Activities in the Nelson Tasman Region

The Nelson Tasman region is home to some of the most stunning riding tracks, what better way to explore the area in an environmentally conscious manner than riding some of the best trails in the country. Click here to read about the top 6 mountain biking tracks in the Nelson Tasman region.

Gravity Nelson can help you with your mountain biking needs, they offer free riding & trail advice to make it easier for you to hit the right trails. They offer high-end Santa Cruz mountain bike rentals & have a full-service workshop if your own bike needs a tweak. Gravity Nelson can arrange coaches, guides, shuttles and other services with reliable operators. They are your one stop for all the information you need to make your time riding in Nelson simply outstanding.

Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing is an action sport combining aspects of wakeboarding, snowboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, skateboarding and sailing into one extreme sport. Kitesurf Nelson offers high quality lessons from experienced instructors to get you riding as safely and quickly as possible.

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Moana Paddle Nelson offers the best little paddling adventures (and more) from Tahunanui Beach in Nelson. With a variety of paddling options available only minutes from the heart of Nelson City, Paddle Nelson really are the regions premier paddle sports destination.

Stand Up paddleboards (SUPs) and Sit on top Kayaks are available to hire by the hour to explore Nelson Haven at your leisure you can join a Guided Sea Kayak tours to the Historic Nelson Lighthouse.

Walking & Hiking

The Nelson Tasman region is a walking and hiking paradise - tracks wind past white-sand beaches and climb above cliffs that offer panoramic coastal views.

The Nelson Tasman region's Abel Tasman National Park offers well-formed tracks amidst a stunning coastal environment. The track itself is 51km, but can easily be broken up into smaller sections, making it the perfect place to head on a day walk. Local tour operators offer water taxi, sea shuttle, cruise and kayak services, so you can customise your day trip to suit your needs.

For the more advanced hikers, the Kahurangi National Park offers an abundance of untamed wilderness, flowing rivers and rugged peaks to explore, and is the second largest National Park in New Zealand. Likewise, a hike in the alpine ranges of the Nelson Lakes National Park is not for the faint-hearted, although there are a series of lakeside walking tracks for those looking for a short afternoon stroll.