7 THRILLS
that aren’t bungy jumping
Here in Aotearoa, we’re the pioneers of bungy jumping (hats off, Mr Hackett!) but there are plenty of other ways to get your heart racing. 100-metre abseiling: Imagine dangling into a massive void with nothing but shadows, echoes and dripping cave walls trickling into an abyss. During the four-hour Lost World caving adventure, a 30-minute free hanging abseil is the only way to reach the floor.
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Waitomo caving: Claustrophobics look away now. A spelunking tour through Waitomo Caves involves abseiling and crawling into narrow cave passages, while black-water rafting requires tubing down an underground river and sliding into fast-flowing water with glowworms twinkling above.
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