Paragliding
1–2 hours
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GForce Paragliding
GForce Paragliding
5
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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About
Fly with the largest and most experienced paragliding company in New Zealand…. We’ve been tandem paragliding over Queenstown since 1991! Take-off from the top of the Skyline Gondola and enjoy the ultimate flight with spectacular views of Lake Wakatipu, the mountains, forests and Queenstown itself. Fuelled by nature.. Your choice of a gentle glide or for extra adventure add in a few more tricks. Photo and video options available on all trips. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours for your tandem paragliding experience.
Queenstown, New Zealand
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Kim P
11 contributions
Sept 2023 • Family
Customer service was 10/10 from booking right through till we landed. Can’t fault a single thing. Friendly, enthusiastic, helpful and a lovely bloke, my flyer was amazing! He took the time to explain what he was doing and why when catching wind drifts, lovely conversation and amendable to be wanting to be a dare devil by incorporating some aerobatics into out flight.
Amazing! I would do it again a thousand times! And I would definitely recommend it to everyone!
Amazing! I would do it again a thousand times! And I would definitely recommend it to everyone!
Written 25 September 2023
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Wow, such a lovely review, thanks very much Kim. We are thrilled to see you had such a great experience paragliding with us. All the best from the GForce team!
Written 30 September 2023
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Richa M
2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
It was my first paragliding experience and all I can say is that it was the best thing I have ever done !!! The whole experience from take off to gliding in the air and then landing was very smooth and excellent. The photos and video taken by my pilot Tom are beautiful. I loved every moment of it.
Written 8 March 2023
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Nice, thanks very much for your feedback, it is always great to hear from happy customers! Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Written 9 March 2023
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handhos
Atlanta, GA178 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
We didn’t actually get to go on our paragliding experience due to weather, so that was disappointing, but of course, understandable. However, the company was great about communicating with us and getting our refund processed. So, I wouldn’t hesitate to try them again when we are here.
Written 31 December 2023
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Thanks very much for your review, hopefully next time you are in Queenstown we can take you paragliding, that will be the best experience :)
Written 4 January 2024
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Carol Jean S
5 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Super awesome experience. Signed up to do it on a whim after we saw some other people gliding over town and they were able to fit me and my husband into their schedule. Buzz and Todd were great flight guides. It felt safe the entire time and I loved having a birds eye view of beautiful Queenstown.
Written 16 February 2023
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Thanks Carol Jean, we are glad to hear you and your husband had fun soaring over Queenstown with us! Take care
Written 20 February 2023
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Susan B
Cairns, Australia26 contributions
Aug 2019
Booked early bird. On the day it was cancelled due to bad weather. Next day we went up on the gondola and rebooked on spare of the moment. G Force honoured the early bird discount.
Tom, the instructor was very nice.
Extremely smooth take off and landing. Amazing views.
If you get motion sickness, take precautions first as I was wrecked for the rest of the day 😅
So glad I did this. Thank you.
Tom, the instructor was very nice.
Extremely smooth take off and landing. Amazing views.
If you get motion sickness, take precautions first as I was wrecked for the rest of the day 😅
So glad I did this. Thank you.
Written 7 January 2020
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Kia ora,
Thanks for the great review and we're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience flying with us! The weather sometimes doesn't allow us to fly, but when it does, the stunning bird-eye views make for a very special flight.
All the best,
The GForce Team
Written 8 January 2020
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Anne-Marie S
Brisbane, Australia35 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
What an amazing experience! From beginning to end, it was brilliant. Due to weather, our glide was delayed and moved to a different location but I couldn't have asked for more. Special mentions to Nathan who was busy reorganising and rebooking people, organising buses and new locations. He did it all with a smile and with professionalism and also to Thomas who was my Glider - I couldn't have asked for a more professional and fun person to take me in my first paraglide. Thanks gents!!!
Written 28 September 2023
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What a beautiful review, thanks very much! So great to hear that our team made your first paragliding flight a special one on your 50th birthday. All the best from the GForce Team!
Written 30 September 2023
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Brian B
7 contributions
Nov 2023 • Solo
Absolutely loved this. Incredible views and an exhilarating experience that will get your heart rate up. My guide was George and he was in total control the entire time and took excellent photos and video. I highly recommend the experience.
