Canyoning
Adventure Tours
Family-friendly Tours
Day Tours
Follow the Canyon to Blue Creek Resurgence
Spend approximately four hours making your way through marble passages, negotiating rocky sections and descending on ropes with your guides. Some passages narrow enough to touch both walls bring the canyon’s scale into sharp focus, while moss-covered rock and filtered light add to its atmosphere.
Blue Creek is mostly dry, but pools along the route mean you should expect to get wet. The descent finishes at Blue Creek Resurgence, where clear water emerges from underground. A short riverside walk then brings you back to Courthouse Flat, completing an absorbing day of forest walking and canyon exploration.
Key Details
- Location: Kahurangi National Park, near Mount Owen.
- Duration: Approximately 9.5 hours, including travel and walking.
- Departure: Usually 7 am from Motueka.
- Return: Approximately 4.30 pm in Motueka.
- Complimentary pick-up: Available from Motueka and Tapawera; arrange when booking.
- Nelson transport: Can be arranged at an additional cost.
- Minimum participants: Three people.
- Season: Year-round, subject to suitable conditions and availability.
Inclusions
- Experienced canyoning guides.
- Specialist canyoning equipment.
- Lunch, snacks and drinks.
- Photos and videos of your adventure.
What to Bring
- Comfortable clothing suitable for walking and canyoning.
- Sturdy, closed-toe shoes that you do not mind getting wet.
- Any personal medication required during the trip.
Your booking confirmation will specify your meeting point and pick-up time.
Age, Fitness and Participation Requirements
- Minimum age: 12 years.
- Under 16: Parent or guardian consent is required.
- Experience: Previous canyoning experience is not required.
- Fitness: A reasonable level of fitness is needed for the uphill approach and several hours in the canyon.
- Terrain: Expect uneven and slippery ground, scrambling and repeated abseils.
- Heights: Participants will be exposed to heights of up to 20 metres.
- Equipment: Everyone must fit the operator’s safety equipment.
Tell us about relevant medical conditions or concerns when booking so the operator can assess your participation requirements.
CANCELLATION & REFUND
- 24+ hours before: Full refund**
- 12–24 hours before: 50% fee**
- Within 12 hours or no-show: No refund
**Note: Any refund approved under our terms and conditions will be subject to a 5% admin & processing fee, which will be deducted from the refund amount. Please see more information on refunds and cancellations in Go New Zealand's terms and conditions.*
