Tales from the Trails

Trips & Tramps owner (and superwoman!) Kate Norris on Kepler Heli Hike

If you're like me and love to travel, explore and adventure then maybe you've had the same experience when planning your travels - "I just don't get how it all works!".  I've always found blogs helpful in my planning and so hopefully these will help you too - they've been written from our own experiences and from some of the interest areas and frustrations that other travellers have expressed to us in the past.  Grab a cuppa and take a look!  

Cheers

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Kate Norris

Co-owner, Author, and Mother of four

Our latest tales

Guided Walk to Key Summit on the Routeburn Track, Fiordland National Park

Routeburn Track – Lake Marian vs Key Summit

Along the Milford Road, approximately halfway between Te Anau and Milford Sound, is the stunning mountain divide. Read more >>
Overnight cruise in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park

5 ways of discovering Fiordland’s beauty from a new perspective

Fiordland is on many people’s bucket lists for places to explore, and that is for a good reason! The national park is absolutely stunning and so diverse in its offerings... Read more >>
Across the top of Pleasant Range in Fiordland. Credit: Béatrice Fierens Gevaert

How to conquer the Dusky Track

Attention kiwi trampers, are you considering the Dusky Track? The Dusky is only recommended for fit and experienced trampers, searching for a good challenge in a harsh environment! If this... Read more >>
Key Summit on a stunning bluebird day, Routeburn Track, Fiordland National Park

Fiordland enjoys run of cracker weather

STUFF ARTICLE - Siobhan Downes, Jan 13 2022 In its second summer without international tourists, the Fiordland region has been enjoying some literal rays of sunshine. Read more >>
Dore Pass over Lake Te Anau, Fiordland National Park

Memories from the Trails

After working for over 20 years in Fiordland National Park, I’d like to think that I have seen a fair bit of the 12,607 km² area. Read more >>
River views on the Milford Track, Fiordland

Mix Things Up in the Outdoors of Fiordland

Looking for ways to change things up this summer as you explore Aotearoa? The outdoors of Fiordland is just the place to search for the extraordinary and do something new,... Read more >>
Fiordland Lodge serves locally acquired cuisine

Dining Hotspots around Fiordland

Experience Fiordland and Te Anau with different senses and take your tastebuds on a unique and once in a lifetime adventure. Read more >>
Hot tub time looking across Lake Te Anau

5 Places to Stay in Fiordland That You Haven’t Discovered Yet!

The soaring waterfalls, granite peaks, and the famous Great Walks may initially be what inspires you to visit this jaw-dropping region, but Fiordland is also home to a number of unique and very special places... Read more >>
Photographer capturing Giant Gate Fall on Milford Track

The Ultimate ‘Bottom of the South’ Itinerary

Like many Kiwis, we’ve turned the current international border closures into an opportunity: to tick things off our domestic travel bucket list. Read more >>
Views on the Kepler Heli Hike Guided Walk, Fiordland

5 reasons to choose a guide vs. going it alone on your next Fiordland walk

Wandering aimlessly through the tranquil native forest of Greenstone Valley or along the banks of Lake Marian with neither stress nor schedule sounds like a beautiful way of connecting with... Read more >>
People enjoy a guided walk at Giant Gate Falls on the Milford Track, Fiordland

Taste multiple Great Walks in one holiday: The Fiordland Sampler

If you’re anything like us, you’ve got a travel list as long as your arm that’s packed full of dreamy walking holidays in every pocket of the globe. Read more >>
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Hiking boots vs hiking shoes

Gone are the days when you need to strap on stiff, heavy boots to hike in New Zealand’s wilderness – while there is still a place for these boots in... Read more >>

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