Zipline into an Ancient New Zealand Forest with Rotorua Canopy Tours
Zipline through Ōkoheriki (Okoheriki), a rare ancient forest of 1,000-year-old giant trees
Reach speeds up to 80 km/h between treetop platforms up to 20 m (seven storeys) high
Small-group adventures with “superhero” guides - focused on safety, care, and fun
Your visit funds predator control and forest restoration - conservation in action
Free photos included with every tour
Two adventures: Original (ages 6+) and Ultimate (ages 10+)
Signature features: 400 m tandem race, floating staircase, volcanic cliff walkway
Award-winning: #1 activity in NZ, the South Pacific, and the world
Optional Hotel pick up from central Rotorua if required
What to expect
Zipline into Ōkoheriki, a rare ancient forest of 1,000-year-old giant trees. Reach up 80 km/h between treetop platforms 20 m high, cross suspended swing bridges, and spot native birds - you might even hand-feed a wild toutouwai (bird). Small-group adventures with “superhero” guides deliver real Kiwi hospitality, top safety, and free photos. Every guest helps restore this precious forest.
Two adventures to choose from: • Original Canopy Tour (2.5 hrs, 6yrs+): six ziplines (to 220 m), swing bridges, close-up nature and birdsong. • Ultimate Canopy Tour (3 hrs, 10yrs+): longer, steeper lines, a 400 m tandem race, a floating staircase, and NZ’s only volcanic cliff walkway.
Named #1 in NZ, the South Pacific and the world, this is so much more than epic ziplines!
Good to know
You’re flying through Ōkoheriki, one of New Zealand’s last true ancient forests with 1,000-year-old trees and species found nowhere else on earth
Every guest helps keep predators out so the birds come back - you’re not just zipping; you’re part of protecting an ancient forest
Curious toutouwai (robins) often tag along on platforms like tiny forest hosts.
Side-by-side race: The Ultimate Canopy Tour has a 400 m tandem race, pick a racing buddy, choose your launch style! It also has the only five stoey floating staircase of its kind and a spiral around a towering ancient tawa tree on a custom staircase that keeps the tree happy
On the Ultimate you will walk around New Zealand’s only volcanic cliff walkway, suspended above a lush valley with geothermal geology beneath your feet.
You may get to hand fee a wild forest bird! You cant do this anywhere else in new Zealand
Every season is different in the forest with someting special to see throughout the year