New Zealand

Outward Bound New Zealand lies within the labyrinth of waterways of Marlborough Sounds, where the mountains met the sea. Located at Anakiwa, at the northeast corner of the South Island of New Zealand, the school has access to the rivers, bush, sea and nearby Rainbow Mountains, providing an ever-changing and challenging classroom in an extraordinarily beautiful environment.

The school focuses on the transition from youth to adulthood and over 80 percent of students are between the ages of 17 and 26. Every month of the year, a group of young students sets out on a 21-day course. Shorter courses are also offered for adults, corporations and special groups, including students with physical and learning disabilities, and parents together with their teenagers.

Activities include sailing in traditional gaff-rigged cutters, sea/river kayaking in the Marlborough waterways, solo experiences for reflection and goal-setting, a high ropes course set in a grove of magnificent kahikatea trees, bush expeditions in a beautiful native beech forest. Opportunities also include creative-expressive activities, rock climbing/abseiling, community service and general fitness activities, including running, swimming and aerobics.