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Top 24 Adventure recreation companies based in New Zealand

RevenueBase identified 54 adventure recreation companies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 448 professional contacts across them, including 134 with verified work emails. Queenstown is the largest hub.

This list covers adventure recreation companies headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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54Companies
448Contacts tracked
134Verified emails
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The 24 largest adventure recreation companies based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 54 adventure recreation companies based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to adventure recreation companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50091 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1988 we’ve been in the business of fueling people with courage and adrenaline.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Explore Group delivers once in a lifetime experiences for our customers every day in four amazing destinations - Auckland and Bay of Islands in New Zealand, as well as Hamilton…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20048 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our spirit for adventure was born in New Zealand, our home.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Christchurch Adventure Park is set on 358 private hectares in Christchurch’s Port Hills.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bigfoot Adventures Ltd has been running successful adventure activities for over twenty years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceHamilton, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“New Zealand's Ultimate Playground & secret ninja training facility in Hamilton and coming soon to Christchurch.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceRotorua, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Voted TripAdvisor’s #1 Nature Activity on the planet, Rotorua Canopy Tours is an unforgettable and enlightening adventure, perfect for all ages.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our story is the same as so many classic romantic tales really.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Viva Expeditions specialises in travel to South America, Central America, Africa, Antarctica and the Arctic.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceTaupo, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1989 by the Jolly’s, our team loves having a great time outdoors and sharing that with people like you.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2007 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Totally Tourism Limited is a leisure, travel & tourism company based out of Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceHenderson, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We use outdoor adventure to bring positive change into people's lives.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Partial evidence

“In the Gibbston Valley, surrounded by mountains, bluffs, wineries and breweries, you will find the Thrill Seekers’ paradise that is Oxbow Adventure Co.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMotueka, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Abel Tasman Canyons provides exciting guided canyoning trips in the popular Abel Tasman National Park, the wild and remote Kahurangi National Park, and the more accessible Mt…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceMosgiel, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Aspiring Adventures is a dynamic adventure tour company offering small group holidays to South America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceWanaka, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Private Adventures: Exploration & Inspiration.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceWanaka, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Exploring is human instinct.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceWaiheke Island, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A regenerative, nature-based tourism business on Waiheke Island, New Zealand offering eco-tours and adventures - walking, sailing, wellness, cultural.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2001 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Real Journeys, Wayfare, and Go Orange have united as RealNZ.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceMotueka, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Active Holidays for Active people, and travel experiences not necessarily found in a brochure.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceNelson, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Waka Abel Tasman is a leisure, travel & tourism company based out of Kaiteriteri -Sandy Bay Road, Kaiteriteri, Nelson, New Zealand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceWanaka, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Personalised mountaineering, skiing, climbing and alpine trekking guiding and instruction and avalanche education.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceMount Creighton, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Queenstown offers something for everyone, a mulititide of activities from all ends of the spectrum, Adventurers you’ll find a range of action sports, skiing, mountain biking and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceQueenstown, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

Adventure Travel startup that is aspiring to be the world’s leading adventure travel network.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Adventure recreation companies based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
29.9%Verified-email coverage
8.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
24.1%Largest-city concentration · Queenstown
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
31
11-50
16
51-200
6
201-500
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for New Zealand, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New Zealand, over 54 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among adventure recreation companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “adventure recreation companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names adventure recreation companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among adventure recreation companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 134 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names adventure recreation companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many adventure recreation companies are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 54 adventure recreation companies headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

AJ Hackett Bungy NEW Zealand, headquartered in Queenstown, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most adventure recreation companies?

Queenstown leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Auckland (9) and Wanaka (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 134 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 54 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.