Beginner
Essentails
"Learn the basics of sea kayaking — paddling skills, safety, and confidence on calm coastal waters."
Learn more $309
Competency Confidence Connection
Courses on offer
Intermediate
Foundational
Advance your sea kayaking with improved strokes, rescue skills, and confidence in moderate coastal conditions
Learn more $319
Advanced
Skills
"Sharpen sea kayak control, master key strokes, plan trips with weather awareness, and start learning to roll.
Learn more $329
Expert
Journey
Plan and prepare self-sufficient multi-day sea kayaking trips with smart routing and risk management.
Learn more $349
Gear List
We want these courses to be as stress-free as possible for the brave participants who sign up
AdventureWorks will provide all the essential gear and equipment needed for the activities. We just need you to bring a backpack full of the essentials.
Closed-Toe shoes
Active clothing (stay away from cotton)
Rain Coat
Warm Layer
Lots of water (1.5L
Food for the day (MOST IMPORTANT)
- Snacks to eat on the go, Muesli bars/fruit
- Bigger meal for a sit-down lunch
What will You Learn?
Learning outcomes can be broken down into four categories that are designed to be super digestible.
1. Connection to plac4
- We want participants to be able to explore the awesome environments that we have access to in Tamaki Makaurau.
2 Confidence/Independece
- Through these courses you will learn how to be safe and comfotbale, which can create confidence to return to the activites and on your own acccord.
3 Connection to people
- These courses are designed to connect you to likemined outdoor adventuers.
Activity Logistics
In terms of organizing these activities, we strive to lower the "faf" time which means that there is more time spent doing the fun stuff
Driving
We will be driving vans to the activities, it's not mandatory to ride with us, but we do encourage it. It's a great time to get to know your group!
Washrooms
all of our Essesntails and Foundation courses are at locations with public bathrooms and nice spots for lunch.
As With the technical skills and Journey courses, these are in slighty more remote locations so we reccomed you get comforbale in nature settings...
Timings
0845 - Arrive at Adventureworks for transport
1000 - Arrive at location,
(location is subject to change, we will confirm closer to the start date)
1500 - Finish activity
1630 - Arrive back to Adventureworks
Location
All of our activities are held in the greater Auckland area, so they are all extremely accessible and awesome.
Auckland has a little bit of everything for outdoor lovers.
MTB – We ride at Woodhill for all our courses. They have delicious food trucks and a great variety of trails that meet everyone’s needs.
Tramping – Our tramping activities will be held in the stunning Waitākere Ranges in West Auckland. When the time comes to tackle some larger hills, we will head to the Southern Kaimais.
Sea Kayak – Our sea kayaking will all be done on the east coast, north of the Harbour Bridge.
Rock – The Essentials and Foundational courses will be held at Vertical Adventures in Glen Eden. For the Technical Skills and Journey courses, we’ll take you to quarries and exposed rock faces in Auckland for some true outdoor experience.
PURPOSE
We inspire individuals to reach their highest potential through innovative outdoor leadership training. Our hands-on, student-focused programs are rooted in real-world experience and tailored instruction, fostering both personal and professional growth.
We believe outdoor learning builds confidence, resilience, and meaningful connections—empowering people to create lasting, positive change.
WHY US
We value strong relationships—with our learners, communities, and partner organisations. Our programs are designed to create real, lasting impact through engaging, purposeful learning.
As a professional team, we prioritise safety, quality, and continual improvement. We're passionate about learning in, through, and for the outdoors—because that’s where real growth happens.
