How To Book Queenstown Skydive And Bungy Separately

Queenstown sells itself on stacking big thrills into a single visit, and the two headline acts are the tandem skydive and the bungy jump. What catches many visitors out is that no combined product exists on this site, and none of the three tandem skydive tours sold here includes a bungy of any kind. The good news is that pairing the two is straightforward once you treat them as two separate bookings with different logistics, different eligibility rules and different weather tolerances. Scenic flights follow the same pattern, and the guide to pairing a skydive with a helicopter or plane flight clears up what the ride to altitude actually includes.

The short version of that logic applies here too: the skydive is the fragile half of the day, so it gets priority in scheduling, and the bungy fits around it.

Can You Book A Queenstown Skydive And Bungy Combo?

No. None of these three skydive tours bundles a bungy jump into its package. So if you were hoping to lock in a single booking that covers both a skydive and a bungy jump in Queenstown, that option simply is not available here. Every option is a standalone tandem skydive with a tandem master, operated by either NZONE Skydive or Skydive Wanaka. If you want both thrills, you make two separate bookings, one with a skydive operator and one with a bungy operator, and you sequence them yourself. That is a normal way to do it, and it gives you more control than a package would.

The reasons are practical rather than commercial. A skydive day is weather-gated in a way few other activities are: NZONE's own terms say jumps need good weather and get rebooked when conditions do not allow them, and a full refund applies only when no alternative date can be arranged. The skydive also depends on a flight to 9,000 ft or more, so conditions must hold at altitude, not just at the ground. Bundling the two would mean one operator absorbing the other's weather risk, and that is simply not how the products here are structured.

It also matters that the skydive options span two different towns. NZONE Skydive checks in at 35 Shotover Street in central Queenstown and jumps from a drop zone at Drift Bay on Lake Wakatipu, with a courtesy coach from the Skydive Centre to the drop zone included in the price. Skydive Wanaka's two tours are based at Wanaka Airport, roughly a 1.5 hour drive each way, either on your own steam or, on the transfers tour, on a scheduled return coach from Queenstown. A bungy in the Queenstown area pairs naturally with the first of those and much less conveniently with a Wanaka skydive day, which can run to six hours door to door.

So the honest framing is this: you are not shopping for a combo, you are scheduling two adventures. The rest of this page is about doing that well, which skydive to anchor on, what each one costs, and where the timing traps sit.

Which Skydive Should You Book First For An Adrenaline Pair?

Book NZONE Skydive first, because it is the natural anchor for a Queenstown-based adrenaline pair. The jump starts in central Queenstown, lasts about 3.5 hours, and the courtesy coach to the Drift Bay drop zone is already covered in the price, which makes it the easy first booking before you add the second jump. It carries the largest review base of the three, 4.7 from 1,479 reviews, and its entry price of USD 215.27 per person at 9,000 ft sits between the two Wanaka options. The alternatives suit different bases: 3-Hour Wanaka Skydive from USD 210.16 if you are staying in Wanaka, or Wanaka Skydive, Transfers Included from USD 221.25 if you want a Queenstown departure to a Wanaka jump.

All three tours are operated with a tandem master on every jump, and all three run from 9,000 ft at the entry price with 12,000 ft and 15,000 ft available at higher prices. The differences that matter for a combo day are the base town, the duration and the pickup. NZONE Skydive checks in at the NZONE Skydive Centre, 35 Shotover Street, and its coach to the drop zone and back is included, though hotel pickup is not offered. That compact footprint, about 3.5 hours from check-in to return, is what leaves room in a single day for a second activity.

The Wanaka tours each take longer to consume. 3-Hour Wanaka Skydive runs about 3 hours from its base at 14 Mustang Lane, Wanaka Airport, but your only pickup option is the Wanaka i-SITE shuttle point at 103 Ardmore Street, selected at booking; there is no Queenstown transfer on that tour. Wanaka Skydive, Transfers Included does bring you from Queenstown, departing the same 35 Shotover Street address, about 1.5 hours each way, but it runs Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only, from 19 October 2026, and the whole experience can take up to 6 hours. Its rating of 4.7 comes from just 3 reviews, so treat that figure cautiously; it is too small a pool to compare against NZONE's 1,479.

A useful rule when building your own pair: match the skydive to where you sleep. Staying in Queenstown and want the bungy the same day? NZONE Skydive's short loop makes that realistic. Already based in Wanaka? The 3-Hour Wanaka Skydive is the cheaper entry at USD 210.16 and keeps the day compact. Want the Wanaka scenery but no car? The transfers tour solves that, at the cost of four selected weekdays and a longer day. The deeper comparison lives in the Skydive Queenstown Vs Wanaka guide.

How Do You Fit A Skydive And A Bungy Into One Day?

