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A trip in the true spirit of high country station life,
with the spectacular Hooligan Range and Mt Noble station as a highlight.
This ride uses a Four Wheel Drive support vehicle - our gear and
refreshments await us at the end of each day's ride.
 IT-NZRT05-N 
Rates: All inclusive from Hanmer, all
meals, accommodations in rustic cabins and
stations, first and last night in B&B, 4
riding days, 4-6 hours per day.
6
days/ 5 nights $ 1,375
-- based on NZ$ 1,745
Dates 2008:
011/02-11/07
12/28-01/02
Dates 2009:
01/11-01/16
02/08-02/13 02/22-02/27
04/12-04/17 05/03-05/08
availability & reservation
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Meeting: Hanmer
Airport: Christchurch
Bus Station: Waikari
Transfer: from Waikari included .
Private transfer from Christchurch $245 per car (not
per person) return
Level:
Novice+
Tack:
Australian Stock saddles
Horses:
Thoroughbred/Clydesdale cross
Pace: Slow, some trots and optional canters
Min/Max Riders: 1-10
Note: overnights in B&B, tents, farms and musterers huts
Highlights: scenery, station life, river crossings, mountains
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival in Waikari, transfer to
Hawarden for dinner and overnight at a local B&B.
Day 2:
After saddling up we ride out from our base at The
Peaks, up through the pretty Waitohi River. We cross
into the Trussochs station and then follow the
Waitohi gorge. We pass over some high hill country
with lovely views before arriving at the Seven Hills
homestead. Here we enjoy dinner with the family at
the homestead and spend our first night there or in
tents. Approx 5 hrs riding.
Day 3:
After a cooked breakfast we ride over hill country
and meet the Waitohi River again. We stop for
lunch at the Mt Noble ridge before carrying on past
a picturesque duck pond and into Haydon Downs, with
views of Gola Peak and Mt Whitnow. We ride on to Mt.
Noble Station, a High Country sheep and cattle
station. We take care of our horses, enjoy cool
refreshments and then have a barbeque dinner with
the station owners. Accommodation is in a small
cottage with optional camping in tents.
Approx 7 hrs riding.
Day 4:
After a hearty breakfast we saddle our horses and
continue through Mt Noble station, rising up and
over the spectacular Windy Ridge with magnificent
views of the mountains in all directions. Then after
following the road for a short time we arrive at
the Seven Hills woolshed
above the Hurunui River. From here we are
transported to our accommodation for the night
(comfortable cottage).
Approx. 3 ½ hours riding.
Day 5:
Today we ride along the banks of the tranquil
Hurunui River, under the impressive Hooligan Range
with Mt. Mizar, Ben Cliberick, Phyllis Fell and
Mount Catherine on the opposite side of the river.
We lunch below Mt. Self beside the Hurunui, after
which we ride across country again, up and over the
Kanuku Saddle (approx.850metres.) with its panoramic
views of the Amuri Basin, down to our base where we
unsaddle, unpack, wash the horses down and then
enjoy afternoon tea. Approx.5 ½ hrs riding.
Day 6: Departure after breakfast and drop off at the bus
station in Waikari.
Note on
Accommodation: Please be aware that we are
riding through and staying on high country working
farms. The accommodation will therefore be
comfortable but basic. Rooms may be shared with
others on the trek.
Route can vary due to seasonal conditions.
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