Tour stories, info, and our team’s guide to Rotorua

Your virtual adventure through Rotorua’s ancient forest starts here.

Read articles on biodiversity. Catch a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our conservation efforts. And let our guides share tips on exploring our region, from the best campgrounds in Rotorua, to treetop walks, and other heart-pumping activities.

One of the most famous Rotorua activities to do is visit the Rotorua hot springs and geothermal sites sprinkled throughout the area. There are a...
At Canopy Tours our beautiful ancient forest is filled with all sorts of NZ native birds including Kereru, Tui, North Island Robin, Kaka, Long-tailed Cuckoo,...
What do you get the man that has everything he wants already? Have him grinning from ear to ear with one of these 5 awesome...
Spring in Rotorua is stunning - flowers displaying their bright, radiant petals and the trees blossoming. The weather is getting warmer and the days are...
There are plenty of things to do in Rotorua on a rainy day, some activities are actually better to do when it’s wet! Check them...
In October 2015 Canopy Tours invested in a new range of automated traps from Goodnature. Ready for phase 2 of the conservation programme....
In October 2016 after months of hard work the Rotorua Canopy Tours team implemented phase three of their pest trapping programme....
June 2017 – The Canopy Tours made a plan and got ready to head out into the forest to complete Phase 4 of the forest...
Rotorua Canopy Tours and Wingspan joined forces to release a rehabilitated ruru into the Dansey Road Scenic Reserve....
22 May 2018 - We have had confirmation that we have spotted and photographed one of New Zealand's least known and rarely seen lizards!...
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Top tips to transform from being a boss to becoming a leader. By Paul Button, General Manager of Rotorua Canopy Tours,...
Our original labour-intensive method of trapping pests in the Dansey Road Scenic Reserve wasn’t a viable long-term solution, so we went back to the drawing...
In 2013 after running the zipline tour for a year they had saved up $35,000 which was enough money to get started on their conservation...

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