6 adventure sports in New Zealand for the adrenaline junkies
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- 23 Jan 2023
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New Zealand is known for many things — a rich indigenous Maori culture, gorgeous landscapes, sheep — but beyond that, it’s also crowned the world's adventure capital.
From skydiving over Taupo Lake to white water rafting down Kaituna River, heliskiing through the Southern Islands and bungee jumping off Kawarau Gorge, here are six exhilarating adventure sports you can’t do just anywhere in the world.
- 1. Ziplining through a prehistoric forest
In the city of Rotorua on North Island, New Zealand is where you’ll find an abundance of geothermal activity and geysers, as well as the giant Whakarewarewa Forest that dates back to prehistoric times. Rare plants like the Silver Tree Ferns, with their silvery-white stalk, and gigantic Mamakus, spanning 20m in height, call this forest, also known to the locals simply as The Redwoods, their home.
Instead of just simply hiking through the forest itself, Rotorua Canopy Tours offers something a little more special — ziplining through the forest!
There are two different types of zipline tours available: the Original Canopy Tour and the Ultimate Canopy Tour. The former is a three-hour experience that mixes the thrill of zipline flights with pit stops where tour guides offer explanations about the conservation efforts carried out for the forest. This tour is suitable for those aged six and up. If you’d like something a little more adventurous, the latter offers those above the age of 10 an extended tour that includes a suspended cliff-face walkway, swing bridges, and an additional 400m long tandem zipline.
Both tours come with highly trained local guides and are available all year round. Just make sure to book your slots in advance. Adults pay NZ$159 (S$141) while kids pay NZ$129 (S$115), but you could always check out the different family packages for a better deal.
Rotorua Canopy Tours
Address: 147 Fairy Springs Road, Rotorua
Opening hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm
