Earlier this month, a few of our amazing canyoning guides attended the New Zealand Canyoning Association Festival in Oxford, a small town about an hour’s drive from Christchurch. On the Friday, they had a workshop day that focused on critical aspects of improving canyoner safety. After the workshop, attendees were able to sign up for the different canyoning trips going on Saturday and Sunday.

I recently started a new job working for Canyon Explorers and I was so excited to get immersed in the tourism sector. However, I thought ‘How am I going to promote this adventure and motivate people to go for it if I have never tried it before myself?’. Our wonderful guides arranged to take me out on a trip and show me the ropes – literally.