It takes experts to perfect the subtle art of small group travel. Our adventures are designed to bond people, creating lasting memories.
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Active Adventures
Experience adventure the way you want to! You’ll be inspired and exhilarated, enjoying mind-blowing scenery on foot, in a sea kayak, or by bike, all at your own pace. Select among our many options to build your own trip of a lifetime.
Why Active Adventures?
All inclusive. Away from the crowds.
Stunning lodges, delicious wines, fine food. It’s all waiting for you, well away from the crowds. We take you into our favourite wilderness areas and make your coffee just how you like it.
A full team of experts with you for the entire journey
We’re driven by our desire to share our own passion for adventure with our guests. We’ve grown a lot, but we’re still small and very ‘uncorporate’. Our HQ is in Queenstown, New Zealand’s adventure capital.
Group travel for those who aren’t ‘group travellers’
With our small groups of typically no more than 14 (up to 18 max), you'll get to know our team, your fellow travellers, and have the flexibility and freedom to do as much (or as little!) as you like. It’s all about going at your own pace.
The Best of Active Adventures
New Zealand Pioneers in Adventure Travel
Active Adventures is New Zealand’s most globally diverse adventure travel company. In typical New Zealand fashion, we applied our pioneering spirit back in the 90’s and began offering incredible, fully guided, outdoor adventures in New Zealand to just a small number of guests. Fast forward 25 years and New Zealand is still absolutely at the heart of everything we do, but we now also offer our unique style of Kiwi adventuring across the globe to thousands of guests every year. We grew to meet our guests’ desire for diverse adventures, and many travel with us over and over again.
Size Matters
We’ve grown a lot, but we’re still small and very ‘uncorporate’. Our HQ is in Queenstown, New Zealand’s adventure capital, and our leadership team, HQ crew and guides are all very hands-on. No boardrooms and glass offices for our team; you’ll more likely find us collaborating outdoors and definitely fitting in heaps of hiking, biking, kayaking, climbing and skiing both before and after work. We’re driven by our desire to share our own passion for adventure with our guests.
Always Inspiring, Life-Changing
Active Adventures’ true essence is best captured in our purpose, which is to inspire our guests and lead them to enjoy life-changing experiences. That means something different to everyone we meet, which in turn inspires us to personalise our adventures and make them individually special.
Our ‘New Zealandness’
It’s hard to explain what makes an Active Adventures experience so special. It’s probably best described as ‘manaakitanga’, a powerful Maori word that encapsulates warmth, hospitality, grace and human connection. Our guides embody manaakitanga, and combine it with the spirit of adventure to deliver incredible personalised service, straight from the heart.
