Tandem Parasail & Jetboat

Activity in Gold Coast

Jet Boatingby GC Jet boat & Parasail

**Tandem Parasail & Jetboat** is run by GC Jet boat & Parasail, the local operators who know how to do this right. You'll get two activities in one hit: you're strapped in tandem (that's you and a mate, or you and a guide) and towed behind a jet boat into the sky, then you're back in that same boat tearing across the water at proper speed. It's the jet boating category done big—parasailing adds the floating-high bit, so you're getting range.

What you're actually doing is launching from the water, climbing while the boat pulls you, seeing the Gold Coast spread out below, then coming back down to board that jet boat for the ride home. It suits anyone keen on a bit of adrenaline who doesn't mind getting wet and doesn't have a fear of heights. Tandem means you've got company the whole way, which takes the edge off if you're new to this.

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The practical bit: you'll be on the water, likely in solid sunshine, so the Gold Coast light does its job—clean and sharp. The jet boat itself is fast and noisy in the best way; the parasail part is quieter, almost still by comparison. Dress for wet, bring a towel, leave the phone in a locker. You'll feel it in your chest when that boat throttles up.

It's worth it because you rarely get to stack two proper water activities like this. The parasailing gives you the view and the weightless feeling; the jet boat gives you the speed and the roar. On a clear Gold Coast day, when the water's cooperating, this is the kind of thing that justifies a trip north.

📍 View on map Updated 19 Jul 2026