About Walking Legends

We are Robert Franklin and Hilary Sheaff. We are both New Zealanders who are in love with, and inspired by, the New Zealand outdoors. It's been a source of enjoyment, employment and self development throughout our lives.

We attribute our positive, can-do attitudes to our experiences in the New Zealand wilderness.

We both grew up in the Bay of Plenty, with Te Urewera National Park featuring as a large, exciting playground in our backyards. Our desire to return to our roots and live near our families led us to developing our own guiding walking business, and so Walking Legends was born.

Our experience in tramping and guided walks in the New Zealand wilderness is combined with a huge amount of enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, New Zealand's natural environment and history. Walking Legends' philosophy is to share this knowledge and experience in a friendly and personal way. Our aim as guides is to help others enjoy experiences such as ours in a safe and fulfilling manner.

Rob and Hils look forward to walking with you. See our New Zealand Custom Tours page for details about a personal guided walk or eco tour of New Zealand with us.