Queenstown Sports Travel Tips by kiwigal_1

Theme: Extreme Sports

River Boarding is similar to boogie boarding in the sea except you go down a "white-water" river. In Queestown, the best place to try this is with Mad Dog River Boarding who run their river boarding at "Roaring Megs" (see picture) which is a scenic stretch of rapids on the Kawerau River.

I didn't actually do this but stopped to take a look at Roaring Megs on my way through. It really is an impressive stretch of river if you like that kind of thing!

Equipment: You should use their equipment for this activity.

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Directions: Go to Goldfield's Mining Centre but check out their website to book first!
Website: http://www.riverboarding.co.nz/riverboarding/index.html

Theme: Extreme Sports

Not being one for hard out adventure sports I have to admit that I haven't tried this but I had plenty of fun watching others! Paragliding is a sport whereby you run off a hill/cliff with a parachute on your back and paraglide to the ground.

In Queenstown there is more than one place that offers this however probably the easiest one to access is Queenstown Commercial Parapenters located at the top of the Skyline Gondola. They offer tandem jumps and heli-jumps also.

Equipment: They will supply all the equipment. $185 is the cost and that will get you a tandem jump plus some pictures of the jump.

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Phone: 0800 SKY OUT
Directions: Top of the Skyline Gondola
Website: http://www.paraglide.co.nz

Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding

Snowboarding or Skiing is a popular passtime in the Queenstown area as there are a few skiifields to choose from. The Remarkables and Coronet Peak are the closest skiifields.

Equipment: There are many places in Queenstown itself to buy or hire gear. You can also get gear ont he mountains but it will probably cost you more money.

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