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Zorbing… It’s a great word isn’t it? It certainly captured my imagination when I first heard of it about 3 or 4 years ago. A friend of mine had booked for her husband to do it, and I had also... more

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  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    emlustri

    4 Stars Zorbing... FUN FUN FUN, but DONT book with Orb 360! Review with images 07/09/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very Fun, You will laugh out loud, a once in a life time bucket list item!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It's over quickly, and not nearly as extreme as you anticipate, also very weather dependent

    Zorbing… It’s a great word isn’t it? It certainly captured my imagination when I first heard of it about 3 or 4 years ago. A friend of mine had booked for her husband to do it, and I had also seen it on a number of experience sites. It just looked like so much fun! For those of you who might not have heard of it, or don’t know what it is. two people get into a giant inflatable ball, and you are harnessed in facing one another. One you are safely strapped in, the ball is pushed down a hill and you roll down at speed tumbling over one another! I looked into it back at the time I first heard of ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Kazzay

    5 Stars Calling all Zorbonaults, this is where it's at! 26/10/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Exhilarating, petrifying, hilarious, an extreme sport that uplifts you in every way

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You might not like to be exhilarated or petrified!

    “Zorbing (n.) a sport in which a participant is secured inside an inner capsule in a large, transparent ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills. -ORIGIN 1990s: invented word from zorb (the name of the ball used in this activity) + -ING”. (Taken from the Oxford English Dictionary). My first introduction to a “sport” of this kind was whilst watching a Jackie Chan film (Operation Condor - I think), in which he Zorbs down a cliff face to escape from some villains. At the time I thought “Hmm that would be a fun kind of thing to do” and in my admiration of all things J.C. thought I ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    missixty

    4 Stars Bungee jumping in bed with a mate! 13/11/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages So much fun, will have you laughing more than ever and smiling for hours

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expensive for length of experience, not 'extreme' enough, weather dependent

    Background °°°°°°°°°°°°°° A few months back my friend and his girlfriend went off around the world on their travels. I was stuck at home in sunny (who am I kidding?) England, with my only way of experiencing their travels being to regularly read their blog. They went all over the world but the place that seemed most fun was New Zealand. Apparently, in New Zealand, even if your sane before you enter, you'll end up leaving having thrown yourself off bridges, stroked tigers, had cocktails out of tea pots, optionally thrown yourselves out of perfectly good planes and hurtled yourself down hills at ... more