Tandem Skydive 18,000ft from Franz Josef

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Skydive amongst mountains, glaciers, lakes, rivers and ocean views. Skydive Franz has New Zealand’s highest mountain Aoraki/Mount Cook and the biggest glaciers Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers immediately on the right and the wide blue ocean on the left. Multiple departure times. Allow 3 hours for your tandem skydive experience.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Please wear warm lightweight clothes and secure shoes (preferably with laces)

This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund

Subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Use of helmet, gloves, goggles and jumpsuit

Use of skydive equipment

Round-trip shared transfer from booking office to airport except under covid restrictions

Photo and Video options (available to purchase)

T-shirt and Hoodies (available to purchase)

What To Expect

Our 18,000ft tandem skydive is the next level of adrenaline adventure and is NZ highest skydive. Experience 85 seconds of pure thrills while skydiving over New Zealand’s highest mountains, the Tasman Sea, stunning rainforests, glowing glaciers, mirror lakes and braided river beds. Tandem skydiving is the fastest, easiest and safest way for an inexperienced skydiver to enjoy the thrill of jumping out of a plane, free falling through the sky at 200kph/120mph and floating safely to the ground under a parachute. You can simply enjoy the thrill of the experience knowing your tandem instructor has everything under control.

Options

Summer 23 - 24

Duration: 3 hours

Reviews

4.72

29 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Scary.
CatchBooker,
Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Was nervous it wouldn’t go ahead due to weather. It did, so happy days. Friendly staff and seemed well run. Look out for the name Billy on the top right of the white board in the hangar.
Great experience
aamicacarpenter,
Mar 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The jump was one of the best experiences of my life, so much so that I'm thinking of doing an AFF course so I can do it on my own. The tandem master Connor was great and the photographer Jono was very friendly and chatty. It definitely helped having them in the plane with me. Also Harry on the front desk very kindly made me a certificate, which I'm very proud of! Would definitely recommend
THE MOST OOOOOO!!!!!!
fmacias453,
Feb 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The most beautiful thing I have ever seen, others with good vibes and great joys. You definitely have to do it at least once in your life
The best feeling you will ever experience !
Richard P,
Aug 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience, you will want to do it again instantly ! Great staff. Professional and Friendly, walks you through to the whole process and remind you the most important thing: have fun !
Lovely Experience - even after a decade
ArpanD,
May 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We didn't do it because the first day, the weather was not great and the second day, we bailed out after my wife was not well. But still 5 stars for the lovely organisation and it was great to be back here after 9 years and learn that Chris, my tandem master 9 years back has now become the COO. Good Luck Chris and team - just one feedback, bring back the custom of giving a free t-shirt to whoever does the Kea Jump - we got it when we did the 18k which was the highest in 2014.....was sad to learn that it's not the case anymore for those who do the 20k jump these days !!
Fantastic jump, Fantastic views. Once in a lifetime feelings!
Joseph I,
Mar 15, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
A big thank you to Peter and JT! They were our instructors for the 20,000 ft sky dive and helped make the whole experience incredible. JT was extremely calming, and helped put my partner at ease as she was quite excited on the ground before leaving. She keeps telling me she was excited to be strapped to such a handsome man, and can't stop talking about JT - the effect on our relationship was worth the jump from 20,000 feet, but all joking aside, I very much appreciated how calm out instructors were. The jump from 20,000 feet is incredible. You get to see your plane-mates jump out well before you.. We were the only two jumpers left on the plane by the time is was our turn. Incredibly sensational. The 20K jump gives plenty of fall time before the chute is pulled! The views of the glacier are once-in-a-lifetime especially if the chute doesn't open. We got the handicam video/photos and they came out amazing. My partner's video was hilarious, because she's such an emotive person. Totally worth the extra. One thing my partner and I both felt was that our hat might get pulled off. And if you're reading this JT, we would have paid extra to wear a helmet like our instructors, to make it easier to breath on the way down! Be aware that the weather is unpredictable. The previous day's jumps had to be cancelled due to cloud coverage, but we had fantastic sunny weather for our morning jump! We lucked out.
Epic adventure ( for a middle aged duck lol)
Katrina M,
Jan 22, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
People were great, very friendly and willing to answer any questions. They made you feel safe and secured properly to the 4 points on harness. The veins were amazing and the adventure was epic
Views for days
TanelleLou,
Mar 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
From booking through to the landing all of the staff that I interacted with were amazing. The jump itself was a fantastic experience. For my first skydive, I couldn't have picked a better location. Glaciers, rainforest, beach; what more could you ask for
Bucket list activity!!
ajab06,
Jul 3, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Can’t begin to describe how amazing this whole experience is! The staff and jump itself are both hands down absolutely amazing. Will give you a rush like no other. Surrounded by amazing scenery, it feels like you are jumping into a painting! The crew are amazing, so professional but great sense of humor and comforting to those who are nervous. Cannot recommend this enough. Will 110% be doing this again at some stage. If you’re not sold on this, trust me, it will be one of the most thrill seeking adrenaline pumping things you do in this breathtaking spot of NZ!!
Thrilling, exciting, Adrenalin pure - absolute professionalism - great footage
sportgoofy73,
Mar 18, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
if You are looking for an exciting and absolutely fascinating and thrilling opportunity to view glaciers and the marvelous landscape around the New Zealand alps, you are definitely doing the right thing to book a 20.000ft skydive. The team of skydive Franz takes good care of you during the whole event, as this is a strongly weather dependent event it is in my opinion completely acceptable to have a 3h timeframe set for your exciting event , eventhough the actual flight and jump just takes about 45minutes. As I believe for most people it will be a once in a lifetime thing I can strongly recommend to book either the combo package (additional camera man jumping and camera of your tandem master) or only the additional camera man to have marvelous photo and video footage afterwards. The quality of the pictures and videos I received was way better than I expected. No shaking video, sharp, brilliant photos - just perfect. Thanks to my tandem master (who’s name I unfortunately forgot because of all the nervousness before the jump) and „my“ cameraman Sancho who really did a great job. The additional good thing about this event is, that you have a very good view on all the glaciers and the landscape during your approx 30min flight bringing you up to 20.000ft and Even this is documented in some pictures and Video and provided to you. If you are looking for excitement paired with professionalism, safety and fun you are definitely making the right decision to book and dive (jump) with skydivefranz.