When in Rome! I figured New Zealand, land of the adrenaline sports, was the place to go skydiving. And for only CA$200! Got up early and drove to Wanaka, a nearby town. Booked the 1:15 jump but due to weather and not enough people to run that flight, they rebooked me for 10:15am!
Super fun experience! Tandem jump from 9000ft with Skydive Wanaka! Fun little small plane, everyone sits with their tandem jumper and jumps out the window one after the other. We jumped first, and then there was quite a break before the others jumped due to cloud cover and visibility.
Ends up feeling more like just a lot of wind than actual free fall, other than right when you jump out of the plane, because there’s no close reference points so it’s hard to tell how fast you’re going. Quite relaxing once you’re falling haha, I feel like something like bungee jumping would be more adrenaline. Super fun tho! Definitely want to do it again now that I know what it’s like so I can be more present and maybe jump from higher!
Paid almost as much for the photos as I did for the jump but you can’t skydive and not have any proof ;)
New ZealandWanaka Airport44°43’31” S 169°14’49” E
New ZealandWanaka Airport44°43’31” S 169°14’49” E
Traveler
Wow, incredible. Nice to be so close to the action. Good for you. The vicarious experience is enough for me though.
Traveler
That was fantastic! What an adventure!