Written 28 November 2023
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Thanks Brian, lovely to receive such a nice review and hear that you loved flying with Georges over Queenstown! All the best for your next adventures!
Written 29 November 2023
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TimeToGetAwayNow
Pittsburgh, PA27 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
From the buggy ride up to the top to the launch and glide down was just WOW! Clem is a great pilot. She made sure I was comfortable and asked if I wanted to go higher (yes) or do some stunts (no), and if I was feeling okay. The whole experience was a blast and I would do it again!
Written 20 December 2023
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Great! Thanks very much for the review, we are lucky to have Clem looking after our passengers. Nice to hear that you had a blast! All the best!
Written 25 December 2023
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Laura L
18 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
Me and my mum did for the first time of our life paragliding and wouaaah what a blessing, what a wonderful experience.
I have flight with Marieka and she was extremely nice, professional, explaining really well, asking regularly for feedback, proposing when i felt safe to do some trick at my own pace. Nonetheless my mum and me want to do it again but it inspired as well my mum to do one day some skydiving
I have flight with Marieka and she was extremely nice, professional, explaining really well, asking regularly for feedback, proposing when i felt safe to do some trick at my own pace. Nonetheless my mum and me want to do it again but it inspired as well my mum to do one day some skydiving
Written 27 November 2022
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Fantastic Review !
Fabulous to hear you enjoyed it so much .
All the best to you from the Gforce Team
Written 29 November 2022
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Julie B
Galena, IL5 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
It was the experience of a lifetime - the highlight of our time in Queenstown! Thrilling and peaceful at the same time. Janik was great as my tandem partner; I felt completely safe. And of course the views were spectacular. I highly recommend doing this!
Written 27 March 2024
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Hi L3430VKjulieb,
Great to hear you had an experience of a lifetime. Thanks for taking the time to review us.
All the best for your next adventure.
Thanks,
GForce Paragliding
Written 3 April 2024
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Is there an age or weight (minimum) limitations for paragliding ?
Written 23 November 2022
We operate from the top of the Skyline Gondola . The Gondola is a seperate company and you will need to pay to go up , we do however give you a stamp to return back up there once you have flown !
Written 8 February 2022
So I understand that you have to buy a gondola ticket in addition to the paragliding experience. Where can you purchase a reasonable priced ticket? Does GForce sell them at a discount?
Written 23 February 2020
Kia Ora Becky, that is correct as we are separate businesses. If you purchase the gondola tickets you can also come back up after the flight if you choose :)
Written 7 March 2020
Did you have to buy the pictures and/or videos? How much were they? Just trying to be prepared. There are 6 of us going. :)
Written 22 September 2019
Kia Ora, the video and photo package is $60. Your pilot will show you them at the end of the flight and you can decide then if you would like purchase them!
Written 7 March 2020
Hi there, I'll go back and have dinner on the hill after a paragliding, is it free to take the gondola again? thxxx
Written 11 August 2019
Yes it was free to go back up. This was also in case you needed to leave your bag or companions up the mountain.
Written 11 August 2019
Is the Gondola ride up included in the Paragliding price? Thanks.
Written 5 May 2019
Yes. But to go up the first time you must pay your ticket.
Written 3 August 2019
Hi Linda, for the whole paragliding experience you should allow 1-2 hours. Our air time is typically 8-10 minutes and we can tailor the type of flight you’d like, whether it be a relaxing scenic glide down or an adrenaline filled, acrobatic flight (which are usually slightly shorter).
Written 18 November 2018
I would like an email to contact the company directly. The one on the GForce website doesn't work and it keeps rejecting.
Written 17 May 2018
Hello Linda, thank-you for your comment. We are looking into the problem and hope to have it solved as soon as possible for better convenience. We apologize for any annoyance this has caused you!
Angelique
Written 21 May 2018
Hi there. I'll be going to nz this august, end of the month. Can you suggest to me any interesting activities that we can do in queenstown within two days?
Written 17 July 2016
Hi.
Skippers Canyon half day tour. Absolutely amazing. Can include a jet boat element but suggest you do Buller Gorge one instead if you're in that area, as it's the best one by far.
Written 28 July 2016
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