Nevis Highwire Bungy Queenstown

Queenstown – Best drive of our lives
Finally, we hit the road, brief look at the map, and ready to rock. Remembering again to disconnect the power cable, I know rightly,one of these days Il be driving out, look into my mirror and see a power cable pole dragging behind us. We’d a 3 and half hour journey which lay ahead, which pretty …

From Franz Josef we headed south down the west coast of New Zealand. We stopped off in the morning at Lake Matheson. This lake is known for being super still creating a mirror of the stunning snow capped Mount Cook in the distance. We arrived mid-morning for a hike around the lake. Wow!! This place was beautiful...post card picture perfect. The …

Nun ging es endlich wieder weiter. Wir wollten bis nach Wanaka kommen, was eine echt lange Strecke ist. Wir stellten uns in die Stadt an den Strassenrand, aber alles Autofahrer haben uns mit Zeichensprache gesagt, dass sie raus zum Gletscher fahren. Einer, der von einem Parkplatz auf die Strasse gefahren ist, ist erstmal auf der rechten Spur …

Our first stop after leaving Lake Wanaka was at Puzzling World where you could opt for the free option of hanging out and attempting to solve all of the puzzles available or pay to see the maze and illusion house. Neither Jen nor I were particularly bothered about this so we hung about and planned what we were going to do in Queenstown.

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For en dag!
Dagen vår startet med en liten gåtur ned til AJ Hackett kontoret i sentrum, her skulle vi nemlig bli hentet med buss for så å bli transportert ut til plassen hvor vi skulle hoppe. Bussturen tok 30-40min og vi fikk derfor nok av tid til å tenke godt gjennom hva det egentlig var vi hadde begitt oss ut på. Vi …

dag 73: Bobby(Bob heet hier nu officieel Bobby aangezien hij zich zo lang als we in Nieuw Zeeland zijn al zo aan iedereen voorstelt onder het mom van nieuw kapsel, nieuwe sik en dus ook een nieuwe naam) zou vandaag de awesome foursome doen. Dit is een combinatie van bungeejumpen, een ritje in de shotover jet en raften in de shotover canyon. Als …

The beginning of our final week or so in New Zealand was less than pleasant as we had to wake up at 6am, after only 3 hours sleep, to catch our ferry across to the South Island. Worst still the ferry was delayed by around 2 hours. The only saving grace was the fantastic offering of fried breakfast that they offered once we finally got on board. Our …

Getting out of Wanaka was so refreshing; so many things to do! Many things to see! I started travelling with my new girlfriend Amy and luckily got a free Naked Bus from a couple of previous housekeepers at the Wanaka Base. The day we left was very very wet, we had a last drink at Kai and then got onto the bus out of town FINALLY! Rain rain rain …

We woke up to rain which was apparently a good thing on account of the fact it meant there was water in the river. Well yeah I can see how that would be a benefit and anyway, out of all the things to do in Queenstown when its raining I reckon white water rafting has got to be one of the best.

In all honesty the rafting was cool but not as …

... jumps that we wanted to do in Queenstown. I had pretty much decided when I got to NZ that I wanted to do the Nevis Highwire Bungy, as it's the highest in the country, but the Tylenol Cold medicine sealed the deal and guaranteed that I didn't think ...

... with a view right over Queenstown, but no. If I was going to do this, I'd be doing it properly. It was the 134 meter Nevis Highwire Bungy for me. 200 NZ dollars (80 quid!) but if you're only going to do this thing once, then do it right. I turned up ...

... heart attack - they go really close to walls, especially when doing 360 degree spins but its pretty fun. after this i did the Nevis Highwire Bungy. I had to wait for everyone else to go first as i was the lightest but i think this made it easier for me ...

... time it was all gud.. i just had to boot it into town - made it to the bungy centre at 9.45 for checkin for The Nevis Highwire Bungy.  A group of us were driven out a while later - it was about an hour's drive out to the bungy site.  I ...

... the top of the list! AJ Hackett is the best company to jump with. They offer three Bungy sites; Kawarau Bridge Bungy (43 metres), Nevis Highwire Bungy (134 metres), and The Ledge Bungy (400 metres), plus many options on how to Bungy. Since we were all ...

... metres from the bridge, I thought I might as well jump off something bigger. The biggest on offer from Hackett was the 134m 'Nevis' highwire bungy. A pod strung between the walls of a vast canyon is the jump platform, and the only way to get to it is on ...

... .co.nz/index.php) on that prinicple and the fact that no way in hell would my eXtremely acrophobic sister do the Nevis Highwire Bungy. I remember jumping out of a plane on my 30th birthday. What would posess anyone to jump out of a perfectly ...

... nz to see what happens. Scariest thing I've ever done - of course Paul wasn't quite satisfied with that scare and booked the Nevis Highwire Bungy for the next day. I went as a spectator and still don't know how any of them did it - unbelieveable. ...

... stocked up on supplies. Nevis... ..."Want an outdoor adventure, beautiful scenery and extreme highs? Then the Nevis Highwire Bungy, 134m above the rugged Nevis River, combines all these elements into a mind blowing series of unforgettable ...

... to wikipedia, is 220 feet (67 meters) above the water. Buddy, Jon, and I came to Queesntown to jump off the Nevis Highwire Bungy which is exactly double that height (440ft/134m). So, would I jump off the Golden Gate Bridge? Seems like it might be ...