
Awaroa Escape
Walk from Bark Bay or Onetahuti to visit Awaroa - aka the People's Beach! Book Now

All year round

9.00am, 10.30am

9.30am

Full Day

Walking in the heart of the Park

Moderate

Marahau/Kaiteriteri to Bark Bay: 1 hr or Onetahuti 1 hr 15 min. Awaroa to Marahau/Kaiteriteri 1 hr 30 min.

Bark Bay to Awaroa: 3 hrs or Onetahuti to Awaroa: 1 hr
From
$98
Awaroa Escape
Catch a morning water taxi into the Park, walk a section of the Coastal Track enjoying the Abel Tasman’s incredible beaches before returning on an afternoon water taxi. There are two walking options for this trip depending on how much of the Coastal Track you would like to walk.
Trip Options:
- Option 1 – the shorter walk option. We drop you at Onetahuti for a 1 hour walk to Awaroa.
- Option 2 – the longer walk option. We drop you at Bark Bay for a 3 hour walk to Awaroa.
For group bookings requiring transport between Nelson, Motueka and Marahau please give us a call on 0800 278 282 to add bus transfers to your booking.
What’s included in this tour?
Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
- Water taxi fares
Itinerary
- Water taxi from Marahau/Kaiteriteri to Bark Bay (or Onetahuti)
- Walk from Bark Bay (or Onetahuti) to Awaroa
- Water taxi from Awaroa to Marahau/Kaiteriteri
Important Notice: From December 3rd, New Zealand moved into the new COVID-19 Protection Framework, or traffic light system. We are required to adopt this new framework in order to remain open and also to keep everybody safe. Therefore from December 3rd all customers older than 12 years and 3 months will need to present their My Vaccine Pass before they can use our services. The new Protection Framework also requires that we adhere to the regulations outlined for each of the three levels; red, orange and green. For more specific information about COVID-19 Protection Framework please visit this link. Thank you for your understanding.
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