Bungy Photos And Video In Queenstown: What You Can Get

Photos and video are not an add-on you buy at the counter at Kawarau or Nevis: the operator includes them in the activity price, along with an activity t-shirt, and delivers them to your device with what it calls instant delivery. That single fact reframes the whole decision. There is no separate camera package to compare, no tiered pricing for longer footage, and no stated upsell. The only variation across the operator's Queenstown offers is the Zipride, which covers photos only, and the Ledge, which is reopening for summer 26/27 per the operator and carries no bookable product yet.

What Is Included With Bungy Photos And Video In Queenstown?

Every bookable Kawarau and Nevis bungy, swing and catapult activity includes photos and video in its price, delivered to your device with what the operator calls instant delivery, plus an activity t-shirt. The operator states this plainly on its activity pages, and no separate camera price is stated anywhere on them. The one exception in the Queenstown lineup is the Zipride, where the operator's page says photos only, with no mention of video.

The wording matters here because travellers arrive expecting the model common at many other adventure operators: pay for the jump, then pay again at a media desk for a photo package. The operator, AJ Hackett Bungy NZ, does not run it that way for its bungy activities. The price you pay for the Kawarau Bridge Bungy or the Nevis Bungy already carries the photos, the video and the t-shirt, so the from price you see at booking is the whole stated cost of the media outcome. The operator's own phrasing is "instant delivery to your device," and beyond quoting that phrase there is nothing more to promise: no delivery time window, no format detail and no claim about how the footage turns out, because none of that is stated.

That inclusion runs across the activity families. The bungy jumps, the swings and the Nevis Catapult all sit inside the same stated rule: price includes photos and video. If you are weighing a jump against a combo, the media situation does not change between them, which removes one variable from the comparison. The t-shirt is the operator's other inclusion, again stated as part of the price rather than something collected at a merch counter.

What the operator does not state is worth knowing in advance. There is no separate price for extra photos, no stated policy on sharing raw files, no stated camera price for spectators who want their own footage, and no statement about how many cameras capture the jump. Rather than guess at any of it, ask before you book: the operator's numbers are 0800 286 4958 (0800 BUNGY JUMP), +64 3 450 1300, or WhatsApp +64 3 450 2823.

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Where Does The Kawarau Bridge Bungy Video Sit In The Package?

The Kawarau Bridge Bungy video is part of the activity price, not a separate purchase: the operator includes photos, video with instant delivery to your device, and a t-shirt in the jump price, which runs from NZD 320 for adults and NZD 280 for children. There is no camera ticket to add at check-in and no stated upgrade path, because none is offered on the page.

The 43m Bungy, World's First is the product most people picture when they imagine a bungy video: the 43 m drop from the historic bridge in the Gibbston Valley, the optional water touch, and the recovery by boat, all of it captured as part of what you already paid. The operator brands the site the World Home of Bungy and calls it the original, its own claims, on the strength of the first commercial bungy opening there in November 1988 at NZD 75 a jump, according to the operator's history page. None of that history changes the media terms: the video inclusion is the same stated rule that applies across the Kawarau and Nevis activities.

Timing around your media runs through the day mechanics rather than a separate process. Check-in at Kawarau is 15 minutes before your jump, the site is open daily except Christmas Day, October to April 8:30am to 5:00pm and May to September 9:00am to 4:30pm, and the last jump of the day goes 30 minutes before closing. Budget 1.5 hours self-drive or 2.5 hours by the free Bungy Bus from the corner of Shotover and Camp Streets in Queenstown, checking in 30 minutes before departure. None of these steps involves a media desk, because there is no separate media purchase to make.

One planning note ties the media question to the booking question. If you want the tandem option at Kawarau, the stated limits are a combined maximum of 235 kg with at most 30 kg difference between jumpers, and the water touch depends on river level and crew discretion, never guaranteed. A tandem jump is one shared drop, and the operator makes no separate statement about how tandem media is packaged. Ask the crew at booking if that detail matters to you.

If you are deciding between a solo jump and pairing the jump with a swing, the Kawarau Combo, Bungy & Swing runs from NZD 460 per adult, and the media rule stated for the activities carries through: photos and video are included with the activities in the combo. The combo deals available in Queenstown are worth a separate look before you pay for two products one at a time.

