Abel Tasman National Park

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Abel Tasman National Park

National park · Abel Tasman National Park

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South Island 7183, New Zealand

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New Zealand’s smallest national park packs a punch with golden beaches, lush forests, tidal hikes, and water taxis for easy adventure.  

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Aug 1, 2025

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"A stunning national park in New Zealand with golden beaches and lush forests, accessible via hiking trails or water taxis."

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"Abel Tasman Coastal Track New Zealand's smallest national park certainly packs a punch. Unlike so many of the great ragged mountains that dot the country, Abel Tasman curves along the north coast of the South Island, peppered with golden sand beaches and steep cliffs that fall away to crystal-blue water. There are many options for exploring the park—by water taxi and boat, kayak, walking, or a combination of all three. Normally taking 4 to 5 days to hike the whole coastal track, you can split up the journey at many of the campsites, cabins, or even boat hostels along the way. One of the most interesting features of Abel Tasman is the high and low tide extremes, which affect the paths you take on the hike. Sometimes at low tide you might be able to cross a long beach while at high tide you have to go the long way around, making exploring this national park much more exciting."

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@afar

"Abel Tasman Coastal Track New Zealand's smallest national park certainly packs a punch. Unlike so many of the great ragged mountains that dot the country, Abel Tasman curves along the north coast of the South Island, peppered with golden sand beaches and steep cliffs that fall away to crystal-blue water. There are many options for exploring the park—by water taxi and boat, kayak, walking, or a combination of all three. Normally taking 4 to 5 days to hike the whole coastal track, you can split up the journey at many of the campsites, cabins, or even boat hostels along the way. One of the most interesting features of Abel Tasman is the high and low tide extremes, which affect the paths you take on the hike. Sometimes at low tide you might be able to cross a long beach while at high tide you have to go the long way around, making exploring this national park much more exciting."

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Javier Gómez García

Google
A very special National Park located along the ocean front. There are several treks along the ocean ranging from 1 to 3 day long and taxi boat from most of the beaches so you can either go by boat a come back walking or the other way round. Many campsites and very well maintained walking paths along the treks.

Nick Leung

Google
A gorgeous park with amazing views and beaches! Well maintained paths and even wifi in some of the huts! There are a lot of services like water taxis that can drop you off at any point in the park, which makes it accessible for all fitness levels!

Daniel Thomas

Google
Now I know how Ken felt in the barbie movie when he said “my job is just beach”. You’ll feel like a proper adventurer as you plan your tidal crossings and tramp across the soggy beaches to make it across in time to the next part of your walk. The best 3 days we’ve had in NZ so far this is an absolute must on your itinerary.

Julie Muller

Google
Absolutely beautiful area! Wonderful campgrounds and trails. Would love to come back and spend some time camping!

Leo Manfredi

Google
Very beatiful place, ideal for hiking and swimming. The colors are amazing... while you are hiking, you'll see wonderful views, the tracks are well maintained and the air that you breathe is so pure

Thriveni Dontamsetti

Google
If you like hiking and kayaking and beautiful beaches this is heaven for you. We realised after we got there that we needed at least 4 to 5 days to get the full experience. The true hikers book lodges in Abel Tasman park well in advance and hike the entire park which takes 4 to 5 days but for those who want to spend a day hiking there are boats from Kaiteriteri that drop you at different points in Abel Tasman and you can hike for the day and reach another point and get picked up by boat to get back. We chartered a boat for the day and it was a fantastic experience. The captain and crew were so fun and welcoming and made sure we had a great time. We got to see beautiful pristine beaches, went for a short hike in the Abel Tasman Park, kayaked in the ocean and spotted fur seals along the way.

Lindsay Embree

Google
Beautiful, expansive golden sand beaches and a pleasant walk to the first campsite at Tinlines. We only had time for a short walk but it was well worth it. The birds were such a pleasure to see and hear.

Jo Ck

Google
What an incredible park this is! The beautiful golden beaches, the native bush and sound of the water lapping on the shoreline. It has stolen my heart and it’s my favourite place in NZ
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Lindsey B.

Yelp
Abel Tasman is beautiful! If lush green rainforest and sparkling turquoise waters appeal to you (and I mean, why wouldn't it?) then by all means do the trek through Abel Tasman. Abel Tasman is one of New Zealand's "great walks" which means the trails are super well maintained, and there are luxurious huts (by trekking standards) to stay in so you don't even have to camp! You can hike from hut to hut and do anything from 2 days to 5 (or even just 1 day if you're wimpy) - you don't have to finish the entire trek as there are water taxis at various points that will take you back to the car park/trailhead in Marahau. The huts are equipped with mattresses, flush toilets, drinking water, and a kitchen area. In the common area there are also wood stoves, so if someone takes the initiative, you can have heating too. You do need to bring a sleeping bag and cooking equipment (and food of course) but all in all it makes for a much lighter pack than if you were straight out camping. For those who prefer to rough it, there are also various campgrounds along the trail. For both the huts and the camps you have to book ahead of time on the DOC website, and for the huts I believe it's something like $34 NZ per person per night. A bit pricey but you also have to consider there's no fee to enter the park, so that's all you'll pay. We planned our trip starting in Marahau and then staying in Anchorage Hut the first night. That meant our first day of hiking was relatively short (8 miles) and we found ourselves with most of the day at the hut. It's on a nice beach with a few shorter walks you can explore, but unluckily for us it rained most of the afternoon and we huddled in the hut rather than sunning on the beach. The next night we hiked all the way to Awaroa Hut, which was quite the trek - 16 miles I believe. You certainly don't have to do that all in one day, as it seems like most people just hike to Bark Bay, approximately half the journey. At Awaroa there's a tidal inlet and you can only continue on during low tide. The tides were not in our favor, which meant we would have had to wait until noon to cross the next day. Instead we chose to hike out a few miles to Awaroa Lodge (very fancy) and catch the water taxi back to Marahau. I do suggest reserving a water taxi trip ahead of time as they seem to fill up! The water taxi took about 1.5 hours to get us back, with several pick up/drop off stops along the way. It was fun to see all the places we'd hiked through from the water - a new perspective!
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Daphne O.

Yelp
Just when I thought it was beautiful enough, it got even more beautiful. Great scenic views and beaches. Trails are well paved. Great camping sites. You can take the water taxi in straight from Nelson and just camp for a couple days if you wanted to. Don't have to do it for a few days. But it's amazing if you do. Will come back here again for sure.