The Walking Tracks
The start (or end) for this walk is Rainbow Reach. Just a quick car journey from the Barnyard. If we're able to do it we may be able to take you to the start. If not, Atomic Shuttles can take you from the bottom of the Barnyard's road to the start.
Often called the most beautiful walk in the world. You can catch a lift from the Real Journeys Office in Te Anau to the boat that leaves from Te Anau Downs to the start of the track.
Alternatively, you can go on a day trip with a company called Trips n' Tramps.
Click here to see their website
This track can start either at The Divide or you can approach it from the other direction just outside Queenstown in Glenorchy.
The Divide offers you the chance to divert for a few minutes to ascend to Key Summit. Well worth the extra blister!
If you don't want to walk for days there are a few walks around Te Anau too.
The first part of the Kepler Track (above) from Rainbow Reach to Shallow Bay is around a three hour return. You can also walk from the control gates to Brod Bay in about two hours. There is a lovely walk around Lake Te Anau which passes through the Bird Sanctuary too. See opposite for the map.
