Escape Room Experience Taupo - The Candy Cottage
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Escape Room Experience Taupo - The Candy Cottage
By Confinement Escape Rooms Taupō
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We are located in central Taupo. Get your team together and put your detective hats on to see if you can solve the clues and puzzles to escape in 60 minutes or less.
LAST CLUE CHANGE: June 2023
DIFFICULTY LEVELS: Standard 4/5, Advanced 4/5
A group of you have gathered for a picnic in the forest. It was all laughter and fun, but little did you know that the smell of freshly baked gingerbread was about to change your outing into a thrilling adventure. The smell of gingerbread wafted through the air, intoxicating your senses. Unable to resist, you follow the smell deep into the forest.
Time seems to tick faster as you discover a note, hastily scribbled in sugar dust that you are trapped. The witch would return from the market in precisely 60 minutes, and those trapped will be turned into gingerbread soldiers to join her wicked army.
Suitability: This room (while still difficult enough for adults) is our most family-friendly theme. If you love a fun story, this is the room for you!
Free cancellation • Full refund if cancelled up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time).
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Ages 5-100
Duration: 1h
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- Start:
- 33B Oruanui Street, Taupō 3330, New ZealandWe are located opposite Smith & Smith Glass & The Driveway next to Tileshed.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 395431P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 395431P1
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Don’t take it from us – here’s what people have to say about this operator:
- kathleenrK5259BW0 contributionsAwesome experienceReally fun and enjoyable, Staff was great and very helpful! Will definitely be back next time we are here. Highly recommendWritten 10 March 2025
- sarahkateclare0 contributionsGreat funBooked in for morning session the staff member looking after us was very helpful ,.friendly and made the overall experience enjoyable. The escape room we played was fun, challenging and exciting would highly recommend if visiting TaupoWritten 13 February 2025
- elainesB8772LP0 contributionsCircus roomFirst time experience, fun for every one, staff member was excellent, very helpful and gave handy hint if stuck. Would definitely recommend!Written 2 December 2024
- vanessabN4801SR0 contributionsChallenging family fun!!Thank you for a creative and challenging escape room!!! A super entertaining activity for the family!!! I would definitely came here againWritten 22 October 2024
- Explore683875756580 contributionsA perfect staff functionWe visited Confinement Escape Rooms for our staff function, Deiryn had everything ready for us and the event went off without a hitch! Everyone had a blast and commented on how much they enjoyed it :-) . We will definitely be back, thanks Deiryn!Written 4 July 2024
- Wander286452841750 contributionsGreat friendship building!Was an excellent way to spend time on a cloudy afternoon. None of us (6 ladies in our 60s) had played before and a fantastic time was had by all. Well once we got the hang of it! Would highly recommendWritten 23 June 2024
- parentsescape0 contributionsFun friends activity on a Winter's Monday morning in TaupoFour female friends, 2 new to the Escape Rooms concept. We all really enjoyed the experience, even the sceptic of the group. It was challenging but manageable enough to keep it fun, although we did have to hit the "clue button" a few times, but this did not diminish the experience, just allowed us to keep progressing. Amazing owner / operator who must have a very creative mind.Written 17 June 2024
- 105AnnaG1050 contributionsFamily fun at the Marvellous CircusThis was one of the best escape rooms we have done. I really like ones that have lots of things to look at even if you don’t need them to solve the puzzle. The whole family from age 12 to 80 got involved and we had loads of fun. Would highly recommend!Written 20 April 2024
- Companion135521171250 contributionsGreat Team Building FunThis was such a great team building option. I would definitely recommend it to any business. Just remember to read the instructions and listen to the staff member when they give you information prior to starting. There was a lot of laughing and the props and set up are fun. We will be back for another themed room.Written 18 April 2024
- Connector053203154190 contributionsFamily Scavenger HuntWe booked the Scavenger Hunt. Divided the family into 2 Teams and competed for a winner's bragging rights. great fun and became the topic of conversation for the rest of the night. Highly recommend for family entertainmentWritten 6 April 2024
