My current location is Queenstown, New Zealand; I am a 19 year student currently studying to complete a diploma in Adventure Tourism Management at the Queenstown Resort College. I was born in Gisborne and raised in Tauranga where my family lives to this present day. Below will include some of the amazing tourist activities I have encountered in New Zealand. A famous Roman General once said “Experience is the teacher of all things” (Julius Caesar) so with that I drive myself to try new things, expand my knowledge and broaden my horizons. My name is Andrew Reid and this is my blog.

Shotover Canyon Swing


Thrill, excitement and fulfilment are just some of the feelings experienced after the Shotover Canyon Swing. The 60 meter free fall, 200 meter swing provides a huge sense of enjoyment, a lifetime experience never to be missed.




Canyon Swing Jump Site!


Located in the heart of Queenstown, the Canyon Swing office provides a room full of adventure. The team at canyon swing will record the weight limit for each individual using a unique image instead of a blatant number to add some creativeness to the trip as well as removing insecurities ­that people have about their weight. After everyone has signed their life away (a waver form) they will be loaded into the van for a short drive to the jump site. A TV screen in the van shows previous thrill seekers jumping the gap and feeling the liveliness that it provides people with.

Once arriving at the car park a scene is created with the type of business that canyon swing is, with the comedy surrounding specific things like the toilets shown in the picture below. This ‘fun’ environment is continued along the short walk to the jump site office where the first glimpse of the canyon is revealed, this office also an adventure rich setting that looks out onto the jump site. After a quick but thorough safety briefing by the jump master the group will be escorted down to the platform where it all happens!










With over 70 jump styles and the option of going solo or tandem the options on how to jump are endless, the jump masters are very upbeat and enthusiastic about what they do and if need be will offer each individual a different personalised jump style. The cost of the canyon swing is $199 for the first jump and then $39 for any extra jumps. For more click here!




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