How Do Photos And Video Differ Between Nevis And Kawarau?

They do not differ in stated media terms: both sites include photos, video with instant delivery to your device, and a t-shirt in the activity price. The differences that matter are around the media, in time, price and access. Nevis runs from NZD 395 with no lower child price, takes about 3.5 to 4 hours door to door, and has no self-drive option, while Kawarau runs from NZD 320 and allows self-drive.

The Nevis Playground sits on private land, reached only by the operator's 4WD Bungy Bus, a 45-minute ride each way with the return transport included in the price. The jump itself is made from a cable car pod over the canyon, in the operator's words, from 134 m, which the operator calls the highest bungy in New Zealand, with an 8.5 second plunge, its own figure. Jumpers are lifted back to the platform rather than lowered to a boat, the recovery method used at Kawarau. The media inclusion is identical in stated terms, but the day is longer and the logistics are closed: you cannot drive yourself to Nevis, and departure times vary by day, year round.

Price is the other axis. The Nevis Bungy, the 134m Bungy, New Zealand's Biggest, is the operator's price from NZD 395 for adults and children alike, with no stated lower child rate, and it carries the operator's stated 5.0 rating across 122 reviews. The Kawarau jump is rated 4.9, with no review count stated, and runs from NZD 320 adult or NZD 280 child. Spectators are free at Kawarau, while at Nevis a spectator spot is NZD 50 for adults and free for under 10s, a real difference for a group where only some people jump and everyone else wants to film from their own phone.

The 43m Bungy, World's First is the featured pick for this page because it is the shorter, cheaper day with the same stated media package, and the free spectator access matters when the whole point is coming home with footage of people you travelled with. If the 134 m drop is the reason you are going, how the Nevis Bungy compares works through that side of the choice in detail.

Why Does The Zipride Only Cover Photos?

The operator's Zipride page states photos only, with no mention of video, which makes the Zipride the single stated exception to the photos-and-video rule across the Queenstown activities. No reason is given on the page, and no video upgrade is offered there. The Zipride runs from NZD 50, ages 8 and up with 8 to 9 year olds riding tandem with an adult aged 20 or older, over 130 m at 60 kph.

The Zipride is a different kind of product: a 130 m / 426 ft ride at 60 kph, from NZD 50, sitting at the Kawarau Bungy Centre alongside the bridge jump. It is the activity families most often add when some members are too young for the bungy, since the jump needs ages 10 and up while the Zipride needs 8 and up. Its media terms are the narrowest stated: photos only, per the operator's page. Anyone choosing the Zipride expecting the same video package that comes with the bungy would be assuming something the page does not say.

For trip planning, the cleanest framing is that the Zipride is a companion activity rather than a media product. The operator's contact points are 0800 286 4958 and +64 3 450 1300.

The combo layer reflects the same split. The Kawarau Thrillogy, combining bungy, swing and zipride, runs from NZD 495 and the operator says save NZD 115 against booking separately, while the Kawarau Bungy + Zipride combo runs from NZD 355. The bungy and swing components carry the full stated media package; the Zipride component carries photos only. Nothing on the operator's combos page suggests the Zipride's media terms change inside a combo.

Do Combos Change What Photos And Video You Get?

No combo states any change to the media package: each activity inside a combo carries the media terms stated for that activity, so a combo of two full-media activities includes photos and video for both. The operator prices combos as bundles, with stated savings on some, and the media inclusions travel with the activities rather than being rewritten for the bundle.

Take the Nevis Combo, Bungy & Swing, from NZD 620 per adult, where the operator says you save NZD 100. The Nevis Bungy page states photos, video and t-shirt in the price; the Nevis Swing sits under the same stated activity rule. Nothing in the combo terms alters either. The same logic runs through the Thrillogy: Bungy, Swing, Catapult at NZD 805, with the operator saying save NZD 210, and the Nevis Combo, Bungy & Catapult at NZD 590. Each is a bundle of stated activities, each activity keeps its stated media terms, and the catapult component is a Nevis activity with the full stated package, not a Zipride-style exception.

