Location

YHA Anakiwa Lodge is located approximately midway between Picton and Havelock. It takes around 25 minutes relaxed driving from Picton to Anakiwa and about 20 minutes to travel from Havelock. Driving through to Blenheim takes around 45 minutes and we are approximately 1 hr from Nelson.

See map below

Transport

Picton to Anakiwa

$ 15.00 per person ($30.00 minimum)

We can providel pickup/delivery in Picton at $15 per person each way, with a $30.00 minimum for the 25 min vehicle trip, to avoid the need for a rental car. There is also a scheduled shuttle bus transfer to/from Picton at $ 15 per person each way. These travel arrangements need to be prearranged with us at the time of placing/confirming your booking.

Walking the track with car storage

Many guests stay with us for the first night, leave their car with us at no charge and we transfer them to meet the water transport in Picton. Their car is ready for collection in Anakiwa at the end of the Queen Charlotte walk.

Alternatively, if you are walking the Queen Charlotte Track, you can use one of the local water transport services to drop you a at convenient point on the track and walk down to YHA Anakiwa Lodge. We can then arrange road or water transport back to Picton as required.