Canyoning
Adventure Tours
Family-friendly Tours
Half-Day Tours
Tour Highlights
- Explore a secluded canyon hidden within ancient native beech forest, with high rock walls, waterfalls and naturally formed pools
- Experience several types of adventure in one journey, from technical rope descents to natural water slides and narrow canyon passages
- Discover sections of Queenstown's natural landscape that are normally inaccessible without specialist guiding and equipment
Participation Requirements
Guests must be comfortable in moving water and have a moderate level of fitness. No previous canyoning experience or strong swimming ability is required.
For safety reasons, guests cannot participate if they are pregnant, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, weigh more than 120 kg, cannot safely fit the supplied equipment, or have a medical condition that may be affected by canyoning.
The minimum participation age is 12 years, and participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Approximately four-hour guided canyoning experience, including up to two hours of activities in the canyon
- Return transport from central Queenstown to the canyoning experience
- Two professional canyoning guides per trip
- Full safety briefing and instruction
- Specialist full-length canyoning wetsuit
- Buoyancy aid
- Canyoning boots and socks
- Helmet and technical canyoning equipment
- Access to heated changing rooms, hot showers and toilets
- Locker facilities at the canyoning base
- Tea and coffee after the experience
Photographs: Guides take photographs during trips, but availability is not guaranteed. Photo pricing and inclusions should be confirmed when booking.
- Swimwear to wear underneath your wetsuit
- Towel and dry clothes for afterwards
- Thermal base layer, preferably merino wool or polypropylene, particularly on colder days
- Optional GoPro; helmets have compatible camera mounts
- More than 24 hours before departure: Full refund**.
- Within 24 hours: 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.
DISCLOSURE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RISK
THE NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE ACTIVITY REGULATIONS REQUIRE OPERATORS TO TAKE AS FAR AS IS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE, STEPS TO INFORM PEOPLE OF ANY SERIOUS RISKS THEY MAY FACE TAKING PART OF AN ADVENTURE ACTIVITY.
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
- You have read, understand and agree to the terms listed here:
- Participation in canyoning activities involves a degree of risk and Adventure Group Limited (AGL) cannot absolutely guarantee participants safety.
- You understand that this canyoning activity is operated in a dynamic environment where certain activities or events may result in injury.
Hazards exist, with associated risk & injury – such as but not limited to:
- Falls due to uneven terrain and/or wet & slippery surfaces.
- Jumping or sliding from height into shallow, deep or fast-moving water.
- Injuries associated with the use or unexpected failure of equipment, such as ropes, harnesses, ziplines or anchors.
- Moving through natural environments where unexpected tree or rock falls are possible.
- Unexpected sudden rise in river levels due to a weather event.
- Travelling on public roads carries a level of risk due to the potential of collisions or impacts.
POTENTIAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF ANY OF THE ABOVE COULD INCLUDE;
Grazes, cuts, bruises, fractures, dislocations, drowning
WHEN YOU BOOK AS A PARTICIPANT ON THIS ACTIVITY, YOU AGREE TO;
- Follow the guide’s instructions and use the safety equipment.
- Ensure that the Parents or Guardians accompanying any person under 18 years of age ensure that the underage person follows the guide’s instructions.
- Disclose any known medical, physical, or psychological conditions that may affect your participation in the activity, and you believe to be suitable for this trip based on the information available.
- Advise staff of any medication needed and / or carried by you, or anyone in your guardianship.
- Acknowledge that under New Zealand law the accident compensation scheme provides only limited assistance to visitors to New Zealand who suffer personal injury. AGL strongly recommends that all visitors to New Zealand should have full insurance covering any personal injury they might suffer, including medical treatment cover.
- To the extent permitted by law, you will release AGL, its staff & management, for any claim against loss or damage of personal possessions and / or injury, except where the provisions of the Accident Compensation Act (2001) apply.
- AGL reserves the right to cancel or modify any trip, or to refuse to carry any person for safety or operational reasons.
- That any photographs and video taken during your trip may be used by AGL for promotional purposes.
MINIMUM AGES:
- Queenstown Half Day 12 Years
- Routeburn Full Day 15 years
- ESTIMATE YOUR FITNESS LEVEL: LOW / MODERATE / HIGH
- RATE HOW CONFIDENT YOU ARE IN THE WATER: LOW / MODERATE / HIGH
- RATE YOUR COMFORT WITH, OR AROUND, HEIGHTS: LOW / MODERATE / HIGH
- RATE YOUR ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY: LOW / MODERATE / HIGH
- DO YOU HAVE ANY CONDITIONS (PAST OR PRESENT) THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR PARTICIPATION? YES/NO
If you believe you are low on any of 1 to 4 or have conditions that may affect your participation, please contact our team. Otherwise, our guides will discuss this with you prior to the trip departing.
