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A thrill seeker experience trades a quiet afternoon for a jump, a drive or a flight that gets the heart going. The range on this page covers freefall, motorsport and aerobatics, chosen for people who want a story worth telling rather than another thing to unwrap. Some need nerve, some just need curiosity. Either way, the rush doesn't last as long as the memory does.
Skydiving, race car driving and aerobatic flying make up most of what counts as a thrill seeker experience, and this page pulls from all three across the country. Some are built for a first-timer with a qualified instructor handling the hard part; others assume you already know your way around a track or a cockpit. What they share is a moment where the nerves peak right before the good part starts.
Get behind the wheel of a NextGen Mustang at Sydney Motorsport Park for eight laps with an accredited coach, then switch seats for two hot laps at race pace. At Bathurst, ride shotgun with a professional driver for two hot laps around the legendary Mt Panorama circuit. For freefall instead, a tandem skydive over Wollongong drops from 15,000ft along the coast. If height's the drawcard without the jump, a full-day trip into the Blue Mountains works up from short practice climbs to a 60-metre abseil, with lunch included once you're back on the ground.
Sandown International Raceway offers six laps in a Lotus Elise or four in a Ferrari Modena 360, both run with a professional in-car coach calling every corner. Prefer to sit back? A V8 combo splits eight laps behind the wheel with two hot laps as a passenger. On the road, a Ferrari run traces the bay from Port Melbourne to St Kilda and crosses the Albert Park Formula One circuit. Indoors, iFLY's wind tunnel recreates freefall from 12,000ft without leaving the ground.
Brisbane Powerhouse hosts Australia's first vertical dining experience, 17 metres up the building's industrial face with a dropline finish to close the night. On the Gold Coast, warbird pilots fly a YAK-52 along the coastline from 500ft to 1,500ft, or run genuine aerobatic manoeuvres out of Gold Coast Airport. For something on four wheels, hot laps in a race-prepped Holden or Ford run out of a Gold Coast circuit with a professional instructor at the wheel.
At Wanneroo Raceway in Perth, a V8 combo puts you behind the wheel for four laps before three hot laps riding with a professional driver, in a Ford, Holden or ute. In South Australia, a tandem skydive from 15,000ft over McLaren Vale ends with a vineyard landing at Leconfield Wines, one of the only jumps in the country to finish among the vines. Darwin's Hidden Valley Raceway runs the same V8 format for anyone chasing laps in the Top End.
A thrill-seeker experience is a great gift for someone who already has everything they need. It gives them a story to tell: the drop before a freefall, a corner taken at race pace, a view from a cockpit they never expected to sit in. Not sure which one they'd go for? A RedBalloon gift voucher lets them choose their own, from a first skydive to a full day behind the wheel.
A thrill seeker experience is anything built around a rush: skydiving, high-speed driving, aerobatic flights, and anything else that gets your heart rate up before the fun starts. Here, that mostly means jumping out of a plane, driving a race car, or flying stunts with a qualified pilot. A 15,000ft skydive over Wollongong is a popular choice if freefall is the itch you're trying to scratch, though V8 driving and aerobatics get just as much attention.
Most V8 driving experiences include a safety briefing, a race suit and helmet, and time with a qualified instructor before you're let loose on the track. At Sandown International Raceway, that means driving laps behind the wheel of a Ferrari at Sandown or switching seats for hot laps as a passenger, with an in-car coach calling every corner. Exact inclusions vary by circuit and car, so check the listing before booking.
Yes. Every tandem skydive harnesses you to a qualified instructor who handles the technical side, including the freefall and the landing, so no prior experience is needed. Age and weight limits still apply, and most operators set a minimum age of 16 with a weight cap around 110kg. If jumping from a plane isn't for you yet, indoor skydiving at iFLY Melbourne recreates the freefall sensation in a wind tunnel instead.
White water rafting still gets the heart racing, but it's paced by the river rather than a racetrack or a jump: expect a few minutes of rapids between longer stretches of calm water and scenery. White water rafting suits a group that wants a shared thrill without the height or speed of skydiving or V8 driving, and it doesn't carry the same age or licence restrictions.
If freefall, motorsport or flying didn't fully scratch the itch, skydiving covers the full range of drop heights and locations across the country. For something more targeted, V8 driving and jet fighter flights go further into speed and G-force specifically. Prefer height over horsepower? Bungee jumping and parasailing both trade the racetrack for open air.