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Skydive Franz
19,000ft - New Zealand's Highest SkydiveA backdrop of Aoraki/Mount Cook & Tasman, Franz & Fox glaciers, rainforest & ocean is breathtaking.Our Awesome team and epic surroundings provide simply the best skydiving experience available in NZ!
19,000ft - New Zealand's Highest Tandem Skydive
Choose from:
13,000 feet - 45+ seconds freefall
16,000 feet - 65+ seconds freefall
19,000 feet - 80+ seconds freefall
6-8 minutes of parachute ride.
We use the world's most advanced and most comfortable parachute systems.
Our aircraft are maintained and operated to the highest standard in the industry.
Take your skydive experience to "The Next Level"
DVD and Photograph Options
High Quality DVD and photographs available including personal photographer, instructor cam or a combination of both to capture your unique experience.
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Reviews
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2.0/5
Jump was great - my instructor and the crew in the airport did a good job!
But the handling of the bookings was really poor! Due to overbooking we had to wait almost 4 hours additionally. Booked on 2.30 and asked to come back "because of bad weather conditions" at 5 and then again at 6. - while other people were jumping the whole time. The woman at the booking counter was telling everybody different stories and times - thinking we were too stupid to check it, even we were sitting in one waiting area - really unprofessional! Later we bad to hear from the Crew the stories about the previous Jumps in the early afternoon.
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5.0/5
Awesome!
Had to wait two days because of the bad weather but it was worth it. Friendly staff, professional, helpful, nice view. Awesome!!
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4.0/5
So scared and so excited that my husband could not speak (that does not happen often)!
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5.0/5
One of the greatest experiences I've ever had and definitely the best thing I've done in New Zealand.
Can't recommend enough, if you're even slightly considering it, just do it!
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5.0/5
This was an amazing experience.
You can compare it to nothing. Everyone was really professional and knew how to make one feel at ease. I was extremely nervous but my tandem partner was amazing. The whole team is awesome and this is something you should do.
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4.0/5
Amazing experience and landscape, friendly people.
But we could not jump at the booked time and had to wait several hours until we could start.
Hello, and thank you for your review. I am sorry that your jump time was moved to the afternoon, but weather conditions in the morning were not good enough to fly safely, therefore we cannot take customers up! The jump was rescheduled for the afternoon and you checked in for that at 1.30pm. We do ask that you allow 2.5 hours for the activity as sometimes the weather does delay us..especially at this time of year! Our customers are always given the option of re-booking at a convenient time or leaving with no charge if their given time is not possible. I am glad that you chose to wait and the weather cleared enough for us to jump with you. The scenery is spectacular and I hope you enjoyed it once we were able to get you up there! Again I apologise for the delay, but safety comes first!
skydivefranz
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3.5/5
Amazing nature, one of the most scenic skydives worldwide.
Booked for a 10am but jumped at 4pm. Too long a waiting time and therefore bad weather in the afternoon.
Hello, and thank you for your review. I am sorry that your jump time was moved to the afternoon, but weather conditions in the morning were not good enough to fly safely, therefore we cannot take customers up! The jump was rescheduled for the afternoon and you checked in for that at 1.30pm. We do ask that you allow 2.5 hours for the activity as sometimes the weather does delay us..especially at this time of year! Our customers are always given the option of re-booking at a convenient time or leaving with no charge if their given time is not possible. I am glad that you chose to wait and the weather cleared enough for us to jump with you. The scenery is spectacular and I hope you enjoyed it once we were able to get you up there! Again I apologise for the delay, but safety comes first!
skydivefranz
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Hello and Thank you for your review. I am glad you enjoyed your jump with us..Our 18,000ft is certainly an amazing experience!! I hope you enjoyed the gorgeous views and the adrenalin rush!!
skydivefranz
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2.0/5
Jump was great - my instructor and the crew in the airport did a good job!
But the handling of the bookings was really poor! Due to overbooking we had to wait almost 4 hours additionally. Booked on 2.30 and asked to come back "because of bad weather conditions" at 5 and then again at 6. - while other people were jumping the whole time. The woman at the booking counter was telling everybody different stories and times - thinking we were too stupid to check it, even we were sitting in one waiting area - really unprofessional! Later we bad to hear from the Crew the stories about the previous Jumps in the early afternoon.
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5.0/5
Awesome!
Had to wait two days because of the bad weather but it was worth it. Friendly staff, professional, helpful, nice view. Awesome!!
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4.0/5
So scared and so excited that my husband could not speak (that does not happen often)!
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5.0/5
One of the greatest experiences I've ever had and definitely the best thing I've done in New Zealand.
Can't recommend enough, if you're even slightly considering it, just do it!
