It's Meet the Team Monday! This week, you'll get to know Phoenix, one of our Guides from NZ 🇳🇿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🎤 Favourite Singer, "is Justin Bieber cos lots of people say we sound alike".⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🍛 Favourite food, "is butter chicken but only the food court ones cos they go way harder than the restaurant ones".⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🏰 "The last thing I ticked off my bucket list was working for Disney World over in Orlando, FL. Grew up watching my homie Mickey Mouse so thought I’d go and pay him a visit".⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We're open and running in Level 2 – Phoenix and the rest of our Ziptrek team can't wait to welcome you on tour!

It was great, as always, to host students from @qrcqueenstown up on course with us yesterday! ✌🏻🤙🏻 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We hope you enjoyed your Moa 4-Line tour — the perfect way to spend a beautiful Queenstown spring afternoon, we think!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#ziptreknz #ziplinesnz #ziptrekecotoursnz #treehousesnz #tikitrail #queenstownnz #queenstownlive

It’s Meet the Team Monday! Today you’ll meet Guide Marie, originally from the Czech Republic 🇨🇿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🎬 Her favourite movie is The Shawshank Redemption.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🏔️ The Routeburn Track in New Zealand and crossing the mountains from Mestia to Ushguli in Georgia have been her favourite travel memories so far.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🔸 Marie loves working at Ziptrek because it’s challenging and fun with a bunch of amazing people! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Now we want to know – what is one of your favourite travel memories? Let us know in the comments below ⬇️

📣 RE-OPENING SPECIAL – 50% off! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀To celebrate our reopening, we're running select tours this Saturday (tomorrow) at 50% off – what a deal! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Our small-group, open-air ziplining tours are the perfect opportunity to spread your legs post-lockdown 🤸‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Tour times available:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⭐ Kea 6-Line 10:20am⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⭐ Kererū 2-Line + Drop 11:40am⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❗Hurry, limited places available. Weather-permitting. To book, visit our website and use code WELCOMEBACK.

This Meet the Team Monday we’re introducing Emelie – one of our Guides, originally from Sweden! 🇸🇪⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⛰️ Emelie's favourite thing to do in nature is climbing mountains. She reckons, “the harder the climb the better the views!”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🌲 Emelie decided to become a Ziptrek guide because she is passionate about the outdoors. She loves working in nature every day and being able to educate guests about sustainability.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🚴 This Conservation Week, Emelie will be taking a moment to celebrate and enjoy nature by riding the bike trails in her local area.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀How about you? How will you be taking a moment for nature and yourself this Conservation Week? Let us know in the comments below ⬇️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#conservationweek #ziptreknz

Over 4,000 of Aotearoa’s native animals and plants are threatened or at risk 😳⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀One of these is the clever Kea, featured in this photo by the Kea Conservation Trust, @keaconservation.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Did you know the Kea is the world’s only alpine parrot? Known to be one of the most intelligent birds in the world, Kea are unfortunately threatened from predation by introduced mammals.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The good news? You can help! Consider supporting an organisation like @keaconservation this conservation week.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#ConservationWeek.

Today is the first day of Conservation Week / Tiaki Ao Tūroa here in New Zealand 🌿🦜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀While we see every week as Conservation Week here at Ziptrek, the 4th-12th September is an important reminder to take a moment to celebrate and get involved in nature. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀While we can’t gather in person this year, the Department of Conservation, @docgovtnz is encouraging us all to arohia te taiao this Conservation Week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Over the next week or so we will be sharing posts to inspire you to celebrate, discover and notice nature, wherever you are.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀How will you be celebrating Conservation Week lockdown-style?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#ConservationWeek

Something to smile about this week – we're a @tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award Winner for 2021!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In what has been a challenging year, we're stoked to have been recognised as one of the top 10% of attractions worldwide 🎉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave us a review! 👏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#TravelersChoice #ziptreknz

Our team can’t wait to welcome you back once we reach level 2. When we reopen, all our guides and frontline staff will be sporting these reusable masks from @cactusoutdoor, as modelled here by Guide Obe.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Did you know each NZ-made Cactus Face Mask (which are as effective as standard N95 disposable masks) saves 30 plastic masks each month from ending up in landfill? 😲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A win for the health of our environment AND the community ✔️ ✔️

Introducing another friendly face on our team - Sam is one of our Guides from Auckland, NZ 🇳🇿.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🚗 Sam's favourite trip she's been on so far was an epic 6.5-week road trip around New Zealand in 2020!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🐶🕊️ If she could be any animal, Sam would be a flying dog - because being a dog would be cool, but she'd also like to be able to fly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀🔸 Sam’s favourite part about working at Ziptrek is being able to go ziplining every day and meeting new people while guiding tours — plus, the views are pretty amazing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Sam and the rest of our Ziptrek team can't wait to welcome you back on course when it's safe to do so. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Kia kaha.

Can you spot our friend hiding in the trees? 👀

A gift that grows! 🌱🎁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀As a Qualmark 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Award winner for 2021, we were lucky enough to be gifted a native tree courtesy of @treesthatcount. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Trees The Count is a project working to plant millions of native trees across Aotearoa and help make an impact on climate change.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Next time you're looking to acknowledge a special someone, why not consider a waste-free, long-lasting gift option – a native tree?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀📷 Photo courtesy of @treesthatcount