Skyline Rotorua is a place of Mass Tourism and have a Traditional Mass Tourism Approach. This is very attractive and famous place in Rotorua. Therefore, More than 50% of people that visit Skyline are domestic people or local people. Most of the people come from Auckland according to a study that happened in 2017. People from all age groups visit there. Free Independent Travellers also visit there to enjoy the Gondola Rides, Luge, SkySwing, Mountain Biking etc.
People also go there for entertainment, to spend some quality time with there family or loved ones. People who love adventure and want to spend some quality time on the top of a mountain 487 meters above the sea level visit there. Free Independent Travelers, Backpackers, Solo Travelers etc visit this place as well.
Facilities At Skyline
1. The amount of tourists that come at the attraction and the size of the car park lot were very big and opened. A lot of cars were parked in the parking lot of Skyline and many people were visiting Skyline.
2. Passengers from around the world have been climbing abroad the gondolas since 1985 and the ride hasn’t stopped. Even Students from various educational Institute visit Skyline.
3. IF I talk about the prices of Skyline, it depends on the package an individual or a group of people or family takes. Prices go as low as $16 and go as high as $230 for a family.
4. Skyline Rotorua is an all weather attraction and is open every day of the year. Operating hours of skyline are from 9.00am daily until the end of operation each night.
5. You have to pay for everything when you visit Skyline. For e.g. when you reach up there if you go to restaurants or any store like Jelly Belly. You have to pay there for the foods or services you use.
Stakeholders
Hylton Hensman is one of the strongest stakeholder for Skyline Rotorua as they have more than 70% of the stakes of Skyline as he is the founder of Skyline. He purchased farmland on the city side of Mt Ngongotaha in 1981.20% shares of Skyline are available on internet for public to buy them in stock market. Skyline is a privately owned company.
Local Community is also one of the stakeholders for skyline. Skyline generates income that helps, support and contributes to local economy. It generates job opportunities as well that also helps local community.
Agents like I-Sight are also one of the stakeholders for the Skyline because they help people to books tickets in advance and also help them with other things.
Canopy Tour
Canopy tour is niche tourism, because canopy tour is an unforgettable and enlightening adventure, perfect for all ages and amazing kiwi guides will lead your small group on an unforgettable adventure.
Prices starts from $159 and can go up to $249 depending on the package you choose. If you choose package of $15 it includes activities like zip line adventure through native forest.
Canopy tour is a place where people go in groups and people can enjoy various activities like cliff walking, forest walk, swing bridges, zip line up to 400m and two highly trained guides who will teach you about the rare New Zealand’s flora and fauna and the conservation efforts to protect them.
Original canopy tour built and opened in 2012 includes tree platforms up to 22 meters above the forest floor, 6 ziplines and 2 trees to tree swing bridges on the other hand ultimate canopy tour is even longer, faster and more spectacular featuringa suspended cliff walkway, 1.2 km of zip lines, swing bridges.
Canopy Tours being an niche tourist place it attracts domestic people as well as international people. It’s once in a lifetime experience that is why if an international tourist is visiting Rotorua they visit canopy tours as well.
On the basis on demographic factor people from middle class and elite class visit canopy tours because of being s little bit expensive.
Free independent travelers visit this place as well because of the activities like zip lines, swinging bridge etc. They can learn a lot about environment as well.
Educational institute like schools and colleges also visit this place as a part of their educational tour where the students can learn about environment and have sun fun.
Environment lovers or eco-travelers also visit this place, because they not only get a chance to do various adventures activities but also get a chance to know a lot about the flora and fauna of the forest reserve.
Stakeholders
DOC (Department of Conservation): DOC is one of the most stakeholders for the canopy tours, because forest reserve belongs to DOC and in return DOC provides them with the rat traps, Possum traps etc.
Local Community: Local community is also a stakeholder, because it is helping the local economy as well as the people working there are local Kiwi’s which means it is also creating employment opportunities.
Agents like I-Site who helps international tourist and local tourist from other parts of the New Zealand to know about canopy tours and help them get their slot booked at their office.
