One of the most beautiful canyons we have seen. 
Emerald pools and incredible sculpted rock passages, all set in deepest rainforest. Probably our wettest trip, this canyon seems especially made for jumping! Sporty fun in the most fantastic setting imaginable.

It's a scenic 1 hour 15 minute drive from Wanaka towards the west coast. The drive takes in views of Lake Wanaka, Makarora and ends near Haast Pass in Mt Aspiring National Park. 

The trip begins with a moderate 20-30 minute walk through incredibly green New Zealand rainforest, with amazing Beech trees and sphagnum moss. 

Cross Creek best suits people who love the water and love jumping into it! There are loads of jumps from 3-9 meters (10-30’) These jumps are optional, but the best part of Cross Creek is all the jumping, so it really does best suit people who love to jump! There are also a few abseils (rappels) up to 11m (33’) high,  several slides of 2-4m (6-12’) and lots of swimming through amazing deep pools, up to 15m (45’) long. The relatively shallow canyon walls are beautiful grey schist, with amazing veins of quartz. The pools are deep green and incredibly beautiful. The canyon gets a lots of sun in the middle of the day, which makes for amazing colours in the pools. 

Cross creek has 3 sections, in the half day trip we have time usually to do the lower two sections depending on ability.

Minimum numbers 4 clients for trips to run.

You’re usually in the canyon for 2 hours, and you’ll need a reasonable level of fitness and be able to swim  in the water.