Archery Have-A-Go, Lessons and Parties

  Definately recommend for anyone who is interested at all, great to see the native bush and the archery was great fun. great instruction, just overall an awesome experience

  Me, my teenage son and his friends had such a fun day with Markus on the dragon hunt. His instructions and practice beforehand were gold – really valuable and interesting.... read more The dragon hunt through the shaded native forest was exciting, and the personal scoring added thrill of achievement throughout. We had great camaraderie with others in the group and the boys said they had a fantastic day. We definitely recommend this activity for everyone. Vielen Dank Markus!

  Awesome afternoon! We all really enjoyed it. The hour lesson on how to shoot correctly and straight was well structured and set us up for a great day in the... read more bush. We highly recommend this family activity. It was a highlight of our holiday.

  Super fun and rewarding experience. Markus was an excellent teacher and host. The basic handling, use and safety training was very clear, but remained fun and engaging and didn't bog... read more the day down.
The second half of the trip through the forest was amazing. The targets well themed and definitely enhance the experience and friendly competition within the group.
We had an absolute blast and would highly recommend this to anyone who is keen to give it a try. I also think the walk to and from the forest (5-10 mins due to vehicle breakdown) enhanced the authenticity of the experience - Robin Hood didn't bus in and neither should you!

  We had a group of three that joined another group on the day. The whole thing was well managed and professional, and so much fun.
Markus knows his stuff... read more and got everyone comfortable with using the bows before we headed bush.
Another bonus is that Markus takes photos throughout the experience and sends them all free of charge.
The forrest walk is beautiful and the day goes much faster than you think it will. 100% recommend this to anyone visiting Nelson.

  A few of our family were exposed to archery earlier, others were absolute beginners. Markus took us through a sequence of training steps at the shooting range so we soon... read more started to hit the targets. He is very experienced in bringing across his passion and technique for archery. Once we were comfortable with the equipment we started our little hike through the near bush. A variety of targets - given our skills they all stood still 😉 - are "hidden" amongst the trees. Then we took turns and actually hit a substantial number! It is sooo satisfying to hear the soft "plop" once the arrow sinks into the target, we are definitely keen to try it again. Markus is a very pleasant host, we can only recommend to join him on his Dragon Hunt!

  I was recommended to do the Dragon Hunt Archery by a friend and was not disappointed. I went with my husband and two sons aged 11 and 13. ... read more We started with some lessons and practice before we set out on our adventure. Markus is an excellent and knowledgeable teacher and soon had us (mostly) hitting the targets. After about an hour and a half Markus decided we were ready to go and we set off. After a short walk in beautiful native NZ bush, we reached our first target. Markus asked us if we wanted to score. As my boys are very competitive, we decided yes – so after each round Markus entered our scores into an app. The targets were fun with a range of distances and a short walk from each other. It was lovely to combine a fun sport with a nice bush walk – something for everyone. Markus took a heap of photos which he later emailed a drop box link through for – 38 photos in total! Markus was knowledgeable about the local environment as well as having a few good jokes and puns. Overall, a great day was had by all. I would not hesitate in recommending this to others. Well worth it!

  11/10 ! My partner and I had a blast at Archery Park learning how to shoot arrows and then hunting dragons in the forest. From our safety brief and basic... read more training to explaining finer points and details about archery, Markus had our whole group ready to slay dragons in no time. We went from rookies to feeling like robin hood AND he took photos of our group throughout the whole experience and sent them to us for free - what a legend! I can't recommend this place enough : )

  As a family of five (2 adults, 16 yo, 14yo and 11 yo), this was the perfect afternoon's entertainment for us all. Markus was a great host who continuously gave... read more us pointers to improve our shooting. Previous to this, we had shot about 10 arrows each, but by the end even our 11 year old was smoking the field targets. Can't say enough good things about the time spent on the archery course. Highly recommended if you're in the Nelson region and looking for something to do with the family. Thanks Markus for an awesome day out.