Tiki Touring New Zealand Travel
One Tree Hill in Auckland

Visit Tiki Touring for the best ideas of where to stay and what to do in New Zealand

 

- Visitor Information -
Map of New Zealand
Currency Converter
Car Hire
Distances Between Cities
City & Street Maps
Inter City Coachlines
City Hotel Search
Latest Tour Deals
NZ Duty Free
- Major NZ Cities -
Auckland
Where to Stay
What to Do
AA Map of Auckland
Street Maps
Transport Journey Planner
(Bus and train timetables)
Inter City Bus Timetables
Climb Auckland Harbour Bridge
Latest Tour Deals
Auckland Airport
Flight information
Wellington
Wellington Suggestions
Wellington Sights & Events
Wellington Hotels
Christchurch
Christchurch Suggestions
Christchurch Sights & Events
Christchurch Hotels
Dunedin
Dunedin Suggestions
Dunedin Hotels
Dunedin Tours
 
- Regions of NZ -
Bay of Plenty
Rotorua Suggestions
Rotorua Sights & Events
Rotorua Hotels
Tauranga Sights and Events
Tauranga Suggestions
Tauranga Hotels
Mt Maunganui Suggestions
Mt Maunganui Hotels
Canterbury
Akaroa Tours
Kaikoura Hotels
Coromandel
Coromandel Suggestions
Coromandel Hotels
Thames Hotels
Hawke's Bay
Hastings Hotels
Hastings Tours
Napier Hotels
Napier Suggestions
Napier Tours
Manawatu
Palmerston North Hotels
Marlborough
Blenheim Hotels
Blenheim Tours
Nelson Hotels
Nelson Tours
Picton Hotels
Picton Tours
North of Auckland
Bay of Islands Ideas
Bay of Islands Hotels
Bay of Islands Tours
Russell Tours
Paihia Tours
Whangarei Hotels
Far North Hotels
Otago
Arrowtown Hotels
Cromwell Hotels
Fox Glacier Hotels
Fox Glacier Tours
Franz Josef Hotels
Franz Josef Tours
Queenstown Suggestions
Queenstown Hotels
Queenstown Tours
Te Anau Hotels
Te Anau Tours
Wanaka Hotels
Wanaka Tours
Poverty Bay
Gisborne Hotels
Taranaki
Taranaki Hotels
Taranaki Suggestions
New Plymouth Hotels
Wanganui Hotels
Taupo/Ruapehu
Taupo Hotels
Taupo Suggestions
Ohakune Hotels
Waikato/Waitomo
Hamilton Hotels
Hamilton Tours
Waikato Suggestions
Waitomo Caves
Waitomo Hotels
Waitomo Tours
 


Bungy Jumping

Off the Auckland Harbour Bridge

 

 

 

Big Adrenalin Hit from Unique Jumping Spot

Book the Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy Jump
Check out pictures of bungy jumpers
Where to stay in Auckland
Things to do in Auckland
Book the Auckland Bridge Climb

The latest Sightseeing, Tours, Attractions & Events in Wellington
Hotels and Accommodation in Wellington

 

By Richard Moore

For thrill seekers one of the great experiences is to bungy jump - or throw yourself off a very high platform and plummet towards the ground/water before being pulled back up by the safety cord attached to your ankles.

Pioneers of the jump are AJ Hackett in Auckland who reckon that with bungying you go from nervous to completely elated in five seconds.

They say 99% of clients say it's the best thing they have ever done.

I'm going to be one of those who say that I'm 99% sure it won't be the best thing I've ever done and I'm not addicted enough to adrenalin to throw myself off a perfectly sound platform.

That said, I witnessed AJ Hackett's Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy up close and those who leapt towards the Waitemata Harbour bounced back with fabulous grins on their faces.

They clearly loved it.

To get to the bungy pod under Auckland Harbour bridge you get to walk under that structure and that is an experience in itself.

You have to wear a hard hat, and clip yourself on to safety wires, but that is not a bad thing as you walk along metal gratings up to 40 metres off the harbour's waters.

The views are really good and you definitely get a different perspective to the Auckland skyline.

In the Bungy Pod the crew from AJ Hackett's get you into your safety harnesses and prepare you for your flight ... er ... plunge.

Standing opposite the pod taking photos it took my a few minutes to get used to the height and openness of my position on a flight of steps, but I could see the excitement on the faces of those participating in the jumps.

The first guy - for some reason dressed in a green tadpoley-sort-of-garment biffed himself off without much worry. He may well have been a seasoned bungyer.

The first girl was much more hesitant - I expect this was her first time - and as she edged closer to the point of no return she looked absolutely terrified.

Her plunge did not begin gracefully, she sort of just fell off the platform, and within seconds had touched the water and was on her way back to the heights.

The exhilaration showed on her face as she was all smiles for the rest of her time with us.

A second girl looked more confident and smiled for the cameras before she went.

She got dipped into the harbour and her long dark hair looked pretty amazing as she hung upside down on the way up.

A young bloke - clearly an old hand at the jumping - went once and then, for another $60, was able to do a second.

This time he went backwards.

Afterwards the adrenalin buzz was still on them and they all said they'd do it again.

I would too - take photos of them that is ...

 

Book the Auckland Bridge Climb

 

 

Copyright Richard Moore 2018 | Contact Us