Paragliding - G Force Tandem Paragliding Queenstown
G Force Paragliding over Queenstown
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Ben and Brendon were awesome! They made us feel totally comfortable and made the whole experience east and fun. The only thing that would be nice to change is for the gondola ticket to be included in the price of the experience.
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Pretty good experience. It was a bit confusing that I could book an early bird online but that it wasn’t then available. I’d look into a system that auto updates your bookings. Other than that all good! The support team once I booked was also stellar!
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Advertisied an activity that was already booked up. Took $600 and then offered an unsuitable slot. Still awaiting promised refund 72 hours later. Better booking with companies direct.
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Poor. Shouldn’t take payment for activities fully booked.
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Unfortunately due to circumstances we were unable to paraglide in Queenstown. Everything NZ were terrific with communicating with us and processing an immediate refund.
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Unfortunately were were unable to proceed with our booking.
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Booked paragliding, charged us in full, told time space wasn’t available. Offered us another time slot which we accepted then told us sorry you have to accept the next available time slot which was a day before the one they offered us originally. Refunded our money, refund took 3 days to get back and we lost $25.20 in fees. You shouldn’t charge for a service in full until confirmed
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Charged in full for a service before confirmation
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We totally understand that everyone is short staffed, however we were offered a spot at 1 pm on the 5th January which we accepted, only to receive a phone call on the morning of the 4th advising we have to accept the “next available” time slot at midday that day, a day before our agreed booking. This did not suit as we had left on other plans for the day. The difference of $25.20 is because the bank does not give you the international fee back on refunds, just so you are aware. We booked many activities in Queenstown and no other operator charges in full before confirmation,
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Excellent, very accommodating as booking needed to be changed due to bad weather and manged to fit into my tight schedule. Instructor was great, scenery was fantastic. Had a great time.
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Easy to deal with online.
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Perfect day! Was awesome and they even did tricks, but she asked nicely if i wanted that. It Was really awesome!
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The price is very understandable, however i can expect that it doenst fit in everyones expenses..
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Although we booked thought he website there was still an option to go directly as a walk in and the booking could bot be transferred.
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experience good and really enjoyed it
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Very disappointed to book in for something only to be contacted the next day to say this is no longer available.
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Did not get to go paragliding after making a booking and payment being taken. System is not live for booking availability, which is very frustrating
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Thank you for your feedback and I'm really sorry we were unable to fulfill your booking request. Unfortunately when booking last minute throughout the Christmas and New Year period we anticipate this may happen. We always recommend booking in advanced so all our customers don't miss out.
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What a great experience! Fantastic organisation, friendly service….
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Perfect! Very much enjoyed
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A great experience. The whole experience was well organised, they communicated clearly and in a reassuring manner.
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Completed online. Very quick confirmation. We were let know in plenty of time that due to wind directions we would be jumping from Coronet. Well explained and reassuring.
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Awesome experience, amazing people!
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Everything perfect, thank you
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great experience!
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Absolutely amazing experience! Crew were professional and fun, I flew with Dan and he made the experience a lot less scary than it looks! Go Pro pictures and videos were amazing too, highly recommend!
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Easy to book and very straightforward
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Paragliding was the best experience ever. The pilots made you feel so comfortable and it wasn’t scary at all.
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Excellent communication and very helpful service.
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Good value for the experience
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We were gifted a voucher for Everything New Zealand for our wedding. We booked two experiences for whilst in Queenstown using the voucher and some additional money. Upon booking one of our experiences, due to covid-19 staffing issues, the tour wasn't occurring everyday as normal. The team at Everything New Zealand made it their priority to organise us on another tour that suited our desires and available days. They also were in top communication regarding our paragliding booking as well in regards to the weather/transportation. Highly recommend using them when booking your adventures around the country.
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An absolutely amazing experience!! It was our first time paragliding and my first time doing an activity at great heights.
The guides were extremely friendly, knowledgeable and made you feel extremely safe.
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They made everything easy, I would use there serviced again.
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They cancelled 3 days due to bad weather, so I left without doing it
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I had an exceptional experience! Thomas is a great pilot and made me feel very comfortable and relaxed.
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Cancelled paragliding experience due to weather. So difficult to comment.
Awaiting refund of monies for activity. Hope this is easy.
The Shotover Canyon Swing experience was fantasitc. The group leaders were fun and kept everything relaxed. The people on the platform were really professional and the jumps were massive. Great experience.
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Cancelled paragliding experience with Gforce Paragliding Queenstown. Difficult to comment. Awaiting refund, hope this is easy.
The Shotover Canyon Swing was great. The tour leaders were fun and kept everything relaxed. The platform crew were very professional and made the jumps possible. The jumps were massive. Great experience.
