Canyoning

The fine art of canyoning uses every part of your body and requires all kinds of skills - scrambling, climbing, jumping, sliding, abseiling, swimming and shouting "yeehaa" as often as you dare.

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In most cases, canyoning adventures are staged in remote mountain locations. In Auckland the Waitakere Ranges have everything required for a great canyoning experience; operators in Nelson, Canterbury and Wanaka make good use of the South Island’s magnificent mountain terrain; and Coromandel’s canyoning tours use the fabulous Kaueranga Valley.

Apart from the adrenalin buzz associated with leaping off waterfalls and sliding down glass-smooth rocks, canyoning is a chance to enjoy forest and river areas than few people ever get to see.