The Puzzle Vault
Immersive escape room experiences in Rotorua. Four themed rooms, 60 minutes each, teams of 2-8. Puzzles, locks, and secrets — work together or stay locked in.
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Start with a classic, or dive into the deep end
The Vault Heist
Break into the vault of the Rotorua Reserve Bank before the alarm triggers. Crack the security systems, bypass the lasers, and get the gold out. Teamwork and timing are everything.
The Deep
Your submarine has hit something at 400 metres. Hull integrity is failing, oxygen is dropping, and the emergency hatch is jammed. Figure out the ship's systems before the water wins.
How It Works
Book
Choose a room, pick a time, bring your team (2-8 people). No experience needed.
Enter
You'll get a briefing, then the door locks behind you. 60 minutes on the clock.
Escape
Work together, solve the puzzles, find the way out. Or don't — we'll let you out either way.
What Teams Say
Reactions from those who made it — and those who didn't
We tried The Vault Heist for our work team-building and it was genuinely the best activity we've done. The puzzles are so clever — nothing felt random. We escaped with 3 minutes left and were buzzing for the rest of the day.
Did The Deep with my partner for our anniversary. The set design is insane — you completely forget you're in a building in Rotorua. We didn't escape but we're already planning to come back for another room.
Third time visiting, just finished Blackout. Hands down the scariest and most creative escape room in NZ. Marcus and Dani have built something really special here.
From the Vault
Another team escapes The Vault Heist with just 47 seconds on the clock. That's cutting it close.
Behind the scenes: wiring up a new puzzle mechanism for The Clockmaker's Secret. Dani's engineering magic.
Friday night vibes at the vault. Two rooms running, full house, everyone's locked in.
Birthday crew just took on Blackout. Three screams and zero escapes. Happy birthday, Josh.
Find the Vault
56 Tutanekai Street, Rotorua
Ready to Be Locked In?
Choose your room. Gather your team. The clock starts when the door closes.