12 Escape Games in New Zealand You Can Book Today

1.Private Group Puzzle-Solving Adventure Game: Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $27Our pick

Review of Wellington’s Temple escape game, with puzzles, pricing, group advice, safety details, and booking tips for families and teams.

“Our family tried our luck at the temple puzzle/escape room. Theme was great, plenty of puzzles to solve, and we all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Adam was amazing and provided us with the help we needed to complete some of the tasks. Definitely the best escape room we have been to by far.”

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2.Zombie Bite Escape Room Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews

Test your nerve in Auckland’s Zombie Bite escape room, a private, story-led 60-minute challenge for groups of up to six.

“Awesome experience, great fun and a good challenge. Well recommended. Huge thanks to the team there. You should all go and have fun and test your skills”

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3.Mad Hatter’s Hat Escape Room Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews

Mad Hatter’s Hat in Auckland is a replayable, family-friendly escape room with adjustable puzzles, private play, and 60 minutes of fun.

“Great fun for the family especially younger children who have never completed a puzzle experience before. We will be back to try some of the other rooms!”

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4.Gnome’s Adventure Escape Room Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews

Solve a gnome’s clues in a family-friendly Auckland escape room with private play, fairytale atmosphere, and a one-hour challenge.

“So good!!!! Great atmosphere - perfect props and setting in the room. Good challenge to solve the puzzles and find the clues. Very well done - definitely visit here!”

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5.Private Group Puzzle-Solving Adventure Game: Atlantis

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $27

Solve Atlantis puzzles in a private Wellington escape room with clever gadgets, helpful hosts, and two hours of team fun.

“From the time we arrived we had amazing service, the briefing was interactive and the game itself was so much fun. We loved it! Can’t wait to do more”

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6.Escape Room Experience Taupo – The Marvelous Circus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $22

Solve the missing crystal ball at Taupo’s Marvelous Circus escape room, a private 60-minute puzzle challenge for families and friends.

“Lots of fun figuring things out with my whanau!!!! I think we learnt a little bit more about each other.”

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7.Wonderworld Rotorua – New Zealand’s leading maze park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $13

Explore Wonderworld Rotorua’s giant 3D maze, Neon Cave, puzzles, wall maze, and family games in a flexible one to two hour visit.

“Heaps of things to do here. Great fun for the kids. Maze was hard and we didn't complete it all but you can always start over again.”

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8.Escape Room Experience Taupo – The Hunting Lodge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $22

Review of Taupo’s Hunting Lodge escape room, with difficulty, price, horror content, practical tips, and advice on who should book.

“First time at an Escape Room in NZ. We failed to solve the Hunting Lodge however would definitely go back and do it again now that we know how it all works.”

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9.Escape Room Experience Taupo – The Enchanted Candy Forest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $22

Solve the Witch’s gingerbread-house puzzles in Taupo’s family-friendly Enchanted Candy Forest escape room, with 60 minutes to save the Tree of Life.

“My sister, niece and myself had a great time here.We managed to find most of the clues to unlock chests.I would definitely bring overseas family again”

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10.Escape Room Experience Taupo – The Cursed Cabin

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $22

Face witchcraft, flashing lights, and fiendish puzzles in Taupo’s Cursed Cabin escape room, with 60 minutes to break the curse.

“The escape room was great and the staff were friendly. However, I was a bit disappointed that my 15-year-old was charged the adult price, even though we brought their student ID. We were told the student price only applies to university students, which I feel is unfair.”

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11.A Remarkable Scavenger Hunt: Digging Up Canterbury’s Treasure

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $12Best value

Explore Christchurch’s top sights with a self-guided photo scavenger hunt, app clues, team challenges, and digital pictures for $12.31.

“We loved this tour run by Ron & Molly - you must see the castle and the views it offers. Dunedin is a lovely town with lots of great eateries and shopping.”

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12.Steal The Crown Escape Room Experiences

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews

Steal the Crown in Auckland with a private, family-friendly escape room featuring tough puzzles, a 90-minute mission, and vital help from Sam.

“It was good fun with a group of friends. It was good to work as a group and would be keen to do it again with a group of friends.”

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