Independent hike up Mount Batilamu staying in the hikers hut overnight
Koroyanitu National Heritage Park的点评
点评:My wife and I recently completed the hike up to Mount Batilamu, which is located within the Koroyanitu national park in Fiji. We stayed overnight in the hikers hut at the top of Mount Batilamu before coming down the next day. We struggled to find comprehensive information about this activity so I thought I’d leave a fairly thorough review for those considering doing it, based on our own experience.
GETTING THERE
To get to the Koroyanitu national park you either need to find a taxi with a 4WD or organise 4WD car hire. There is no public transportation connections. The location you’re travelling to is known as ‘Abaca’ and that’s the village within the national park that manages the hiking trails (including the hike up Mount Batilamu as well as another hike to a local waterfall) and includes the visitors centre (a hut really that takes entry payments). The drive takes just over an hour from Nadi and the last 10km occurs across a dirt/gravel track. There is also a single creek crossing (I’ve included a picture to this review) that needs to be taken into consideration. This is why you need a 4WD. In wet season I would imagine this creek could flow more and this could potentially become impassable. If you put ‘abaca’ into google, google maps provides accurate directions. It’ll take you along the queens highway north, before skirting the south eastern edge of lautoka and then going into the mountains. When trying to organise a taxi I believe we were quoted 180FJD for a one way trip, or 200FJD for the drive to wait and take us back. Given we were staying overnight we probably would’ve had to pay 180FJD x 2 so we decided to hire a car and take that there. We were able to park it in the village overnight and collect it in the morning. This worked out ideal for us as we were able to visit the garden of the sleeping giant and the sabeto hot springs on the way back to Nadi.
COST
Admission to the national park was 25FJD each. We paid this at the hut located in abaca. We were charged a further 35FJD each to stay in the hut overnight - so a total of 60FJD per person. I have read different prices for staying in the hut so I think they might just make this up on the spot.
THE HUT
The hut is a small hikers hut located at the top of mount Batilamu, around 5 minutes walk from the end viewpoint of the hike. It doesn’t have any electricity but the lady at the visitors centre gave us a light to use.. It contains a few rainwater tanks which contained water at the time we visited. Getting the tanks to work was a bit tricky (rather than twisting the tap you have to pull it up and down). Inside the hut was a series of mattresses, with bedding (both sheet and heavier quilt). I think about a dozen people could sleep in there. There was basic cooking utensils and a gas bottle with a very old stove. The stove was quite old but the ignition switch did work (Although consider taking a lighter up here in case it doesn’t). There was a drop toilet around 2 minutes walk from the hut. There are no showers but you could use the rainwater to have a sponge bath/shower (This is what we did).
We tried to book into the hut by contacting ‘Pau’ - the man whose name is listed on this tripadvisor listing multiple times as the person responsible for managing the national park. However, we attempted to call him on every number listed and emailed him and never got a response. In the end we just rocked up and were the only ones in the hut overnight. I think there is plenty of space in the hut so this shouldn’t be a problem. There is also accomodation available in the village of abaca if you get caught out.
THE HIKE
The hike was fun although surprisingly challenging. AllTrails has it as 6.9km return and 800m elevation. It took us 3 hours to get up and 2 hours to get down. The directions given at the visitors centre are very vague particularly for the starting point. There are two options here - first would just be to down the AllTrails app and follow the hike listed on there for mount Batilamu. It was accurate. We had digicel reception the entire time including at the top of the mountain. The second option would just to follow these instructions - After paying your fee at the hut exit the hut and turn right (The person should point at least this bit out). Follow the road down and you will get to a stream. Cross the stream and continue to the cattle gate. Go through the cattle gate and then turn left. From here the path becomes a lot easier to follow. The first half of the path you are walking through grassland. This is good in the sense that you get unobstructed views of the island but its bad in the sense that it is very hot and you are very exposed. At about half way you go into jungle/rainforest and the hike becomes more steep but more sheltered. Once you get to the hikers hut make sure to keep following the trail for another 5 minutes or so. Its end point is a rock ledge that faces south. It has a bench and roped off area. Bring plenty of water (I would suggest 2L each at least), sunscreen and a hat.
Overall we had a lovely time here both doing the hike and staying overnight in the hikers hut and I wouldn’t have any hesitation recommending this to others - either as a day trip or an overnight hike.