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3.5/5
Amazing nature, one of the most scenic skydives worldwide.
Booked for a 10am but jumped at 4pm. Too long a waiting time and therefore bad weather in the afternoon.
Hello, and thank you for your review. I am sorry that your jump time was moved to the afternoon, but weather conditions in the morning were not good enough to fly safely, therefore we cannot take customers up! The jump was rescheduled for the afternoon and you checked in for that at 1.30pm. We do ask that you allow 2.5 hours for the activity as sometimes the weather does delay us..especially at this time of year! Our customers are always given the option of re-booking at a convenient time or leaving with no charge if their given time is not possible. I am glad that you chose to wait and the weather cleared enough for us to jump with you. The scenery is spectacular and I hope you enjoyed it once we were able to get you up there! Again I apologise for the delay, but safety comes first!
skydivefranz
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4.0/5
Amazing experience and landscape, friendly people.
But we could not jump at the booked time and had to wait several hours until we could start.
Hello, and thank you for your review. I am sorry that your jump time was moved to the afternoon, but weather conditions in the morning were not good enough to fly safely, therefore we cannot take customers up! The jump was rescheduled for the afternoon and you checked in for that at 1.30pm. We do ask that you allow 2.5 hours for the activity as sometimes the weather does delay us..especially at this time of year! Our customers are always given the option of re-booking at a convenient time or leaving with no charge if their given time is not possible. I am glad that you chose to wait and the weather cleared enough for us to jump with you. The scenery is spectacular and I hope you enjoyed it once we were able to get you up there! Again I apologise for the delay, but safety comes first!
skydivefranz
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Hello and Thank you for your review. I am glad you enjoyed your jump with us..Our 18,000ft is certainly an amazing experience!! I hope you enjoyed the gorgeous views and the adrenalin rush!!
skydivefranz
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5.0/5
This was an amazing experience.
You can compare it to nothing. Everyone was really professional and knew how to make one feel at ease. I was extremely nervous but my tandem partner was amazing. The whole team is awesome and this is something you should do.
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Hello and Thank you for your review! I am glad you enjoyed your jump with us and that we are an activity you would recommend! We take pride in knowing our customers have left with a new addiction!! Hopefully we will see you back again one day to refresh your memories ;)
skydivefranz
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5.0/5
I skydive yesterday from 12.000ft it was the most amazing en beautiful experience ever.
I had a big smile on my face when I reach the ground and I said I want to do it again!!!
The instructor was very nice.
Love my jump and hopefully I can jump again on 18.000ft
Thank you for jumping with us at Skydive Franz. I am glad you had an amazing experience and that it put a big smile on your face! We look forward to your return for the 18000ft!!
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5.0/5
thank you for a great skydive.
I felt safe and very happy to see lovely mountains and the sea. this is the best place to do a skydive. Amazing!
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4.5/5
My first time sky diving experience, Its very fun and really enjoy it.
I got chance to drive my parachute as well.
The only room for improvement is regarding briefing for newbie, I suppose to sky dive at lake wanaka but cancel due to strong wind and bad weather. but they give me the good briefing using video which is very helpful.
And one more, it would be better if we got option to change the music for our video.
Thank you your review. I am glad you enjoyed your experience and appreciate your feed back..we have been looking into an instructional DVD, but are keen to keep the experience personal at the same time..hopefully we will reach a happy medium!
In regards to music, unfortunately due to licencing law we must use music that is bought for commercial purposes and copyright paid for..Therefore we can not offer to put personal music choices onto our DVD's. I hope you understand! Thanks again for jumping with us..I am glad you got to steer the parachute and hope your experience has stayed with you!
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4.0/5
I went with one of my best mates on our birthday to take the highest jump that we could with Skydive Franz.
The staff are very friendly and calm which helped us settle our nerves. I did not get a chance to steer the parachute which would have made the experience even better.
Despite that, I really enjoyed the free fall experience. It is something I will always remember.
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2.5/5
I am probably the first person to give this rating, but this is my honest review.
I read all the positive reviews and was very excited to go on this, trusting the professionals to give me an awesome epic first skydive experience.
I paid quite a sum for the 18,000ft skydive + video + photos, and they suited and strapped us up and told us how to get in position for the jump. But not once did they tell us what to expect nor any safety briefing nor anything that could potentially happen.
We were quickly interviewed and taken up. Once my skydive master jumped, I got such a shock. My ears hurt SO badly, and all the saliva in my mouth dried up due to the wind. Despite how happy I looked in my video (it's all for the camera), I was in such discomfort and surprise that I hardly noticed the scenery, all I remember seeing was a lot of greenery and clouds.
