GIBBSTON VALLEY HALF DAY ADVENTURE!

No experience – no problem!

While no prior experience is needed, English speaking and a medium level of fitness is required.  You’ll need to be physically able to strut your stuff in a wetsuit for up to 2 hours, navigating through the terrain with walks, climbs, and moves that’ll leave you feeling like a true adventurer.

Important info: Participants must be physically able to complete the activity in the allowed time duration and it is at the guides discretion to ensure all participants suitability!  Feel free to get in touch with our friendly team if you have any questions about your suitability.

8.45am / 1.45pm – Meeting at our central pick up location, OUTSIDE the Eichardts Hotel, 2 Marine Parade, Queenstown, 9304

8.50am / 1.50pm – Participants check in and are given a verbal safety briefing on the adventure

9am / 2pm – Depart Queenstown and transfer out to Gibbston Valley

9.30am / 2.30pm – Arrive at Gibbston Valley, stop at the toilets

9.45am / 2.45pm – Participants are issued equipment to get dressed for the adventure

10am / 3pm  – Safety demonstration and explanation

10.15am / 3.15pm – Canyoning time, walking, abseiling, sliding and climbing into and through the canyon

12pm / 5pm  – Changing and dressing, preparing for departure back to Queenstown

12.30pm / 5.30pm – Depart Gibbston to transfer back to Queenstown

1pm / 6pm – Arrive back at Queenstown , participants dropped off

In addition to providing an unforgettable canyoning experience, we go the extra mile to ensure that your memories last a lifetime. Your dedicated guide is on hand to capture exhilarating moments of your adventure through stunning still photos.

After your tour, you’ll have the opportunity to view and purchase your photos, allowing you to relive the adventure and share your epic experience with friends and family for years to come, our photos will serve as a lasting reminder of your incredible journey.

For those joining our 9am tour, we’ve got you covered with a lunch voucher redeemable at one of three fantastic restaurants back in Queenstown after the tour. It’s the perfect way to cap off your day of adrenaline-pumping fun!

Our 9am tour lunch providers are:

Eriks Fish’n’Chips
Sushi Box
Balls and Bangles

• All canyoning equipment
• A professional and experienced guide
• Return transfers from Queenstown
• Lunch on the 9am tour – this is a voucher to be redeemed after the tour at a selection of Queenstown restaurants

• Swimwear and a towel
• A drink bottle of water or a snack
• Any medications

Our minimum age is legally set at 10 to join the fun, also for our young thrill-seekers aged 10 to 14, we ask that a supervisor aged 16 years or older tags along to keep the excitement flowing safely.

Our maximum age of 60 years is not legally set, for persons wanting to travel over 60 years old, we ask that they understand the trips physical requirements and safety information, please contact our friendly team for a 60 years plus exception on this tour.

Canyoning New Zealand is an adventure activity that is safety audited annually to the highest standards.  Part of our responsibility is to ensure all participants understand the risks of participating prior to booking their tickets.

The trip is mentally and physically demanding and requires the participants to be English speaking, comfortable and confident with moving over uneven and possibly slippery terrain, being in the water and dealing with heights.

Please take the time to read and understand the info in our acknowledgement of risk form that you will sign prior to participating found here: https://www.canyoningnewzealand.co.nz/safety/