The best place to stay in Glenorchy & Queenstown, so good I extended my stay! Well designed, Awesome Hosts, can’t wait to come back and do some of their curated experiences!
SNOW ADVENTURES
GLENORCHY,
NEW ZEALAND
We are the Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp, conveniently nestled at the doorstep of the best winter playground in the country.
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WINTER ADVENTURES
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).
Earn Your Turns
4×4 · Hike · Ski Tour
3 Nights
The way it should be — 4×4 overland to an extremely special and off the beaten (tourist) track starting point for your adventure…
…Your winter pack will be laden for a winter overnight in the snow (including your skis) — and off you head with your expert guide, upwards and upwards to outstanding virgin ski touring terrain — miles of it — pristine, spectacular, magical and well and truly within the UNESCO New Zealand World Heritage Area. Something special for sure. From $2,250 per person based on a group of 4.
Please contact us to find out more.
Heli · Ski
2 Nights minimum
Stay with us near the heli base right where the heli skiing options are abundant. No long transfers…
…Eat at our licensed restaurant. Enjoy our sauna, drying room, ski storage, cosy huts, transfers to and from the heli and more. Our heli ski operator partner is exceptional with top international guides, great helicopters and a range of package options.
Please contact us to find out more.
Corporate Team Building
Our Healthy Teams programmes have been developed with an understanding of group behavioural science mental health challenges in the workplace and the value of time spent reconnecting in the wilderness. Your team will go places it has never been in every sense…
…The programmes span a range of activities and locations, are available year round, and will be tailored to meet your unique outcome objectives.
Please contact us to find out more.
GOOGLE REVIEWS
We stayed at the Base Camp over the holidays and a month or so later, I continue to revisit the experience my wife and I had there and the incredible joy it brought us. It was humbling and awe inspiring to have the privilege to be among some of the most spectacular nature in the world. The two-day hiking trip we did with Doug was nothing short of magical - it felt like an incredible gift. And the base camp was equally special in it's own right, imbued as it is with Liz's warmth and hospitality (not to mention wonderful food). But as much as anything, the opportunity to connect with such great people, including Doug and Liz but also the fellow travelers we met, really set the experience apart. There are lots of incredible places in the world, but nothing is as memorable or meaningful as creating connections with other people, and Doug and Liz have created a very special environment to do that. We're so grateful we had the opportunity to experience this amazing place in such a special way.
One of the best places we stayed in New Zealand was the Alpine Base Camp. The cabins are cozy and well-designed. Liz and Doug exude Kiwi hospitality and FUN, they really want you to enjoy what they've built and the surroundings, they have such love and appreciation for the mountains and Glenorchy. A nice fire was prepared, we had an amazing sauna, and I still dream about Liz's excellent meal - it was mouth-watering delicious. We wish we stayed longer.
Great place, very good food! We spent an evening there meeting very interesting people for food and conversations. The rooms looked lovely by we did not stay there. The whole concept is based on open communication and people meeting there. Staff super nice and the owners too!
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
Cosy Hut
4 People
A queen bed, a bunk with two single beds and access to nearby shared luxurious bathrooms. Perfect for couples and families.
Triple Bunk Hut
6 People
Two fun triple stacked bunks with nearby shared luxurious bathrooms. Perfect for groups.
Double Bunk Hut
6 People
Three fun double stacked bunks with nearby shared luxurious bathrooms. Perfect for groups.
Hostel Hut
1 Person
Reserve a single bed in a shared hostel-style bunk hut with nearby luxurious shared bathrooms.
En-Suite Hut
2 People
A queen bed with a private bathroom and shower. Perfect 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.
