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The adventure capital of the world!
... on a lake and I decided to take advantage of that fact and booked myself for a jetboating experience. I went with a company called Skippers Canyon ( http://www.skipperscanyon.co.nz/skippersjet ) and I'm happy with my choice. We had a 45 minute ride out ...
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Hikes, bikes, rivers - and tequila
... skydive. I decided it was time I did something adventurous again and spent the afternoon mountain biking. I had arranged a trip through Skippers Canyon high above the Shotover River. We were driven up to the top of Skippers Saddle and after a few ...
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Geronimo
... of awards and stuff. The drive to the top of the river goes along the scariest road I have been on yet called Skippers Canyon. There are 2 roads in New Zealand where you are NOT covered for car insurance and this is one of them. Its made the ride very ...
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Emma has arrived, the trip begins
... is about 60m high which is accessible by the gondola, the Pipeline 102m jump is a dramatic jump off a single-span suspension bridge across Skippers Canyon and finally the big one, the one I'm going to do, the NEVIS HIGH WIRE 134m high. You can also do ...
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I still don't wanna leave
The Brazilian girl Kathrine in our dorm had somehow convinced Fintan to do the Canyon Swing over Skippers Canyon this afternoon. Steve was booked in to get his tattoo and I had booked my Bungy jump for the morning. I had to get up first and head down to ...
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Jetboating!
... and then drink it fast to win. Oops!) I also decided to do a jetboating ride! The girl i talked to highly recommended the Skippers Canyon company, since its locally run and the ride in "is half the experience". Maybe they should warn people who have ...
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White Water Rafting - Whoopsy Ali fell in!
... that?!? Just wanted to let you know about our white water rafting expedition yesterday. We were driven up a dirt track called Skippers Canyon yesterday afternoon. The road is so precarious that rental vehicles are not allowed up it and the drop is so ...
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A Month of Madness and Mahem
... I get wined and dined, or more accurately 'beered and barbequed’. Most notably one front line party was a trip out to Skippers Canyon where we drove down into a canyon on a road not unlike death road in Bolivia and went jet boating in the ...
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Queenstown
... white water rafting, hang gliding & bungee jumping in the summer. (skiing in the winter) I went on a fun jet boat trip in Skippers Canyon after a hair pin ride up through the canyon. Definitely wish I could have spent more time there. ...
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Back through Queenstown
... to avoid the "adventure" tour but nothing is perfect right. On my first trip through with Robbie, Eamon drove us out to Skippers canyon. The road is so notoriously steep and rough that most insurance companies do not ensure cars on it. Driving our ...
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