CANYONING

The Blue Mountains is home to the world’s largest "wet" sandstone canyon system. Canyoning is a combination of water jumps, subterranean swims and waterfall abseils. This introductory level course will teach you the skills you need to experience the awesome sport of canyoning. Participants will need to make their own way to Katoomba. National Park entry fee included in cost.

 

ROWING

Get ready for London and beyond. Try a sport you can do all your life. Run by the UNSW Rowing Club, this course is for novices or inexperienced rowers and includes instruction and practice of rowing technique on rowing machines and in various boats. It will get you to a standard where you can choose to join the Club's regular training squads on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. For more information please visit www.rowing.unsw.edu.au .

Participants must be able to swim to attend this course.

Participants are invited to come along Thursday mornings at 5.30 am during these three weeks to participate in club training at no extra charge. Participants may join the club at the end of the course. Course fees count toward club membership.

 

SCUBA DIVING

Free info session Monday 2 March and 20 July 7pm at the Sam Cracknel Pavilion

The Open Water course is a SCUBA Schools International (SSI)

Certified dive-training course. Expert tuition is provided by Sydney Dive

Academy. All equipment for the course is included and you gain

 internationally recognised certification upon completion.

Student/UNSW Staff/Concession            $345

Public                                                       $445

For this special price, pay for your course through UNSW Sport and Recreation and then book times and dates through Sydney Dive Academy. Courses run weekly all year round.

 

SKYDIVING

Picture yourself 7000 feet above the earth with the wind rushing past your face. Training by Simply Skydive instructors is followed by 10 – 15 seconds of freefall at 220 km per hour and a 5-7 minute parachute ride.

All tandem skydives incur a $33 licence and public liability fee for Australian Parachute Federation which must be paid on the day of your jump.

Price includes pick up and drop off at UNSW

Upgrade to higher jump at additional cost on the day

DVDs and photos available upon request

 

SURFING

“HANG TEN” at the world famous Bondi or Maroubra

Beach. Come surf the wave of your dreams with friendly professional

 instructors. Small numbers in each group ensure you receive personal attention. Choose a one off lesson or expand your confidence and ability whilst improving your basic fundamentals by choosing a three pack of surfing lessons.

SURF EXPERIENCE (1 lesson only)              

1 x 2 hour lesson

Public                                                       $79 Bondi    $55 Maroubra          

SURF EASY (3 progressive lessons)

3 x 2 hour lessons

Student/UNSW Staff/Concession            $145 Bondi    $129 Maroubra

Public                                                       $175 Bondi    $145 Maroubra

Equipment supplied. For this special price, pay for your course through UNSW Sport and Recreation and then book times and dates through Let’s Go Surfing.