Set aside the full day for both and slot the skydive into the morning. Keep the bungy on a flexible booking rather than a fixed time until your skydive has actually run, because jumping out of a plane first gives you slack to absorb any delay and still make the bungy afterward. Skydive bookings carry a check-in time, not a guaranteed jump time, and weather holds can push a jump later in the day or onto another day entirely. The bungy half should sit in the afternoon at the earliest, or on a separate day, so a delayed skydive does not strand your second booking.

The timing asymmetry is the core problem. NZONE's booking information describes about 3.5 hours from check-in to return, and its terms ask customers to plan for a whole day in case of delays. Skydive Wanaka's terms similarly allow 3 to 3.5 hours from arrival, and up to 6 hours for the Queenstown transfer tour. Those are generous windows on purpose: aircraft load in sequence, weather comes and goes, and a check-in time is the start of a process, not a jump time. A bungy slot booked two hours after your skydive check-in is a coin flip. Getting to the drop zone is its own scheduling puzzle, and the guide to flights, driving and arrival times for a Queenstown skydive covers how each option fits into a jump day.

The safer structure looks like this. Book the skydive for your first or second morning in town, with a spare day behind it in case of weather. Leave the afternoon open, and only then add the bungy, either later the same day once the skydive is done, or the following day. All three skydive tours here allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, which protects the flexible half of the plan: if your travel dates shift, you can move the skydive without penalty up to that cutoff, and bookings stay valid for 12 months from the original departure date under both operators' terms.

One more structural point: the two Wanaka skydive tours effectively consume a day on their own if you are coming from Queenstown. The transfer tour's 6 hour envelope, plus its Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday schedule, makes stacking a bungy into the same day unrealistic. Treat Wanaka skydives and a Queenstown bungy as separate days unless you are local to one town or the other. The Queenstown Skydive Day Plan guide walks through a full-day sequencing in more detail.

What Does Each Skydive Option Cost?

Entry prices at 9,000 ft are from USD 215.27 for NZONE Skydive, from USD 210.16 for 3-Hour Wanaka Skydive and from USD 221.25 for Wanaka Skydive, Transfers Included, all per person and all before photo and video add-ons. Each operator charges the same NZD ladder by altitude: NZD 379 at 9,000 ft, NZD 469 at 12,000 ft and NZD 575 at 15,000 ft, with the Wanaka transfer tour at NZD 399, 489 and 595. Freefall runs up to 25, 45 and 60 seconds at those three altitudes.

Those NZD figures are the operators' own prices, and the USD amounts in this section's opening are the converted entry prices shown at booking. The ladder matters for a combo day because altitude is the biggest single swing in what you pay, bigger than any difference between the three tours. Jumping from 15,000 ft rather than 9,000 ft more than doubles the freefall window, from up to 25 seconds to up to 60 seconds, and NZONE describes the flight to altitude as 15 to 20 minutes with a 3 to 4 minute canopy flight.

Photo and video are never included. NZONE's packages are NZD 220 for Handicam, NZD 333 for a dedicated freefall camera flyer and NZD 395 for the Ultimate Combo, booked at check-in. Skydive Wanaka's equivalents start at NZD 220, 333 and 395, with its Essential package able to be pre-booked. Budget for one of these if the footage matters to you, because personal cameras and smart glasses are not allowed on the jump under the NZPIA safety rule both operators cite. Full detail lives in the Queenstown Skydive Photo And Video guide.

The operator price pages publish these figures directly: NZONE's prices page shows its NZD ladder, and Skydive Wanaka's prices page shows both its base and transfer prices. Note that prices are "from" figures; a particular day or time can price differently, and the skydive half of your adrenaline budget should carry some slack for that, plus any photo package.

What Are The Weather And Cancellation Rules?

Every skydive on these tours runs only if the weather cooperates, since conditions alone determine whether a jump goes ahead. If weather cancels your jump, the operator's first move is to rebook you on another date, and you receive a full refund only when no alternative date can be arranged at all. Your own cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure on all three tours, and bookings stay valid for 12 months from the original departure date under both operators' terms. Never plan a bungy on the assumption the skydive runs on schedule.

Both operators word their weather terms almost identically, and the sequence matters: rebooking comes first, refund second. NZONE's terms say that if a weather cancellation happens, the operator will endeavour to rebook you on an alternative date, and if that is not possible you may request a full refund. Skydive Wanaka's terms match, and its advice for travellers is to book the first available day and keep a spare day free. The practical read for a combo planner: your spare day is not optional, it is the insurance on the whole pairing.

Your own flexibility is cheaper than you might expect. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure applies to all three tours here, and within that window the booking becomes 100 percent fee. Rescheduling, per NZONE's terms, is allowed any number of times until 24 hours before departure. So the strategy of booking the skydive first, early in your stay, costs you nothing if the plan changes a day ahead, and locks the fragile half of the itinerary in place.

