Green Lake Wilderness Escape
“Walk through ancient forest to a hidden lake deep in Fiordland.”
Highlights of the Trip
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Remote Fiordland Setting
Travel into one of Fiordland’s quiet southern valleys, away from crowds.
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Overnight at
Green Lake Hut
Stay in a peaceful backcountry hut surrounded by alpine stillness.
Private Guided Experience
Your guide manages pace, route, cooking, and comfort throughout the trip.
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Green Lake Wilderness Escape
Green Lake is one of Fiordland’s quiet places — a remote subalpine basin tucked away from crowds and roads. This private overnight trip offers time to walk slowly, settle into the landscape, and experience the stillness of the mountains without rushing.
Depart from Queenstown and travel deep into Fiordland, following the Borland Road into the southern valleys. The walk to Green Lake follows a gentle track through mossy beech forest, river terraces, and open clearings. Your guide will set a relaxed pace, with time to rest, look, and breathe.
Arriving at Green Lake Hut, the valley opens into an expansive basin with the lake held quietly at its center. There is time to settle in, make tea, wander the lake edge, or simply sit outside and watch light shift across the mountains.
After a shared dinner in the hut, the evening is unhurried and quiet — a simple alpine night.
In the morning, there is time to enjoy the peacefulness of the lake basin before beginning the walk out along the same route. Return to Queenstown in the late afternoon.
This experience is for those who want stillness, space, and connection to the land rather than intensity. It is a gentle journey that allows the landscape to speak for itself — simple, grounding, and memorable in ways that are easy to feel.
Price
NZD $789 per person
(All-Inclusive)
*Additional fee applies for single-person bookings