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New Zealand / Multi-activity

10 Day NZ Explorer Tour

Adventure Junkies · Queenstown to Picton via Lake Wanaka, Franz Josef, the West Coast and Abel Tasman National Park

Adventure Junkies’ 10-day South Island journey runs from Queenstown to Picton, combining guided outdoor activities with travel through alpine, rainforest, river and coastal landscapes. The operator lists ziplining, mountain biking, hiking, jet boating, glacier heli-hiking, glowworm cave tubing, white-water rafting, sea kayaking and canyoning. The route includes Lake Wanaka, Franz Josef, Charleston and Abel Tasman National Park; the tour page also states that nine nights’ accommodation and breakfast and lunch are included. The operator lists a November–April operating season.

10 days / 9 nights

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New Zealand / Bungee & swings

Nevis Bungy

AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand · Nevis Valley, near Queenstown

AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand's Nevis Bungy takes place above the Nevis Valley near Queenstown. Participants travel from the Queenstown Bungy Centre by the operator's 4WD Bungy Bus to the Nevis site, where the jump is made from a 134-metre platform. The operator describes an 8.5-second plunge and includes bus transport, photos and video, and an activity T-shirt in the listed experience. The operator asks visitors to allow about four hours for the complete trip from downtown Queenstown, including transport.

Allow about 4 hours total from the Queenstown Bungy Centre, including transport, per the operator.

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New Zealand / Bungee & swings

Kawarau Bridge Bungy

AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand · Kawarau Bridge, Gibbston Valley, Queenstown

AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand operates this bungy jump at the Kawarau Bridge Centre beside the Kawarau River in Gibbston Valley, between Queenstown and Cromwell. The jump is 43 metres (141 feet), and participants may jump solo or choose the tandem option. A water touch can be requested, but the operator says it is not guaranteed because conditions such as river level affect whether it is possible. Photos and video are included, and transport on the Bungy Bus from Queenstown is offered.

Allow 1.5 hours when self-driving or 2.5 hours with the Bungy Bus, per operator.

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New Zealand / Bungee & swings

Shotover Canyon Swing

Shotover Canyon Swing · Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand

Shotover Canyon Swing is an operator-run canyon swing experience in Queenstown, with transport from the town centre included. Participants can choose to jump solo or tandem and select among different jump styles, including choosing whether to jump themselves or be released. The operator states the swing has 60 metres of freefall. The dedicated product page lists a 2.5-hour round-trip transport period and describes the site as having no public access.

Transport: 2.5 hours round trip (operator-listed); confirm total experience duration directly with operator.

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New Zealand / Skydiving

Tandem Skydive in Queenstown

NZONE Skydive · Queenstown, South Island; drop zone at the base of the Remarkables

NZONE Skydive's Queenstown tandem jump begins with check-in at its 35 Shotover Street centre, followed by a transfer to a private airstrip near the Remarkables. The operator offers jumps from 9,000, 12,000 or 15,000 feet. A scenic aircraft ascent precedes a tandem freefall of up to about 60 seconds, followed by an approximately four-to-five-minute parachute descent. The operator advises allowing around three hours for the full return experience from its Queenstown shop.

Allow about 3 hours for the full return trip from Queenstown shop; jump includes up to 60 seconds of freefall and a 4–5 minute parachute ride.

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New Zealand / Canyoning & caving

Black Abyss

The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company · Ruakuri Cave, Waitomo, Waikato

Black Abyss is a guided underground adventure in the Ruakuri Cave system at Waitomo. The five-hour experience combines abseiling, a zip line through glowworm-lit cave passages, climbing underground waterfalls and tubing. The operator describes the trip as involving uneven cave terrain and water, and says no prior caving experience is needed. Participants should expect to get wet and to move through a cave environment; the operator requires a good level of fitness and sets a minimum participant weight.

Allow 5 hours.

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New Zealand / Rafting & kayaking

Kaituna River Rafting

Rotorua Rafting · Ōkere Falls, Rotorua

Rotorua Rafting runs a guided whitewater trip on the Kaituna River at Ōkere Falls, outside Rotorua. The route passes through 14 rapids and three waterfalls in a steep-sided, bush-lined gorge, including the 7-metre Tutea Falls. The operator describes this as Grade 5 rafting and provides wetsuits, helmets and personal flotation devices, along with a guide briefing and paddling instruction. The advertised outing takes about two hours round trip, including approximately one hour on the river.

About 2 hours round trip; approximately 1 hour on the river.

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