood-fire BBQs
Fireplaces
Sauna
Toilets
Showers
Storage
Washing Machine
Drying Room
Equipment Hire
Souvenirs
Free WiFi
Parking
Dishwasher
Gun Safe
Transfers
Family Friendly
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.
Contact us for more info.
