Skydive Franz Josef

Welcome To The Dropzone!
Your guides will be stoked to see you and very excited for you! First, we will introduce you to our friendly staff and get you to fill out a small form. You are now in skydiver mode!

Wait For Your Call
Chill time! Just relax and enjoy the free WIFI internet and enjoy parachute spotting from the ground!

Get Geared Up
When your turn comes (excitement mounts), you will get geared up into your jumpsuit, harness, hat, and goggles. Super cool.

Meet Your Sky Master
Now you meet your Tandem Master! It’s instruction time for your exit and freefall. It’s all very simple and straightforward. If you have a dedicated cameraperson, they will have a quick interview with you on the ground.

Board The Plane
In the plane – the camaraderie really kicks in and any nerves soon turn to excitement. Enjoy the amazing view as your Tandem Master points out the incredible scenery you’re surrounded by. Your cameraperson will also be capturing photos in the plane.

Jump Time
Once the door of the plane opens, you will feel and hear the rush of the wind. You will see other people exit the plane and your Tandem Master will move you to the door, all connected, and in a few seconds – you’ll be stepping off into an epic freefall experience! You won’t feel your tandem master on your back and you’ll feel as light as a feather.

Freefall at 200kph!
You will experience a huge rush leaving the aircraft – but just as quickly notice that the sensation of the roaring wind below you actually cushions you as you travel speeds of 200kph (120mph). During freefall, your cameraperson (if you opted for our Camera Flyer) will be able to come close to you, possibly even hold your hands and capture your facial expressions as you freefall through one of the most beautiful skies on earth.

Float Through Paradise
The rush turns to extraordinary peace when at approximately 5,000 feet, your parachute opens, and you gently drift over the landscape with breathtakingly beautiful views of the mountains, rivers, and the ocean. At this point, you’ll either be stunned to silence or screaming for joy! It’s an indescribable feeling that you will never forget!

The Landing
The finale! A soft landing, and an immediate desire to get up there and do it all over again!

Safety is a top priority for Skydive NZ
We are committed to developing, implementing and maintaining safety strategies and processes to ensure that all our activities achieve the highest level of operational, non-operational and environmental safety performance in all areas of our air transport and adventure operations. Skydive NZ is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for the safety and health of our workers and other persons wherever we are operating with.

Skydive NZ Safety Policy
Health and Safety is a shared responsibility, and everyone at Skydive NZ is expected to share our company commitment to proactively avoid all accidents and incidents, which may cause personal injury, property damage or loss of any kind. We will also act on the lessons learned from issues identified to systematically reduce the risks of our operation. Every employee must act safely at all times to ensure that no action or inaction causes harm to themselves, their fellow employees or others in the areas we work and operate. To succeed in this and ensure a sustainable future for Skydive NZ, we are committed to:

•Operating an effective hazard identification and risk management process, including a hazard reporting system, to eliminate or mitigate the safety risks from our operations or activities;

•Ensuring that safety has a high priority through inclusion in staff communications, business plans, projects, performance reviews and is on the agenda in management meetings;

•Developing an organisational culture that fosters safe practices, encourages effective safety reporting and communication, and actively manages safety with the same attention to results as the attention to the results of the other management systems of the organisation;

•Ensuring that no action will be taken against any employee who discloses a safety concern through the hazard reporting system, unless such disclosure indicates, beyond any reasonable doubt, an illegal act, gross negligence, or a deliberate or wilful disregard of regulations or procedures;

•Continuous improvement in safety performance, efficiency of operations and service delivery to our customers;

•Complying with, and, where practicable, exceeding legislative and regulatory requirements and standards;

•Providing all the resources necessary to support this policy.

• Managing a realistic profit strategy;

The CEO and management team fully support this policy and will actively participate with all company personnel as we adopt the rules, procedures and philosophies detailed in our Safety Management System and other associated manuals to ensure that Skydive NZ is a safe, efficient and equitable place of work.

Adam Joyce

Chief Executive Officer

If you need help with an existing booking please email us at [email protected] if your enquiry is urgent please follow up your email with a quick call on +61 2 5633 1149 so we can help you.

Absolutely, we understand that paying off a big trip in one go isn’t always that easy. We offer flexible payment plans to suit all types of travellers with zero interest or fee’s (minimum $100NZD deposit required).

We endorse the recommendation that all travellers take out travel insurance. If you already have Travel Insurance please understand that it is your responsibility to ensure that your Travel Insurance covers you for all of the adventure style travel you have booked with us.

Absolutely, just let us know your preferred start and finish location and we’ll make it work.

There is definitely no wrong way to travel New Zealand. Depending on what type of traveller you are, you might enjoy a Campervan road trip over the Hop On Hop Off Bus Packages. We recommend booking a free consultation with one our friendly team and they can tailor their recommendation to your personality and  travel plans.

We get it. Life is all about the unexpected, especially when you are travelling. If you are unable to make your pre-arranged tour you will need to reach out to our [email protected] so we can give you a helping hand. In all cases we strongly recommend having a valid travel insurance policy which covers you for unexpected cancellations.

Yes. All of our packages are customisable so if you would like to make any changes please contact our team under [email protected] or our WhatsApp (+64) 3409 0617