This is a canyoning experience that will make you gasp in awe of the world's beauty. As you abseil down showering waterfalls surrounded by moss and fern covered volcanic rock and swim through pools of blues and greens.

The Piha Canyon... is only forty minutes drive from Auckland in the Waitakere Park Ranges. We will either pick you up from Auckland or meet you out there, at the Piha General Store. Once there, suiting-up in full length wetsuits, harnesses and helmets - the idea of spending the day exploring your way through steep mountain streams becomes a pleasing reality.

Start your canyon experience... over the 90 metre cascading Kitekite Falls; abseiling under showering waterfalls separated by tranquil pools of blues and greens. Jumps, caves and slides will be your means to explore a canyon rich with the historic pioneering logging dams of 100 years ago!

Best of all, all the caves and jumps are optional – you choose the level of adventure for yourself! A no-rush explore at your own pace adventure to gain access to hidden pools and mysterious water sculptured gorges. The beauty of the canyon almost defies description!

This journey... explores an environment otherwise inaccessible, last visited by the pioneers as the worked the canyon 100 years ago. Harvesting the mighty Kauri logs and flushing them from the hills via dam releases. Some of the old logs remain embedded in the canyon.

Lunch... is had on the way down the canyon, taking time out gives you a chance to see an environment of ferns and mosses and palms struggling to survive on the steep walls of the canyon. After lunch descending further into the canyon is a constant discovery of otherwise unreachable views and majestic spots. Continuing through tunnels, over boulders and under logs, you may test your courage by jumping into plunge pools and abseiling right into waterfalls.

The last jump... (or abseil) - and suddenly you're out of the canyon, back to the world we live in, but feeling refreshed in spirit!

This experience voucher is valid for six months from date of purchase.

Venue:

We pick up from Downtown Auckland, either your accommodation or at a central meeting point e.g Sky Tower Entrance.

Session Length

Picked up at 10am, the drive out to Piha is about 40min, then suit up for canyoning, a 25 min walk to the canyon, then about 2-3 hours of canyoning, 5 min walk out, down to the beach to relax for 30 minutes, drive back to Auckland.Trips run everyday, all year. Except Christmas Day.

Guidelines:

This is a great activity for most people. All obstacles are optional, so if you don’t want to participate in a jump or cave you can easily get around it. We proceed at a speed that suits all. The canyon is slippery and involves walking over slippery stream areas.

Numbers:

12 for general groups. Maximum group size for corporate or private groups is 25.

Weather:

The weather generally does not affect this experience.

Other Info:

Guides are fully qualified in rope and water skills. The head guide has 12 years canyoning / rafting / and diving experience.

Map

The map below gives you the location of this experience to allow you to plan.

Exact location, directions and meeting place will be available to you once you have purchased your voucher(s).