Nz Adventure

After group introductions and a trip briefing we head directly to the Christchurch Adventure Park in the Port Hills for an awesome 4 line zip adventure which has both the highest (at 150 metres) and the longest (just over 1 Kilometre) ziplines in New Zealand.  This course is dual lined so great for racing your mates and also offers spectacular views over the forests of Victoria Park, Christchurch City and towards the mighty Southern Alps. After lunch we head inland and to a secret hiking spot with great waterfalls, rich history and impressive panoramas of the Canterbury Plains before a final stop at the stunning Rakaia Gorge on our way into Methven.

Taking the Inland Scenic Route through the Canterbury Plains and alongside the foothills of the Southern Alps we head through Peel Forest and into the hills for an exhilarating white water rafting on the Rangitata River. We think this is the best and most extreme white-water rafting available in New Zealand where you will experience the longest sections of grade 5 rapids in the country at all water levels. Fed by the enormous catchment of the Upper Rangitata Basin, this massive volume of water winds its way down the valley and where the river is wide and calm in the initial stages, you receive a full safety brief and on water training from your professional guide. By the time you reach the rip-roaring grade 5 section where the gorge narrows to a pinch and the action escalates, you're fully prepared and ready for what lies ahead! All rafts stop before these grade 5 rapid sections which offers the chance to to take a look and see what's ahead, the option is always there to walk around this section if you prefer! Once off the river we'll enjoy a classic Kiwi BBQ before heading to our destination for the evening Lake Tekapo which is a major highlight of any South Island tour.  Lake Tekapo is famed both for it's fabulous Turquoise colour with picture perfect views during the day, and with very limited light pollution, as one of the world's best places for stargazing at night.

Continuing South through the MacKenzie High Country we take in more picture perfect views across Lake Pukaki to 'The cloud piercer' Aoraki Mt Cook (3724m), then over the Lindis Pass and into the heart of New Zealand's Southern Lakes themselves. Prepare to be wowed.  After a lunch stop on the shores of Lake Wanaka we cross the fords to Mount Aspiring National Park and into the wilderness of the Matukituki Valley. From here we undertake a spectacular afternoon return Hike to the Rob Roy Glacier.