Hydro Attack

Show up 15 minutes early One of the strangest activities available, period. Was it worth it? Yes I do believe it was. Was it my favortie experience in Queenstown? No it was not. For that I would highly recommend the paragliding. How to describe this. It's different from anything. Part jet-ski, part fighter-jet, part submarine. It begins when you squeeze into the back of one of these things with a pilot up front. Wearing headphones (it's quite loud) you proceed skipping over the lake out into deeper water. The view is mostly to the sides and there's not much to see as the spray goes on the 'cockpit' and the pilot's back is taking up your forward view. They take gopro footage of you so you can use that later. It gets warm in there so the driver stops 3 times to air it out. It's fun to go on the side as the water covers the cockpit and you can see underwater. There isn't much of a view until you get to the shallow er part of the lake but even so there isn't much to see. The most unique manuever happens when the pilot dives under water at which point the pressure increases inside the copckpit prompting the rider to want to equalize their ears. As you dive deeper the bouyancy of the craft eventually wins or the driver cuts power. Either way the thing leaps up out of the water like a whale breaching and flops back down. This can be a soft of a hard landing so I would not recommend this to anyone with back issues. All in all would I do it again? Probably not but I'm glad I had a chance to experience this strange and unique opportunity. The whole thing lasts around 15 minutes so it's a quick tour.

We had a great time with hydro attack. The weather was a bit rough so we had to drive out to meet the little submersibles in the next bay over. This was actually an added bonus as we got to ride on a zippy boat on the lake. The rides themselves were great. Definitely long enough. Submerging under the clear beautiful blue water of Lake Wakatipu and then shooting out into the air was my favorite part. Staff were all great too. Highly recommend.

What an amazing experience!! Hazel at the front was very accommodating and had great Aussie slang 😃 But jokes aside, the ride was phenomenal and so much fun (even for someone like myself who is scared of roller coasters). Josh was an excellent driver and made sure I was comfortable the whole time - submersing under the lake and jumping in the air was such a highlight!! Definitely a long enough ride and great value for money. Huge thank you to the team at HYDROATTACK!! 🦈

Sharks in the action! My son loved his experience and now my daughter can't wait for another few months until she will be ready to experience it as well. It will make a great birthday present. I'd you love adventure, you MUST try the Hydro Attack PS: I don't even know the business owner but I love supporting a NZ business that delivers a good service 👌