Skywire ziplining Adventure at Cable Bay, Nelson NZ
- 1h 20m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Skywire is one of the Worlds longest Flying Fox experiences! - your trip starts from our Base area, onboarding a mini-bus journey up through the Native Forest to the launch platform of the Skywire. Your guides will entertain you on the trip up with facts and stories of the forest, points of interest and surrounding areas. The Skywire ride takes up to 4 people at a time and can reach speeds of up to 100km/hr. The ride takes you both on a forward facing and backwards journey, with 800 metres of gravity assisted freewheeling in each direction - combined with 700 metres of a scenic journey in each direction, finishing back at the start after nearly 12 minutes of thrilling adventure!
Inclusions
What's included
- Free, unlimited parking during opening hours
- Your mini-bus expereince to the launch platform is aboard one of our 4X4 vans equipped with air-conditioning and professional drivers
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 205 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Showing reviews written in English.
5Wonderful!
An amazing experience with great operators and in a gorgeous part of the world! We’d recommend this to anyone looking a for a great time.
5Great experience
Great fun and amazing scenery. So was our guide and café staff.
5Worth it just for the drive up to statt
Really cool experience Friendly, knowledgeable guide who made the drive to the start a pleasure
5Loved it!
Loved this activity and the guide was great. Informative and interesting. And knowing the cost helps to fund great eco strategies.
5Was a fun way to spend an hour and a half. Was slightly cool but made it more invigorating
Was a wonderful experience. Connor was very chatty and informative. We were there on our own but weren’t rushed, was something we hadn’t done before was lots of fun
5My Skywire Experience
Amazing views over native forest and valleys The feeling of flying at up to 100 km/h. The ride goes forward and backward, which makes it more exciting .Many reviewers say it feels safe even if they were nervous at first…
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Check in with our team at our Booking office on arrival - We are 14km north of the Nelson CBD, drive north towards Picton for 12km then turn left onto Cable Bay road. Drive for 2km and you will find the Cable Bay Adventure Park on the right hand side - look for the flags and signs.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Cable Bay Adventure Park
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
How it compares in Nelson
- Its from-price is 73% below the median of the 41 experiences we list in Nelson.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 41.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nelson
Nelson is a sunny city on Tasman Bay at the top of New Zealand's South Island, close to Abel Tasman National Park, craft studios, orchards and vineyards.
Nelson sits on Tasman Bay at the northern end of the South Island, backed by hills and facing a wide, sheltered bay, and has a reputation as one of New Zealand's sunniest places. Begun as a planned settlement of the early 1840s, it is a compact city with a hilltop cathedral, a long waterfront and a lively arts scene of potters, glassblowers and weavers.
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