The rule of thumb for a reader choosing on media grounds: every combo that contains only bungy, swing or catapult activities sits inside the full stated package, and the two combos containing the Zipride carry the photos-only term on that component. Beyond that, the choice between combos is about height, price and time, not about footage, and the ages and weights follow each activity's own stated limits, 13 and up and 45 to 127 kg for the Nevis combos, 10 and up and 35 to 150 kg for the Kawarau Bungy & Swing Combo.

What Should You Know On The Day About Your Footage?

The operator's stated day-of rules that touch your footage are practical ones: bring photo ID, check in 15 minutes before a Kawarau jump or 30 minutes before a Bungy Bus departure, and expect delivery to your device under the operator's instant delivery wording. No drugs or alcohol, glasses cannot be worn on the jump, and prescription safety goggles are available, which the operator's safety page says are free of charge.

The glasses rule is the one people miss. Ordinary spectacles come off for the jump, and the operator's safety page states that prescription safety goggles are available free of charge. Anyone who needs correction to see the horizon should raise it with the crew at check-in rather than discovering the rule at the platform. The same page and the operator's FAQ carry the health disclosures worth reading before the day: tell the crew about conditions on their list, from heart conditions and epilepsy to asthma and recent sprains, pregnant guests and photosensitive epilepsy cannot take part, and osteoporosis, scoliosis and recent concussion need a doctor's certificate. Check with your doctor and tell the crew when you book.

Weather touches the media question only indirectly. The operator runs in most weather including rain, and if weather or safety stops operation you can transfer, reschedule or take a full refund, per the operator's FAQ. Weather can also change operating weight ranges, and at Kawarau the water touch option depends on river level and crew discretion, with the maximum weight dropping to 130 kg when the river is high. None of this is promised as an outcome: the crew assess on the day, and the operator's wording governs what happens next.

Cancellation runs on the same 24 hour line regardless of media. Cancel or change more than 24 hours ahead and it is fully refundable, minus the non-refundable 1.99% card transaction fee; inside 24 hours, a no-show, or deciding not to jump, and it is non-refundable. That last clause is the one to read twice, because a media package included in the price is only included if the jump happens. Booking the Nevis Bungy 4 to 6 weeks ahead in summer is the operator's advice, with the peak from 15 December to 15 January and the busiest days 30 December to 2 January; outside peak, about 48 hours ahead is usually enough. The cancellation and weather rules in full cover the rest of that picture.

What Trips People Up When Counting On Bungy Footage?

The most common stumbles are assuming a separate media purchase exists, assuming the Zipride carries video, and assuming tandem or spectator footage is a stated product when none of the three is stated by the operator. Photos and video are inside the Kawarau and Nevis activity prices, the Zipride page says photos only, and anything beyond those facts needs a question to the operator, not an assumption at the platform.

Four specific traps are worth naming. First, arriving with a plan to buy a video package and discovering there is nothing to buy: the media is already in the price, from NZD 320 at Kawarau and NZD 395 at Nevis. Second, booking the Zipride for a child expecting the same video as the bungy jumper in the family, when the page states photos only. Third, budgeting an extra amount for a camera package that is not stated anywhere, which distorts the real comparison between a NZD 320 jump and a NZD 460 combo. Fourth, assuming the Ledge is an option for this summer's footage: it is reopening for summer 26/27 per the operator, with a waitlist and no bookable product, so no media terms can be relied on there at all.

A fifth, quieter trap is the refund clause. The media comes with the activity, and the activity is non-refundable inside 24 hours, on a no-show, or if you decide not to jump. Someone counting on the video as proof for friends back home should weigh that clause against their own nerves, and know the operator's contact numbers, 0800 286 4958 and +64 3 450 1300, well before check-in.

Beyond the traps, a little decision logic closes the question. Choose on height, time, price and who is jumping; the media follows the activities. A reader planning the wider day can pull the whole picture together with the Queenstown bungy day itinerary, and Queenstown Bungy Jump keeps the booking-side detail, from check-in times to the free Bungy Bus, in one place.

Common Questions About Bungy Photos And Video In Queenstown