My friend and I brought this up to them, and it felt like the guys at the counter were just giving us excuses after excuses! The worst being that 1 in 100 people who jumped experienced pain, and that airlines do not tell their passengers to equalise their ears either. Almost everyone (6ppl) in our group experienced ear pain, and 3 of them got a better experience because I told them about mine. When you are freefalling THAT fast and you have NO CLUE at all if anything you do is safe, you just don't think to do much. Definitely not like in an aircraft where you are calm and can very easily get an air stewardess!
I have a feeling that people think that this experience is supposed to be so epic that they just don't bring this up or can't be bothered to. The Taiwanese girls I jumped with certainly wouldn't.
It's like this company just wants to hustle tourists in and out and get their money in as fast as possible without regard for their comfort or experience.
Thanks for your feedback. It is unfortunate that your experience was not as enjoyable as you expected.
We felt that we acknowledged your concerns on the day and informed you we would consider your feedback. Though we could not promise to implement any new procedures as you suggested without discussion or consideration. We have since amended our procedure to ensure it is now even more clear than it was before that customers that are aware they have sensitive ears must inform us of this prior to their jump. The valsalva manoeuvre is also now a included in our briefing for all customers.
All customers are briefed on what is expected of them during the skydive. The tandem passenger's role is intentionally kept simple. The main reason for this is because sensory-overload is common in skydiving. Giving too much information to an inexperienced tandem passenger actually increases the chance of disorientation. With this there is and increased chance of the customer doing something to put both themselves and their tandem master at risk. Over learning also reduces the customers chances of enjoying the scenery and the sensations associated with the activity. Keeping the passengers role simple means they can enjoy the ride, the scenery and the sensations knowing their highly experienced and qualified tandem master is in control of the descent and any circumstances that may occur.
While pressure build-up in the inner ear and sinus cavity is normal, and slight discomfort can occur, pain the next day and immediately after exit is not. It seems you may have unknowingly had an ear infection at the time. If your discomfort continued we suggest you visit a doctor to check it out.
We love what we do and are proud to offer this amazing experience to people from all over the world. We've been rated New Zealand's Best Skydive based on customers' reviews, so we take on board you comments and appreciate your feedback.
We hope you enjoy the remainder of your visit to New Zealand.
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5.0/5
...was not my first tandem skydive but the best.
18,000 is worth it, if it is not your first jump. otherwise, 12,000 ft is enough cause you will get flashed anyway.
great team, they make you feel comfortable and safe.
Overall: Great Experience!
Hi Harrison,
Thanks for the review! You're right, it is so worth going to 18,000ft. I think even for your first jump the 18,000ft is perfect. The first maybe 30 seconds of free fall is like sensory overload with so many new and unfamiliar things happening and your adrenaline is pumping so that when you land and you are asked, 'Did you enjoy your jump?!!' you say, 'Yeh! It was amazing, I loved it! But it's a bit of a blur!' When you go to the higher altitudes, you get more free-fall so you have a chance to get over the initial rush and relax into the experience of free-falling. This gives you a chance to appreciate the sensation of free fall and also to take in the epic scenery that surrounds you during you skydive. (Your flight to altitude is longer too!) Obviously budget does come into it and any skydive here is going to be amazing, but I would always encourage everyone to go as high as they can as you did, kudos to you my friend! :)
Thanks again for the wicked review Harrison and thanks for jumping with us.
Clare & all the Team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
They did everything possible to make you feel that you were having a once in a lifetime experience - and it is that!!!
Hi there! Skydiving is a once in a lifetime experience for lots of people and we are so happy to be able to share it with them!
Thanks for jumping with us, we hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip around New Zealand!
Clare & all the team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
Amazing views, professional and friendly staff, felt 100% safe at all times.
Video and photo pack great quality and definitely worth the money.
Hey Laura, cheers for the feedback! The guys really put you at ease during your jump, they are so professional and a super fun team!
It's great that you got the photos & video so you can re-live your experience and share it with all your friends and family.
Thanks, Clare & all the team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
The most amzing thing ever!!!
Did my first ever jump from 19,000ft over the snow capped southern alps on a beautiful clear winters day, epicly breathtaking!
The team are all total legends and will make you feel totally at ease if you're a bit nervous and the camera footage is brill, definitely worth paying the extra for.
Cheers guys you rock =D
Hey Beckip! Thanks for the fab review. We're glad you enjoyed your first skydive and that you got to do the 19,000ft with us!
You're a legend for jumping with Skydive Franz
Clare & all the team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
Simply and literally, the most breath taking experience i have had so far!
If you get the chance, just DO it, that is it, DO IT! no maybes. Do not let this oportunity pass! Churrrrr Skydive Franz team! YOU ROCKK!
