10 Adventurous Bucks Party Ideas
Do you want just a bucks party or an all-out adventure? Get the adrenaline flowing with a bucks bash on the edge.
by Elise Proulx
What’s the best way for you to bond with your buddies? Over sports, of course. From a day at the football fields to a weekend hiking the Great Dividing Range, custom-make a bucks party complete with your sport of choice. Here are 10 great ideas.
Surf’s Up
If you and your guys know how to surf and live near the ocean, just grab your wetsuits, take a road trip to a prime beach, and jump on in. If you’re surf-impaired, why not arrange some group lessons to learn to ride the waves?
Hang Gliding
If hanging ten isn’t exciting enough for you guys, why not try hang gliding? There are plenty of places around the country where you can learn the finer points of coasting through the sky.
Take the Plunge
Does hang gliding seem a little too leisurely? Try free falling toward the earth at over 160 kph. Convince the guys to step out of a perfectly good airplane and take the groom skydiving. Taking a literal plunge seems fitting before you take the figurative plunge into marriage.
White Water Rafting
Push those images from Deliverance out of your head — white water rafting is the perfect macho bucks party activity. Plan a weekend of navigating the rapids by day and camping under the stars at night.
Day of Thunder
Have a hankering for some serious speed? Treat the groom to a day at race-car driving school. He’ll be able to let out a little nervous energy by tearing around the track, and you won’t have to worry about pesky cops shooting radar.
Friendly Competition
Get a big group of friends together and take it to the football field. Organise a friendly (or not so friendly) game of football or cricket. It’s up to you if you want to keep score. The losing team can buy everyone a round at the pub afterwards.
Deep Sea Fishing
Can there be a better way to bond than fishing? Charter a deep-sea fishing boat and hope the groom gets to spend the better part of an afternoon wrestling with a marlin.
Go Scuba
You guys don’t even need to be near the ocean to learn to scuba dive. Any large body of water will do. If you’d rather dive in the ocean, why not swim with the sharks?
Do You Rock?
Is “Go climb a rock” the groom’s mantra? Take him out to climb a doozy. Most cities have indoor climbing wall options, but if you can get to the big outdoors, go for it.
Take a Hike
From a day hike to a weekend car-camping, beer-around-the-campfire extravaganza, just being in the great outdoors is a great bucks party option — and you don’t even have to learn any new or dangerous sports.







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