Sky Parasail,Tandem/triple Flights - Taupo
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Sky Parasail,Tandem & Triple Flights - Taupo
Want to fly with a friend or two? Not a problem as long as your combined weight is under 200 kg. You can fly 500′ or 1000′, you choose the height. All flights are 12 minutes long and come with an optional “Freefall”.
What is the Freefall ? Is the art of stopping the boat and letting you parachute down 40 stories to the waters edge. Only to be whisked back up into the sky. It’s not a scary, it’s more of a slow surrealistic feeling. When asked everyone says that this was the best part of the their flight.
Highlights
All flights start and end on the back of our flight deck. So you don’t need to get wet. Minimum weight limit is 60 kgs. Minimum age 5 years old. The maximum weight is normally 200 kg.
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Parasailing has come a long way since it’s inception by the Germans in WWII. During the early 80’s it was taken from a backyard thrill to a beach side commercial application. Every punter had to run down the beach into the wind as the boat pulled or dragged you along. Problem being if the wind wasn’t blowing directly on shore the parasail would never inflate and if it did some people landed if the oddest places. Then the floating ramp was established. This allowed you to take off into the wind every time. Landings now became the problem as the ramps were stationary. To solve this operators stared to put motors on their ramps so they could match the parasail as they came down. Long story short…it was the invention of the hydraulic winch boat that solved all of these problems. This allowed the parasail to be inflated into the wind. The flyers to walk up onto the back deck of the boat with their harnesses on and be clipped into the parasail. Take off and landings were as easy as just letting the winch in and out. Making it safe and fun for everyone.
Tour Particulars
Duration : 12 Minutes,depending on how many groups are on the boat, you’ll be out on the lake for 25 – 60 minutes.
Departure Location :
65 Redoubt street, Berth 20.
Departure Time : From 8am.
Departure Dates : Operates every day, except Christmas Day
Pace : Adventure
Level of fitness required: Moderate
What to bring
Wear your togs or bikinis if you want to get really wet! If not you can just come as you are.
Bring a jumper or towel as the wind chill on the boat can get cold.
NZD99.00
Price includes
- Minimum weight limit is 60 kgs. so if your kids don’t meet this they must fly with someone else.
- A child less than 12 must fly with someone older than 13 to fly the 1000′ flight
- If all kids flying are less than 13 then we are restricted to the 400′ flight.
- Passengers are required to check in 30 minutes prior to their booking time..
Cancellation policy
- Where the date of cancellation is a date 45 days or more before the start of the tour, the cancellation fee will be equivalent to the deposit paid
- Where the date of cancellation is a date 30 to 45 days before the start of the tour the cancellation fee shall be 25% of the contract price
- Where the date of cancellation is a date 7 to 30 days before the start of the tour the cancellation fee shall be 50% of the contract price
- Where the date of cancellation is a date 7 days or less before the start of the tour the cancellation fee shall be 100% of the contract price
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