KEEP LEARNING: This week for #WellbeingForWhakatipu, we challenged you to learn an interesting fact about a native bird in your area!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Here at Ziptrek, we visited the @kiwibirdlifepark to Keep Learning even more about Kea.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Being curious, learning and seeking out new experiences helps to keep our minds healthy and strong.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Stay tuned, next week we'll be focusing on Taking Notice – we're bringing you an epic morning on mindfulness next Saturday, 23rd Oct. Click the link in our bio to learn more, tickets are on sale now!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#WellbeingForWhakatipu #5WaysToWellbeing #MHAWNZ #ZiptrekNZ @southern_wellbeing_trust

BE ACTIVE: This week for #WellbeingForWhakatipu, we challenged you to get out a Be Active for at least 30 minutes in a way that suits you – whether that's to walk, bike, dance or zipline!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Being physically active improves physical health and can improve mood and wellbeing and decrease⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀stress, depression and anxiety.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Stay tuned, next week we'll be focusing on Keep Learning – we've partnered with @kiwibirdlifepark to learn more about NZ's native species of birdlife.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀And keep an eye on our Instagram stories - there's still 2 days of the Tiki Trail Treasure Hunt to go! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#WellbeingForWhakatipu #5WaysToWellbeing #MHAWNZ #ZiptrekNZ @southern_wellbeing_trust

CONNECT: This week for #WellbeingForWhakatipu, we challenged you to Take Time To Kōrero and connect with someone over coffee this week - virtually, or in person. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Building meaningful relationships with whānau, friends and the community goes a long way to increasing your sense of belonging and strengthening personal wellbeing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The Ziptrek team love taking time to catch up at @exchangecafe here in Queenstown. The team at The Exchange will also give you $1 off any coffee when you byo Keepcup, how great!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Stay tuned, next week we'll be focusing on Being Active - we've got some epic prizes to giveaway.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#WellbeingForWhakatipu #5WaysToWellbeing #MHAWNZ #ZiptrekNZ @southern_wellbeing_trust

Wow - what a great local initiative for Mental Health Awareness Week.  Ziptrek Ecotours Queenstown and Southern Wellbeing Trust have partnered with other like minded local businesses to launch #WellbeingForWhakatipu - a five-week initiative which aims to help people find balance, build resilience and boost mental health and wellbeing. Check out the details below: https://www.ziptrek.co.nz/wellbeingforwhakatipu/

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