About Tandem Skydiving

Tandem skydiving or tandem parachuting refers to a type of skydiving where a student skydiver is connected via a harness to a tandem instructor. The instructor guides the student through the whole jump from exit through freefall, piloting the canopy, and landing. The student needs only minimal instruction before making a tandem jump. This is one of three commonly used training methods for beginning skydivers; the others being static line and Accelerated Freefall (known as Progressive Freefall in Canada).
Tandem skydiving is a very popular training method for first time skydivers, but it is more expensive than a static line skydive. It exposes first-time jumpers to skydiving with minimal expectations from the student. The training may consist of many of the activities performed by any skydiving student, for example, how to exit the aircraft, how to do maneuvers in freefall, and how to deploy the main canopy themselves. However, the tandem master remains primarily responsible for safe and timely parachute deployment.
It takes a certain kind of person to jump from an aircraft at 15000ft into thin air. It takes courage. Harnessed by space age materials to an experienced qualified Jumpmaster, you step out that aircraft door and for some 60 seconds you plummet towards the ground at 200KPH, Terminal Velocity. The Jumpmaster will deploy the reinforced tandem canopy controlling your entire skydive.

Expect sensory overload as your mind/soul/body fight against every natural self preservatory urge.


15000ft = “Achievement doesn’t come sweeter.”

JUMP ALTITUDE FREEFALL HEART RATE PRICE
15000 feet 60 seconds NZ$395.00

12000 feet 45 seconds NZ$295.00
9000 feet 30 seconds NZ$245.00



The personal challenge is immense. Immense, because the only thing preventing you from enjoying this, one of the most primal life shaping experiences, is your own mind. You must choose. To go through life able to say ’yes, I did it’, or to go through life knowing that you had the opportunity, but you turned it down and walked away from becoming the complete person you could have been.


We operate 7 days a week - All year round
Departures: Hourly (weather permitting)
Duration: Allow 3 hours to make your tandem skydive
Transport: Courtesy transport provided from NZONE Shop 35 Shotover Street, Queenstown or your accomodation in Rotorua.
Clothing: All outer clothing and equipment supplied
Additional: Receive a personal achievement certificate upon completion of your skydive