Wilson's Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman coastline and native bush

Care for the place that makes every trip possible

Operating in a national park comes with responsibility.

Wilsons Abel Tasman works in one of New Zealand's most loved coastal environments. Conservation, careful access and visitor education are not side projects; they are part of how the operation works every day.

Environmental commitment

Better visitor access should support better care.

The Abel Tasman experience depends on clean beaches, healthy native bush, protected wildlife and responsible movement through the park. Wilsons' environmental work sits across daily operations, guest education, community conservation and direct support for restoration projects.

This page brings the main commitments together so you can see how conservation, community partnerships, responsible travel and guest contributions all connect.

Qualmark Gold Award

Gold

Qualmark standard

Recognition for sustainable visitor operations and ongoing improvement.

Abel Tasman coastline

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Access fee purpose

Environmental access contributions are positioned around care for the park.

Guests kayaking in Abel Tasman Tiaki

Tiaki

Visitor promise

A simple framework for asking guests to care for land, sea, culture and people.

Four clear themes

The environmental story, simplified.

Wilsons’ environmental work is easiest to understand when it is grouped around four clear ideas: practical operational care, restoration partnerships, visitor behaviour and transparent park-support contributions.

Environmental policy

How the operation makes decisions, reduces impact and keeps improving.

 Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust

Birdsong Trust

Community restoration supporting native birds and the wider park ecosystem.

Tiaki

Tiaki Promise

A guest-facing way to explain how visitors can care for Aotearoa New Zealand.

Environmental access fee

A clearer explanation of why visitors contribute and what that contribution supports.
Kayakers in Abel Tasman

Operational care

Practical choices, repeated every day.

Care for the park shows up in everyday decisions: how vessels are operated, how waste is managed, how guests are informed, how lodges are improved and how the team works around the coast.

Read the policy summary
Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust

More birdsong in the bays.

Wilsons supports the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust, a restoration effort focused on bringing native birdlife back into the soundscape of the park. This is the kind of conservation story visitors can understand immediately: healthier habitat, fewer pests, more native birds and a richer experience for future guests.

Learn about Birdsong Trust
Native bush and coastline in Abel Tasman

Restoration is easiest to value when guests can hear and see the difference.

Focus

Native birds, habitat and pest control

Partnership

Local restoration guests can understand

Tiaki Promise

Travel gently through a place worth protecting.

Abel Tasman is easy to love, and every visit plays a part in keeping it that way. The Tiaki Promise is a simple guide for travelling with care: respect the coast, prepare well, look after wildlife and leave the park ready for the next person to enjoy.

Protect the coast

Give wildlife space, stay on formed tracks and keep beaches, bush and waterways clean.

Plan for the elements

Bring layers, water and sun protection, and follow guidance around tides and changing weather.

Respect shared places

Move through bays, lodges, tracks and communities with care for the people who share them.

Leave only good memories

Take rubbish with you, choose low-impact options where you can and help protect the park’s quiet character.

Read the Tiaki Promise

What is the Environmental Access Fee?

A small contribution with a clear purpose.

The Environmental Access Fee is a small per-guest contribution connected to travelling in Abel Tasman National Park. It helps support the care, access and long-term quality of the park experience guests come to enjoy, and is shown clearly before booking so there are no surprises at checkout.

Understand the access fee

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Clear at booking

The fee is shown early so guests can understand why it exists and how it supports care for the park.

Park

Connected to place

The contribution sits beside the wider care story: tracks, beaches, wildlife, visitor access and responsible travel.

Proof

Visible outcomes

Over time, this area can show practical outcomes supported by guest contributions and Wilsons conservation work.