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The Skydive Zone

Paihia, New Zealand
+64 277678236
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Ranked #22 of 36 activities in Paihia
Type: Game/ Entertainment Centres
Owner description: Skydive Zone Bay of Islands is located in Kerikeri and offers tandem skydiving for your first jump experience. Instruction begins with a short... more » Owner description: Skydive Zone Bay of Islands is located in Kerikeri and offers tandem skydiving for your first jump experience. Instruction begins with a short briefing, then you and your instructor share a tandem harness, freefalling from nearly 15,000 feet at speeds of 120 mph (200kph) or more. After about a minute or more of freefall, your instructor will open the dual-sized parachute, and together you'll fly back to the ground for a soft landing. « less
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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7 attraction reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

So I did the 19,500-ft jump and it was incredible. 85 seconds (or thereabouts) of freefall! Their prices are quite high, so if you're on a budget this place is not for you. What's nice is that they offer several heights: 8k, 12k, 16k and 19.5k-ft jumps. The latter two require oxygen while in the plane because of the sheer... More

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Chennai (Madras), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

It was fantastic experience. as I wanted to skydive since vary long time; for me, d dream came true. office staff was answering all d queries patiently, and diving staff was so full of energy; eradicates all d doubts and fears instantly. loved d experience. one must dive at least once in life. thanks to Andrew, who accommodated me.

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Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013

The experience of jumping out off a perfectly good airplane is fairly nerve racking to say the least.It was an experience not to be missed and it is one I would do again,but possibly not with these guys. There was little pre jump instruction, and this was after waiting 2 1/2 hours after my appointed time of arrival.In the reply... More

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

I will highly recommend SkyDive Zone to first time jumpers. The staff here are great and don't just make you feel like 'just another jumper'. They treat you with great enthusiasm and safety is a high priority to them. My instructor, Andy, took great videos and pictures and interacted alot and never once seemed bored that he has to take... More

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Auckland Central, New Zealand
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2013

Thanks to the friendly staff and the well trained dive assistants, our experience with SkyDive Zone was memorable and fantastic to say the least. The weather was perfect and we really enjoyed the atmosphere. Having a good atmosphere was really important to calm our nerves before the dive !!!!! My only advice to the SkyDive Zone Management would be to... More

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Dublin
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2013

I want to start by saying that the experience of skydiving is not to be missed... however this company is. I opted for the basic tandem 8,000 ft jump at $250 with no dvds or pictures which cost roughly an extra 150-200dollars. After waiting for 2 hours after the scheduled jump time, it was time to go. My tandem instructor... More

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auckland
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3 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2013

My friend and I sky dived 12000 feet on saturday, perfect weather, amazing views. It was amazing, everyone should try sky diving! Were already talking about the next jump! Thanks guys!!!

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Whangarei, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2013

Can't rate this place high enough, at no time did I feel that safety was not their highest priority yet you immediately felt that you had met new friends.My instructer was really great, I felt really at ease with him and safe at all times! Skydiving was on my bucket list, I thought I would shout myself a jump for... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2012 via mobile

We went down to do a boat ride and book a sky dive for tomorrow myself and 2 friends the boat ride was cancelled but we were told that we could sky dive today we were picked up from downtown taken to the site the staff were execellent they joked and made us feel at home but also made us... More

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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9 attraction reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 July 2012

If you're wanting to skydive for the first time ever.. This is the place to do it! Great service that is very professional yet casual and friendly. Wealth of experience in the team who run this place. This is a crazy thing to do but having done it here really made it worth the effort to drive up from Auckland.... More

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