The 15 Best Ziplines in New Zealand

1.Rotorua Canopy Tours: 2.5Hour Native Forest Zipline Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,563 reviews · from $123Our pick

Review of Rotorua Canopy Tours, a 2.5-hour zipline through ancient native forest with small groups, guides, photos, and conservation.

“Great friendly guides that make you feel at ease from as soon as you meet them until the moment you leave. Really neat experience the zip-lining itself. Great to immerse yaself in nature and have fun doing it! Highly recommend this to anyone as a must do kiwi experience!”

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2.Rotorua’s Ultimate Zipline: 6 ziplines, 400 m Tandem, Cliff Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,557 reviews · from $166

Review of Rotorua’s Ultimate Zipline, with six ziplines, a 400 m tandem ride, cliff walk, forest views, prices, tips, and practical details.

“Four of us, retired people ages 68- 80, went on the Ultimate Zipline trip with Mitch and Harry in late October. I, at 75, was seriously terrified and went only to confront the fear and because every else was. My review is that I am so glad that I went. Mitch and Harry helped me (us) and encouraged us at every step with a confident, competent, and kind assistance. I have to admit to some necessary hand holding! Their people skills are amazing and the work they do on an experience like this is heavy-duty and physical, too. They did not rush us and their only goal seemed to be…”

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3.Small-Group Zipline Adventure in Queenstown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 933 reviews · from $73

Review of Queenstown’s Ziptrek Ecotours, with course choices, costs, safety, views, family tips, and practical gondola advice.

“We had a fabulous time, all were very well organised, and our instructors were fun, friendly and have a great sense of humor which made the experience more fun!”

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4.Waiheke Island: Zipline and Native Forest Adventure Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 695 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Review of Waiheke Island’s EcoZip adventure, with three dual ziplines, native forest walk, ferry tips, prices, safety, and value.

“A great combintion of fun and super safe. Macy & Cat provided a wonderful experience. Eco Zip is a wonderful organization that combines great zip line fun with conservation of its land. You get to have fun and do the right thing at the same time.”

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5.3-Hour Zipline Adventure with 6-Lines

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 485 reviews · 3 hours · from $124

Review of Queenstown’s six-line Ziptrek adventure, with forest thrills, Remarkables views, practical tips, safety details, and honest value advice.

“Olivia and Adriana were great really enjoyed the activity”

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6.Waiheke Island: Zipline And Forest Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 483 reviews · from $92

Review of Waiheke Island’s EcoZip adventure, with three ziplines, forest walking, ferry costs, safety details, and practical booking advice.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our experience on the zip lines lead by Kaylee and Lucia. These young ladies made us feel very at ease in terms of safety of the experience as well as being very informative and fun. We did the zip lines in the pouring Read more”

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7.2-Hour Zipline Tour with 4-Lines

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 462 reviews · 2 hours · from $95

Review of Queenstown’s four-line Ziptrek tour, with forest rides, Remarkables views, safety tips, family advice, and honest value guidance.

“amazing guides . aj was a really good entertainer kept us all engaged even when it was less thrilling parts very knowledgeable of the area plants and foodiries which was handy after the 2 hour zip lines good zip lines super fun . alot of us had fear of heights but was really fun 😊”

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8.Rotorua Ziplines – Okere Falls Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 442 reviews · from $104

Zip over the Kaituna River and three waterfalls near Rotorua, with Māori stories, native forest views, and tree planting included.

“Loved the flora and fauna and the chats from the guides regarding the area. Very professional and made you feel safe.”

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9.6 Ziplines, Swing-Bridges & Wildlife Encounters

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 347 reviews · 150 - 210 minutes · from $118

Review of Rotorua Canopy Tours, with six ziplines, swing bridges, native birds, safety tips, conservation value, pricing, and booking advice.

“Amazing experience with all the six zipline. Must do when you are in Rotorua.”

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10.Christchurch Zipline Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 276 reviews · from $155

Christchurch zipline review covering four high-speed rides, Southern Alps views, safety, cost, weather limits, and practical booking tips.

“Very well organized. Safety briefing first then the fun begins .we both don't like heights but overcome that after first short ride”

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11.Half Day Zipline Adventure in Kaikoura

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 258 reviews · from $123

Review of Kaikoura’s 3.5-hour EcoZip adventure, with five twin ziplines, mountain views, a Unimog ride, prices, tips, and safety details.

“Amazing Mountain Zip lines. Super long and high. Great safety equipment, guides. Unimog drive is pretty scary.”

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12.Okere Falls: Zipline over Waterfalls Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 187 reviews · 2 hours · from $80

Review of Okere Falls ziplining near Rotorua, with waterfall views, Māori storytelling, forest conservation, practical tips, and value advice.

“Hugely impressed by Jacob and Johnnys knowledge and engagement throughout the whole morning. The ziplining was great and led so brilliantly. An added bonus was finding out that the team at rotorua ziplining are planting trees for every customer bringing more to the wonderful area.”

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13.Kaikōura: Zipline and Native Forest Adventure Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · 3h 30m · from $118

Soar above Kaikōura’s native forest on five ziplines, cross a working farm by 4X4, and learn about local conservation.

“Awesome trip, fabulous guides, the whole experience was great. Great for young and young at heart. Highly recommend to all.”

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14.Adventurous Zipline Tour in Coromandel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · from $91

Zip through Coromandel’s native forest on eight ziplines, ride a mountain railway, and learn how Driving Creek supports conservation.

“This was a highlight of our trip to NZ. As someone who is scared of heights I felt safe and supported by the two wonderful staff members Liam and Tani.( Hope I spelt that correctly) The setting is beautiful and zipping through the treeRead more”

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15.1-Hour Zipline Tour with 2-Lines & 21-Meter Drop

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 119 reviews · 1 hour · from $71

Review of Queenstown’s Ziptrek Kereru tour, with two ziplines, a 21-meter drop, forest views, costs, tips, and who should book.

“Great fun! The guides Ben and Sydney were amazing. I loved learning about the birds of New Zealand too!”

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