Rotorua: Ultimate Guided Zipline Tour w/ Volcanic Cliff Walk
ID: GYG166619-251525
Category:
Country: New Zealand
Duration:
03:30 hours
Description
Soar through the trees and experience New Zealand’s ancient forest like never before. Go higher, see further, and get deeper with zip lines, swing bridges, and other unique, unreal features.
While immersed in an ancient forest, you’ll traverse a 250,000-year-old volcanic cliff, absorb stunning views of Lake Rotorua at the top of our three-storied floating staircase, and race down an epic 400-m tandem zipline!
Unveiling New Zealand’s natural identity around every corner, this Ultimate experience keeps giving! Transporting you further into the lush canopy with longer zip lines, higher suspended swing bridges, and a one-of-a-kind custom-built spiral staircase. Our expert team will keep you attached at every point while the Ultimate Canopy Tour elevates all your senses.
Adventure, ancient architecture, New Zealand’s only cliff walk. How can’t you get attached?
Rotorua Canopy Tours Risk Disclosure Statement
Rotorua Canopy Tours is an adventure activity that has risks and the potential to encounter hazards due to the nature of the activity and the unpredictable natural environment in which the tour operates.
Rotorua Canopy Tours operates a strict safety management system that is audited to New Zealand standards and best practice for adventure activities including weather operating parameters to reduce exposure to these risks and hazards; however, we cannot completely mitigate all of them. It is important you are aware of these and that these risks and hazards may lead to injury, serious harm or death.
Specific hazards and risks include but are not limited to vehicle accidents, falls from height, zipline collisions, entanglement in equipment, slips and falls, falling debris, staff errors, suspension trauma, exposure to typical NZ conservation practices such as trapping and adverse weather effects due to varying environmental conditions that can change quickly and without much warning.
Weather can include but not limited to thunderstorms, strong winds and gusts, rain, heavy rain, hail and occasionally snow, as well as extreme temperatures and humidity (seasonal depending). Rotorua Canopy Tours will provide wet weather and warmth gear.
Physical requirements
Participants must be under 120kg (264.5lb), be comfortable with being at heights, able to walk on uneven terrain, cross swing bridges, and ascend stairs, see this link for specific tour requirements. Participants should be well fed and hydrated before arriving.
Participants should be prepared for physical demands if the tour needs to evacuate due to changes in weather or an emergency during the experience. An evacuation would require walking up to 1 hour on uneven forested trails with small inclines, declines, soft ground, and exposed tree roots. Emergency Services are not able to access most locations easily within the forest. Please contact us before booking if you have any concerns.
We take all practical steps to ensure your safety throughout the experience but by acknowledging this risk disclosure you and anyone you are booking for are aware that we can’t fully mitigate all risk and hazards and your safety cannot be fully guaranteed.
Highlights
- Go higher and see further on this brand new ultimate experience in Rotorua
- Experience prehistoric New Zealand forest on a 3.5-hour zipline canopy tour
- Take on iconic features including suspended cliff-walk and 18-meter abseil
- Soak up breathtaking lake views and climb spiral staircases to treetop platforms
- Voted Trip Advisor's 11th Adventure Experience in the world
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Maximum group size per departure is 10 people
• You'll need to complete a pre-tour check-in form
• You'll need to read our Health & Safety Disclosure here: https://www.canopytours.co.nz/safety/
• This activity takes place rain or shine
• Tour might be postponed due to strong winds
• You will need to climb six flights of stairs
• You will need to have your safety gear on throughout the experience
• You will need to be able to raise both knees to hip height
• Part of your ticket price goes towards the program to restore the beautiful forest and wildlife
147 Fairy Springs Road, Fairy Springs, Rotorua, New Zealand
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.