Milford, Hollyford and Stewart Island Trails

The most amazing guides who gave 200% and without them we could not have completed some of the walks

They when over and above any expectations to assist with our tour changes

A credit to themselves and your organisation

We had a fabulous trip visiting Milford, Hollyford and Stewart Island with excellent guides Rob and Peter who enhanced our experience by educating us on the flora, fauna, landscape and stories of the areas.

This trip ranked among our top 10 ever. The South Island is magical and the trip hit some wonderful high spots. Rob and Peter complemented each other so well. Rob had extensive knowledge of NZ - ist history, culture, flora and wildlife. Peter our ex policeman was an amazing raconteur with so many stories. If one walk did not pan out they made other graet suggestions and allowed us to chose.

We could not have done this on our own - Stewart island, helicopter over Hollyford River to Martins Bay Lodge and then our trek out.

Our 2 guide Rob and Mike were outstanding. Great sources of local and nature knowledge. Great company. Everything ran extremely smoothly. Highlight was helicopter ride from Milford Sound to Hollyford Sound with overnight stay at the Martin Bay lodge.

Rob and Peter were terrific leaders for the trip. Only criticism is that the plan for the last day would have entailed 3 extra hours in the bus. Luckily Rob and Peter came up with an alternative plan that allowed us to have a good home and still get to Queenstown at a reasonable hour

My wife and I did the 7-day Milford, Hollyford and Stewart Island Trip in late January. This was an excellent way of sampling day walk sections of the Rakiura, Kepler, Hollyford and Routeburn tracks. Over the 7 days we walked over 70 km, mostly on fairly flat tracks, but occasionally steep pinches. We were in a group of 7 - a very compatible group of people. Our guide Rich was excellent, providing us with comprehensive information about each day's activities, as well as recounting information about Maori and European history along with botanical and environmental details. Perhaps a highlight of the trip were seeing wild kiwis at night (with a guide) on Stewart Island and the helicopter flight down Milford Sound then up the coast to Martin’s Bay Lodge, where the accommodation and food (not to mention the hot tub!) were excellent. The 30 km jet boat ride the next day to the start of our 20 km walk along a section of the Hollyford Track was exhilarating. For this section of the trip our guide was Shonagh from Hollyford Wilderness Experience. Shonagh was excellent, with detailed environmental information about the Hollyford Track. Overall accommodation and meals were excellent. The trip was a most enjoyable experience (fortunately the weather was good).

This was a well chosen route to give a "taster" experience of some of the great walks in the South Island. Guides were well informed, patient, gave equal attention to all participants and a great sense of humour. Our group was small & like minded which increased our companionship. It made it easy to move as one and we accepted any variations or extensions to our itinerary with enthusiasm.

We had a spectacular trip with Rich. Knowledgeable, engaging, and funny too. Everything worked like clockwork. The food and his driving was excellent and the small group very cohesive. Fantastic from first day to the last.

A very enjoyable and satisfying trip. Highlights included the visit to Stewart and Ulva Islands and the Hollyford Experience including the helicopter ride in to Martin's Bay, the overnight at the Martin's Bay Lodge, the jet boat trip down Lake McKerrow and the 19km walk down the Hollyford River with an outstanding guide in Shonagh. The whole trip was well organised, the meals and accommodation were good and the travel group were a lot of fun and enjoyable company.