The bungy half carries its own weather and cancellation terms, so check the operator you book with. The general principle holds for both activities: morning slots give the day room to recover, and a booking made for your first full day, with a spare day behind it, survives most weather patterns. The Queenstown Skydive Weather guide covers how holds and rebookings play out in practice, and Skydive Wanaka's terms page publishes its cancellation and weather wording in full.

Who Can Do The Skydive Half Of The Pair?

Pretty much anyone aged 6 or older can take the skydive half, since both NZONE Skydive and Skydive Wanaka accept jumpers from age 6, though minimum weight differs at 40 kg for NZONE and 30 kg for Skydive Wanaka, and children 12 and under must jump from a maximum altitude of 9,000 ft. Anyone 95 kg or over faces a Tandem Master assessment at the drop zone at both operators. Under-18s need written parental or guardian consent. For bungy eligibility, ask the bungy operator before booking.

The weight difference trips people up because the two operators are otherwise so similar. NZONE's published minimum is 40 kg and Skydive Wanaka's is 30 kg, and neither figure generalises to the other. Above 95 kg, both operators require an assessment on the day, and their shared terms note that limits vary by drop zone and day, with a maximum of 110 to 115 kg at most drop zones. An exact NZONE maximum is not stated. Skydive Wanaka charges a weight surcharge payable at check-in: NZD 50 for 95 to 104.9 kg, NZD 75 for 105 to 114.9 kg, and NZD 100 for 115 kg and over. NZONE states no surcharge amounts.

Medical disclosure matters on a big day. Both operators ask you to flag recent injuries or surgery, mobility limits, epilepsy, high blood pressure and heart conditions before booking, and a doctor's clearance can be required. A head cold or blocked sinuses on the day can also cause complications, which is one more reason a spare day helps. Government-issued photo ID is required on arrival at the drop zone for everyone jumping. If your group splits between the two activities, remember that bungy operators set their own age, weight and health rules, and these differ from one operator to the next; check with them directly before you book. The Queenstown Skydive Weight Limit and Queenstown Skydive Age Limit guides carry the detail. Booking a jump for a whole crew brings its own logistics, from group size limits to pickups and spectator viewing, and the guide to planning a group skydive in Queenstown walks through all of it.

What Mistakes Trip Up Skydive And Bungy Days?

Five mistakes trip people up time and again: booking the bungy at a fixed time before the skydive has run, skipping the spare day that protects the whole plan, assuming hotel pickup exists when it does not, treating the Wanaka transfer tour as a half-day add-on, and forgetting photo ID. Each one is avoidable with the sequencing logic above: skydive first, morning slot, spare day behind it, bungy in the afternoon or the next day. None of the three tours offers hotel pickup, so build your own travel to the check-in point into the plan.

NZONE's coach runs from the Skydive Centre at 35 Shotover Street to the Drift Bay drop zone, and the exclusion of hotel pickup is explicit. Self-driving to the drop zone is allowed at NZONE, but you must still check in at the Shotover Street shop first, and parking at the drop zone is limited. On the Wanaka side, the 3-Hour Wanaka Skydive's only pickup is the i-SITE shuttle point at 103 Ardmore Street, chosen at booking, with no Queenstown connection at all; the transfer tour's coach departs 35 Shotover Street on four days a week only. NZONE's FAQ page confirms the check-in and shuttle arrangements.

Spectator plans are the quieter trap. At NZONE, spectators travel free if there is bus space, not guaranteed, with a maximum of one per customer and none on the last trip of the day. At Skydive Wanaka, friends and family are welcome at the airport base, but the landing happens at a private working farm nearby with no safe spectator viewing, and observers cannot fly in the aircraft because everyone aboard wears a parachute. If your bungy companions want to watch the skydive, manage those expectations before the day.

Finally, a scheduling note that pairs with the money section: do not buy the photo package budget twice. Skydive add-ons are bought at check-in at NZONE and, for Skydive Wanaka's pre-bookable packages, in advance, and they belong to the skydive alone. Bungy operators sell their own media separately, and none of that is verified here. Plan the pair as two budgets, two check-ins and one shared spare day, and the combo you build yourself works better than most packaged ones would. More on whether the spend holds up in Is A Queenstown Skydive Worth It.

For visitors pairing the two Wanaka options with a Queenstown stay, the same logic applies with a longer fuse: the 3-Hour Wanaka Skydive keeps its own town compact, while Wanaka Skydive, Transfers Included is the one that brings the Queenstown departure, four days a week, at a NZD 20 premium over the Wanaka base price at every altitude.

Whichever skydive you anchor on, the pairing principle is unchanged: lock the fragile half early, keep the 24 hour cancellation window in mind, give the skydive the morning and the spare day, and let the bungy fill whatever the skydive leaves behind. That is the closest thing to a combo package Queenstown actually offers, and it works.

Common Questions About Skydive And Bungy Pairing In Queenstown