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Golden Bay
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Motueka
 Abel Tasman National Park (17)
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Tasman
 Nelson Lakes (3)
 Tasman (85)

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Kaikoura
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 Kaikoura (25)
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 Waimakariri River (4)

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Waitaki
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Wanaka
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 Wanaka (82)

   Queenstown

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Wanaka
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 Wanaka (82)

   Southern Lakes

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Fiordland
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Queenstown
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Wanaka
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 Wanaka (82)

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Catlins
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Fiordland
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 Manapouri (16)
 Routeburn Track (4)
 Te Anau (55)
Southland District
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Stewart Island
 Stewart Island (15)

   Wanaka

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 Wanaka (82)

   West Coast

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Buller
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Glaciers
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 Franz Josef (38)
Grey
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 Marsden (2)
Northern West Coast
 Hector (21)
 Punakaiki (5)
 The Heaphy Track (1)
Westland
 Fox Glacier (17)
 Franz Josef (38)
 Haast (12)
 Harihari (2)
 Hokitika (5)
 Jackson Bay (1)
 Okarito (3)
 Ross (3)
 Whataroa (3)

Activity Types

Outdoor Activities

4WD Tour (30)
Abseiling (7)
Albatross (31)
ATV Tour (11)
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Camping (2)
Canyoning (8)
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Glacier Walk (6)
Golf (9)
Hang Gliding (5)
Heli Hiking (7)
Heli skiing (43)
Horse Riding (13)
Hot Pool (3)
Hunting (10)
Ice Climbing (1)
Lift Pass (2)
Obstacle Course (1)
Paintball (2)
Penguin (36)
Quad Bike Tour (8)
Race Car Drive / Ride Along (1)
Rafting (22)
Safari Day Tour (3)
Segway Tour (2)
Shooting Range (12)
Skiing / Snowboarding (2)
Skydiving (20)
Snow Sport (15)
Snowmobiling (1)
Snowshoeing (2)
Water Activity (64)
Wildlife (192)
Zipline (11)
Zorbing (1)

Activity Listings (1-10 of 590)

Pohatu Penguins Nature and Sea Kayak Tours

Pohatu Penguins Nature and Sea Kayak Tours

Wildlife - Akaroa

Fully guided tours starting from NZ $65 per person, self-drive tours from NZ $25 per person.

Pohatu Penguins offers unique nature and sea kayak tours from Akaroa. Tours are guided by local conservationists with over 30 years experience. Choose from a variety of tours and packages to suit your adventure!

Pohatu Penguins offers colony tours, sea kayaking amongst the wildlife, and amazing 4WD scenic tours. More...

Southern Alps Air Milford Sound Scenic Flight and Cruise

Southern Alps Air Milford Sound Scenic Flight and Cruise

Air Tour - Fiordland National Park - Starting from NZ $490.00 per adult

Extensive flight time, comprehensive route, competitive rates. View alpine lakes, rivers and waterfalls cascading amongst rugged mountain landscapes en-route. View wildlife on a smaller interactive boat cruise on arrival at Milford Sound. See the impressive 3033m high Mt Aspiring, pristine glaciers as well as the huge ice basin known as the Olivine Ice Plateau and much, much more! More...

Stewart Island Flights - Variety Transport

Stewart Island Flights - Variety Transport

Sightseeing - Stewart Island

Stewart Island Flights will offer you an experience of a lifetime! Mix culinary delights with sightseeing, untouched raw beauty, landscapes and endangered wildlife. Travel by air, water and on foot and you will have yourself a packed, fun filled day of remarkable experiences. More...

Lake Rotoroa Lodge Fly Fishing

Lake Rotoroa Lodge Fly Fishing

Fishing - Nelson Lakes

In 2000 National Geographic Adventure magazine named Lake Rotoroa Lodge as one of the two finest trout fishing venues in the world. Lake Rotoroa Lodge lies in the heart of South Island fly fishing country, which gives us access to more fishing than any other lodge in New Zealand. We have more than 22 rivers to choose from by car on a normal weather day and more by helicopter. More...

NZONE Skydive Queenstown

NZONE Skydive Queenstown

Skydiving - Queenstown

Be Brave - even if you're not, pretend to be! No one can tell the difference. Grab some air at 15,000 feet with NZONE Skydive. You must choose to go through life able to say 'yes, I did it', or to go through life knowing that you had the opportunity, but you turned it down and walked away from becoming the complete person you could have been. Skydive from up to 15,000 ft for 60 seconds freefall! More...

Eco Wanaka Adventures - Guided Walks

Eco Wanaka Adventures - Guided Walks

Hiking - Walking - Wanaka

Lake Wanaka is a jewel in the South Island of New Zealand's Southern Alps and is home to Eco Wanaka Adventures, specialists in Guided Nature Walks who will take you to many special places off-the-beaten-track in pure wilderness.

Rob Roy Glacier Guided Walk


Grade: Moderate Fitness
Trip Duration: Full Day
Season: All year round but weather dependent

The day begins with a scenic drive in our 4WD air conditioned vehicles around Lake Wanaka, and into the Matukituki... More...

Eco Wanaka Adventures - Heli Hiking

Eco Wanaka Adventures - Heli Hiking

Heli Hiking - Wanaka

Come with us to walk through Middle-earth, following the very footsteps of the "Dwarves and Bilbo" as they traversed the "Misty Mountains", as seen in the Hobbit Trilogy. Or let us take you on a helicopter flight to three pristine emerald Alpine Lakes bordering on Mt Aspiring National Park at 1400m.

"Misty Mountains" Heli Hike - a Wanaka Heli Hike & Walking Adventure


Trip duration: 4.5 hrs
Grade: Moderate
Season: November to April, weather dependent

Your own... More...

Hare Hill - Full Day Horse Trek

Hare Hill - Full Day Horse Trek

Horse Riding - Dunedin - Starting from NZ $245.00 per person

This trek continues from the crest of Hare Hill, along the ridge and down through farmland to historic Whareakeake (Murderers' Beach). The ride takes at least three hours each way, leaving ample time to relax or ride on the beach and enjoy the tasty lunch provided. We return by a different route. Basic riding skills are required. More...

Skydive Southern Alps

Skydive Southern Alps

Skydiving - Queenstown

Welcome to the most scenic tandem skydive experience on earth. Enjoy the adrenaline rush as you roll out of our specialised skydiving plane at 200kph towards our very own planet earth. This is an experience of a lifetime. Choose your skydive adventure where two New Zealand National Parks come together near Glenorchy, Queenstown. The scenery is breath taking - Mother Nature has perfected the vista with surrounding mountains, picturesque glaciers, lakes and rivers. More...

Stewart Island Flights - Port William Excursion

Stewart Island Flights - Port William Excursion

Water Activity - Stewart Island

Complete the first section of one of "New Zealand's Great Walks". This trip begins at Lee Bay, the official entry to the Rakiura National Park. Continue by foot along a well formed path for about 1.5-2hrs to Maori Beach, the site of a 1913 timber mill. A further 1-1.5hrs brings you to your destination of Port William which is full of history, from early Maori Villages, sealing and whaling bases, the first police station in 1867 and much more. Add to all of this, a visually environment! More...

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Lanah Residence - Guest House.

Set in Queenstown, within 5 km of Queenstown Event Centre and 11 km of Skyline Gondola and Luge, Lanah Residence offers...

Guided Fly Fishing Trip from WanakaGuided Fly Fishing Trip from Wanaka - Fishing Tour - Wanaka. Starting from $860.00 per person.

Come with Matt Butler on anĀ authentic kiwi fly fishing experience, exploring our amazing clear waters and magnificent...

 

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