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Heli (return) to a remote high alpine camp. Traditional heavyweight canvas tent complete with wood fired tent heaters, camp oven cook up prepared by the team. A high alpine hike to a picnic spot for the books.

Not every adventure hike in our back yard needs a guide. The Routeburn track finishes (or starts) nearby the Glenorchy township, there's also the nearby Rees-Dart walk, the Greenstone and Glacier Burn, just to name a few self guidable missions.

Some training and preparation leading up to putting your new found survival skills into practice. Hiking, camping, shelter building, navigation, foraging, catch and cooking. Educational. Guided.

Two magical days heli snowshoeing with a night snow camping all up in the high alpine zone. The snow camp will be one of our traditional heavyweight canvas tented camps complete with stretcher beds, mattresses, wood fired heaters, camp ovens and so on.

Heli up into the remote and wild high alpine zone for a night of ‘hut life’ (the high life). There is much to do up there all year round. During the snow season this area has amazing snow for snowshoeing, ski touring, making snow caves and we can organise the technical equipment for you. During the ‘little to no’ snow season there are some wonderful tramps to suit a range of ability...

Rates will vary with group size. Shared bunk hut, bunk hut for your group only, self contained huts or a mixture of everything. Tell us about your group and we will come back to you with pricing.

Family huts with shared facilities or, if the kids are old enough, a hut for mum and dad and a bunk hut for the kids.

Glenorchy, as you probably already know, is extremely near to a good number of outstanding (legendary) New Zealand Southern Alps heli ski runs. The challenge for many heli skiers is being on the spot for the weather windows or trying to avoid the long, painful minibus transfer to your hotel while your body is coursing with adrenaline after a ‘mega-stoke’ day. The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp is based in Glenorchy and only moments from our local heliport...

So you want to be able to say you’ve summited a mountain? How about two? Mount Larkins and Mount Alaska to be specific. Heli to our Conservation Area – Whakaari traditional heavyweight canvas tented camp from where you will plan and execute your summits.

Hut with shared facilities or a self contained hut. Perfect for couples!

Heli (return) to a hidden remote, spectacularly beautiful river and lake system in a pristine wilderness valley. Be dropped at point A and trek/camp to the heli pickup point. Packrafting in parts.  No wifi and you’ll love the connection.

Travelling alone? Shared bunk hut, hut for yourself or a self contained hut - up to you.

Heli (return) to a remote wilderness ocean beach and estuary system. Hut camping or camping. Coastal hike. Fish. Freedive. Spearfish. Cook. Eat. Laugh. Sleep.

Hike (or heli) into the high alpine zone and spend a night in traditional heavyweight canvas tents complete with wood fired stove heater and a camp oven cook-up prepared by our team. Zero night sky pollution. AMAZING!

So much to see, so little time. A whole day in a helicopter, landing regularly in some of the most amazing spots in the world. Picnics and small walks. A day to remember and definitely one for the books.

This particular adventure is one for the books. You will heli onto a high alpine terrace near Park Pass, explore the Park Pass Glacier and its surroundings before descending to Park Pass, then up to Lake Nerine, North Col, descending into the North Branch and on to the Routeburn flats to a waiting Defender 4X4 to shuttle you home to The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp. You will be pack camping and we couldn’t overstate the ‘awe’ factor of this epic adventure.

The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp, while it has a huge heart, is a fairly intimate affair. We are not only looking forward to working with you to create something special, we reckon you’ll love working with our team too.