An easy 45 minute walk takes you to the start of Doom Creek, a classic South Island canyoning trip. This time we’ll forget about the harnesses because there is no need to abseil. The guides will give you a thorough safety briefing focused on jumping and floating through rapids. Then it’s time to venture into Doom Creek, a beautiful slot canyon with a few small jumps to get you going. At the end of the slot Doom Creek joins up with the mighty Wakamarina River which is a lot wider. The vertical walls make for great jumps, some well over 10m high. About 3 hours worth of walking, wading, swimming and jumping takes us straight back to the car park.

Keen on a bit more vertical and rope work? Have a look at our other trips.

Doom Creek is located along the road from Nelson to Picton, in the old gold mining area near Canvastown. To get there you can either come with us in the van (limited space available) or you can drive your own vehicle. Upon booking we’ll arrange a suitable meeting place depending on where you are staying so you can either jump in our van or follow the van to the canyon. The last 15km is a gravel road which is generally in a good condition, suitable for normal 2×4 vehicles, as long as they are not too low to the ground.