Hi We are still operating much better than our website! We are changing over to a new website and this has resulted in a painful glitch in emails etc, so there have been delays etc that we did not want or anticipate. I will try to clear the backlog when it appears. We have good availability during late February. Thanks for your patience. Terry

Hi. We have been upgrading our website and have experienced a few glitches along the way. Yes we are still operating and aiming to improve the communication. Evenings are the best time to catch us.

There are reviews posted three to four weeks ago on Tripadvisor. I would be surprised if the company was not active as we used them and they get great reviews. As it is winter in New Zealand perhaps Terry is taking a break. You could try getting in contact with the i-Site visitor centre at Turangi, they may have some information.

Hi Aree We list the Tongariro Alpine Crossing as we want people to take notice that it is 19.4km long, with almost 800m of climb and 1100m of descent. By doing so we hope that people can compare it to things that they have done in the past. It takes all day. We are not into rushing people across the mountain, that is not our style, we spend time allowing people to take photos and explain to them what they are looking at. That being said, we also understand that the longer we take, every minute adds to the energy expended. If the thought of spending 7-8 hours on your feet seems intimidating, then going more slowly to compensate for a lack of "puff" will only mean 8 - 9 hours on your feet. Fitness is hard to quantify, as is age (one of our fastest trips was with a 70 year old from Japan). If you do not like the sound of only sitting down for half an hour at lunch time, then maybe another 15 minute sit down a bit later on, spending the majority of the afternoon resisting gravity (walking downhill), then maybe consider one of the numerous other walks that we offer in Tongariro National Park. We have full day walks of less up and down, or shorter walks that we can add together to make up a full day of hiking. Check out our Tongariro Guided Walks website Cheers Terry, the Owner of Tongariro Guided Walks

Hi. The snow is gone from the track now (early December 2017), with patches visible up on neighbouring Mt Ngauruhoe, so it adds nice contrast to photos.