AJ Hackett Bungy Kawarau Bridge Bungy

This place is lovely and the staff are superb helpful, understanding and kind! Obviously, the adrenaline rush is insane and its so worth it! The bunge jump is so cool and completely painless/chill. You dont need to be scared! Its amazing!

What a view to do my first bungee jump....that was crazy, the all town at m'y feet ....jumping with Stairway to heaven as the music in the background ...what a feeling....I will never forget that jump in my entier life....you have to go there and try it guys, my girl did the swing, she loved it too....but for pure adrénaline....just jump bro....you wont regret it ❤️✔️💯😉👌

What an experience!

I cant speak highly enough of how great this was. I was very featful of heights but the whole time the staff were welcoming and reassuring. The detail they went into with safety definitely made me relax.

Everyone was super professional yet very comforting giving great advice of tackling the jump. I did Nevis at 134m and i felt in safe hands at all times. It changed my view on jumps and i cant wait to be back. Worth every dollar.

This was the highlight of my 2003 trip. I did a 3 jump(Kawarau, Nevis and the Ledge) combo back in 2003 when I did study aboard in NZ. 23 years later, my wife and I made our way (back) to NZ because it was such a beautiful country. To my surprise, my wife said she wanted to go on the Nevis bungee jumping/swing in Queenstown as her one adventure thing. But she also said she doesn't think she would jump out by herself. So I got roped along for the tantum Nevis swing. I was perfectly fine not doing it a second time but was pleasantly surprised by the overall experience.

My wife's rational for doing the tantum Nevis swing over the tantum Kawarau bungee was that you get 70m freefall on the Nevis swing over the 43m freefall off of the Kawarau bridge. But that swing totally different experience from the bungee. First, with the bungee you know when the freefall is about to start because you initiate the jump. On the swing, someone presses a button, so you have no idea the the freefall will start. No matter how you prepare yourself, you aren't ready for that initial drop. Second, the start of the swing is really to reorientate you to face downward and look at the ground. For some reason I thought I would look forward during the freefall. Finally, my wife didn't start screaming until the about half way down the freefall. I think she experienced some kind of sensory overload during the initial drop. With bungee jump you get a headrush when you are done because the blood is forced to the top of your head when you get pulled back by the bungee cord. You don't get that feeling with the swing. I did my 3 jumps in 1 days back in 2003 and I felt it for sure. I am not sure at 45 y/o I could do all 3 in one day and not be affected by it. I totally forget, with the swing there is a bridge you have to WALK over. It was windy and I can feel the sway of the bridge. I really really really hated that. The bungee jump had a gondola to take you out to the jump platform.

Looking back, AJ Hackett(and all of NZ) really matured and refined their operations from 23 years ago. Back then my ride up to Nevis was done in today's crew vans and now you get a comfortable MAN TGM 4×4 bus. Back then you get suited up in a Quonset Hut and now there is an entire modern glass building with WiFi. The operational efficiency and focused on safety is still top notch. I noticed they will never disconnect 1 safety until you have a second one clipped in. Oh I wear glasses, which isn't allowed. They provide you prescription goggles so you can see your entire trip without risking losing your own glasses.

To James working at the Nevis on 2/13/2026. I promised you a picture of the old shirt from 2003 next to today's bungee shirt. You should see it in the pictures

I'll see you guys again in 31 years and get that free jump/swing. Thank you for a memorable time on both trips.

My wife and I did the swing. I was extremely nervous as I’m not a thrill seeker, but all of the staff were extremely kind and encouraging. The swing itself was insane. Such a crazy feeling being in a free fall for what seemed like forever. I will definitely not be doing it again, but proud that I did it and thankful for the supportive and happy atmosphere the staff there created. The photos and video included with purchase was awesome and well done.