Rotorua: Redwoods Altitude High Ropes Adventure
Description
Redwoods Altitude is designed to showcase even more of the spectacular Redwoods Forest. From 25 metres up, you will be guided on an exhilarating journey along 25 Indiana Jones style jungle bridges! Using a continuous safety system, our professional guides will lead you around the 650 metre loop, ensuring your safety and comfort. Join us as we share local knowledge and stories about the Redwood Forest history, native flora and fauna and Māori legends. Please allow 2-hours for the entire Altitude experience. Plus, entry to our new Redwoods Altitude eco-cave.
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Itinerary
Altitude guests will enjoy a 2-hour guided adventure in Rotorua's Redwoods forest. Starting at the Altitude hanger, you'll gear up and take a short walk to the training area, where guides will brief you on equipment use. Then, you’ll embark on a journey along jungle bridges and zip lines, safely connected to a continuous safety system. The adventure ends with an optional controlled descent, followed by a walk back to the hanger. Next to the Treewalk is where our new Redwoods Glowworms eco-cave is located. This experience is fully guided and takes approx. 10 mins to complete.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum height, approximately 140 cm.
- 30 kg minimum weight, 120 kg maximum weight.
- Children aged 8-12 years must be actively supervised by a responsible person 16 years and older.
- Youths aged 13-15 years can participate without adult supervision, but a guardian must complete the disclaimer on their behalf.
- Long hair and loose items must be secured.
- Closed toe footwear only.
- Adventure activities involve an element of personal responsibility and risk.
- Altitude includes suspended walkways, bridges, ziplines, and belays operating at heights of up to 30 metres.
- Risks may include uneven terrain, moving bridges and platforms, slips, trips, falls from height, vertigo, suspension trauma, equipment failure, injury, or in rare cases, serious harm or death.
- Natural hazards such as high winds, lightning, earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic events are also possible.
- While Redwoods Altitude operates under a comprehensive safety management plan and takes all practical steps to provide the safest possible experience, risk cannot be completely eliminated and personal safety cannot be absolutely guaranteed.
- No smoking, eating or drinking.
- If a participant shows signs of intoxication, they will not be allowed on the tour.
- All participants must be able to understand and follow instructions.
- All participants to wear appropriate clothing for weather i.e. rain jacket for wet days, warm jacket for cold days.
- Participants must be between 30 kg and 120 kg.
- Must be in good health, without high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, dizziness or other conditions that may be aggravated by the adventure.
Reviews(421)
Amazing expérience ! You need to do it if you come and visit Rotorua.
Me and my partner loved it guides were super relaxed vibe we really enjoyed the experience and great value for money !! also time of year was good as we ended up being only people on that time slot.
Thank you for such a kind review! We're so happy to hear you had a great time on tour with us. Hope to see you again one day!
That was an amazing experience. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it.
Kia ora! Thank you for your feedback. Glad you had a great time on tour and hope to see you again!
The staff were fantastic! They made a fun experience so much more enjoyable.
Great review, thank you! We appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back one day!
Eden and Amara were our guides and they were absolutely incredible! We had so much fun and they did a great job making sure we felt safe and knew what we were doing! It was such a fun experience and I’m glad we did it!
Kia Ora, Happiness29510198694, Thank you for the wonderful feedback! We’re so glad you had a fun experience and felt well-supported by Eden and Amara. I’ll be sure to pass your kind words along to them. We hope to see you back in the Redwoods again soon!
The high ropes tour was amazing. Our guides Amara and Eden were so helpful and caring with the whole group. The experience didn't feel rushed or anything so it was able to cater to all abilities and nerves. Along with the strong focus on safety the guides were also very knowledgeable about the redwoods so the tour was informative and fun. We had an amazing time and would highly recommend this tour to everyone.
Kia Ora, 286maceye, Thank you for the wonderful feedback! We're so glad to hear you enjoyed the tour and felt well-cared for by Amara and Eden. It’s great to know you appreciated the balance of safety and local knowledge. We hope to see you back in the Redwoods again soon!
The guides explain fully and talk you through it all from start to finish. Great fun, get plenty of pictures, your very safe from the start, push yourself and enjoy it
Kia Ora, Jeanette_T, Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that our guides made you feel safe and supported from start to finish. Pushing through those personal fears is exactly what the Altitude experience is all about — well done on completing the course and we’re glad you captured plenty of photos to remember the adventure. We hope to see you back in the trees again soon!
We had an amazing time on the ropes bridges and zip lines of Altitude! The best part was the jump at the end so don’t miss it. The guides did a fantastic job explaining how to navigate the course and I felt safe the whole time. My son and I had a ton of fun on this adventure!
Kia Ora, Amanda_S, Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you and your son had such an amazing time exploring the bridges and zip lines. It’s great to know our guides made you feel safe and confident throughout the course—they’ll be so happy to hear your feedback. Well done on taking that final leap! We hope to welcome you both back to the Redwoods for another adventure soon.
Awesome experience. Great staff (Jordan and Tianna). Would fully recommend this to anyone looking for a bit of fun and excitement.
Great review, thank you! We're glad to hear you had a great time on tour and we hope to welcome you back one day soon!
Absolutely fantastic tour for anyone looking for some thrill seeking and adventure. The staff were fantastic and comforting for all ages and backgrounds. Definitely would recommend to a friend.
Kia Ora, ambrosem447! Epic, thanks for so much for this very complimentary review. Great to hear you had such a good time.
