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BANKS PENINSULA TRACK - QUICK INFORMATION GUIDE |
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Bookings Our Track office deals with all bookings. Online credit card booking is available, as well as direct bank transfer (internet banking) via e-mail.. For all bookings, start by checking availability. You only need to have the start date available (this includes the other days/nights on either package). For more details visit our bookings page. NB. Your booking start date is the date of your 5.45pm bus pick-up. You start walking the day after. This means you need four or two days (depending on package) following your start night. For example on the four day walk, a Monday night start will mean you stay Thursday night at Otanerito and reach Akaroa about 1.00pm Friday. On the two day walk a Monday night start will mean you stay Tuesday night at Stony Bay and reach Akaroa around 3.00pm on Wednesday. Walks Available The Banks Peninsula Track is a 35km circular walk around the remote and beautiful south eastern bays of Banks Peninsula. Both our walks start and finish in Akaroa on Banks Peninsula. Akaroa is a scenic 80kms drive from Christchurch on the east coast of the South Island. Current Season Prices - see note on GST increase below
A non-refundable standby price of $190 for four day, and $120 for two day, is available for walkers starting their walk within 5 days of booking. See bookings for details. Season Length 1st October - 27th April Restrictions. Our walks are suitable for a wide range of walkers, but are not recommended for children under five years of age. However if you do wish to walk with younger children, please contact our office using this form. Transport to Track. From Akaroa there is free bus transport to the first hut at Onuku Farm.. The Banks Peninsula Track bus departs the information centre at 5.45pm for the fifteen minute bus trip out of Akaroa to Onuku Farm Trampers Hut. A short orientation talk precedes bus departure, and you are issued with your guide booklet, which has maps, directions, local stories, and other useful information for your walk. Please note - there is a ten minute walk from road end to hut. Transport from Christchurch to Akaroa (and return) Regular bus services are provided (up to 3 per day) by
Taxi bus services are provided at good rates by
Christchurch has an international airport with direct flights to all the major Australian cities as well as many other international destinations. As the major South Island airport, it also has good connecting flights to almost all other NZ destinations. Note. More information on Christchurch/Airport pickup possibilities is currently available on our 'news page', accessible from the home page or by clicking here. Starting the Track Your Track booking is for the 5.45pm bus from Akaroa to Onuku Farm. You stay the night there and start walking the following morning. Free car parking for walkers is available at the BP Track car park at Mt Vernon Lodge. This is one kilometre up Rue Balguerie from the main crossroads at the Akaroa Information Centre, which is our bus departure point. At the top of Rue Balguerie, turn left on Purple Peak Rd, crossing the bridge and take the left turn into Mt Vernon after about fifty metres. The carpark is also suitable for campervans. The walking route conveniently passes this carpark at Mt Vernon as you re-enter Akaroa at the end of your walk. Allow 30 minutes for parking and walking back down to the Information Centre. TIP. Leave passenger(s) and packs at the Information Centre/Akaroa which you pass on your way to carpark to save carrying packs down to bus pickup. Pack Cartage Options
Full pack cartage
Track Distance The Banks Peninsula Track is 35 kms of hill country walking. Grade classifications Four day walk is moderate Two day walk is demanding Walking Distances and Estimated Times
NB. Remember you start walking following your first nights accommodation, so you need either four or two days (depending on package) after your start date. Accommodations
All walkers have access to the four accommodations - two day walkers have their overnight stays at Onuku and Stony Bay. Facilities - What's Provided All accommodations have fully equipped kitchens. This includes stoves, fridges, pans, cutlery, crockery, cleaning materials, t-towels, tin openers...etc. You do not need to bring any kitchen items. There are also outdoor barbecues available. All accommodations have comfortable beds, (with pillows and clean pillowcases), woodstove heating, and bathroom facilities with hot showers and flush toilets. What You Need to Bring Essential. Backpack. Boots. Clothing including adequate outdoor clothing for all weather. Personal necessities (toiletries, medicines), towel, cash for shop and pack cartage payments. Sleeping bag.
Recommended. Torch, light indoor footwear, water bottle, swimwear, daypack (if using pack cartage). Food and Drink Please see Catering - next panel. General. Please note - most of the Track is outside cell phone coverage.Catering - Food and Drink The Track is Self - catering, with the following options On your first evening at Onuku, a ten minute walk from the hut takes you to the 'Bush Cafe' which offers a
Operates for Banks Peninsula Track walkers from 1st October to 31st March. It is run by Chris and Aya. Pre-bookings are essential, payment by cash. Phone 021 520 164 Drinks and Chocolate available at Flea Bay Cottage Trampers' shops en route at Stony Bay and Otanerito Beach. These two shops are well stocked and open to walkers whenever they arrive. They are restocked daily, and provide sufficient choice and quantity to cater for individuals or groups. Expect to pay prices roughly similar to a remote country dairy. As well as a good supply of Cold drinks, stocks include,
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