Plan your visit
You'll need two kinds of packing: a day pack you carry each day, and a lodge luggage bag for overnight gear, which we transport between lodges for you. Guided and self-guided trips need mostly the same gear, a few differences are called out below.
The park can deliver sunshine, rain and cool coastal conditions within the same day, at any time of year. In the cooler months, from April to October, bring extra thermal layers and warm socks, mornings and evenings can be crisp even when the days are clear.
If your trip includes kayaking, pack an extra set of hiking clothes in case you get wet. Avoid cotton, especially denim, it takes a long time to dry.
Keep essential medication in your day pack, not in your overnight luggage bag, so it's with you every day. Please avoid disposable wipes or tissues, they add litter to the park.
A torch is genuinely useful, our lodges generate their own power and on rare occasions supply can be interrupted.
Lodge-based
Pack your overnight gear into the lodge luggage bag we supply. On guided trips, our team transfers it between lodges for you each day, so you only ever carry your day pack on the track. On self-guided trips, you carry your own overnight bag between lodges.
Guided
Self-guided
Especially useful if you're self-guided
Download the Wilsons Abel Tasman app to your phone, then download the trip you have booked, northbound or southbound, before you leave phone coverage. It's handy for guided walkers too.
Bring a personal first-aid kit with plasters, blister prevention and antiseptic, particularly useful if you're self-guided. Keep essential medication in your day pack rather than your overnight luggage, so it's with you every day of your trip.
If you have a medical condition or health requirement our team should know about, please let us know when you book, so we can plan for it.
Please do not bring valuable items or travel documents. There is safe storage at our Motueka office.
Mobile reception is limited throughout the park and varies depending on your provider, you may find coverage on headlands or elevated, open ground. Complimentary wifi is available at our lodges. Download trip information, maps and anything else you need before you leave phone coverage.
The lodge bar accepts credit card or EFTPOS, please don't rely on cash only.
Day pack
Lodge luggage
Ready to book?
Browse our guided and self-guided lodge-based multi-day trips, or get in touch if you'd like help planning what to pack.
