Full-Day Routeburn Track Key Summit Guided Walk from Te Anau
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Te Anau, New Zealand
- 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Go on one of New Zealand's "Great Walks," the Routeburn Track from Te Anau to Key Summit, during this full-day guided walking tour. Get views of alpine herb fields, snowy peaks, and lush forests across the South Island’s Fiordland National Park. Travel with a small group of 12 hikers or fewer, ensuring personalized attention from your guide. Be prepared for a moderate hike with some uphill sections.
- Experience one of New Zealand's Great Walks in just one day
- Receive personalized attention on an intimate small-group tour
- A picnic lunch will be provided (if option selected)
- Round-trip transportation from Te Anau hotels
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off from Te Anau accommodation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Walking poles or rain jacket available if required, please let the operator know in advance if required.
- LunchPlease bring some with you.
- Bottled water
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.8:30 am
What To Expect
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Trips & Tramps
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Routeburn Track
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Key Summit Track
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum age is 8 years
- A moderate amount of walking is involved (approx 4 - 6 hours) with an ascent and descent of 400 metres (1300 ft). The fitter you are the more you will enjoy the trip. We recommend a moderate degree of fitness - minimum distance walked is 7km/4.6 miles.
- Track is well maintained, however can be uneven and rocky in places, this is not suitable for those who have difficulty walking or are unstable.
- The trip proceeds in most weather conditions unless the operator deems it to be unsafe or potentially totally miserable.
- What to bring - comfortable walking boots/shoes, waterproof jacket, warm clothing including thermal hat and gloves, lunch, water bottle, and day pack.
- Note Jeans and street wear are not suitable clothing, please ensure you wear suitable outdoor active wear.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 28 reviews
Scott_K, Mar 2026
This was a wonderful day. Our guides Ben and Jamie were fantastic. The hike was very scenic. The guides were extremely knowledgeable about the terrain, birds, and plant life. Both of them were very personable. My wife and I both were very pleased with this experience.
I would highly recommend booking this activity to anyone wanted to go on a hiking experience
Every thing about this experience was top notch!!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
What a fantastic review to read, we’re so pleased you both had such a wonderful day out with Ben and Jamie. They’re a great team and love sharing their knowledge of Fiordland’s terrain, birds and plant life.
It’s brilliant to hear everything felt top notch from start to finish. We really appreciate the recommendation and hope to see you back for another hike one day! But it is hard to beat Key Summit on the Routeburn Track on a good day!
Jaesun_L, Jan 2024
Our guide John and Jane were so kind and lovely. We stopped at several spots on the way to the Routeburn track and their explanation was very informative and helpful. As a solo traveler, I felt safer with the group on the track and they gave us a much nicer time of trail walk with all the care and talks. At the key summit, they served us some nice tea which warmed us up. Until the end of the trip, it was so much enjoyable and fun. I’ll recommend this to anyone who’s planning the trekking at Te Anau!
Susan_M, Jan 2024
The guides were great and the hike is beautiful. This is a fabulous hike if you can't do the whole Routeburn tramp.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thanks Susan, the Key Summit walk on the Routeburn track is so beautiful and offers a great taste of this alpine trail. Thanks for your 5 star review!
Jill_E, Dec 2023
First of all, our guide, Andreas, was just so in tune with our group. I was a little unsure of the level of fitness needed, but he reassured us that it was “our” day, and he let us ascend at a measured pace. Plenty of photo pops and water breaks made it all so enjoyable. The scenery at the summit was extraordinarily beautiful. Under the tree canopy the forest landscape was vastly different than the alpine landscape above along the path. Lunch was delicious while taking in the views, and then we made our way down to regroup and then drove to make 3-4 surprise stops which added to our experience!! I can’t say enough good things, because it was awesome. Take this trek, and ask for Andreas. Kind, personable, and funny. It was a dream hike.
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