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

The best feeling you will ever experience !
Richard P,
Aug 17, 2024
- 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 !
Fantastic jump, Fantastic views. Once in a lifetime feelings!
Joseph I,
Mar 15, 2023
- 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
- 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