Where did zorbing come from?

Answer 1

Zorbing was invented in New Zealand in the 1990's by Dwane van der Sluis and Andrew Akers.

Go to http://www.theogo.com for a complete history and timeline of the activity of zorbing. OGO Inc is owned by the inventors of zorbing in New Zealand and includes photos and video footage of early trials of zorbing in New Zealand.

Answer 2

# Originated in New Zealand in the 1990s # Zorb franchises are now open the UK, Japan, China and the United States, among others # Riders in a zorb are called "zorbonauts" # Zorbing has been featured in the television show "Amazing Race" The website of the inventors of zorbing in New Zealand http://www.theogo.com have a history section on their website and timeline which has about 50 historical facts about zorbing including photos and videos of early zorbing trials etc.

Answer 3

"Globe riding" (also known as Sphereing) - rolling down a hill in a large inflatable ball - was invented in New Zealand and commercialised by the New Zealand company, ZORB Ltd.

ZORB provides the "ZORB experience" at dedicated sites around the world and currently has two fully operational company-owned sites in Rotorua, NZ and Tennessee, USA.

You can find more information about ZORB and the ZORB experience at www.zorb.com.

Answer 4

Dwane van der Sluis and Andrew Akers.

The website of the inventors of zorbing; http://www.theogo.com has a complete history and timeline of zorbing including early photos and videos.

Answer 5

Zorbing originated in New Zealand, from a company called Zorb, LTD.