10 Most Incredible Things to Do Before You Die in New Zealand

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New Zealand is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000km south east of Australia and is the famous location where the Academy Award winning “The Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy was filmed. Boasting absolutely beautiful landscapes, sparkling blue oceans and snow capped mountains; New Zealand has something for all types of world travelers to enjoy.

New Zealand is the epicenter for extreme adventurers that absolutely get their rocks off with the most extreme sports and activities the world has ever known. No extreme adventurer would be satisfied if not putting their life on the line, so to live life to its fullest with these most incredible things to do in New Zealand.

Fly By Wire

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Get ready to blast off with an amusement park type ride on steroids. Strung up with massive cables and nestled within a breathtaking steep-sided canyon; the Fly by Wire flying machine is the fastest tethered self-drive ride in the world. Reaching speeds up to 106 mph, the rider experiences weightlessness for brief periods of time and feels the awesome forces of 3Gs as the machine flies in controlled sweeping wide circles. The ride lasts for a full six minutes that will have the rider begging for some more of this good thing.

Aerobatics

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Keeping with the steer exhilarating flight of flying at break neck speeds high above the picturesque skyline of New Zealand’s amazing landscapes; the Aerobatic adventure is perfect for those daredevils willing to put it all on the line for a great time. Imagine strapping yourself in a Pitts Special stunt plane along with an experience pilot whose only mission is to scare the hell out of you, while doing barrel rolls and triple roll overs again and again. Soaring through the wild blue yonder with your belly tied in  knots and suddenly remembering what you ate the night before, and then suddenly as you reach for the complimentary barf bag, the plane takes a death defying dive and the food that you ate leaps up and out, but Wow what a great time!