Water Taxi
Endeavour Express is the main water transport operator serving the outer Queen Charlotte Sound and fabulous Queen Charlotte Track.
We have been operating our fast, friendly and reliable service since February 1994.
Our captains and crews will ensure you have a safe and memorable excursion of the marlborough Sounds.

For more information and bookings visit www.boatrides.co.nz

 

Water Taxi
Beachcomber Fun Cruises take great pleasure in offering you a selection of boat trips through the beautiful Marlborough Sounds - these include their world famous Magic Mail Run and a host of Scenic Cruises, easy and quick day trips are covered with their Lunch 'n' Cruises plus a host of flexible trips that will let you explore the wonderful Queen Charlotte Track.

For more information and bookings visit www.mailboat.co.nz

 

Water Taxi
Cougar Line's daily scheduled departures offer a chance for casual visitors to book a one way passage. In the summer there are up to four daily departures to choose from.

For more information and bookings visit www.cougarline.co.nz

 

Fishing
The No Road Inn is close to some of the best fishing in New Zealand. Charters can be arranged on request or take our dinghy out into the calm waters of Endeavour Inlet and try your luck for some blue cod for dinner. Keep an eye out for the friendly dolphins that frequent the bay.

 

Bush Walks
There are well sign posted bush walks on our doorstep suitable for all levels of fitness. As well as the Queen Charlotte Track you can walk to our waterfall through the native forest, (1hour 30mins return) visit the old antimony mines above the old miners camp further around the inlet (3hours return), or just relax in a hammock under a giant rimu and read about the Moas that walked under the same tree a thousand years ago.

 

Motorised Catamaran Kayak.
A stable double catamaran fishing kayak that can be paddled or fitted with a 2hp motor.
Suitable for 2 adults this kayak will take you to the local fishing spots or just cruise the inlet exploring the many coves and waterways around the inlet.
We can make up a picnic hamper for you to enjoy on a deserted beach.

 

Bird Watching
The No Road Inn starts every new day with a dawn chorus provided by the native birds in the trees just a few meters from the decks.
Grab a book from our libary to help identify the many and varied species or walk to a clearing on our private reserve and they will come to you.

 

Specials and Packages.
Summer 2008 Specials.
A 3 day "All Inclusive" Marlborough Sounds Excursion with flexible options.
Includes, 2 nights accommodation at the No Road Inn, double or share/twin, all meals, water taxi transfers, a bottle of Marlborough wine per couple with dinner each evening, a "foot, neck, and shoulder" relaxation massage, a hot-tub and a warm welcome.
Walk some of the best sections of the Queen Charlotte Track or just unwind in a hammock in the forest with a Malborough wine.

Prices
Ex Picton $690 pp (min 2 persons)

Ex Wellington flying Sounds air to Picton return.$890pp (minimum 2 persons)

Ex Wellington.
This is a beauty, a round trip with no backtracking.
You get 3 different modes of transport, Helicopter, watertaxi, and airplane, all spoiling you with the magnificent granduer of the Marlborough Sounds.

You begin with a Helicopter ride from Wellington Airport or Queens wharf direct to Ship Cove or to the No Road Inn which will be your base for the next 2 days. The adventure continues on your departure from the No Road Inn with a senic water taxi through the Marlborough Sounds before your Sounds Air flight back to Wellington.
4 persons, from $1650pp. Or 2 persons from $1390pp.
www.helipro.co.nz

All other options minimum 2 persons.
In the event of the weather preventing the helicopter flight on the first day the trip will be done in reverse, Sounds air to Picton and helicopter from the No Road Inn back to Wellington.


