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Hurunui Horse Trek

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Start: The Peaks, Hurunui, 9:30am
Finish: The Peaks, Hurunui
Length: 4 days
Grade: B (Novice / intermediate horse rider)
Price: NZ$1275
Extra Costs: Lunch on the first day, pre and post trip accommodation, transfers.
Departs: Monthly - see Departures

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Highlights: A 4 day/3 night pack trip into the headwaters of the Waitohi River, down through rugged Seaward and Hurunui River Gorges. Visiting high-country sheep stations along the way with a maximum of 8 riders.

Day 1: The Peaks, up through the Waitohi River, and then pass Mount Waitohi over hill country to the Seven Hills homestead and cottage.

Day 2: Seven Hills to Waitohi River passing with views of Gola Peak and Mount Whitnow. Ride on to Mount Noble Station.

Day 3: Mount Noble Station to Seven Hills, then to Hurunui River.

Day 4: Ride down the Hurunui River over the Kanuku Saddle (approx. 850 metres.) down to the base.

Alternative Options: Please email us for trip dossiers for the following other horse treks we can offer.

The Hurunui: NZ$2795
8 days/9 nights (includes farmstays and transfers)

The Station to Station Ride: NZ$2475
5 days/4 nights (includes farmstays and transfers)
Min 2 rides - Maximum 4

Station to Station: NZ$1495
3 days/2 nights: A more exclusive ride from farm to farm with farmstay accommodation.

The Overnighter: NZ$630
Dates by arrangement.

Waitohi Wanderer: $150
1 day - daily - dates by arrangement.

Click here for the detailed trip dossier


This trip goes well with the following tours:

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Did you know?

An average life span for a horse is around 20-25 years, though they can live for up to 30 years. The oldest recorded horse was "Old Billy," an English barge horse, who lived to be 62 years old.

 

 

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