Busiest hiking season ever for Ultimate Hikes' Milford and Routeburn Track Guided Walks

Busiest hiking season ever for Ultimate Hikes' Milford and Routeburn Track Guided Walks

11 February 2016, 12:54PM
Southern PR

Queenstown-based Ultimate Hikes is celebrating its “busiest season ever” as it opens up bookings for the 2016 -17 season with a new Walk + Stay package.

Ultimate Hikes is the exclusive operator of multi-day guided walks on the iconic Milford and Routeburn tracks, and General Manager Noel Saxon says the 2015-16 season is his busiest yet.

“It’s shaping up to be the biggest season on the tracks ever,” he says. “Bookings have been coming in from around New Zealand and all over the world. The Milford Track in particular is enjoying a great season, reflecting the increase in visitor numbers to New Zealand this summer.”

The new Walk + Stay Package is designed to provide walkers with a one-stop opportunity to book a walk -- with corresponding room nights in Queenstown--  in one easy package.  It currently applies to walks booked between the season opening of November 1 and December 20 2016, and includes a night’s accommodation in Queenstown at the Novotel Lakeside hotel either side of the walk. 

Ultimate Hikes operates multi-day guided walks on the Milford and Routeburn tracks. Photo courtesy of Southern PR

“The offer predominately suits people who are coming to Queenstown primarily to do one of our guided hikes.  It’s convenient for them to book their walk and accommodation together to make the experience even easier to organise,” says Noel. 

“We take the worry out of planning a multi-day walk, an exercise that can be daunting, if not impossible, for many people.”

The Milford and Routeburn Track Guided Walks are all inclusive, so travellers can very easily incorporate them into longer stay visits to New Zealand, or take a brief ‘time out’ from a busy work life.

Tourism New Zealand’s survey of international visitors to December last year (2015) revealed the ‘natural environment’ as the top reason cited for visiting New Zealand, with a sense of safety being a close second.  These factors form the cornerstone of an Ultimate Hikes experience.


Busiest season ever for Ultimate Hikes’ Milford and Routeburn Guided Walks. Photo courtesy of Southern PR

“The Milford and Routeburn Tracks are world famous for a reason, and we take our responsibility of operating in the untouched environment of our National Parks very seriously,” says Noel. “We’re very proud to showcase our natural environment to our fellow New Zealanders and international visitors.
“While on the track, our guides and staff in our private lodges ensure the safety and comfort of our walkers is the highest priority.”

While this season has been the busiest on record, there are still some spaces available to walk before the season closes on April 18 2016, though Noel warns they’re filling up fast. To book visit ultimatehikes.co.nz or phone 0800 659 255.

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