You are here:
Adventure Holidays
Adventure Holidays
If you’re looking for excitement, New Zealand is the place. After all, this is the country that invented the inboard jet engine, bungy jumping and zorbing.
Lodges of New Zealand combine tranquil and relaxing accommodation with thrilling adventure experiences. Take a helicopter from the lodge and land on a glacier or peer into a volcano, take the plunge with white water rafting or combine a hiking-jetboating-scenic flight into the wilderness. Take the helm of a sailing boat or the handlebars of a Harley.
….dare to take the road less travelled
Discover New Zealand Adventure Lodges
Unique adventures from the lodge's helipad - Be whisked up into the mountains with a guide and hike along an amazing ridge or mountain bike down it; pause to enjoy a gourmet picnic while your helicopter returns to collect you.
A great way to explore the islands is on board the Lady Gay. She is a luxury, 46-foot classic launch, built in 1935 and restored in 2002 to the highest standard. She is one of New Zealand’s protected maritime antiquities.
Prices vary depending on the number islands/activities you want to do. Let us design a trip to encapsulate all that the Hauraki Gulf islands have to offer.
If you’re looking for adventure, New Zealand – especially Rotorua – is the place for you. With thrills and adrenalin activities galore, many of them world firsts, Rotorua is guaranteed to satisfy even the most hard-core adrenalin junkie. These adventures are nestled in a natural wonderland that showcases the best of New Zealand’s outdoor scenery.
Take a jet boat up the beautiful Matukituki Valley through Lord of the Rings locations under Avalanche Glacier with wonderful views of Mt Aspiring with an optional helicopter flight around the glaciers. Or try the Siberia Experience day trip where you fly to a remote mountain valley and land on a grass airstrip in Mount Aspiring National Park and walk in the forest before returning by jet boat. All our guests love this trip.
Pen-y-bryn Lodge is an ideal gateway for the town of Omarama, the undisputed world centre of the sport of gliding. Powerless flight is facilitated here by the winds coming down from the mountains and the thermal currents created by the numerous lakes of the region, virtually ensuring suitable conditions for a stunning flight over the Waitaki River and its lakes, the Clay Cliffs of the Ahuriri River, and the foothills of the Southern Alps with Mt Cook in the background. Try it once and you’ll be hooked for life!
Queenstown is recognized as the Adventure Capital of the World. Blanket Bay is in the thick of it. Jet Boating, River Canyoning, Heli glacier flights, Heliskiing, Fly fishing are just a few of the endless ways to help restore your physical and spiritual well-being in this enchanting corner of New Zealand.
Huka Lodge is well placed to offer adrenalin adventure within the spectacular central plateau region. With the Huka Jet and bungy jumping on the Waikato River, tandem skydiving, white and black water rafting, race car driving, quad biking, parasailing and kayaking on Lake Taupo the choice is both wide and varied.
The helipad located only meters from the lodge’s front door enables access to some
exciting activities, - heli fishing, heli mountain biking, Lord of the Rings heli tours to name just a few. White water rafting, sea kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park, skydiving, abseiling, - all can be arranged from the lodge.
Seakayaking is available on Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. This is a real seakayak adventure in a “wild land on a mythical scale”.
Welcome to the adventure zone at River Birches, set alongside the Tongariro River we are in the ideal location for white-water rafting, kayaking and mountain biking along the many river tracks. Nearby Tongariro National Park offers even more excitement from skiing in winter, to mountain climbing and alpine trail walking throughout the year.
Eagles Nest is a great base to explore the many adventure activities
available in the Bay of Islands. If you wish to add some ³extreme² to your
luxury experience, why not try; Tandem sky diving from 16,000 feet, board
the ³Excitor² fast boat adventure with its four 300 hp engines that can race
you through the islands or a 1,200 foot parasail excursion directly from
Eagles Nest are but some of the many adventure options available.
Follow the flight path of the native Kea (mountain parrot). Wanaka River Journeys will pick you up at Whare Kea Lodge and take you to the braided and ever-changing Matukituki River. Thrill in shallow water jet boating at its best. The Matukituki River is one of New Zealand’s most powerful and pristine jet boating rivers and is surrounded by the peaks of Mt Aspiring National Park. Experience a wilderness walk through native beech forest alongside a mountain stream to a waterfall. Be met by Aspiring Helicopters who will continue your journey of the Kea. Fly scenically around Glaciers and up towards the Whare Kea Chalet nestled at 5700ft (1750m) high in the Southern Alps. Indulge in a gourmet lunch on the Chalet deck with views of Mt. Cook to the northeast and Mt Aspiring to the west. In winter, the Chalet is blanketed by snow; in spring a vista of alpine flowers surrounds it. After lunch, spread your wings and stroll around taking in all the photo opportunities. Return via helicopter to the valley floor and Cattle Flat station. Your host will drive you through the Matukituki valley, joining the lake at beautiful honeymoon bay continuing back to the Lodge.
