However, most tourists spoken to by the Otago Daily Times yesterday said the risks did not enter their minds when they chose to participate in adventure tourism activities.
Hollin Roberts (21) of Maryland, in the United States, chose Queenstown for her first skydive, jump yesterday with NZONE and said she "wasn't really worried" about the safety aspect.
"I figured the company probably wouldn't be in business if it wasn't safe ... I wasn't really worried about it.
"So many people have done it and it seemed totally fine."
Miss Roberts said she had previously rappelled down the side of a 300m waterfall and "zip lined" in Costa Rica and said she felt "a lot safer" skydiving in Queenstown than rock climbing in Costa Rica.
Tandem bungy jumpers Jo Maskell and Emma Clifford, both of Reading, England, said there was a difference between being scared of an activity because it was unfamiliar and being scared of the dangers associated with it.
Between them, the pair have skydived, bungy jumped, been jet-boating, in the Waitomo Caves, luging and abseiling.
Miss Maskell said she "didn't even think about" the dangers associated with any of the activities and believed New Zealand had an excellent reputation for safety in tourism.
"It's not anything we could do at home. We're both from England and it's just what you do when you come away travelling.
"You meet so many people who have already done it, and I don't even consider that [the safety aspects]. They [other participants] have been OK."
Fresh from a Shotover Jet ride, Australian tourists Holly Trevor and Kelly Duvall, both of Canberra, Australia, said the adrenalin rush was all the motivation they needed to get in the mix in Queenstown.
While Ms Duvall drew the line at skydiving, Ms Trevor said safety did not factor in her thinking either.
"I just jump in."
Based on the number of people doing any activity and the number of incidents for those activities, the risk factors were low, Ms Trevor said.
