奥克兰 Adventure Activities Guide

A guide to the ultimate adventure thrills in 奥克兰

Not many major cities in the world can claim to be a hotspot for culture, 海滩, water sports and adrenaline activities. 但这是奥克兰.

The 图标ic buildings and landmarks here are not just for admiring from afar, they are for throwing yourself off of, zooming around at white-knuckle speeds and dangling on the edge of. 奥克兰's blessed proximity to wilderness and verdant native New Zealand bush, opens the city limits up to a myriad of outdoor adventure sports.

Here is our guide to 奥克兰's best adrenaline and adventure activities.

SkyJump

Admire the spectacular views of 奥克兰 from the 图标ic Sky Tower before throwing yourself off with a SkyJump. The adrenaline will surge through your veins as you plummet base-jump style (with harness and wire instead of parachute) from New Zealand's highest building. You will freefall for 11 seconds at a breath-taking speed of approximately 85 kmph before coming into a gentle landing on the Sky City plaza below.

人行天桥

Not one for the vertiginous, the 人行天桥 offers a unique and exhilarating experience of a 360 walk around the upper edge of the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere at 192 metres. There are no handrails to cling onto and nothing but air around you. Safety is of course paramount and sky walkers are clipped into a harness from above but with no railings and walls sky walkers will feel like they are living life literally on the edge. Real adrenaline junkies can even balance their heels on the edge with their back to the immense drop and dangle.

AJ Hackett 奥克兰 Bridge Bungy

Bungy company AJ Hackett offers New Zealand's only ocean touch bungy from 奥克兰海港大桥. 这不是强制性的, but it is a refreshing way to experience your bungy jump by dipping your head and shoulders into the water. Full jumping creativity is encouraged with various permutations possible: ankle tie, 线束或串联. Bungy at sunset and admire the twinkling lights of 奥克兰 at night as you dive off the bridge.

AJ Hackett 奥克兰 Bridge Climb

这是唯一桥爬在新西兰. Adrenalin meets sightseeing in this package of commentary and dizzying heights. Climbers are harnessed onto a safety wire as they tackle the gently curving arches of the bridge on the custom engineered walkways. The tour guide takes care of safety and also imparts information about the architecture of the bridge as well as key aspects of the 奥克兰 skyline. This climb provides exclusive access to one of 奥克兰's most 图标ic landmarks.

奥克兰冒险喷气机

奥克兰冒险喷气机 offers you an adventure ride to experience the beauty and sights of 奥克兰 whilst aboard a jet boat that twists, spins and hurtles across 奥克兰's Waitemata Harbour. 一旦你上了船, prepare to enjoy an adrenaline rush as you power across the water at incredible speeds. This is a high-octane ride which lets you experience some of 奥克兰's most 图标ic landmarks - the famous city skyline, 奥克兰海港大桥, Kauri point and the 图标ic pink Chelsea Sugar refinery.

跳伞

Possibly the ultimate adrenalin rush, skydiving combines jumping out of a plane and freefalling with a serene floating feeling as you parachute back to the ground. Numerous companies operate tandem skydives and learn to skydive courses in the Greater 奥克兰 area. Jump heights vary from 7,500 feet to 16,500 feet with freefall speeds averaging at over 200kmph.

花样跳伞奥克兰 is home of the highest jump on the North Island at 16,500 feet. The jump site is in Parakai, just a 30 minute drive out of 奥克兰. Views from the air include Kaipara Harbour, the island-dotted Hauraki Gulf and north right up to the Bay of Islands. As well as tandem skydives, 花样跳伞奥克兰 also offers an 8 level AFF learn to skydive programme.

峡谷漂流

CanyonNZ is located in Hamilton, an hour and a half from central 奥克兰. Tours are run in the beautiful 科罗曼德和怀卡托地区. These canyoning trips are full day tours led by expert guides and intensively active requiring a sense of adventure and a good level of fitness. 旅游是多学科的, encompassing abseiling down waterfalls, 岩石跳, ziplining and sliding down rock chutes.