Gerry was director of New Zealand's largest environmental organization. They set up the lodge to help protect the rainforests and share this extraordinary natural setting with visitors.

The Lodge is landscaped in a lakeside clearing surrounded by 1000 year old rainforest trees. It offers a high level of comfort in attractive Lodge rooms (all rooms have private bathrooms) with lounges and restaurant that overlook the lovely Moeraki rapids. A relaxed drink and meal in the tranquil Moeraki Lounge as you watch the river roll by, native birds and trout jumping is a wonderful tonic in a hectic world.

Radiating from the Lodge is a network of rainforest and Tasman seacoast walks. There is a fleet of canoes for you to explore Lake Moeraki and the Moeraki river. A team of guides from the Lodge will introduce you to crested penguins, fur seals, giant tame eels and New Zealand's unique birdlife and ancient forests.

West Coasters Dorothy Piper and Malcolm Edwards are the managers at Lake Moeraki and have a team of enthusiastic young New Zealanders keen to share their Wilderness with you. Anne and Gerry still own Lake Moeraki and they visit frequently to help and keep in daily contact. They are now managing their new Wilderness Lodge at Arthur's Pass in the heart of the Southern Alps, a day's drive from Lake Moeraki.

Rates from US$ 440 (Low Season) to US$ 580 (High Season) per room per night and include full breakfast, dinner, forest and lake access, and daily guided program (This consists of two shorter guided nature activities - 1- 1½ hours. Activities include ancient rainforest and tree fern walks, giant eel feeding, forest bird walks, canoe adventures on the river/lake, a night sky and glowworm walk, and informative nature talks).