Skydiving

For many people skydiving is the ultimate thrill that you have to do at least once. So use this worldwide skydiving travel guide to help you plan where to skydive.

Perhaps you want to do a tandem jump, in which case compare the tandem skydive prices worldwide. Or maybe you’d rather do the training to become a qualified skydiver, if so check out how expensive is skydiving is as a hobby. Whatever you are looking for we have skydive experiences, courses and holidays from all over the world.

Skydiving is a parachute jump that includes freefall. So the chute does not open as soon as you exit the plane. Jumps tend to take place between 2,000 and 4,500 metres (7,000 and 15,000 feet). At 3,000m (10,000 feet) the skydiver gets around 30 seconds of freefall.

There are different parachute types that can be used for a varied experience. Furthermore there are a range of different styles of skydiving for competitions.

Use this worldwide skydiving guide to help you plan where to skydive. From the US to UK and New Zealand to Namibia there are dropzones all over the world offering the ultimate extreme experience!

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