EcoZip Waiheke
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port
Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
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activityLevel
Strenuous Activity
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excursionType
Information Not Currently Available
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wheelchairAccessible
No
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startingAtPrice
$159
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minimumAge
Information Not Currently Available
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duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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mealsIncluded
Meals not included
Located on beautiful Waiheke Island, EcoZip offers nature-lovers, young and old, a state-of-the-art, dual zip-line and New Zealand native forest encounter. Transfer by private, air-conditioned mini-coach for 20 minutes. Along the way you will see some of the island's pretty beaches, olive groves, vineyards and multi-million-dollar properties.
Check in, gear up, and get ready for one of New Zealand's most exciting eco-activities. Three dual zip-lines, each more than 650 feet long, will fly you smoothly, side-by-side with a partner or friend, over the working vineyard and then over and into a stunning tract of original and regenerating native New Zealand bush (forest).
Expert guides are dedicated to ensuring your enjoyment and use of state-of-the-art technology, including the New Zealand-designed ZipStop automatic braking system. The zip-lines get progressively higher and faster as you go.
Once you reach the end of the last zipline, follow your guide on an interpretive walk shaded by a canopy of both regenerating and pre-European forest -- exchanging a bird's-eye forest view for the cool, sun-dappled, rainforest floor. The native forest is home to a diverse range of fauna and flora and the forest's ancient, stately trees are a treasure-trove of stories and legend. Your guide will share the Maori legend of the mother and father of the forest, and the other once-threatened, now thriving, endemic species.
Return to Matiatia Wharf and tender back to the ship.
Please note: Tour operates rain or shine, but may be cancelled by the operator in the event of extremely bad weather or unsuitable conditions. Minumum weight limit is 66 lbs and maximum weight is 275 lbs.