Prices

Optional alternative departures points:

The business operates from Mapua, so some lesser fares start from Motueka. For fares from Picton just click on your preferred point of departure. For Christchurch or any other location, send an e-mail

If you would like to book online a chartered trip (minimum 5 persons required or equivalent fare) click here: Book a chartered trip or e-mail me to advertise a trip for you once booked for minimum fare.

If you would like to join an existing trip click here: Existing trips or e-mail me to advertise a trip for you once booked for minimum fare.

Gas is available for those that come off flights at $12:00 for a 230gm twist top cannister. Rest break and toilet stops will be offered, but please come prepared to make a direct journey to your destination, or request a stop (other than a comfort stop) before the trip quote is finalised.

Please no eating or drinking on board and expect a direct journey (except comfort stops). This includes take away coffee.

Conditions of booking:

There is a 10% booking fee if more than a weeks notice of cancellation is given, 50% is charged with less than a weeks notice and there is a 100% booking fee if notice of cancellation is the day before. Depending on the circumstances, we will give a full credit on the next trip provided it combines with an existing trip, but please note this up to our discretion. For trips advertised on the "Existing Trips " page (to subsidise a chartered trip), a minimum 50% cancellation fee will be charged if other persons are booked on the back of the charter at the time of cancellation no matter the time we are forwarned of the cancellation.

As a trampers transport we have more than the average challenges with weather, road and track closures. Often DOC "recommends" that trampers cancel or amend walking dates on the track due to weather or track changes. If we can change a booking at no additional inconvenience there are no cancellation penalties, but if we are committed on that journey to drop off and pick up trampers, the booking conditions will apply.
There is an additional small charge for airport pick ups and drop offs; free outside perimeter (5 mins walk).
Booking conditions commence from the date of the first trip and thereby includes all trips from that date.

Please note:

There is no eating or drinking on board the transport. Be prepared for a direct trip unless necessitated by the driver to keep to his legal hours. Before departure please make sure that you have made the necessary comfort requirements, ie food, drink and toiletries. Allow for plane delays before pick up. On request, the driver will stop for a quick toilet stop at the nearest possible convenience. If however, a member of the party is late, has forgotten a vital foodstuff or piece of equipment, or for whatever reason, then a stop will be charged minimum $30 for up to 20 minutes, or $1 per minute thereafter. There is an option for that requirement as you book online. If it has not been requested it will be a direct trip, so please do not put the driver in a difficult position to refuse by asking on the day, but call office instead 03 540 2042.

We try to be on time, but the very nature of this business we cannot predict every hold up and therefore cannot guarantee being on time, every time. Please make sure you leave plenty of time to catch flights or other scheduled departures. We would really appreciate being forewarned of flights and flight numbers.

Additional conditions for charter trips.

When booking a charter trip with less than 5 persons, we will try and find others to contribute their fares towards your charter provided no additional mileage, time or expense is involved, and less a 10% booking fee to cover admin costs of each additional fare to make up the minimum 5 fare requirement. We require you to apply for the refund after the transport has finished. Though we try to be flexible as possible, these bookings rely on stability and therefore we adhere to the booking conditions set out clearly before and after the booking. If however you change any of the booking; passenger numbers, time, date and location, then there will be no refunds of additional fares whatsoever and there will be a 100% cancellation fee if you decide to cancel again. However, if you do make changes, depending on the circumstances we may choose to cancel the original booking and then rebook afresh. We offer charter trips as a service so that people can book specific trips to suit what they want and then advertise to try and get others on board to save on the charterer's transport costs. This requires a fair bit of juggling and administration work for our company and is an unusual service. We do our best to sort challenges as they arise (eg weather, injuries, road and track closures, cancelled flights etc), but if necessary will operate the trip without passengers who cannot make the specified time and all refunds of additional fares are at the discretion of the business.

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