Abel Tasman was named after the Dutch explorer, who initially went to the area in 1642. This National Park is New Zealand’s tiniest, but it is beautifully created for leisure and adventure. Visitors adore the fact that Abel Tasman National Park blends physical exercise with seaside life. Bursts of trekking or kayaking are interspersed with the sun’s rays, swimming, and relaxed snorkelling throughout the characteristic granite outcrops. People who desire home conveniences can remain in lavish accommodations, but resting underneath the stars is considered the most effective way to experience the heart of the Abel Tasman. The line of coastline that drops inside the boundaries of the park is especially unique. Marble and granite formations edge the headlands, cloaked in regenerating natural woodland. Welcoming exotic shores fill up the areas in between trees and tide line. Magnificent streams slip down mossy valleys to meet the sea.
Local wildlife is also a valuable component of the surroundings. Tui and Bellbird melody’s fill the woodland, Gannets, Shags and Little Blue Penguins plunge for their supper, fur seals lay around the rocks across the fringe of Tonga Island.
The Abel Tasman’s Seaside Track usually takes between three and five days to accomplish. It ascends around headlands and through natural woodland to a number of stunning seashores. The track is walkable at any time of year, but it is congested mainly in the summer months. To get a different look at the park, you will find inland paths that run up to the stunning karst landscape of Takaka Hill.
Kayaking providers operate guided excursions from Kaiteriteri and Marahau. You are also able to hire kayaks whilst remaining at numerous camping locations, for anyone with only a day to check out the park, companies also offer a customised mixture of ‘taking in the sights’ by boat, and taking short treks. enquire at the towns of Kaiteriteri or Marahau.