Base yourself in Te Anau and discover three of New Zealand's most celebrated tracks on a fully guided walking adventure. Over three days we tackle a section of the Kepler, Milford and Routeburn Tracks, taking in native forests, lakes, rivers, mountain views and vast fiords — the very best of hiking in Fiordland.
We fly by helicopter to Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track, walk to Giant Gate Waterfall on the Milford Track before an afternoon cruise on Milford Sound, and climb to Key Summit on the Routeburn Track for panoramic alpine views. Each day is guided by an experienced local who brings the landscape to life.
Days
- 3 days, based in Te Anau
Age
- 8 years and over
Group size
- Small group
Start / finish
- Te Anau / Te Anau
Return
- See itinerary for details
Accommodation
- Not included. You stay in your own Te Anau accommodation and the guide collects you and drops you back each day.
Transport
- Return transport from Te Anau to Milford, water taxi transfers across Lake Te Anau, and a helicopter flight up to Luxmore Hut on day 1. Accommodation pick-up and drop-off each day.
Meals
- Lunch on each of the three days. Breakfast and dinner are at your own cost.
Route
Included experiences
- Kepler Track — helicopter flight to Luxmore Hut, then an alpine and beech forest descent
- Brod Bay — water taxi back across Lake Te Anau
- Milford Track — Giant Gate Waterfall and the Arthur River rainforest
- Milford Sound — afternoon scenic cruise
- Routeburn Track — climb to Key Summit and its alpine herb field
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Reviews
5.0
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Travellers consistently praise the guides for their knowledge, friendliness and ability to adapt to different fitness levels and weather conditions, with many noting that they learned something new each day and felt well looked after throughout. The three-day format stands out most often as the tour's defining strength, allowing visitors to experience all three Great Walks — the Kepler, Milford and Routeburn — in a single trip without the logistical burden of carrying gear or arranging transport, and travellers repeatedly highlight the stunning scenery and the quality of the packed lunches provided. No significant criticisms or caveats appear in the reviews.
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Three days, one Great Walk each: the Kepler with a jetboat, the Milford with a boat trip, and the Routeburn. Every one of them was magical. Mel, Ashley and Rosa guided us and all three were warm, passionate and genuinely knowledgeable — a real credit to the company. We took the lunch package and it was excellent every day. Some of the scenery simply stops you in your tracks.
Booked the three-day hiking package and it was superb. The whole team was friendly and full of information — birds, plants, stories about everything we walked past. Beautifully organised too: they handled every detail and all we had to do was climb aboard each morning. A great way to sample all three of Fiordland's main Great Walks. Highly recommend.
We're new to hiking in New Zealand and they got us properly ready for it, then guided us through some unpredictable weather and track conditions so we could enjoy the walking and still be safe. Ro, Ben, Helen and Hari were all wonderful — knowledgeable, helpful, and funny with it. Our three days wouldn't have been the same without them.
Did the three-day Great Walks. Mel took us up the Routeburn on the first day and her knowledge of Fiordland, and her enthusiasm for it, are something else. On day two Ro and Kaidee led us through forest, out onto a beach and then up by helicopter onto the Kepler. The weather didn't cooperate and the way they reorganised around it was seriously impressive. Both were excellent company and full of insight about the place.
Six of us — family and close friends — came to Te Anau and Fiordland National Park for the first time and booked the private guided Great Walks three-day package. Thoroughly enjoyable and genuinely memorable. Trips & Tramps organised the whole thing professionally, and the staff we dealt with while booking were helpful and quick to respond.
We loved the three-day Fiordland Great Walks package. The guides were excellent and really looked after us, and because they changed over we got the benefit of several different perspectives and skills. We're in our seventies, fit enough but with creaky knees, and their support meant we could do walks we'd otherwise have had to give a miss. That made it all the more special.
My partner and I did the Fiordland Great Walks package on our honeymoon and we're so glad we did. While planning we'd been going back and forth about committing to one of the Great Walks properly, and this turned out to be the answer — we got to see three of them without any of the logistics of carrying everything and arranging transport.
A cracking three days: the Routeburn, the Milford, then a helicopter onto the Kepler and a walk out. All five of our guides were excellent and handled our group of thirteen really well. The packed lunches were delicious. If you want a taste of all three tracks, this is it — and the guides shared genuinely interesting, relevant knowledge along the way.
We did the three-day Fiordland trekking trip and stayed at Fiordland Lodge. A brilliant experience. Helen, Beth, PC, JoJo and Reece were all fabulous — full of information and very flexible when schedules shifted. Beyond the walks and the scenery, the best part was hearing their stories and meeting such a good group of fellow guests from all over.
I took the three-day Great Walks package and honestly can't praise them enough. The guides were accommodating, entertaining and really knew their stuff, and we got a taste of each of the three Great Walks — all of them stunning. Well worth what we paid.
I'd recommend the three-day tour to anyone — friends, family, colleagues. The guides were so friendly and so knowledgeable that I came away having learnt something new each day, and the hikes themselves were great fun. They also kept an eye on everyone's different fitness levels, which meant the whole group enjoyed it.