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It was a wonderful adventure. My guide Vicky was friendly, encouraging, supportive,confident, & knowledgeable.
I wish it was longer!! Highly recommend this group.
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It was expensive but I thought it was worth it. It did include the ride to and from the site and well trained guides
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Delayed 45 minutes and then cancelled. Refund for the flight but not the $70 gondola. At the bottom could see flights taking off again and so all very frustrating and an expensive non event.
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very good at handling our requests to change times and refund our money when paragliding was cancelled
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this was our worst experience in Queenstown. We arrange at 11am Thursday to move our paraglide from Friday to 3pm Thursday. I was sent a confirmation text at 12 by everything queenstown. then we go up the gondola to learn its cancelled. no call nothing. the guy James was rude on the phone, did not care we only had a small window to make this happen and basically couldn't care less. would not book again with these people
Reply from Everything Travel Group
thank you for taking to the time to leave your feedback. I'm so sorry to hear about the cancellation of your G Force Paragliding. Activities such as this are extremely weather dependant and these conditions can change suddenly causing unsafe conditions for the activity to take place. For this reason we do state on our e-tickets that you must contact the operator 30 minutes before your tour departs to ensure that the activity will be operating.
As a result of the cancellation you did receive a full refund, I'm glad to hear you were pleased with this service.
Alex Roberts
Everything Travel Group.
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It was a well worth it experience. Our pilots were great.
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The lady (Donna?) not very helpful on the phone
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Misleading information on the booking voucher!!! But good experience with Brady
Reply from Everything Travel Group
Hi Denise. Thanks for taking the time to offer your feedback. I'm sorry that you found some of the information misleading on the booking voucher but I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the flight. We try and make the information on the vouchers and in our confirmation email as easy to understand as possible but sometimes this is not the case. We are always looking to improve our service so can you please provide some more specific information so we can rectify this for future customers. Thanks again for your comments.
regards
Callum Goodall
Everything Travel
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Easy to book and pay
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Great flight, but they took too many photos during that I was never going to buy
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Easy to communicate with, prompt responses, activity booked as promised. I was not able to paraglide, so they offered to rebook or refund the money. Since I left Queenstown, they sent an email assuring me a refund within 3 to 5 days. I am confident I will receive it and will book activities with them in the future.
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Too windy and had to be cancelled.
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Online Bookings services were simple and quick.
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G Force staff were fantastic focused and engaging.
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Very helpful service.
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Very enjoyable flight - great tandem pilot
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Easy registration and communication
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Excellent activity. The guides are nice and the the paragliding itself is such an awesome activity !!
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****** brilliant
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incredible - Brady was super great, made a fan out of me!
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Amazing experience very professional business!
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Best thing we did in queenstown guides were great
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Efficient, friendly, informative, simple. Would recommend to anyone
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Very good. Prompt response and helpful when I phoned in when concerned about the weather forecast.
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Great service very helpful staff!
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Everything Travel Group Review
I was a bit nervous at first as I had been watching some customers before me doing some pretty amazing aerobatics and I don't have the best of stomachs! I told my pilot, Guy, that he might be wearing my breakfast if he flew me the same way. No dramas at all. He said he'd go easy and give me the scenic option (the one for grandmas!). That he did. I had an amazing flight with heaps of lift, a gentle landing and got some superb photos of my experience.
Suggestions: Paragliding is weather dependent and can be cancelled by high winds or winds simply in the wrong direction. Book for one of your first days in Queenstown so that you can reschedule if necessary. Also book a morning flight to beat the crowds as during summer it can be extremely busy during the middle of the day.
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Latest Questions about Paragliding - G Force Tandem Paragliding (Queenstown)
Can I go back in gondola after flight down?
Hi there, i am a paragliding pilot from nepal and been doing tandem paragliding for last 10 years, can a nepali pilot come there and work for you.
Hi There,
My boys are booked in for para gliding tomorrow morning. Do I need to accompany them up the gondola or can they go by themselves? They are 14 and 12. Not sure if I need to sign anything.
Let me know
Josie
How long will I be in the air?
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Thanks for your enquiry about the Paragliding G Force in Queenstown. Flight times will depend on the conditions, however, we normally recommend to expect around 7-8 minutes of incredible flight time.
how long do i need to make time for the paragliding? i have to plan my day and want to give enough time so whats the maximum hours it'll take from start to finish?
thanks.
Tiby
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For paragliding from the top of the Gondola in Queenstown, please allow 1.5 - 2 hours for the total trip (including the gondola ride & checking in).
If the weather or wind situatuation doesn't allow the flight, could we ahave 100% refund or reschedule to other day?
If I book 10am, when should I call to assure the flight is valid?
