If you’re going to fling yourself down a line surely you want to do it somewhere stunning and New Zealand’s Nelson Tasman region is the perfect place for it. Cable Bay Adventure Park has one of the longest flying foxes (another name for a zipline) in the world, spanning 5,249 feet (1,600m) across a forested valley. Riders on its Skywire get sweeping views of Cable and Delaware bays, the western ranges and D’Urville Island.

You might even spy snow-capped Mount Taranaki over on the North Island. After experiencing 3,281 feet (1,000m) of gravity-assisted free-wheeling, where you’ll whip up speeds of 62 miles per hour (100km/h), your last stretch will slow to a more leisurely pace. That’s not it though, you’ll do it all over again – in reverse.

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