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One of the most thrilling adventures you can have in New Zealand is by doing a skydive. I did it above the lake in Taupo and had so much fun. I knew I was going to jump out of a perfectly fine aircraft, but it didn't really hit me what was going to happen untill the doors of the plane opened and the first person jumped out of the plane. I was last so I saw 4 other people jumping before it was my turn. I can tell you I was ***ting myself when I was hanging there 12000 feet above the ground before we jumped. F@ck is the only thing you can say for the first few seconds. Dammit what did I volunteer for......
Anyway it was one of the best things I have ever done and I would do it again any time, if I had the money to spend. The 12000 feet jump costed 215 dollars and if you want a video and photo's of your jump you are looking at 360 dollars. A lot of money, but definitely worth the extra if it's the first time you are doing this. Leave a Comment Address: Taupo airportDirections: About a 10-15 minutes drive out of the centre of Taupo. They have a free shuttle to pick you up from your accommodation.Website: http://www.freefly.co.nz/
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West of Rotorua and Taupo you will find the Waitomo caves. Waitomo is a small tourist town, which nothing else than the caves. But the caves are a good attraction. They are filled with glowworms, so if you want to see glowworms you can go on a tour with one of the companies.
If you want to do something more adventurous you can go cave tubing. This is a three hours during trip in the Rakiura cave. Cave. After dressing up in ridiculous outfits you are driven to the forest and from there you have to walk to the entrance of the cave for a great adventure. You put your bum in an inner tube and off you go, floating through the caves from one rapid to another. Occasionally you have to stop and jump backwards of the rocks and there you go again. At the end of the cave you have to turn the headtorch off and float to the end of the cave looking at the ceiling where you will see thousands and thousands of glowworms. It was like looking at the milkway.
The tour I did was with the Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. They have three trips. One where you don't get wet and where the emphasis is on seeing the glowworms and two adrenalin filled trips. The Black Abyss, a five hour trip that takes you abseiling into the caves and then cave tubing. The trip I did was the Black Labyrinth, which is described above and which made the company that organises the tour famous. Leave a Comment
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The town of Franz Joseph is a magnet for tourists who wish to enjoy day walks to the famed Franz Joseph Glacier. It is a small but interesting town that offers a well stocked store, restaurants, souvenier shops and tour operators specialising in heli-hikes to the glacier.
These hikes are for a half day of approx 4.5 hours, include the helicopter ride to and from the glacier, ice walking boots, backpack, walking stocks and guides. The cost was NZ$255.00 per person.
Take a warm Jacket as well as a snack to eat along the way to keep up your energy. Also take water with you that you will be able to fill along the way! Leave a Comment Address: The town of Franz Joseph GlacierDirections: West coast, South IslandWebsite: www.nzguides.com
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Unlike the ample opportunities to gain a refill of your water bottle, there are no restaurants, cafes, shops or vending machines on a glacier. Make sure that you pack plenty of food for the hike, we packed plenty just in case the weather closed in and we were stuck over night!! Leave a Comment
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GLIDING.
Enjoy the exhiliration of flight without the noise and vibrations of an engine. A truly worthwhile experience, and you can easily take photos out the canopy of the lovely terrain below. Once you have released from the towplane, flight becomes vibration and noise free and you are up there with the birds!! Having no engine is a real plus, as you will see :-)
Check the GlidingMatamata website and view thru the webcam on their homepage.
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Trial flights cost from $90 - $225 NZD.
They fly Sat/Sun and Wednesdays, and public holidays. Leave a Comment Address: P.O.Box 100, Matamata.Phone: 64 - 7 - 827-8841Directions: Matamata Airfield located at Waharoa, just north of Matamata on State highway 27. This is about 160km southeast of Auckland. En route to Rotorua.Website: www.glidingmatamata.co.nz Other Contact: www.gliding.co.nz
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"Thrill Therapy"...Says it all.
Tip 1..wear sunglasses, it keeps the wind out of your eyes and stops your eyes from watering!
Tip 2..Book your trip at any of the discount booking offices in Queenstown, it is cheaper.
Tip 3.. When you book with these discount booking offices, request the free shuttle bus to pick you up and drop you back.
Tip 4.. HANG ON!!! Leave a Comment
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A.J Hackett Bungy, Queenstown.
I must say that I thought that $130.00 for a Bungy Jump of 3 seconds was not good value. I figure that the plane trip from Brisbane to Christchurch took 2.5 hours or 3,000 seconds. At $130.00 every 3 seconds the plane trip would have been $130,000 at these rates and lets face it, bungy jumping does not use aviation fuel and you don't get a meal!!!!
Now I have to live with the fact that my wife has now Bungy jumped and I have not! Leave a Comment Address: About 5 minutes drive from Queenstown airport
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Ice Caving is a fantastic way to see the ever changing ice flow and the natural beauty of the west coast of the south island.
Tight squeezes can open into to beautiful tunnels that lead you to spectacular views over the ice flow.
COST....NZ$195.00 for a half day. Leave a Comment
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Try surfing the wave on the Waikato River with RAPIDS JET. Jetboating with a difference, very exhilirating. Speed up and down the rapids, through narrow canyons and sensational white water. Leave a Comment Address: Rapids Road, Aratiatia, Taupo.Phone: 0800 RAPIDSDirections: 14 minutes north of Taupo.
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Tandem paragliding provides not only the feeling of flying over sky, but also give you the extremely relax status. you may be afraid of the initial stage when you are requested to jump and run over the top of the mountain, but after you have overcame it, you can feel the awesome of this activity Leave a Comment Address: QueenstownDirections: Queenstown, South Island
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