Ranking: 10/10

I booked this as a surprise for my husbands birthday to do together. He loved it! Truly an amazing experience. Loved every minute of it. Guides are fabulous and create a safe fun environment. Highly recommend full day experience. Thank you CanyoNZ!

Reviewed 9 days ago and experienced in November 2020

Ranking: 10/10

THIS IS A MUST DO on anyone's list! Loved every moment of this adventure. An amazing way to experience and see this part of NZ, which is only 1.5 hours from Auckland. Our guides were extremely knowledgeable about the history, vegetation and area. Thanks for an unforgettable experience!

Reviewed about 1 month ago

Ranking: 10/10

Great experience. We had a winter canyoning experience with our group, and it was definitely cold, but mainly very fun and super spectacular.
Highly skilled and experienced guides (Sarah & Anna) with equipment in perfect condition. We felt safe and in good hand all along.
The guides were also very nice and chatty during the whole excursion. Very enjoyable and memorable, highly recommended!

Reviewed 8 months ago

Ranking: 10/10

We took our staff to do the entry level abseiling and they loved it, although I personally was terrified we couldn't have had more encouraging people look after us. The staff were still talking about it on the Monday so say no more! Thank you for the excellent service, and we couldn't recommend highly enough

Reviewed 10 months ago

Ranking: 10/10

We found Canyonz through TripAdvisor and after reading the pages and pages of positive reviews, my husband and I locked in a full day of canyoning. Let's just say that it was the BEST way we've ever spent the very last day of the year!

Wayne and Anna were incredible guides, chatting non-stop and really just being so easy to be around. We were super lucky to have just the two of us and one lovely girl who was doing the day tour on her own, so a tiny group of 5, including the guides. The hike up to the top was incredible, steeped (pun intended!) in history and storytelling, expertly relayed by Wayne and Anna - cheesy rom-com chatter appreciated too!

The canyoning, abseiling, jumping, sliding and ziplining down was ... life-changing. The most gorgeous scenery, clear and cooling water and adrenaline-inducing drops were just out of this world.

This is 100% a MUST-DO when visiting the Coromandel. One day, when our two boys are old enough, we're bringing them back to do it again with us!

Reviewed 12 months ago

Ranking: 10/10

Kia Ora,
If you are reading this review then you are either doing or deciding to do the Sleeping God Canyon with Canyonz.
These guys are awesome. Wayne, Bree & Bernard were our guides on the day and were fantastic, friendly, supportive and very professional.

Don't be fulled there is no helicopter to the top of the canyon. Its about 1 hour walk quite steep incline so medium fitness is required and well worth the walk.
The scenery is amazing and the thrill is real.

I loved the fact everything was included, knowledgeable staff, transport, lunch, photos, wet suits, shoes, helmets, waterproof packs and even a BBQ afterwards.
I give this 5 stars ++++++ and will be doing it again for sure.

Also bite the bullet and do the whole day so much better than the half day. I did it with my Sister who shouted me for my Birthday BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVEN
Keep up the great work Canyonz.

Reviewed about 1 year ago

Ranking: 10/10

Saw this adventure under "Things to do near Thames" & at the same second I decided I HAD to do it - I also decided I was too OLD to do it. Was planning to go sky diving, but my heart wanted the Full Day Canyon. Never been canyoning before, abseiling, rock climbing or the like, in all of my 60 years. Live in a perfectly flat countryside. What was I thinking!!!! But my heart was taken and I had an overpowering desire to give this a go. Contacted Canyonz almost a year before my trip and inquired further about fitness and any age restriction or concerns. I was mainly concerned about the 300m climb but set about walking up and down the local grandstand steps and started doing mat pilates, to try and build up to it, plus kept walking daily for an hour. The day after arriving in Auckland, I took the ferry across to Rangitoto Island and did the hike up an back-like a trial run. Russ and Anna picked me up from my accommodation in Thames. Friendly, casual and professional. Great attitude to help settle the nerves. As it turned out, the climb up was manageable and I was actually surprised when we arrived at the starting point.
Russ and Anna were AMAZING. Even though I was feeling confronted and like I wouldn't be able do it, their calm preparation, instruction and confidence made me feel like it would be alright, I just had to TRUST them. And I did do it, gingerly I admit, but did it. Even two of the three jumps. At no time were any of us rushed, asked to do more than we felt we could or pressured and Russ and Anna were continually checking that all was well, with each of us. The lunch was GREAT, thank you - you will appreciate it.
For a full year I longed to do this Canyonz trip, for the whole year I doubted I could, age, fitness or that something would happen to prevent it going ahead on the day. I worried for nothing - yes it was challenging, physically and mentally but more than any of that it was AMAZING and I am extremely glad I listened to my heart.

Reviewed about 1 year ago