Lake Taupo Skydive Vacations

The Air Up There | Jun 20 07'

"The rushing wind died down and we just floated gracefully to the ground like Mary Poppins"

New Zealand is the place to do something extreme.   In the town of Lake Taupo, the unoffical extreme sports capital of the worl... Continue reading »

Sky diving over Lake Taupo | May 14 07'

"Posted by George"

After having missed out on the joys of the bungee jump and canyon swing, it was with little thought that I decided I would actually jump out of a p... Continue reading »

Mental, Mental, Mental! | Jun 12 07'

Yep so this was it! My last chance to do some of those famous NZ adrenalin pursuits. We signed up for Sky Dive and what with it being my birthday a... Continue reading »

Lake Taupo...feel the fear and do it cos you like it! | Sep 15 06'

Hiiiieeeeeee!!!!!Am writing this from Wellington cos there simply was way too much to do in Taupo to sit on tinternet!This place was on my hit list... Continue reading »

Lake Taupo: Adventures in Skydiving | Nov 06 05'

"Apparently nodding now meant: I haven't heard a word you said, I'm scared to death, now go ahead and toss me out of the plane. "

"A New Zealand must do" said our travel agent. This is where it all began. When it's a couple weeks away it's amazing how brave you can feel. "Sign... Continue reading »

mount doom and a skydive | Mar 01 07'

"...i told him to straighten up or i'd chunder in his face"

Lake Taupo is the biggest lake in NZ and Taupo is the town nestling on its shores. The hostel i was staying in was full of triathletes in town for... Continue reading »

OH MY GOD! | Mar 08 06'

I jumped out of an airoplane at 12,000 feet!WOW! This has to be the most amazing experience of my life! A tandem skydive over the beautiful Lake Ta... Continue reading »

Adrenaline junkies...! | Oct 02 06'

So, for the past couple of day we had been looking into doing a skydive, but the weather was pretty poor, and so we had decided to skip it and mayb... Continue reading »

When it rains in Taupo...the city stands still | Feb 07 07'

"The worst possible thing that could happen, happened!"

So much for skydiving today.  Last night it was thunder storm after thunder storm (albeit they were pretty cool) and this morning there is a h... Continue reading »

Er kam, sah und sprang... | Oct 31 06'

Und nun zu einem der Highlights meiner Reise. Wurde ja auch Zeit nach all den eher ruhigen, kreanklichen Tagen. Endlich wieder richtig fitt, fand i... Continue reading »