Abel Tasman Great Walk with Kids: 4 Days, Huts and Tides

Four days on the Abel Tasman Great Walk with children, planned day by day from Mārahau to Tōtaranui. Where to start, which legs suit which ages, how to time the Awaroa Inlet tide crossing, and whether to book huts or campsites. This is an excellent walk for families. The environment is spectacular and there are a range of options for completing the walk. You can combine sections of walking with boat transfers. It is also possible to have your packs and tent transferred from one stop to another. This enables families to walk in comfort with day packs only. Our kids loved this walk. PLANNING LINKS Department of Conservation, Abel Tasman Coast Track: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreati... Department of Conservation, Abel Tasman tide tables: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreati... Abel Tasman Aqua Taxi: https://www.aquataxi.co.nz/ Wilsons Abel Tasman: https://www.abeltasman.co.nz/ Abel Tasman Sea Shuttles: https://www.abeltasmanseashuttles.co.nz/ Abel Tasman Kayaks: https://www.abeltasmankayaks.co.nz/ Cross the Awaroa Inlet only in daylight and within the window DOC publishes, roughly 1.5 hours before to 2 hours after low tide. Water taxis generally do not run north of Tōtaranui, so if you are walking on to Wainui, arrange road transport before you start. When you book a bag transfer, ask for a luggage movement between your overnight stops, not just a passenger ticket, and confirm the weight limit, drop-off point and morning cut-off. Prices, sailing times and pick-up points change, so confirm them directly with the operator. MORE FAMILY WALKS Kawakawa Bay Track with Kids: The K2K from Kinloch, Taupō:    • Kawakawa Bay Track with Kids: The K2K from...   Milford Track with Kids: Is Your Child Ready? Day by Day:    • Milford Track with Kids: Is Your Child Rea...   CHAPTERS 00:00 Why Abel Tasman suits families 00:41 Track map and water taxis 01:02 Getting to Mārahau: walk or water taxi 01:47 Parking and trip planning 02:34 Family packing checklist 03:01 Day 1: Mārahau to Anchorage 03:45 Day 2: Anchorage to Bark Bay 04:30 Day 3: Bark Bay to Awaroa 05:36 Awaroa Inlet tide crossing 06:10 Day 4: Awaroa to Tōtaranui 06:55 Huts or camping? 07:19 Bag transfers 08:06 Plans by your children's ages 08:31 Family safety checklist 08:57 Planning checklist and sources Conditions on the day override anything in this video. Check the Department of Conservation track alerts, tide tables and weather before you go. If this helped, a thumbs up and a subscribe genuinely makes a difference to a small channel. IMAGE CREDIT Track maps: Abel Tasman Coast Track guide. Source: Department of Conservation (NZ), licensed under CC BY 4.0. All other photographs by the channel.