Important steps have been taken to protect the future of the Queen Charlotte Track to ensure it will always be a place of rare beauty and freedom. From 1 October 2007 all adult unguided track visitors will be asked to contribute $5 to the Queen Charlotte Track Tribute Fund.
One
of the nice things about the Queen Charlotte Track
is Pack Transfers.
As you walk along the Track your luggage will
be transferred to your daily destination.
To assist us all please
note the following:
Take only what you actually need for your
time on the track. Other luggage can be stored
in Picton. Ask your accommodation provider or
transport operator to arrange storage.
Please limit your luggage to a day pack and
one light to medium pack (or piece of luggage)
per person.
The recommended maximum weight per piece of
luggage for unaccompanied transfer along the
track is 20kg.
Extra pieces of luggage may be accepted at
an extra charge but may have to be transported
separately from the one piece entitlement depending
on the transport operator’s loadings for
the day in question.
For safety reasons (yours and ours) luggage
for unaccompanied transfer along the track may
not have additional items tied to the outside.
Transport operators provide a special label
for your pack. This label is especially important
as it identifies whose luggage it is, which
boat company is transporting it and where it
is going each day. Please make sure your label
is attached and clearly visible at all times.
For security reasons all unaccompanied packs
and luggage going to and from The Portage Resort
Hotel, Portage Bay Shop and the DOC campsite
at Cowshed Bay are collected from, stored and
delivered to Torea Bay wharf by The Portage
Resort Hotel staff. The wharf is a 20 minute
walk from the hotel over a steep saddle. There
is a charge of $6.00 per item (includes collection,
storage and return) for this service, payable
direct to The Portage Resort Hotel.
Please do not leave passports, travel tickets,
money or other valuables in any unaccompanied
luggage.
Please
Note: While the transport operators and
lodges will take all reasonable care of your luggage
please understand that your luggage passes through
a number of different hands each day. No member
of Queen Charlotte Track (Inc) nor Queen Charlotte
Track (Inc) itself accepts any responsibility
or liability for loss or damage of any sort to
your luggage, or for any consequential losses
you may incur.
Visitors may come across wild pigs from time
to time along the track rooting for food, especially the section between
Camp Bay and Torea Saddle, over the winter months.
These wild pigs are very shy and will run away from walkers, if walkers
are lucky enough to spot one.
The pigs were released by Captain Cook at Ship Cove as a food source &
have spread through out New Zealand. ....
One
of the nice things about the Queen Charlotte Track
is 
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