The beach at Ship Cove/Meretoto
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Boarding at Picton Town Wharf
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Disembarking at Ship Cove/Meretoto
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The Cook monument at Ship Cove/Meretoto
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Walking through native bush on the northern Queen Charlotte Track
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Nikau palms on the northern Queen Charlotte Track
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Ship Cove/Meretoto
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Overlooking Ship Cove/Meretoto on the Queen Charlotte Track
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Overlooking Ship Cove/Meretoto on the Queen Charlotte Track
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Look out near Ship Cove/Meretoto on the northern Queen Charlotte Track
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Booking fee of 2.5% applies - includes card, administration and associated costs.
Cruise to the starting point of the Queen Charlotte Track, historic Ship Cove/Meretoto, for this short but spectacular walk.
Explore Captain James Cook’s favourite anchorage, steeped in Māori history, before heading uphill through native tree ferns then tall beech forest, to a spectacular lookout.
Take in the panoramic views across Queen Charlotte Sound/Tōtaranui to Cook Strait, before going downhill to beautiful Resolution Bay. We’ll pick you up at the jetty at 3:00pm for the return journey to Picton.
