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Posted by: Jeff the Kiwi – Advisor - 06 October 2010

Filed under: Skydiving

It’s exactly 20 years ago that NZONE Skydive, New Zealand’s very first commercial tandem skydive operation, was established in Queenstown! Twenty years later, NZONE Skydive has come a long way. It’s now a multi award-winning company and has had more than 170,000 guests fly sky-high!

GM and co-owner Robynne Williams says: “We started with just three staff members at our base in a paddock at Jardine’s Farm near Queenstown. […] Today we employ a dedicated team of 40 fulltime skydivers working at dropzones in Queenstown and Rotorua, and have been voted the best experience in Queenstown by traveller websites.”

At NZONE Skydive you can choose your fear factor – the Troposfear 9,000-feet jump, the Stratosfear 12,000-feet jump or the Exosfear 15,000-feet jump. First you get to enjoy panoramic views of the Queenstown and Rotorua regions on a scenic flight to the dropzone, and then you and your instructor step out of the aircraft to experience up to 60 seconds freefall. Of course you also get the option to keep your New Zealand tandem skydive memories forever on photo and video.

NZONE Skydive operates from Rotorua airport and from a private airstrip just 20 minutes from Queenstown. To book your New Zealand skydive and to find out more about NZONE Skydive, click here or here. And if you’d like to see what to expect when planning to go for the mother of adrenaline rushes, check out this video

 

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