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Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

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Dec 25, 2019

Catalogue

  • 1.Take A Ride on The Jet Boat
  • 2.Try Bungee Jumping
  • 3.Experience the Fastest Hydro Attack
  • 4.Go Rafting
  • 5.Explore Ski Resorts in Queenstown
  • 6.Play on A Swing
  • 7.Have The Best Skydiving
  • 8.Go Up in A Hot Air Ballon
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Bungee jumping, jet boating, canyon swings... this outdoor paradise will make your adrenaline soar.Queenstown is often praised as New Zealand's “Adventure Capital” and “Outdoor Paradise”... It can be said that Queenstown is made up of a variety of outdoor activities. Bungee jumping, skydiving, paragliding... each one will make your adrenaline soar!



Jet boating is a classic outdoor activity in Queenstown and throughout all of New Zealand. The speedboat firstly sucks up water and then ejects it. It uses the instantaneous jet of water to drive the speedboat forward and freely shuttle through narrow rocky canyons. There is a 360-degree rotation from time to time. Although rather thrilling, it is suitable for both young people and the old. There are three speedboat companies including Shotover Jet, Kawarau Jet, Skippers Canyon Jet in Queenstown, and all of their travel time on the speedboat is about 1 hour. The three companies have different routes and the prices are slightly different.

 Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

Queenstown is the birthplace of business bungee jumping. AJ Hackett Bungy is the first company to organize a bungee business. There are three different locations to bungee. The most famous is the world's first bungee spot, Kawarau Bridge Bungy, which is 43 meters high.

The other is the highest bungee in the southern hemisphere called Nevis Bungy, which is 134 meters high. The time of free falling is 8.5 seconds. The third location is The Ledge Bungy, which is at the top of the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown. It is 47 meters high and is the only place in Queenstown where you can bungee at night.

In addition to bungee jumping, the Nevis Swing and the Ledge Swing are also exciting activities.

 Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

On the lake in Queenstown, you can play Hydro Attack, an extreme submarine project. The submarine can hold a total of 2 people, that is, a visitor and the driver. The boat is unique in the fact that it cannot only dive in the lake, but can also jump out of the water. It is the fastest of all water sports.

A lot of extreme experiences will be experienced throughout the entire 15 minutes, including emergency stops and turns, and rollovers on the lake. The most exciting thing to see is fish jumping out of the lake. The submarine firstly dives into the deep water, you will see water on the glass top pour to both sides, then you will suddenly rush out of the water and feel weightless as you fly through the air.

Because the submarine is shaped like a shark with a shark paint job on the outside, it looks very powerful. However, its real name is a dolphin machine, because it can imitate dolphins as they jump out of the water out at sea.

 Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

The drifting project of Challenge Rafting is as popular as jet boating. There are 2 rivers suitable for boating in nearby Queenstown - Shotover and Kawarau.

If you want to turn things up a notch, you can choose the former. There are six rivers and a 170m drop. There are a lot of undercurrents, making the experience extremely thrilling. It is suitable for experienced thrill-seekers who want a greater challenge.

 Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

Queenstown is also New Zealand's most popular winter resort. Queenstown is surrounded by four famous ski resorts from the South Island, Coronet Peak Ski Field, the Remarkables Ski Field, Cardrona Alpine Resort and Triple Cone Treble Cone Ski Field.

The Coronet Peak Ski Resort and the Excelsior Mountain Ski Resort are the closest ski resorts to Queenstown, and are also world-class ski resorts. Countless skiers come here during the skiing season from June to October every year.

 Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

If you have conquered bungee jumping and want a greater challenge, then the Swing is perfect for you. You will spend a lot of time in the air, and the rope will swing, which means the centrifugal force is not to be reckoned with! First, you will drop into the valley, and then you will start to swing at a speed of 150 km/h. This kind of experience is definitely more thrilling than a bungee jump!

In addition to the Nevis Swing and The Ledge Swing of AJ Hackett, Canyon Swing has a reputation in Queenstown. It has a 109m cliff, a free fall of 60m, a swing of 200m, and more than 70 kinds of jumping gestures. The thrill level of each gesture is rated from 1 to 5 stars.

Canyon Swing has won numerous New Zealand travel awards, including “The Gold Award of the New Zealand Tourism Project” and “The Most Humorous Award”. “Humor” refers to the way that staff terrorize travelers in various ways before they jump. Five stars on the thrill scale is suitable is for those who strive for the extreme.

 Queenstown New Zealand: Outdoor Paradise Will Make Your Adrenaline Soar.

Nzone Skydive is the only high-altitude skydiving company in Queenstown and the first commercial parachute company in New Zealand. Their skydiving safety is absolutely guaranteed.

You will fly over snowy mountains and lakes by plane, then jump from more than 10,000 feet and fall freely at a speed of 200 km/h. Overlooking the mountains and lakes of the Southern Alps, you can view the beautiful scenery and leave all your fears behind you!

Skydiving height is divided into three levels, from low to high: 9,000 feet (about 2,700m), 12,000 feet (about 3,600m), and 15,000 feet (about 4,500m). The free falling time is 25 seconds, 45 seconds, and 60 seconds, respectively (from low to high).



Sunrise's hot air balloons fly in the valley between Queenstown and Arrowtown. The hot air balloon slowly rises to an altitude of 6,000 feet in the morning and floats lightly in the breeze. The view of Queenstown and its surroundings is at the foot of the scenery, and makes for an excellent opportunity for some high-altitude photography.

Although the price of a hot air balloon in Queenstown is the most expensive in New Zealand, the view here is incomparable to anywhere else. Not only can you overlook the view of Lake Wakatipu, you can also see snowy mountains, grassy plains, rivers... Rising with the sun would be an unforgettable experience.


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