Price
$68pp
Duration
1 Day
- Adult: $65.00
- Child (up to 14): $32.50
- Child (5 & under): $0
Catch a water taxi to Totaranui before walking South.
Experience the coastline by water before walking back to Marahau.
The Abel Tasman Coastal track is part of New Zealand’s great walk network. Its’ famous for its access to it’s many golden beaches and the native forest fringing the granite coastline. It is unique, in that every ‘section’ of the coastal track offers multiple opportunities to stop off at golden sand beaches and other coastal highlights, in fact certain sections of the coastal track are the stunning sweeping golden beaches.
Walking in the park is generally broken into the following sections Marahau to Observation, Observation to Anchorage, Anchorage to Bark Bay, Bark Bay to Onetahhuti, Onetahuti to Awaroa and Awaroa to Totaranui.
Each section is roughly 2 – 4 hours of walking on a well formed track.
The Abel Tasman is part of New Zealand’s great walk network and this premier track is designed for all levels of fitness. An outline of the journey is below. DoC’s full track brochure can be downloaded here.
- Check-in: 8.30am
- Open: 1 Oct – 30 Apr
- Age: Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult on a 1:1 ratio
- Food: Lunch can be provided for $25pp or bring your own
- Abel Tasman Great Walk: Approximately 3 – 4 hours
- Water Taxi: One water taxi cruise
- Bus: $80 Nelson return, $40 Motueka return operating 1 Oct – 30 Apr. On request outside of these times
Departure Times
Your trip includes an Environmental Access Fee which goes directly towards preserving the Abel Tasman National Park.
Itinerary
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8.30amCheck in.8.45amWater Taxi to Totaranui.10.00amArrive Totaranui.
FAQS
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Environment Access Fee
Your trip includes an Environmental Access Fee which goes directly towards preserving the Abel Tasman National Park.
A portion of your ticket price goes directly towards preserving the unique environment you will enjoy on your trip in the Abel Tasman. This includes the compulsory concession fees paid to the Department of Conversation as well as voluntary contributions to local organisations and projects to improve the environment, ecology and access to the National Park. Fees are adjusted according to your trip, you can see your contribution when you purchase a ticket.
Find out more on how we are looking after this special place including our commitment to the Mārahau Pledge.
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Do I need hiking boots?
For walking the track, firm footwear is required, but boots are not essential, walking sandals or sports shoes are fine.
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More FAQ’s
A full list of our FAQ’s can be found here.
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What our customers say
Abel Tasman Kayaks - awesome experience. Idyllic conditions, amazing views and great guide. Alatea (or Aowtea) was an amazing guide. He was fun, informative and skilled. We had a wonderful morning tour - saw the fur sea lions and a delicious lunch and swim at the end. The colour of the water, the beautiful mountains around us made for a fantastic trip. Highly recommend.
Tania W
Great trip with Reed. All the equipment is very good quality, we were well briefed and looked after. We saw lots of birds and seals and even a ray. Our instructor Reed was excellent and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend
sfw_giggles
Superb walk and kayak through the beautiful Abel Tasman! Louisa was a fantastic guide and made sure that everyone was having a great time. Thank you for the yummy recommendation for burgers after! We’ll be dreaming about those brownies for years to come!! thank you all for a fantastic trip!
RachelS4504
My wife and I wanted to hire a kayak to see the coastline of the southern part of Abel Tasman NP and walked into the office of Abel Tasman Kayaks and were greeted by a friendly face that explained to us our options.We decided to book a Park start, 2 day trip, for the following day. We have some camping gear, and they provided what we did not have.
They provided a comprehensive safety briefing and gave us good boats and equipment for our trip.
They provided us with a map and recommendations of sights to see, coves to visit,and beaches for landing and swimming.
We were a bit concerned with the distance to cover on our day to return to the pick up and they reassured us, and gave us some info for a back up plan.
We had a wonderful time! We camped in a beautiful cove and were able see to parts of the park only visited by boat.
Great team of folks here!! The vibe is most high!!
Highly recommend a trip like this and booking it with this outfitter.
Thanks!!
David Cisneros
We had a wonderful full-day of kayaking on Abel Tasman with our guide Georgia. Undoubtedly the coolest Kiwi we’ve met on our round trip of New-Zealand. She’s a gem of a person!
Safety-instructions were very thorough, Georgia taught us a lot about the local fauna and the kayaks & gear themselves were of great quality (steering-pedals, spray skirt, waterproof compartments). Our group had 4 people in the morning and 8 in the afternoon: perfect to get to know other travelers without it becoming too many people.
As campers, it was great that we had the possibility to shower after kayaking as well.
Definitely the highlight of our New-Zealand trip!
Stijn Van Mulders
We did the 3 Day Classic Guided Kayak Tour. What an absolutely stunning part of the world. Everything was so well organised by Abel Tasman Kayaks. Reid, our guide, is 2nd to none. Very professional, knowledgeable and passionate about the wildlife and environment, great company and gave us all a trip of a lifetime. Thank you so much 
Jacqui Thompson
