I took the oportunity to do both great walks Lake Waikaremoana and the Tongariro Crossing in the North Island with Walking Legends.

Lake Waikaremoana was a superb well organised 4 day hike on one of the New Zealands Great Walks in an area so remote and untouched by modern times. The lake and bush was both beautiful and serene and the accompanying guides were incredibly insightful with local knowledge and stories. Their professionalism made sure the entire journey was safe and help me achieve a journey that I wasn't sure I was fit enough to complete. No day was too hard and the climb up the bluff allowed me all the time and rest I needed to see the sublime view from the top, where it was so clear we could see Mt Ruapehu. At the end of each day a 3 course meal (with wine) was provided. The trip exceptional value for money. Excellent!!!

The trip to Tongariro was another 4 day trip but this time on top of the doing the crossing which is a challenging day walk, we did a number of excellent short walks through the local area demonstrating the diversity of the whole area from tussock land to rainforests all with spectacular waterfalls. We were also treated to a scrumptious meal at Chateu Tongariro.

Would thoroughly recommend Walking Legends to anyone considering attempting one of the great walks.

Reviewed over 3 years ago and experienced in December 2009