'Experience' days

supersaver_2

Can anyone help me out? Am trying to think of something a wee bit different to get my boyfriend as a pressie and was thinking along the lines of the 'Red Letter Day' experiences that can be ordered online...only they don't seem to offer them to Northern Ireland customers...

Are there any sites you can think of that offer experiences such as these to us Northern Irish?

Something like getting to fly a plane or rally driving etc

BigAl94

http://www.experiencemad.co.uk/Flying-Lessons/BSAN/
http://www.experiencemad.co.uk/Helicopter-Flying-Lessons/NMC1/
http://www.raceschoolireland.com/
http://www.ulsterflyingclub.com/

rchddap1

If you are considering a flying lesson or rally driving then contact flying or driving schools direct. You get more for your money that way. I paid for a helicopter lesson for my OH a couple of years ago. Whilst I'm not in NI it cost the fraction of an 'experience' pacakage and he got more time in the air to boot.

Alison_B

I thought Red Letter Days had gone bust.

Bossyboots

rchddap1 wrote:

If you are considering a flying lesson or rally driving then contact flying or driving schools direct. You get more for your money that way. I paid for a helicopter lesson for my OH a couple of years ago. Whilst I'm not in NI it cost the fraction of an 'experience' pacakage and he got more time in the air to boot.

I'd endorse that. My OH has done rally driving and a helicopter flight by booking direct and it was considerably cheaper.

supersaver_2

thanks folks!

NAR

Landrover Experience offer off-road driving in Clandeboye Estate, near Bangor. Number is 02891852111; I thoroughly enjoyed it.

attritioner

I had a flying lesson with foyle flight training (number in phone book) about 2 months ago. It was supposed to last 30 minutes, but I had about 15 mins intro on the ground and then 35 mins in the air, followed by 10 min debrief. The cost was £48, well worth every penny if you live anywhere near city of derry airport.

albreda

I got my partner a "Diving with Sharks" experience here in Edinburgh - he thought it was great being in a tank with 3 tiger sharks weighing in at 28 stone a piece and over 12 ft long....the sharks I mean!!

Would they have that over there? I found it was cheaper to go direct than via Red Letter Days and much more meaningful.

I also presented his gift to him hidden in the inside of a video I had brought for him - u guessed it - "Jaws".

Genghis

albreda wrote:

I got my partner a "Diving with Sharks" experience here in Edinburgh - he thought it was great being in a tank with 3 tiger sharks weighing in at 28 stone a piece and over 12 ft long....the sharks I mean!!

Would they have that over there? I found it was cheaper to go direct than via Red Letter Days and much more meaningful.

I also presented his gift to him hidden in the inside of a video I had brought for him - u guessed it - "Jaws".

You could go diving with trout in the river bann.. wouldn't recommend it though.

arwen_2

Genghis wrote:

You could go diving with trout in the river bann.. wouldn't recommend it though.

lol - no definitely not!