Guided? You must be joking

June 2012

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June 2012

Walking Legends guide Rob Franklin leads a client around Lake Waikaremoana. Photo: Walking Legends
Kiwi trampers often shun guided walks in favour of the independence and cheaper cost of doing it themselves, but as Paul King discovers there are real benefits to paying for a guide Long before Tarawera and Mark Twain deposited ash on Lake Waikaremoana, guides have been plying their trade in the New Zealand outdoors. Even […]

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