Downhill Zorbing Rotorua

It’s a totally weird and wild activity that involves balls, adrenaline and bucketloads of laughter. Downhill Zorbing is a novel ride down a purpose-built track inside a giant ball. It might sound like your weird dream from last Thursday night, but this strange new pastime is actually the best thing since you graduated uni without ever attending a lecture. The bucks activity was actually invented in Rotorua in 1995, so there is literally no better place to test it out.

Most people have heard of Zorbing – the recreational sport of running around inside an orb, generally made of transparent plastic. But fewer people are aware of the new and improved variation of this sport. Downhill Zorbing is every bit as crazy and wild as the original version, with a fast-paced and adrenaline-packed twist.

Nestled inside the safety of your plastic ball, you’ll need to hold on tight as you fly down the epic drops, swing around thrilling bends and sweeping corners. Discover four different ball rolling tracks – the world’s longest zig-zag Sidewinder Track, the smooth ‘n’ fast double Straight Track, MEGA Track – the longest, fastest and steepest track in the world, as well as the newest edition track: Big Air, the latest thrill ride. Whichever track you opt for, your stomach will be chasing you to catch up from the moment you take off.

If you really want to step it up a notch, you can also take the superman dive down Mt Ngongotaha while immersed in a track of warm water. The experience of rolling down a hill inside a giant inflatable ball is probably not something you do every day, so it’s most definitely worthy of your buddy’s send-off.