Cook Strait Ferries
The cruise between Wellington and Picton is one of the most spectacular in the world.
www.interislander.co.nz

Dolphin Watch Ecotours
Enjoy some time in the sheltered waters of
Queen Charlotte Sound with Dolphin Watch.
www.naturetours.co.nz

 

Beachfront Kapiti
Beachfront Kapiti B&B is only 45 minutes north of Wellington on the fabulous Paraparaumu Beach.
Close to Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, Kapiti Island tours and a number of cafes and resturants this B&B is the perfect getaway from Wellington city.
For more information visit www.beachfrontkapiti.co.nz

 

Guided Walks
"Natural Encounters Guided Walks" provide all inclusive small group walks of the Queen Charlotte Track. Accommodation is in private en suite rooms with sea views, all meals, and water taxis are included.
No heavy packs to carry as your luggage is transfered ahead by water taxi daily. If you feel like a rest on any day you can travel on the water taxi with your pack. Sea kayaking options available. Contact Greg Thomson at www.natural-encounters.com

 

Outer Marlborough Sounds Adventures.
A Real Marlborough Sounds Adventure.
This is the Ultimate Outer Sounds Adventure.
From when you spy the shipwreck of the Mikall Lermentoft from the air as you fly into the private airstrip at Port Gore Homestead, to walking on some of the best Queen Charlotte Track with a combination of rustic and superb accommodation and mouthwatering cuisine, to soaking in a hot tub under the trees at the "No Road Inn" with a Marlborough wine, This outer sounds adventure is designed to make the most of your time and lets us give you a taste of the best that the Marlborough Sounds has to offer that others cannot.

Itinerary
*Flights direct to Port Gore Private Airstrip.
*Ex Wellington or Picton.
*Water Taxi transfers.
*Sounds Air flight Picton to Wellington.
*All Accommodation,
*All meals,
*Access to private forests and walking tracks.
*Use of non motorised water craft.
*Fishing Gear and bait supplied.
*Hot tub and hammocks at the No Road Inn.
*Bottle of wine per couple each night.
*Maps and information packs.

A reasonable level of average fitness is required as you will need to carry your own pack on the walk from Port Gore to Ship Cove. Wines, beers and non alcoholic drinks are available from the lodges at own cost.

Itinerary, Day one. Afternoon.
*Fly by private aircraft to port Gore Homestead.
*Explore Port Gore, safe swimming, dingy fishing.
*Accommodation and meals at Homestead.(Rustic)
comfortable double or share twin.
Day two.
*Walk from Port Gore to Ship Cove. 3hr walk.
*Lunch at Ship Cove.
*Water Taxi to Endeavour Inlet to No Road Inn.
*Bush walk thru private forest to 2000yr old Rimus.
*Dingys, Kakaks, safe swimming, hammocks.
*Foot,head and shoulder massage (extra charge $60).
*Definitely a soak in the Hot Tub.(refilled daily).
*Accommodation at the No Road Inn. (not rustic)
Day three.
*Walk to Camp Bay, 4hrs,Lunch on the way.
*Coffee at Punga Cove Resort, own cost.
*Afternoon Water Taxi to Picton.
*Transfers to Picton airport.
*Evening flight to Wellington.

An alternative Day three is to catch the 11 am water taxi from the No Road Inn to picton and an afternoon flight to Wellington.

This trip can be done in reverse or as "one way" starting in Wellington and Ending in Picton, or Picton ending in Wellington.
Pricing. $895 pp. Minimum 4 pax.

 

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Diving.
The sheltered waters of the Marlborough Sounds abound with Scallops and Paua. Cook Strait, while only for experinenced divers, offers the best crayfish diving in New Zealand from Febuary to May.
All this is within easy reach from the No Road Inn.

 

Discover Marlborough
The Marlborough Web Directory.
www.discovermarlborough.co.nz

 

New Zealand Tourism Online.
www.tourism.net.nz

 

Wilderness Guides Lodge to Lodge Guided Walk.
The only walk in New Zealand recomended by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE as one of the BEST 25 NEW TRIPS IN THE WORLD for 2008/2009.
This amazing walk of the Queen Charlotte Track has you staying at the BEST BOUTIQUE LODGES, all owner operated, with the best facilities, best cuisine, superb winelists, and experienced Queen Charlotte Track Guides. www.wildernessguides.co.nz