Do they pick you up at your Hotel? I will be there on 6th Nov
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Thank you so much for your enquiry in regards to the G Force Paragliding here in Queenstown. Unfortunately, they do not have a shuttle service operational, however, if your accommodation is located in the central Queenstown area you will be able to walk to the Gondola very easily as it is located in Central Queenstown
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I am in the process of getting my name on the waiting list for hip surgery. Am sure I can cope with the 15m run up/off but wonder if I can cope with the landing if it's not smooth. On our previous trip to Qtown we stayed at the hotel across the road from the school ground landing & saw smooth landings. What are your thoughts re the landing with a slightly bung hip? I'm looking at a flight early afternoon Sat 26th Feb.
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Thank you for your question about Gforce paragliding. To be able to do paragliding, they say that you should be able to do a 1 meter jump, the landings are usually smooth however it depends on the wind conditions.
Is there a weight limit?
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Thank you so much for your enquiry. The maximum weight for Gforce Paragliding is 100kg.
Good afternoon my name is Delana and I’m just enquiring if possible if you offer group discounts or even a discount for the stag himself as I’m organising a stag-do coming up on the 3/1/2021 a group of 6 Adults. I realise they won’t be able to do it all at the same time but they are so eager and excited to do this as they have heard so many amazing things about it
Can I get the photos Dom took on saturday after I said no?
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We have contacted Gforce for you and they will be in touch.
Can I get the photos Dom took on saturday after I said no
How far is the walk to the run off please? Is it steep? And approximately how long does it usually take.
Yhankd
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The walk to the Gforce Paragliding take-off point is approximately 15 - 20 minutes and the run-off is 15 meters long. an average level of fitness is required.
I would like to do the tandem paragliding but would like to know if the price of $239 includes any insurance cover.
Also I assume that the flight takes off and lands at the top of the gondola
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Hi Richard, this cost does not include any insurance cover.
You will take off from the top of the gondola and land down in Queenstown.
Hi There,
I plan to go Skyline Queenstown Gondola on the same day, is it the same location? If not how far is it?
Does the price $239 include the Skyline Gondola ride? If not how should I meet my family as they might lunch at Stratosfare restaurant?
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All these activities are at the top of the Gondola so it would be a very good idea to go up the Gondola and stay up there. The Paragliding price does not include your Gondola up there so this will come at an additional cost. So what you would want to do is plan your paragliding for after lunch, that way your family will get the Gondola down and you can race them down paragliding. If not you will have to pay to get back up the Gondola again after paragliding down.
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Is the gondola ticket included for paraglide? Do we have to buy separately? We already booked early bird package for three.
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Hi Farah, the Gondola ride isn't included in the price and can be purchased on the day at the Skyline ticket office at the base of the gondola. It's $32 for an adult ticket and $20 for a child. Alternatively you can hike up the Tiki trail which takes about 45 minutes
How much are the Gforce photo packages?
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Hi Doug,
The Gforce photo package costs $50. This includes 7-12 photos and a 1-2 minute video of your Gforce paragliding flight.
is it open in month of may at what time and what are the charges
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Yes the paragliding from the Skyline complex above Queenstown does operate all year. The cost is $219 per person and you can book a flight at any time during the day. There is a special on if you wish to fly first thing in the morning on the Early Bird flight and it will save you $30 per person. These flights are weather dependent so I recommend you book for one of your first days in Queenstown so that if the weather is no good for flying you can reschedule to another day or get a full refund from us.
How long are we actually up in the air with G Force? On the Skytrek paragliding page it said 10-20 minutes, is that it?
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Hi Mary. The flight time for the G Force paragliding in Queenstown is dependent on the weather conditions on the day. In general, the flight is approximately 10 minutes but it can be a little shorter or longer depending on the winds and thermal activity.
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What is the average and minimum flight time? Do you land back on top of the mountain?
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Hi Vanessa, the Gforce Paragliding flight time is between 8-12 minutes. You don't land back at the top of the gondola but instead you land at the bottom of the hill on a school field. You are given a ticket to go back up the gondola if you want to head back up there.
What happens if it rains? can we reschedule. If we cannot reschedule, do we get a refund?
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Hi Laurel, if your paragliding is cancelled then you can reschedule or if you can't reschedule then you are entitled to a full refund.
Is the gondola ticket valid for any time of the day? ie. Can we go up the Gondola early and paraglide later that day? Thank you
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Hi Helen. Yes the gondola ticket is valid for any time so you can head up several hours before your Queenstown paragliding departure time if you like. That being said, there is an Early Bird Special which is $20 cheaper if you book the 9am flight. It's also often better flying conditions first thing in the morning as the winds are usually not as strong. So you may want to book this early flight and save some money then you can head back up the gondola (the pilot will give you a return ticket back up to the top if you ask him) so you can enjoy the other things to do at the top, such as the luge ride, bungy, cafe, bar, great views, etc.