翻译:我和我的妻子最近完成了巴蒂拉穆山的徒步旅行,该山位于斐济的科罗亚尼图国家公园内。我们在巴蒂拉穆山顶的徒步旅行者小屋里住了一晚,然后第二天才下山。我们很难找到有关此活动的全面信息,因此我想根据我们自己的经验,为那些考虑这样做的人留下相当彻底的评论。
到达那里
要前往 Koroyanitu 国家公园,您需要找到一辆带四轮驱动的出租车或组织四轮驱动汽车租赁。没有公共交通连接。您要去的地点被称为“Abaca”,这是国家公园内的一个村庄,负责管理远足小径(包括巴蒂拉穆山的徒步旅行以及前往当地瀑布的另一条徒步旅行),并包括游客中心(但实际上这需要入场费)。从楠迪出发只需一个多小时的车程,最后 10 公里是一条泥土/砾石路。还有一个小溪交叉口(我在这篇评论中附上了一张图片)需要考虑在内。这就是您需要四驱车的原因。在雨季,我想这条小溪会流量更大,并且可能会变得无法通行。如果你在谷歌中输入“abaca”,谷歌地图就会提供准确的方向。它将带您沿着皇后高速公路向北行驶,然后绕过劳托卡的东南边缘,然后进入山区。当我试图安排一辆出租车时,我相信我们的单程报价为 180 斐济元,或者 200 斐济元的司机等待并带我们回去。考虑到我们要过夜,我们可能需要支付 180 斐济元 x 2,所以我们决定租一辆车去那里。我们能够把它停在村里过夜并在早上收集。这对我们来说非常理想,因为我们可以在返回楠迪的路上参观沉睡巨人的花园和萨贝托温泉。
成本
国家公园门票每人25斐济元。我们在位于马尼拉的小屋付了这笔钱。我们每人在小屋过夜还要额外支付 35 斐济元 - 所以每人总共 60 斐济元。我读过住在小屋里的不同价格,所以我想他们可能会当场补上。
小屋
该小屋是一座小型徒步旅行者小屋,位于巴蒂拉穆山顶,距离徒步终点站步行约 5 分钟。它没有任何电,但游客中心的女士给了我们一盏灯供我们使用。它有几个雨水箱,我们参观时盛有水。让水箱工作有点棘手(你必须上下拉动水龙头,而不是旋转水龙头)。小屋内有一系列床垫和床上用品(床单和较重的被子)。我想那里可以睡十几个人。有基本的炊具和一个煤气瓶,还有一个很旧的炉子。炉子很旧,但点火开关确实可以工作(尽管可以考虑在这里带一个打火机,以防它不起作用)。距离小屋步行约2分钟有一个水下厕所。没有淋浴,但您可以使用雨水进行海绵浴/淋浴(这就是我们所做的)。
我们试图通过联系“Pau”来预订小屋,这个人的名字多次出现在猫途鹰上,多次被列为负责管理国家公园的人。然而,我们尝试拨打列出的每个号码并给他发电子邮件,但从未得到回复。最后我们只是摇摇欲坠,成为小屋里唯一过夜的人。我认为小屋里有足够的空间,所以这应该不成问题。如果您不方便的话,阿巴卡村也可以提供住宿。
徒步旅行
这次徒步旅行很有趣,尽管充满挑战。 AllTrails 的往返里程为 6.9 公里,海拔为 800 米。我们起床用了3个小时,下来用了2个小时。游客中心给出的指示非常模糊,尤其是起点。这里有两种选择 - 第一种是下载 AllTrails 应用程序,然后按照那里列出的前往巴蒂拉穆山的徒步旅行。这是准确的。我们一直都有数码信号接收,包括在山顶。第二种选择只是按照这些说明进行操作 - 在小屋支付费用后,退出小屋并右转(该人应该至少指出这一点)。沿着路往下走,就会到达一条小溪。过了小溪,继续到牛门。穿过牛门,然后左转。从这里开始,这条路变得更容易走。前半段路是穿过草原。这是好事,因为您可以一览无余地欣赏岛上的景色,但它的缺点是,天气非常热,而且您暴露在外。大约一半的时候,你会进入丛林/雨林,徒步变得更加陡峭,但也更加隐蔽。到达徒步旅行者小屋后,请确保继续沿着小路行走 5 分钟左右。 它的终点是朝南的岩石壁架。它有一个长凳和用绳子围起来的区域。带上充足的水(我建议每人至少 2 升)、防晒霜和帽子。
总的来说,我们在这里度过了愉快的时光,无论是徒步旅行还是在徒步旅行者小屋过夜,我都会毫不犹豫地向其他人推荐这里 - 无论是一日游还是过夜徒步旅行。