The Cable Bay Adventure Parks key attractions are:

The Skywire flying fox

Quad biking scenic guided tours

Mountain Biking

Paintball

Licensed cafe.

Animal feeding: Highland cows, Alpacas, Valise Black Nose sheep and eels (in the river)

The park is also a great place to host an event, wedding or bring the team for some team building or bonding

The best way to contact is via phone or email - while we endeavor to respond to social messages quickly we are a small team and these can easily be missed. If you get sent to voice mail leave us a quick message and we’ll be in touch within the hour in most cases (during business hours)

The Cable Bay Adventure Park is only 15 minutes from the centre of Nelson city. Head north towards Blenheim & Picton, then turn left towards Cable Bay just prior to Hira (sign posted) and you’ll find us 2km down on the right.

If coming from Blenheim direction the Cable Bay turnoff is immediately after you exit Hira on your right.

NOTE: some navigation apps show the entrance further down the road - this is a private access only, look for the flags and large stone entrance wall - lots of parking and easy to turn around

Some of our activities are weather dependent:

The Skywire won’t operate in rain or high winds

Quad bikes will run in most weather

Paintball won’t operate in the rain

The cafe is open rain or shine but on particularly bad weather days we may close up early if there is no one around - if in doubt flick us a message

We are open everyday except for Christmas day during the summer season (1st September - 30th April).

Over the winter months (1st May - 31st August) we are open Wednesday to Sunday as well as all Public holidays

There is no set weight limit on the Skywire - as long as we can get you in the seat belts you’re good to go (we’ve catered for some very large bodies in the past)

NOTE: there is a 400kg limit per chair so if we have a group whose combined weight is over this we will split them into 2 runs of 2.

Yes! We offer a discounted Skywire rate for those combining activities - save $30 for Adults or $10 on kids fares for the Skywire when combined with the quads.

The Skywire is a return journey so you start and finish at the same point - once you’ve finished your Skywire ride you continue on the quad trip.

To book: Select your desired Quad trip, then on the next page you will have an option to select the Skywire as an add on - click yes and continue your booking.

There is no age limit on the Skywire but flyers must be at least 1.2m tall - this is just so the seat belts can hold them in effectively.

Interesting fact - the oldest that we know of was 93!

Quad bike drivers must be 16 years or older to ride - Under 16’s can only participate as passengers

We appreciate that many kids under the age of 16 have ridden quads but legally we have no discretion on this

Riders will be ID’d if our staff have doubts about a riders claimed age

Child rates apply to 15 years and under

No - you do not need a drivers license to drive the quad bikes.

You do need to show a degree of competence on the practice track so that our staff are confident you can keep yourself and others on the tour safe.

Full instruction is given on how to operate the quad bikes

We offer a free shuttle service for groups of 4 people or more (subject to staffing / pre-booking). We will try and accommodate requests for pickups for smaller groups if our staffing allows it, but this may attract a small charge.

There is no bus service as far as the Adventure Park but there is a taxi service

You can’t see the Skywire from the base area but we take you up in a 4WD van for the standard tours

You can also combine with a quad bike tour or rent a MTB or E-Bike and ride up

A day pass or membership is required for mountain bike trail access.

Discounts apply to members of the Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay Mountain Bike clubs

You must be a Cable Bay Adventure Park member to ride the MTB trails after hours - a key tag to open the gate is supplied to members

Yes - no problem here, we recommend dual suspension bikes with around 140mm+ of travel on most of the trails

Private shuttles are run by local 3rd party operators - check out Nelson Mountain Biking, Gravity, Cycle Nelson or Scottish Express for options.

Any public shuttle days will be advertising on our Facebook page.

Access to the animal area is free but there is animal food available to purchase (an eel food)

Please don’t enter the animal enclosures - and watch out for the cows horns

Yes there are a number of tracks suitable for walking. It is free to access the walking trails - please sign in at the office