Do you have any rules against customers taking/using their own wearable GoPro camera on this activity?
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Hi Kade, GoPro's are not allowed when Paragliding unfortuately due to safety restrictions.
If you book the 9am, does that simply mean you have to be on the first Gondola of the day?
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Hi L, yes that's correct. The Gondola opens at 9am so for the 9am Gforce Paragliding you will need to be getting on the gondola at 9am.
Trying to decide between paragliding & hanggliding. How long does the flight for paragliding last?
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Hi Lynne, the Gforce Paragliding flight itself lasts for about 8-12 minutes. The whole experience will take about an hour.
I am looking to book a tandem paraglide in January, is insurance covered in your costs ?
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Hi Lois, Gforce Paragliding have public liability insurance however it is still always recommended that you take out your own travel insurance as well.
Is there a maximum weight limit?
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Hi Katherine, yes Gforce Paragliding has a maximum weight limit of 100kgs and a minimum weight requirement of 30kg.
where does the flight end. My daughter is booked in for Saturday and we dont know where to meet her after her flight.
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Hi Julie, Gforce Paragliding lands either on the school oval or on the recreation field opposite it depending on the winds on Robins Road.
I want to paraglide on the 14/08/2012 with my wife & 2 kids aged 6 & 4. is this suitable for the kids?
This is a 1st time experience for us & want to know more about this before pre booking.
does tandem mean that an experienced person will glide along? Please advise
Thank you
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Hello Sir. All paragliding flights in Queenstown flights are tandem with a qualified pilot and are suitable for people of all ages and sizes including your young children. As a passenger you do not need to know anything about paragliding as the pilot is in total control. Please check out the images at the top of the listing to see how the tandem flights work. The person at the back is the pilot who controls everything and the paying customers sit in the front. You will need to catch the Skyline gondola up to the top of the hill to get to your take off area. The gondola ride is included in the price of your paragliding booking.
where does the 'gondola' fit in with this tour?
what do you mean "own gear" recommended? what is the "gear" referred to?
thank you.
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Hi Edie. Before you do the Queenstown paragliding you will catch the gondola up to the top of the skyline complex which is where the paragliding departs from. The gondola ride is included in the cost of this activity. You fly from the top of the skyline complex and land in town below. The 'gear' refers to clothing. Sorry it is a bit ambiguous and I have now changed the wording on our site. Basically you just need to wear warm clothes as it does get cold especially during winter.
My friend and I are traveling to Queenstown next week, will you be offering tours even if it winter?
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Hi Katie. Yes the paragliding in Queenstown from the top of the skyline gondola complex operates all year. In fact during winter there are less winds and clearer skies which means there are more flyable days than in summer. We do recommend booking before you arrive. If your scheduled flight is cancelled due to bad weather then you can reschedule to another day or get a full refund from us. Remember, if you book the 10am Early Bird flight in winter or the 9am flight in summer it's $20 cheaper.
Hi, I am very keen of trying this but am afraid that it will be fast like falling down like a rolling coaster. Can you advice me what is the speed like? This is my first time if I am going to do this and I will proof my heart to be strong,,LOL!
But really, please advice me before I do this.
Thanks & Appreciate it.
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Hi Judy. The Paragliding with G Force from the top of the Skyline complex in Queenstown can be as gentle or as exciting as you like. The qualified tandem pilots will ask you what type of flight you want and they will offer a roller coaster flight with lots of spins or a more sedate scenic flight depending entirely on what you want.
Is it possible to buy a voucher? It's for a 21st birthday present, but I'm not sure when we will be able to take time off to go to Queenstown.
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Hi Briar. You most certainly can make the G - Force Tandem Paragliding a gift voucher. When you click on the 'Book Now' tab to book the paragliding the following page will have the option to check a box that says "I want this to be an open dated Gift Voucher." Check this box and then follow the prompts.
Can a 10yr child do paragliding??
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Hi Chetan. Yes children can go paragliding from Skyline with G Force in Queenstown. There is no minimum age requirement however the minimum weight is 25kgs which is about the weight of a 5 year old.
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Reply from Everything Travel Group
Hi there,
I'm sorry we were un able to fulfill your booking. Throughout New Zealand most operators are running at half capacity due to staff shortage. As for the $25.50 fee I'm unsure where this has accrued as we refund all our customers in full. If you can email us on [email protected] I can forward you on the Refund Receipt for you to forward onto your bank.
Once again I'm very sorry
Posted 10-Jan-2023