Traditional Maori wood carving greets hikers at beginning of Queen Charlotte Track, 44 miles of spectacular walking track passing through secluded bays, coastal bush, and to luxurious lodges in Marlborough, south Island, New Zealand

Furneaux Lodge, first stop on our Queen Charlette Trek, is nestled at the head of Endeavor Inlet and surrounded by 3 miles of virgin native forest unchanged since Captain Cooks's first visit in 1789, Marlborough, New Zeland

Details of Black Tree Ferns, New Zealand