Gondola · Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua Gondola
Rotorua Gondola is a gondola near Rotorua, New Zealand. It climbs 177 m over 874 m, from 289 m to 465 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 53 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
51/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Rotorua Gondola is scarier than 51% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 5 in New Zealand.
- Highest above the ground: about 53 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 659 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 318 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 30 m of the 874 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Rotorua Gondola is near Rotorua, New Zealand, at 289 m above sea level (38.11063° S, 176.22193° E). From there it runs 874 m up to the top station at 465 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.