Spanning 141 feet above the waters of dramatic Kawarau Gorge, no attraction is more iconic to Queenstown than the historic Kawarau Suspension Bridge. Built in 1880, there was a once a time when this rustic bridge connected Queenstown with the Otago gold fields. With the construction of an asphalt highway, however, traffic moved away from the bridge and it became frequented by bikers and joggers.

Hundreds of visitors flock to the bridge to watch as thrill-seekers leap into the gorge. Once the jumpers have launched from the platform, the shrieks and yells of unbridled excitement echo from the walls of the eroded gorge. From the safety of a platform paralleling the gorge, visitors snap photos and watch in delight and dozens of visitors make the leap from the bridge.