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Abel Tasman Canyon's Torrent River and our Skywire Experience
This combo would perfectly suit those traveling between the Abel Tasman National Park and Nelson/Picton. Or those spending a couple of days in Nelson. The combo is designed to be split over 2 days, the canyoning trip will take up a full day in the Abel Tasman National Park, followed by your Skywire Experience at Cable Bay Adventure Park on the other day
The canyoning trip will take up a full day, during which you will get to see many different aspects of the Abel Tasman National Park. The water taxi will take you on a ride along the stunning Abel Tasman coastline, you will plant your feet in the golden sand of Anchorage, and you will hike up through the native bush to the heart of the National Park whilst enjoying some stunning views. And that is all before you have even started your truly remote and magnificent canyoning experience, which will see you jumping, sliding, abseiling, ziplining, swimming and scrambling your way down Torrent River Canyon. As part of this combo you will also get to soar on one of the world’s longest flying fox at a speed of up to 100 km/hr. You will fly high above the scenic forest canopy whilst taking in views of Cable and Delaware Bay, the Western Ranges, and D’urville Island. The Skywire experience in Cable Bay will take up about 1.5hrs. Making it the perfect activity to add to your arrival or departure day. With the café on site, you can enjoy breakfast or lunch. Ideal if you have been on the road for a while, or if you are about to start a big drive.
About the Canyon
From Marahau you’ll join us on an exhilarating water taxi ride through the Astrolabe Roadstead into Anchorage. You then leave the golden sand beaches of the coast for a stunning 1.5 hour walk up and further into the Abel Tasman National Park. Along the way the guides will keep you entertained with endless amounts of stories about the history, culture, flora and fauna of the park. Delicious lunch is served before the action starts. At the top of the canyon you’ll jump into your rubber suit, crank your harness tight and pop your helmet on. After a clear safety briefing by the guides you enter the truly remote environment of the canyon. You’ll be jumping, sliding, abseiling, scrambling, floating and ziplining through this canyon for about 3.5 hours. The trip finishes with a royal slide into Cleopetras Pool…From the pool it is a 30 minute stroll along the river and the beach back to Anchorage where your water taxi awaits to zip you back to Marahau.
About the Skywire
Your tour starts with a 4km ride in one of our 4-wheel drive vehicles, passing through pristine native forest while our guides entertain you with facts about the park’s diverse native environment, cultural aspects and fun stories. The Skywire is set 300m above our base café and has incredible views of Cable and Delaware Bays, the western ranges and north towards D’urville Island. On a clear day you can even see the snow-capped peak of Mount Taranaki. You will be strapped securely into the ride with a 5-point harness. The Skywire seats up to four “flyers” at a time. You will experience around 1000m of gravity assisted free-wheeling, reaching speeds of up to 100 km/hr, followed by 600m at a more leisurely pace – ideal for taking in the incredible scenery. Then you do it all again, but backwards, finishing back at the start after nearly 10 minutes of thrilling adventure.
Gold Rush
Abel Tasman Canyon's Doom Creek canyon and our Skywire Experience
This combo is designed for groups in mind for a full day of action, adrenaline and adventure! Whether you’re organising a staff party, a stag/hens party, family get together - this deal is for you!
Doom Creek was part of the gold fields of Canvastown. Back in 1864 Canvastown was booming when the gold rush saw lots of gold miners setting up their canvas tents in the area. Despite its name, Doom Creek was actually very rich in gold, but it was the immense boulders that made Doom Creek difficult to mine. These days it is exactly these boulders that make Doom Creek great for canyoning. What an opportunity to leap of rocks into a creek in which occasionally gold is still found. But that is not the only rush you will get on this day. As part of this combo, you will also get to soar on one of the world’s longest flying fox at a speed of up to 100 km/hr. You will fly high above the scenic forest canopy whilst taking in views of Cable and Delware Bay, the Western Ranges, and D’urville Island. What is not to love
About the Canyon
An easy 45-minute walk will take you to the start of Doom Creek. The guides will give you a thorough safety briefing focused on jumping and floating through rapids. Then it is time to venture into Doom Creek, a beautiful slot canyon with a few small jumps to get you going. At the end of this slot, Doom Creek joins up with the mighty Wakamarina River which is a lot wider. The vertical walls make for great jumps, some well over 10m high. You decide how high you want to climb, to then turn around and launch yourself into crystal clear pools. About 3 hours’ worth of walking, wading, swimming and jumping takes us straight back to the car park. You will absolutely love this trip if you are into jumps and swimming.
About the Skywire
Your tour starts with a 4km ride in one of our 4-wheel drive vehicles, passing through pristine native forest while our guides entertain you with facts about the park’s diverse native environment, cultural aspects and fun stories. The Skywire is set 300m above our base café and has incredible views of Cable and Delaware Bays, the western ranges and north towards D’urville Island. On a clear day you can even see the snow-capped peak of Mount Taranaki. You will be strapped securely into the ride with a 5-point harness. The Skywire seats up to four “flyers” at a time. You will experience around 1000m of gravity assisted free-wheeling, reaching speeds of up to 100 km/hr, followed by 600m at a more leisurely pace – ideal for taking in the incredible scenery. Then you do it all again, but backwards, finishing back at the start after nearly 10 minutes of thrilling adventure.
