Relax at a stunningly beautiful mountain retreat. This is your chance to avoid the crowded tracks and huts.

Visit our Aspiring Camp which is placed high over the Matukituki Valley. With stunning views of Mount Aspiring, this is the ideal place to explore or to just relax. Cool off in a mountain stream or scale a peak, the choice is yours. Not as demanding as our other treks.

Our Mount Aspiring Discovery  trip offers 2-5 people two fantastic nights at our incomparable high-end Aspiring Camp Site. Situated high over the East Matukituki Valley this camp site has incredible views of Mount Aspiring, Popes Nose and Kitchner Cirque. It is your base to explore this magnificent sub-alpine and alpine wonderland. Day trips include the remote Albert Burn Saddle or the gorgeous Ruth Flat. Experience your first 3 wire bridge as an optional activity. You can hike, jump in a crystal clear stream or just relax.

Our professional guide will ensure your safety as we explore this remote and seldom visited area. Hiking times are kept achievable (5-9 hours hiking a day) to leave time for relaxing photography or side trips. All food and overnight gear is supplied; all you carry is a light day pack.

Evenings are spent at our spectacular campsites. Our camps are our home in the hills and we pride ourselves on luxurious and environmentally aware sites. Sit back while we prepare an outrageously good meal. We supply everything you need to relax and enjoy this alpine paradise.

New Zealand is a truly unique country. Due to its geographic isolation many plants and animals have evolved which exist no where else on earth. The only way to appreciate this biodiversity and get a sense of how glaciation shaped the southern alps is to walk through the densely forested valleys, relax by the crystal clear rivers and endure the trek up to a high alpine pass.

Itinerary

Day  one	We meet with transport and guide at 8:30 a.m. and travel an hour down the magnificent Matukituki Valley, the gateway to Mt Aspiring National Park. After a river crossing, the East Matukituki Track follows the river valley for about three hours before turning and climbing sharply. It usually takes four and a half to five hours to reach the camp.
Day two	It is your base to explore this magnificent sub-alpine and alpine wonderland. Day trips include the remote Albert Burn Saddle or the gorgeous Ruth Flat. You can hike, jump in a crystal clear stream or just relax.
Day three	A leisurely breakfast. We then head home with a final river crossing. The van is waiting for the 60 minute ride back to Wanaka. We usually arrive back in Wanaka around 4:30pm.

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