2nd October 2019 Great Walks / Tracks & Trails
More than 128,500 hut and campsite bed nights have been booked on the country’s 10 Great Walks during the peak season, according to the Department of Conservation.
Milford Track is now full from mid-November to mid-February after bookings opened yesterday.
DOC raked in more money and saw more domestic but fewer international visitors on its Great Walks this season.
Walking tracks in Northland, the Marlborough Sounds and Southland are fighting it out to be named the Department of Conservation’s new Great Walk of New Zealand.
Milford Track had the highest demand on opening day of DOC’s new booking system.
The Department of Conservation has launched its new $3m online booking service for those wanting to tramp one of the country’s nine Great Walks.
A seven-strong shortlist has been announced as contenders to be added to NZ’s Great Walks network, with four in the North Island and three in the south.
A plan to double foreign tourist fees has met a mixed reception.
Foreign tourists will soon have to pay up to $140 per night to stay at some huts along the country’s Great Walks.
Foreign tourists will soon have to pay up to $140 per night to stay at some huts along the country’s Great Walks.
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