Ground Rush Adventures
Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia
Swakopmund-based tour operator offering a range of skydiving experiences and courses from two of their own skydiving planes.
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Skydive over the Namib Desert
Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia
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Last updated: 16 March, 2024
As Namibia’s adventure capital, skydives are a popular option for adrenalin-charged travellers in Swakopmund. Unless you’re a qualified ‘jumper’, you’ll need to sign up for a tandem skydive, which offers a scenic flight, then half a minute of jaw-dropping freefall and a leisurely float back to terra firma. Panoramic views come as standard.
No, it’s not unlike skydiving anywhere else in the world, but those desert vistas from 10,000 feet are unbeatable.
Logistics
Price from: £150
Minimum age: 16
Age suitable: 16+
When: All year around
Duration: 2 hours
Getting there & doing it
Tour operators provide transfers from hotels in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay to the airport, where the briefing, take-off and drop-zone are situated. If you’re a qualified jumper, remember to take along your license and logbook. Chute rental and packing services are available.
Ground Rush Adventures’ last about two hours including the pre-jump briefing, excluding transfers. After a scenic 30-minute flight to 10,000 feet, the trip down lasts about eight minutes, including 35 seconds freefall. There are higher/longer options: 12,000 feet (45 seconds freefall) and 15,000 feet (60 seconds freefall) for a higher price.
Sky Dive for Fun also offer tandem jumps.
When to do it
Skydiving operates all year round, seven days a week.
Jumps are weather-dependent, but bad weather is unusual and short-lived in this region. The best of day though is in the afternoon once the regular morning fog has burnt off.
Who to go with: tour operators
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Skydive4Fun
Swakopmund, Erongo Region, Namibia
Based at Swakopmund Skydiving Club, you’ll find tandem jumps as well as training for skydivers from entry-level static-line skydiving to accelerated freefall for advanced jumpers.
Destination guides
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Namibia
Destination guide
Thrilling desert adventure and spellbinding desolate coastlines meet game-rich reserves and quirky towns in this unique and atmospheric country. Don’t miss safaris in Etosha and a visit to the towering sand dunes of Sossusvlei.