Absolutely, 100%, super awesome adventure!!!

You start the day with a beautiful ride over to an island paradise in Abel Tasman Park. Then you go on a beautiful hike through the woods to the top of the island where you get a view that will blow your mind. Then slip down a secret path to a beautiful waterfall where you sit down for a picnic lunch. Then the adventure begins. You slip on a wetsuit and harness and travel down the river via a combination of natural waterslides, jumps down waterfalls into deep pools, ziplines across canyons and abseils down steep slopes. All is done under the expert guidance of your guide. We were lucky enough to get Pepijn as a guide and I felt safe and informed the entire time. He gave very clear directions and demonstrations. Book this, you won't regret it.

Reviewed 8 months ago

Very well organized, Leo was an excellent guide and the canyon (Torrent river) was a very fun-loaded and well balanced playground for a great variety of canyoneers!

An exceptional day out! Thanks!

Reviewed over 1 year ago

The entire day was amazing!

For me the guides (Alex & Donella) were the best; they were fun & friendly but also patient, kind & caring :)

Jumping, abseiling, sliding, ziplining- it was all great! They even let us bring our travel mascot plant on the first leg of the journey!

Reviewed over 1 year ago

We had an amazing canyoning experience doing the torrent river trip.

Our guides Adrien and Juri made sure we got through the day in one piece and gave us a day full of banter. I got the opportunity to push my boundaries and I’ll recommend it any day!

Reviewed over 4 years ago

Absolutely, 100%, super awesome adventure!!!

You start the day with a beautiful ride over to an island paradise in Abel Tasman Park. Then you go on a beautiful hike through the woods to the top of the island where you get a view that will blow your mind. Then slip down a secret path to a beautiful waterfall where you sit down for a picnic lunch. Then the adventure begins. You slip on a wetsuit and harness and travel down the river via a combination of natural waterslides, jumps down waterfalls into deep pools, ziplines across canyons and abseils down steep slopes. All is done under the expert guidance of your guide. We were lucky enough to get Pepijn as a guide and I felt safe and informed the entire time. He gave very clear directions and demonstrations. Book this, you won't regret it.

Reviewed 8 months ago

Very well organized, Leo was an excellent guide and the canyon (Torrent river) was a very fun-loaded and well balanced playground for a great variety of canyoneers!

An exceptional day out! Thanks!

Reviewed over 1 year ago

Best experience EVER in the Abel Tasman!

This was my third time with Toine and his crew and they have delivered a fantastic day from start to finish, with lots of encouragement, lots of fun and lots of food! This time we've chosen the Waterfall Canyon which was on another level. I would recommend this to anyone who would like a unique adventure, tough but also very rewarding, and would love to see a part of the Abel Tasman that only very few people get to see. I'll definitely come back for another round, worth every dollar! Thanks Toine and Zeb for the awesome day! To next time!

Reviewed almost 2 years ago

Oh em gee this experience was absolutely epic.

Toine and Oscar were so incredibly knowledgeable (and easy on the eyes if ya know what I’m saying). I literally cannot recommend enough. For someone who has never done this before it not only pushes you to do things you never thought you never could but also have an amazingly fun time while doing it! 10/10 and will be doing this again thanks to this amazing team!

Reviewed almost 4 years ago

This was the highlight of our trip!

Our guide Oscar was professional and fun! We had a great time sliding down rocks, jumping into pristine pools and zipping down lines. Great fun and a must do for anyone visiting the area.

Reviewed almost 5 years ago

Hi This was my first time Canyoning and Abel Tasman Canyons was awesome.

I had a great time. And will definitely do it again n again.n again

Reviewed over 6 years ago

My wife and I did the 'Torrent River' Canyoning trip and had an amazing time.

I'm always concerned these types of adventures will be too tame, however, the Torrent River did not disappoint. The abseils, jumps, ziplines and slides were all awesome.

The team (Ricky, Pete and Toine) were fantastic and made the experience a ton of fun while remaining professional - safety was clearly a top priority and we felt comfortable in their hands.

Communication leading up to the day was also clear and prompt which was very much appreciated. A storm was heading for Abel Tasman and the team made sure we were updated as to the status of our trip.

We would highly recommend Abel Tasman Canyons!

Reviewed over 6 years ago

First canyoning experience and it was a great mixture of beautiful nature and adventurous jumps and slides.

Felt very safe and no other people around as just this company is using the spot. Must do!

Reviewed almost 7 years ago

Before going on this trip I hadn't even heard of canyoning before but being a fairly outdoorsy person the idea of abseiling, zip lining and jumping off a couple of waterfalls sounded great.

The trip into Torrent river was incredible and a great way to see part of the Abel Tasman that not many people get a chance to explore. The small group really bonded as we cheered each other on over each obstacle and feature of the canyon and our knowledgable and safety conscious guides were full of energy and support throughout the day.

A few months after Torrent river I was lucky enough to join a trip into the other canyon the company operates, Waterfall creek. The day is quite a bit longer as you venture into an even less travel area of the Abel Tasman but it is well worth the drive and hike in as you are faced with some big abseils and features on this trip. One of the last features of the canyon is an 18m high, near vertical rock slide which our guides had pre warned everyone about and we were all excited and a little nervous. One of the best things about these trips is that you have an option to go around certain features if you're not feeling confident about certain parts of the canyon but our group all managed to get down the epic slide and celebrated at the end with our guides before heading home.

All in all these canyoning trips are a great experience that will be something completely new and exciting for most people. The guides are some of the most fun yet safety conscious I've ever met and really make the day special. If you want to see Abel Tasman in a new way, do something different and have a an awesome day then these guys are really gonna sort you out!

Reviewed about 7 years ago and experienced in October 2016

Mitch and Owen were absolutely GREAT!

They're consummate professionals who made safety a priority while busting their balls to kee the group entertained and constantly moving through the next terrain feature. A MUST for anyone visiting Abel Tasman.

Reviewed over 7 years ago

Awesome experience, we did the Torrent River trip.

You get to do a lot of different things, full day experience and the guides were fun and patient.

Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in January 2016

Kayaking is our first passion, so when I told our kayak club members we were incorporating some Canyoning in to our 10 day kayaking trip around Nelson, it took some convincing.

For most it was their first experience of Canyoning and the thought of sliding, abseiling, jumping and zip lining down a freezing cold river was a challenge 10 of us were keen to experience.

Firstly, we must say how impressed we were with the professionalism, safety and humour on the day, of all their team on and off the water.

Secondly, we were all treated as equals no matter whether male or female, young or maturer. We all achieved what we wanted out of the day.

Thirdly, the free photos were just awesome and meant one less thing for us to worry about.

Fourthly, we all agreed it was excellent value for money.

All in all, we would all highly recommend Abel Tasman Canyons and hope to return in a year or so with another group to give them the same opportunity to experience this epic adventure!

Thanks from all of us (Bay of Plenty Yakity Yak Kayak Club Members)

Reviewed over 8 years ago