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the skydive zone

Paihia, New Zealand
+64 277678236
Ranked #6 of 8 attractions in Paihia
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
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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Auckland, New Zealand
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
54 helpful votes 54 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

OK, so maybe you have to be a little crazy to make your living jumping out of planes strapped to strangers.... As previous reviews have hinted, the staff here are having fun with their work, but they take the important stuff seriously, The weather wasn't right on the day we had planned to jump, but the team managed to get... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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The experience I had was mixed the main problem being I booked by phone, I was told it would all be done in two hours.I was booked in for 11 am, I got there at 10.40 am the weather was perfect,but didn't got up in the plane until 1.15 pm. the jump itself turned out to be a malfunction where... More

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Bergerac, France
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012
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A really good facility with a helpful freindly team. This really is something that any member of the family can do - from 10 to 90! My son really enjoyed the experience and it was well recorded on the DVD taken by his tandem partner. Plus you get to jump over one of the most beautiful areas of New Zealand! More

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Glenorchy, null, New Zealand
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 November 2011
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One of the things that was on my list of must do's when I came to NZ was to jump out of a plane...I had tried on 2 previous occasions before I actually got to do it and it was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, but I awoke one morning to crystal clear blue skys and not a breath... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2011
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We had a blast at Skydive Zone. Loved it. Had lotsa fun. Our tandem masters were fun as well as skilled in what they did. When our jump was postponed due to the wind, they were very accommodating and rescheduled so that we could still fit it into our weekend visit to the Bay of Islands before returning home. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2011

Beat thing u will ever do in ur life if u go and the people who work there r kegands cheers 4 this great time dad More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2011
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myself and my partner both done a tandam skydive at kerikeri we had a short time frame due to catching our bus to auckland that afternoon, we were picked up from our hotel on time had a great drive to the airfield, we thought that we would have to jump separtley due to our 2 year old son and we... More

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Canberra, Australia
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2011
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I traveled with my fhusband and 2 adult children and thought it would be great to skydive as a family - even though my husband is afraid of heights. We were picked up from our accomodation and traveled to the airport. On arrival the reception grunted and didn't make us feel that welcome. The other staff though were excellent and... More

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Kerikeri
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2011
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I am writing a review on the Skydive zone that operates out of Keri Keri, I was given the dive as a present from my work mates and bosses for my 16th birthday. I was pretty excited and scared at the same time. When we arrived at the Skyzone building all was good until a loud voice yelled "Thanks for... More

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