E3 for Year 12-13 school students (ages 17-18) is a 11-day wilderness expedition. Travelling as a small community through remote wilderness areas of Aotearoa New Zealand, each expedition is focused on developing the character of participants and strengthening their connections with God, others, and creation.
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Our E3 Canterbury expedition is an 11-day wilderness journey. The expedition starts on Lewis Pass (altitude 864m), on the Main Divide of Kā Tiritiri-o-te-moana/the Southern Alps.
The first five days involve tramping through sections of the Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve and the St James Conservation Area in the Canterbury region. Our route passes through pastoral land, beech forest and sub-alpine regions before heading over Fowlers Pass (altitude 1296m), the highest point of our journey.
Putting aside our tramping packs, we spend a day biking 40km on Tophouse Road, alongside the upper section of the beautiful and isolated Waiau Toa/Clarence River. Our cycling leg ends at the historic Acheron Homestead.
Transferring to rafts, we spend our final five days rafting down the remaining section of the Waiau Toa before reaching our final destination – the East Coast!
For more info: https://sunz.org.nz/camps/e3/
For FAQs: https://sunz.org.nz/e3-faq/
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E3 is a partnership between SUNZ, Adventure Specialties Trust and A Rocha Aotearoa New Zealand.