Churrrr to you Dirk! Thanks for jumping with us.
You had a perrrrfect day too - Clear Blue Skies :)
Clare & all the team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
Awesome jump with the best view on the way up that i can imagine anywhere in the world.
Mount Cook out one window and the ocean out the other. Great team of people too with a friendly attitude. A must.. If you're going to jump, do it here!
Hi there,
The views here are hard to beat, especially at 19,000ft! On a clear day you see all the way over to the Pacific Ocean on the other side of the country!!
Thanks for you awesome review! We'll hopefully see you again for another jump.
Clare & all the team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
This was the highlight of our NZ vacation!!
Two friends (Jade and Scratch) and I had a great time with you. None of us had skydived before, but everyone had such a great attitude that they made us laugh and forget our fears (mostly.) Crusher was my tandem instructor and he was awesome - thanks so much to Skydive Franz! We jumped from 18,000 feet and have been bragging ever since!
Hi there, I am glad you had such an amazing time jumping with us. 18,000ft- Highest in the world! and I bet the view was breathtaking!
Amber & The Skydive Franz Crew.
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5.0/5
Without doubt, one of the best experiences in my whole life.
And i don't think anything else will replace it.
The crew were so chilled out and professional.
The view from 15000ft is simply breath taking. The professional manner in which Pauly carried out his business helped me relax.
The pictures were amazing and proof for my bragging rights.
Can't wait to get back up there again and will try drag my friends along.
Hilal
Hi Hilal, Thanks for the review. I am glad that you had such an awesome time jumping with Skydive Franz. We pride ourselves on our high quality and professionalism. We hope to see you again one day!
Amber & The Skydive Franz Crew.
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Churrr!
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5.0/5
The night before I'm praying for good weather so that i can skydive the next day at 7 am.
The next day is already here and I can still see some stars which is a good sign - we will be skydiving :)))
Michael from Franz Skydive is already putting the harness on me. I feel totally relaxed as my gut feeling is telling me I'm in good hands (this is my first skydive ever)
We're in the plane, reaching 15,000 feet already - the sunrise is gorgeous and Mt. Cook and the glaciers are stunning to look at, but we are sliding closer to the door as we must jump soon...
3..2..1..I'm in the air - AMAZING!!!!
Thank you Michael and Pauly for making this one of the most memorable experiences!!!
Hi Rodica, Thanks for an awesome review. I am glad you had such a memorable Skydiving experience!
Skydive Franz Crew.
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5.0/5
Definately one of the BEST experiences I've ever had!
The view is amazing! Tasman sea in one side, Franz Josef Glacier in the other and in the middle you have the rivers and rain forest! you start going up and your heart just beats faster as the excitement and rush kicks in! then the doors open and when you jumps is just the best feeling ever!!!!! you have to experience it to know what it feels likes cuz is just a different thing, and once your down you just wanna DO IT AGAIN!!! true story! ;D
Thanks a lot to the skydiving time for everything it was AWESOME!!! =)
Anais
Hi there Anais! Thanks for the awesome review, great to hear you enjoyed your jump & the scenery, we all think this is one of the most beautiful places in the world :)
Gracias, esperamos que el resto de su viaje es épico y increíble
Clare y todo el equipo de Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
awesome experience!!!
did the 15oooft jump so glad i did it, cheers to the team at skydive franz :)
Hi there Petra,
We're glad you did it too! Since you're a Kiwi there's no excuse not to come back and visit us for a jump again. Hopefully see you sometime in the future down at the Dropzone!
Clare & all the Team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
LOVED my skydive.
Great team, supurb scenery and they made me feel safe. Do the 18,000ft if you can afford the pounds.Highly recommended
Hi Rob, glad to hear you loved your jump - we aim to please :) It sure is worth the extra dollars to get yourself to 18000ft isn't it! Those extra seconds in free fall really do take it to the 'Next Level'.
Nice one Rob, we hope you enjoy the rest of your time in New Zealand.
Clare & all the Team @ Skydive Franz
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5.0/5
My wife and I did a 12000ft jump with these guys on Boxing Day 2011.
They made us feel very calm and relaxed and they were a great bunch to hang out with before (and during!) the skydive. Our only regret was not going for the 18000ft one. Next time we're in Franz Josef, we'll definitely look them up again and I urge anyone else to as well!
Hey Jim, What an amazing thing to do on Boxing Day hey!? It was a scorcher of a day too with blue bird skies. Doesn't get much better! So many people say they wished they had gone higher, you'll have to come again and do the 18000ft - NZ's highest :)
Thanks for the review Jim & Happy New Year,
Clare & all the team at Skydive Franz
