Challenge

Challenge yourself. Stretch your boundaries and conquer your fears in our safe outdoor environment with our industry qualified instructors.

“Become comfortable being uncomfortable.”

Experience

Corporate | School | Duke of Edinburgh

Create memories. Challenge by choice.

170m zip line, high ropes, adventure racing, orienteering, survival. Bespoke design.

Discover

Discover how much more you can be; learn persistence, resilience, & stretch your boundaries. Decrease anxiety by challenging yourself in a controlled and safe environment.

Schools & Students

Programmes: designed to meet your curriculum outcomes and to accommodate the needs of the individual students

Target Participants: Years 7 & 8 (suitable for other year groups)

Programme Length: 1 - 21 days

Activities: can include High and Low Ropes, Orienteering, Zip Line, Team Building and Adventure Based Learning, Bush-craft, Hiking, Survival Training

Corporate Client

High performance | Collaboration | Engagement | Team Building | Resilience | Increased Communication | Talent Discovery

Participants: Operational Teams | Executive Teams | Project Teams

Programme length: 1-7 days

Activities: Problem Solving, High Ropes, Zip Line, 1 day of Adventure Race, Survival, Fun Team Building Day, bespoke Wilderness Adventures and Graduate Programmes.

Fully Customised Programmes

Designed to meet: both curriculum (EOTC) & Corporate outcomes.

Adventure Based Learning is provided using ‘experiential’ learning pedagogy.

Length, content, outcomes - the consultation process will identify your desired outcomes, ascertain your priority for learning and establish how to make best use of your residential stay or day visit.

Corporate Clients - Contact our Experiential Architect, Sally Duxfield @ sallyduxfield.com Time to make some memories.

Highly Qualified 
Team of Instructors

The Makahika team are handpicked, highly experienced instructors, industry qualified and extremely safety conscious with sparkling personalities.

Passionate about meeting the needs of all of our clients, we adapt our instructional style to accommodate the participants; recognising learning styles and personality types.

Qualifications range from Diploma's in Outdoor Education and/or are experienced NZOIA & MSC Bush-craft, Search and Rescue LANDSARNZ specialists, to degrees in Learning.

We're serious about
Health & Safety

Makahika Outdoor Pursuit Centre runs a comprehensive Risk and Safety Management Programme.

All adventurous activity contains an element of risk, both physical and mental. 

Makahika has endeavoured to recognise and mitigate risks for each activity.

You will be actively encouraged to participate in this process and will be fully briefed during the booking of your camp of your obligations.

We are externally audited annually, under the Adventure Activities Act by AdventureMark.