Sample Adventures to Inspire Your Crew
Get out of the house and into the wild. Fly into remote huts, trek untouched bush, paddle rivers, or tear along hidden beaches on a quad. Choose your own pace, chase seasonal highlights, and see the West Coast like a local. Small crews, big country, zero crowds — these examples show how your next adventure could hit hard, stay real, and be all yours.
Father & Son Adventure
Long Weekend Escape
Example
Day 1: Kick off with quads along remote beaches and a sunset surfcasting session. Settle in at the hut, cook dinner together, and share your first yarns by the fire — the adventure has officially begun.
Day 2: Rise early for a heli drop deep into the mountains. Spend the day learning hunting basics, navigation, and classic outdoor skills. Build a fire, settle into a wilderness hut, and take in the epic alpine views.
Day 3: Get the packrafts ready and drift down alpine rivers through the Mt Aspiring National Park. Explore hidden corners, challenge yourselves in the wild landscape, and follow the river all the way to the coast. Evening stories and fireside laughs wrap up the day.
Day 4: It’s time to hit the ocean and show your young bloke how to grab his first cray. Celebrate the catch, soak in the wild coast one last time, and head home tired, stoked, and with memories that’ll last a lifetime.
From $450 per person/per day
all inclusive (activities, accommodation & meals)
Mountain Adventure
Week Trip
Example
Day 1: Roll into Haast and meet your crew. Gear up and heli into a remote wilderness hut deep in the bush. Settle in, explore the surrounds, spark the first fire, and ease into wild mode.
Day 2: Lace up and hit hidden trails. Track deer, fish pristine rivers, and soak up the silence. Cook your catch over the fire and yarn under a sky full of stars.
Day 3: Morning trek and fly-fishing for trout, afternoon exploring deeper into secret corners. Push a little further and wrap the day with a solid feed and good banter.
Day 4: Go further into the backcountry. Longer hikes, new country, time to hunt, fish, or just sit and take it all in. Fire roaring, bellies full by night.
Day 5: Change the pace. Follow rivers, explore valleys, sharpen skills, and enjoy the quiet moments. Another hearty fire-cooked feast to finish.
Day 6: Final full day in the wild. One last mission, soak up the views, make it count. Celebrate the week with a proper send-off around the flames.
Day 7: Pack down and jetboat back to Haast — tired, stoked, and loaded with stories you’ll be telling for years.
From $600 per person/per day
all inclusive (activities, accommodation & meals)
Coastal Adventure
Extended Adventure
Example
Day 1: Roll in to Haast and meet your crew. Gear up and hit the quads for a cruise along untouched beaches. Watch the sun dip over the Tasman Sea while surfcasting, then settle in around a fire.
Day 2: Board a diving and fishing charter out of legendary Jackson Bay. Reel in big fish, dive for cray, and soak in the raw coastal scenery. Cook your catch back at the hut and yarn late into the night.
Day 3: Packraft wild rivers, explore secret beaches, or chase seasonal runs — whitebait, bluefin tuna, or fresh cray. Beach fire and stars to finish.
Day 4 – Day 6: Fishing in the fjords of Fiordland. Cruise deep into remote sounds, drop lines into rich southern waters, jig for blue cod, chase salmon, and explore towering cliffs and hidden coves. Evenings anchored in sheltered bays, cooking the day’s catch.
Day 7: Return north and reset on the coast. Light missions, more surfcasting, or a relaxed dive for cray as the sun drops low.
Day 8: Head back offshore from Jackson Bay. Target bigger species, test your luck, and make the most of these wild waters. Feast well that night.
Day 9: One last adventure day — packraft, fish, dive, or roam the beaches. Soak it all in and send it properly with a final fire on the sand.
Day 10: Wrap up and roll out of Haast, tired, salty, and loaded with stories (and maybe a chilly bin of seafood) to last a lifetime.
From $500 per person/per day
all inclusive (activities, accommodation & meals)
Allround Adventure
Day Trips
Example
Day Trip: Bush Hunt & Fly-Fish Mission
Meet in Haast, gear up, and head straight into the bush for a morning deer hunt. Spend the afternoon fly-fishing crystal-clear rivers, exploring hidden trails, and finishing with a fresh cook-up before rolling home.
Day Trip: Coastline Quad & Surfcast
Hit remote beaches by quad, carving along untouched coastline. Try your luck surfcasting at sunset, explore secluded spots, and wrap the day with a laid-back fire and solid yarns.
Day Trip: Dive & Fish Jackson Bay
Launch out of Jackson Bay for a full day on the water. Reel in big fish, dive for cray, and soak in the wild southern scenery before heading back with a chilly bin of fresh seafood.
Day Trip: River & Packraft Adventure
Spend the day navigating braided rivers by packraft, chasing seasonal runs like whitebait or trout. Mix in short hikes and hidden swimming holes for a proper West Coast mission.
Day Trip: Ultimate South Westland Combo
Blend bush, river, and coast into one action-packed day — hunt, fish, explore, and take in the raw landscapes before heading home tired, stoked, and full of stories.
From $400 per person/per day
all inclusive (activities, accommodation & meals)
When the Wild Calls
Time it right and hit the epic stuff — from stags roaring in the bush, to hauling in whitebait, chasing bluefin tuna, or diving for crayfish. Here’s what’s going down in South Westland, month by month:
ALL YEAR ROUND
Cast your line in crystal-clear rivers, chase wild trout, and end the day swapping stories by the fire.
Fly Fishing
JANUARY TO MARCH
Fish the lower reaches of South Westland’s big rivers during the sea-run salmon spawn.
Sea Run Salmon
JANUARY TO APRIL
Head out of Jackson Bay hunting migrating bluefin tuna. When a reel screams, it’s on — pure adrenaline, pure addiction.
Bluefin Tuna Fishing
MARCH TO MAY
Hit the bush during peak rut. Track stags, learn the land, and witness the wild like locals do. Big country, big stories.
Roar Hunting (Stag Season)
MAY TO AUGUST
Don’t miss out on duck shooting season in NZ. Early mornings in the maimai, decoys set, calling birds over flooded paddocks and wetlands — classic Kiwi waterfowling at its best.
Duck Shooting Season
MAY TO OCTOBER
Backcountry tahr and chamois hunting in steep alpine country. Big climbs, sharp eyes, earned shots.
Chamois & Tahr Hunt
SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER
Short, mad-packed riverside action. Grab your nets, chase the shoals, and bring home the catch. Pure Kiwi tradition.
Whitebait Season
Trips just for girls?
Yeah, we’ve got you covered.
Women-only adventure dates, epic days outside, creative workshops, and plenty of laughs along the way. No pressure, no boys — just good energy and unforgettable time out there.
