Stop #6 – Abel Tasman Coast
Today we visited Abel Tasman National Park and the Tonga Island Marine Reserve. This area is famous for it’s gorgeous coast line with rocky coasts and sandy beaches. Our day was spent on a route that combined water taxi’s, kayaking and hiking.
We first took the water taxi north along the coast from the town of Marahau to Onetahuti Bay. We then kayaked north in the park to the marine reserve. We paddled along Tonga Island and then the coast south to Bark Bay. We got a good look at the seals, birds and other wildlife in the reserve. We then hiked south along the famous Abel Tasman Costal Track through Torrent Bay to Anchorage. We me the water taxi’s there and took the final leg of the journey back to Marahau.