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South Island Sky Diving Experiences

Sky Diving ExperiencesNew Zealand Explorer is proud to offer you a secure online booking environment for a select number of Sky Diving Experiences around South Island. Below you will find a brief description of each featured experience within the Sky Diving - Flight & Flying Category.

Click on the individual experiences to view further information such as departure information, prices, participant requirements and further general details for your selected Sky Diving Experience. From here you will be able to buy a gift voucher or make a secure reservation for your selected Sky Diving Experience.

All of the experiences listed below can be booked for a specific date or provided as a gift voucher. Our gift vouchers are valid for a period of 6 months from the date of purchase and make ideal gifts for special occassions such as christmas, birthdays, weddings, engagements, graduations, retirement, fathers day, mothers day, as well as great corporate rewards.

Experience gift vouchers can be emailed or posted directly to the lucky recipient. Alternatively, they can be sent to you, so you can present the voucher yourself.

South Island Sky Diving Experiences

Learn to Skydive Training CourseMake your first skydive a tandem then progress through the XLR8 program in our in-house skydiving school. The XLR8 Learn to Skydive program consists of eight zones all undertaken at your own pace. The program uses the accelerated skydive training technique but is more in-depth than any other currently available in New Zealand, going beyond the standard learn to skydive course in other skydiving schools.


9,000ft Tandem Skydive in QueenstownYour flight to altitude will take you high above the Wakatipu basin, where you will have a birds eye view of our dramatic mountains and lakes. Jumping directly above the Dropzone you will experience freefall of 25 seconds before your Tandem Master deploys the parachute and together you glide back to earth.


12,000ft Tandem Skydive in QueenstownQueenstown is the birthplace of Tandem Skydiving in New Zealand, also known as the 'Adventure Capital of the World', Queenstown is the premium place to 'Jump out of a perfectly good Aeroplane'! The Dropzone is located at the base of the famous Remarkables mountain range surrounded by a working sheep farm.


15,000ft Tandem Skydive in QueenstownIt takes a certain kind of person to jump from an aircraft at 15,000ft into thin air. It takes courage. Harnessed by space age materials to an experienced qualified Jumpmaster, you step out that aircraft door and for 60 seconds you plummet toward the ground at 200 kph, terminal velocity.


12,000 Feet Tandem Skydive over Lake WanakaConsidering skydiving while you are in New Zealand? Then skydive with the best and enjoy unmatched and extreme scenery. The scenic flight on the way to altitude is one of the best in New Zealand, capturing views of New Zealand's highest snow capped mountains including Mount Cook, Mount Aspiring. Majestic mountains that tower above the World Heritage Mount Aspiring National Park, where glaciers feed forested river valleys and glistening lakes.


Shotover Skydive ThreesomeExperience the breathtaking scenery of Shotover from three very different adrenalin pumping perspectives. Skydive from 9000ft, jetboat through the Shotover River Canyon's narrow cliff walls and tame the rapids, whitewater rafting down Shotover River! A day of thrills you are sure to remember for many years to come!


Shotover Skydive Whitewater Rafting ComboThis package is all about high adrenalin thrills with a combination of two action packed experiences! Freefall towards Queenstown at 9000ft on a tandem skydive, before mastering the rapids below, whitewater rafting down Shotover River! This an experience the budding thrill seeker will not want to miss!


Ultimate Shotover Freefall ExperienceThis package offers you a thrill and a half with a variety of adrenalin charged activites available. Skydive from 9000ft, jetboat the narrow inlets of Shotover River Canyons, take a scenic helicopter flight over the canyon and whitewater raft the Shotover River! A day's adventure you will remember for many years to come!


15,000 Feet Lake Wanaka Tandem Sky DiveYou don’t need previous skydiving experience... The only thing a previous tandem skydive gives you is a better understanding of why people recommend Wanaka when asked where to skydive in NZ.


SKY DIVING TANDEM JUMP OVER ABEL TASMAN, Sky Diving, Flight & FlyingFly through the air with this exhilarating tandem skydive from 13,000ft over the Abel Tasman region. The magnificent scenery below only adds to this already unforgettable tandem skydiving experience. Your spirits will soar and so will you, so get up there and feel what it’s like to get airborne!


SKY DIVING TANDEM JUMP OVER QUEENSTOWN, Sky Diving, Flight & FlyingTandem skydiving is one of the most thrilling adventure activities of them all. The adrenalin rush that comes with freefall combined with the peace and tranquility of a parachute descent make skydiving a unique and unforgettable experience.


New Zealand Explorer wishes you a memorable experience.


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