Let’s go tramping in New Zealand

Tramping is also known as hiking. The other words for this are trekking and bushwalking. This is one of the most popular and the cheapest outdoor activities in New Zealand.

You can choose an easy brief walk or several days in the bush type of tramping. The landscape is rugged and at least hilly, if not mountainous, over most of the country and tramping often involves hill climbs.

Parks and protected areas in New Zealand are open all year round and can be visited without a permit. So there is no charge to go into the parks or to use basic facilities such as visitor centers, tracks, toilets or picnic places.

A charge is made for some park information brochures and to stay overnight in most back country huts.

For you who are planning to stay, there are more than 1,000 backcountry huts provided by tramping clubs. They are usually equipped with basic bunks and may contain cooking facilities.

If you are happen to be there and have a plan to go for tramping just find several doc offices in the tourist information centers.