Thrillogy: Bungy, Swing, Catapult

Overview

The Nevis Thrillogy packs all three of AJ Hackett's Nevis Valley adrenaline attractions into one roughly four-hour outing: the 134m Nevis Bungy, the Nevis Swing with its plunge and 300m arc, and the Nevis Catapult, which launches you 150m forward at up to 100kph in 1.5 seconds. Transport is not a hop-on city pickup, it is a mandatory operator shuttle, a rugged 4WD ride, from the Queenstown Bungy Centre on the corner of Shotover and Camp Streets.

The order runs Bungy first, then the Swing, then the Catapult. The Bungy alone is a production: you ride a cable car out to the jump pod suspended over the valley before the 8.5 seconds of freefall. The Swing can be done solo or tandem. The Catapult fires you forward with up to 3G of force. A photo and video package is included, so you leave with footage of all three.

This suits people who already know they want the full set rather than one jump. The minimum age is 13, with under-15s accompanied, and the weight range is 45kg to 127kg.

Itinerary

1. Check in QueenstownStart at the AJ Hackett Bungy Centre inside The Station Building on the corner of Shotover St and Camp St. A reviewer described check-in and weighing as easy and fast.
2. 4WD shuttle to NevisBoard the mandatory operator shuttle for the rugged drive into the Nevis Valley. One traveller put the bus ride at about 40 minutes to the Nevis bridge.
3. Nevis BungyRide the cable car to the jump pod and take the 134m jump, with 8.5 seconds of freefall over the valley.
4. Nevis SwingHarness up for the swing, a drop into a 300m arc across the canyon. Solo or tandem.
5. Nevis CatapultFinish with the 150m forward launch, reaching 100kph in 1.5 seconds with up to 3G of force.
6. Return shuttleRide the shuttle back toward Queenstown. The whole outing runs about 4 hours.

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