Adrenaline Activities in Rotorua
Besides cultural and geothermal attractions, Rotorua also has a reputation for offering an impressive array of action activities. Rotorua has kilometres of great walking and mountain biking tracks, from gentle to most challenging. The lakes and rivers in and around the city offer plenty of opportunities for fishing, swimming and boating. You have a great choice of scenic flights and there are countless tours and daytrips to enjoy.
If you are here to get the adrenalin pumping, you are simply spoilt for choice. Just a few examples: you can go jet boating and skydiving, or take an off-road bush safari in a 4WD vehicle. Also white-water rafting, a bungy jump, zorb, Sweeb and the Freefall Xtreme.
Checkout some of these exciting experiences below.
Off Road NZ:
Try sprint car racing or the 4WD bush safari. You drive - conquer your fear as you take on the "Chunnel", plunge over the waterfall and slide down the luge and much more. Also Monster 4x4 Thrill Ride, Claybird Shooting,Archery.
Raftabout:
Experience the thrill of rafting or sledging on one of the many beautiful rivers within close proximity of Rotorua. Try the Grade 5 "Kaituna Waterfall Excursion", the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the world.
NZ Riverjet:
The only place in NZ where you can jetboat to a geothermal reserve. Take an exciting jet boat ride along the mighty Waikato River to Orakei Korako Thermal Reserve. Or you can take the challenge of the "Squeeze"-after manoeuring your way through narrow crevasses and climbing over boulders, you emerge into stunning native NZ bush and have the oppportunity to have a relaxing soak in a natural warm thermal bathing pool.
Agroventures:
The world's only "Schweeb" - a human-powered monorail race track, plus bungy jump, the Agrojet jet boat ride round a 1km sprint course, The Swoop, and the southern hemisphere's only wind tunnel where you can body fly with Freefall Xtreme.
The Zorb:
The sport of rolling down a hill inside a giant inflatable globe., Both wet and dry rides available
Discover Rotorua from the air:
Discover Rotorua and the surrounding areas from the air with Volcanic Air Safaris and Helipro. Fly over Rotorua city, out over the lakes, land Mt Tarawera at Hell's Gate or further afield and take a trip to White Island - NZ's most active volcano. All these trips can be experienced by either floatplane or helicopter. Any of the landings would be by Helicopter only.
Quadzone;
Tours from 45min to a full day adventure combo which includes rafting the Kaituna River with Raftabout, riding up Mt Ngongotaha enjoying spectacular lake views. On a clear day you can see the Pacific Ocean.