- lisaeD1218LO0 contributionsDid not escape Cabin in the Woods!Excellent set up, clear communication. Cabin in the Woods was a hard one; we did not escape. Was fun though. I’ve never seen an escape room that uses clues and spaces from previous rooms. Maybe it’s a New Zealand thing?Written 3 February 2024
- SudaTaupo0 contributionsSo much fun!!Did two escape rooms (cabin in the woods and hunting lodge) for our xmas work do. Loved them!! So much fun!! Highly recommend Confinement rooms Taupo. The staff are super friendly and the rooms are really fun and get the brain working. Will definitely be back for more rooms!!Written 29 November 2023
- Flyer460442793870 contributionsThe finishers of cabin in the woods2nd time for most of our group in the escape room experience, thoroughly enjoyed by us all. Bonus is we finished and got out of our room. Will definitely return to try another room😎Written 18 November 2023
- HiccupHickey0 contributionsFantastic, Challenging, Fun!Fantastic!! We came to Taupo for four days and ended up doing all four escape rooms as a couple. Enjoyed The Hunting Lodge the best. The rooms are well thought out and a great challenge. Staff are amazing :) If in Taupo would highly reccomend a visit here even if you're just a group of two and a cool rainy day activity.Written 8 November 2023
- 85caident0 contributionsGreat experience, especially for young kidsGreat escape room. Clues were necessary as we were with young kids. Child-friendly room with nothing scary.Written 16 July 2023
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Brenda F
Peka Peka, New Zealand35 contributions
Sept 2024 • Family
Our family of 7 had a really good time working together. We didn’t find it too difficult. Finished the standard room fairly quickly then had enough time to add on the advanced portion, which we also finished. Perfect Sunday morning activity for our weekend break in Taupo. Will probably do again in the future.
Written 22 September 2024
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Thank You for the 5-star review! We are glad you enjoyed your time with us and managed to escape on our advanced level! We look forward to seeing you again for your next challenge!
Cheers,
The Confinement Taupō Team
Written 25 September 2024
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Kim S
Tauranga, New Zealand608 contributions
We did the escape room as it was cold and wet in Taupo. It was a great activity, but only one of us had really done a room before so we failed to get out. These are really good mind challenges and prove you really do need to work as a team.
Written 3 July 2023
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Thanks for your review! Hopefully they are now your thing too and you'll be escaping like a pro in no time! Escape Rooms can be so much fun!
Written 19 July 2023
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Road53716512169
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Dec 2023 • Couples
Date night activity. Wonderful friendly staff and a very fun activity to engage the brain. We thought it was very creative and will definitely be back to try more rooms.
Highly recommend.
Highly recommend.
Written 30 January 2024
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Thank you for the lovely 5-star review!
We are glad you had a fun date night, hopefully, we see you again soon, we really appreciate the kind words about our staff and your recommendation.
Cheers,
The Confinement Taupō Team
Written 19 June 2024
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TonyN
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Dec 2023 • Family
The plan was to find a 'Wet weather activity' - so off to the Escape room we went - but it turns out - not just a great activity for bad weather. We (father and son combo) played the first room and got hooked. Really loved the 'James and Jane Bond type type events - in fact, loved the one needing to hold hands and dancing to gain access to the next room (so cool). I/we highly recommend this value for money activity, if you want to challenge yourself, problem solve, work as a team or be baffled by the smart clues needing some serious brain power - try sn escape room.
Ps - We ened up doing all 4 rooms =)
Ps - We ened up doing all 4 rooms =)
Written 17 January 2024
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Wow, what an amazing review, we are so thrilled to hear you had some awesome Father/Son time and enjoyed our rooms so much you did all 4! Thank you so much for your kind words and recommendation!
We hope you enjoy your take home Escape Game too. See you in the future!
Written 25 January 2024
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