Tandem Skydiving Prices
Skydiving Tampa Prices
How Much Does It Cost to Go Skydiving?
Get stoked! You’re about to make the best buying decision ever. Skydive City offers some of the best skydiving prices in Florida and is just a short drive from Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando.
Need help scheduling or have questions? Call Manifest at 813-783-9399.
FLORIDA’S BEST SKYDIVING SCHOOL
Tandem Jump Prices
Tandem Skydiving | Prices |
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Tandem Skydive from 13,500 feet | $209 |
Tandem Skydive from 10,500 feet - Save $20 on our lower altitude jump! | $189 |
Take Me Up Again Tandem! - Purchase next jump to 10,500 feet on same day after your jump. $90 Off! Best Value Ever! Expires in 1 year - Or, use on same day! Non-refundable, non-transferable. Value may be applied to AFF. $99 at purchase. $25 at refundable booking fee required. Or, apply $25 fee to upgrade this special to full altitude (13,500 feet) - A 13,500 foot tandem for only $124! | $99 |
Premium Champagne Tandem Package from 13,500 feet - Includes TWO Skydive City Z-Hills Souvenir Champagne Flutes | Add $50 |
Premium High Altitude Jump with Oxygen | Coming Soon! |
Group Bookings & Discounts
Group Skydives | Prices |
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Groups of 5-9 - $15 off each | $194 per person |
Groups of 10+ - $20 off each | $189 per person |
First Tandem Jump for Active Military - Save $20 Present ID at check-in. Cannot be combined with other discounts. | $20 off |
Get a Free Tandem!
Organize A Group, Jump Free! | Prices | Organizer Form |
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Get a Free Tandem - Submit 10 deposits for 10 tandems. The 11th Tandem is free. Everyone still gets the discounted group rate. | Free | Download the group organizer form. |
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF A TANDEM SKYDIVE?
You deserve the total experience when you pay for a tandem skydive:
- A highly experienced tandem skydiving instructor the experience of a lifetime.
- Training where to learn about your responsibilities on the dive and what you can expect.
- Use of all gear, such as jumpsuits, goggles and helmets.
- Ride to altitude – about 20 – 25 minutes – in our large Twin Otters with more room and comfort than at smaller drop zones using smaller airplanes.
- Approximately 60 seconds in freefall.
- Around 5-6 minutes of parachute flight.
- An unforgettable experience of a lifetime.
- A comprehensive debrief with your tandem instructor – don’t underestimate the importance of this! Your jump will be overwhelming. The instructor debrief refreshes what just happened, giving longer-lasting, more vivid memories and recollection. It also provides a chance to talk about our AFF program.
- A Tandem Certificate documenting your jump.
- Videos and photo packages sold separately.
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A FIRST TIME SKYDIVE
Some people select a tandem skydiving school solely based on price. And, yes, you are selecting a school! Tandem skydiving is considered a training jump by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This training jump introduces you to the sport. About 3-4% of all persons making a tandem jump pursue becoming a licensed skydiver, usually through AFF. It is unusual for someone to make their first tandem jump knowing they want to become a licensed skydiver. For many, it’s that first jump … and they just love it! You will too!
Drop zone costs to provide a high-quality first-time skydive are more than what you pay for your jump. Your total experience is not just getting out of an airplane. It’s your assurance that you are jumping with a United States Parachute Association member skydiving center – and the obligation that imposes on maintaining equipment. It’s your assurance that you have aircraft maintained to the highest standards. Our aircraft are certified to fly for military freefall jumps. It’s the ability to be among our nation’s most highly trained skydiving and parachuting athletes and really being able to see and be involved in the sport. Just being at Skydive City will enlighten you to the sport and all it is.
VIDEO & PICTURE PACKAGES
Skydiving is an extremely visual sport! Skydiving videos are burning up the internet and very fun to watch. You’ll enjoy yours for years. Have fun making your video with our staff! Let us know what’s important to capture for you on your first skydive and your video. No need to advance book – arrange and pay for your video when you arrive. Learn more about our video and photo packages.

Ultra-Premium Video Package
Our best photo packages! High quality video by an outside videographer plus hand-cam video edited into a premium longer video. Customized to your special event! Bring props! One customer brought a sign: Happy Birthday, Mom!

Professional Outside Video
An experienced skydiving videographer jumps alongside you to get video and photos at all angles! This provides a full view of you and your instructor and the countryside!

Handcam Video
Your instructor wears a camera mounted on their wrist getting the wide-angle video! Using different lenses, your instructor takes awesome shots of you experiencing every emotion on the dive.

Handcam Still Photos Only
A camera mounted on your instructor's wrist to get wide-angle photos! A lot of stop-action in one place. Great for holiday cards!
Accelerated Freefall Prices & Packages
Accelerated Freefall (AFF) Pay-As-You-Go Prices
Abilities and success vary. Re-jumps may be required if critical skills are not mastered on the first try. We can turn you into a skydiver – but no guarantee how long it will take or how much it will cost with any re-jump. Re-jump price available at manifest. If you drop out of a packaged program, posted jump and training prices apply. Skydive City reserves the right to discontinue training for safety reasons. Waiver required. All prices are cash prices and do not include required USPA membership or USPA A-license fees.
Accelerated Freefall | Prices |
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Category A - First Jump Course And First Freefall Jump Learn the basics: Stable freefall, altitude awareness, deploying a parachute, safe landings. | $298 |
Category B - Introduction to freefall turns and heading control. Canopy patterns and judging flight paths back to the drop zone. | $197 |
Category C - Release dives. We let you go for your first ‘solo’ freefalls. Canopy topics, planning for wind direction, holding area, and traffic avoidance. | $197 |
Category D1, D2 - Solo freefall turns up to 360° and flying the parachute using rear risers. Solo canopy pattern. Stand-up landings. | $172 each |
Category E1, E2 - Aerobatic maneuvers and recovery from instability. Accuracy solo landings with minimum or no assistance. [Category E3 jump is your first SOLO skydive.] | $172 each |
Category F1&2, G1,2,3 & H1 Check - Cat F is supervised “hop n pops.” Cat G and Cat H are a mix of solo and coach jumps to build skills and license requirements. Check Jump signs you off for solo jumping. | $110 each |
Solo Jumps - You’re on your own! Includes gear rental plus packing. | $57 each |
AFF Packages
AFF Packages | Prices |
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AFF Solo Jump Package - Save $100! 7 jumps total, including Category A thru E training jumps, include rental gear. USPA Skydiver's Information Manual (SIM), logbook & your own goggles. | $1378 |
AFF Deluxe A License Package - Save $220! All Category A thru E2 training jumps, includes gear rental, plus 1 Cat E3 solo. 7 Coach Jumps after Category E. That is, Category F, G, H, your A-License Check Jump with gear rental, airplane and Instructor/Coach. 10 Additional Solo jumps with Gear Rental and your A-license requirements. Gear rental, packing lessons, USPA SIM, logbook & your own goggles. | $2699 |
Experienced Skydiver Prices
Other Training and Services
Training and Gear Rental | Prices |
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Coach Jump | customized price on request |
Gear Rental | ask at manifest |
Refresher Training | customized price on request |
Lift Tickets for Experienced Skydivers
Lift Tickets | Prices |
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Regular ticket to 13,500 feet 10-Block at $26.50/jump expires in 30 days | 27.00 |
Jump ticket up to 5,000 feet | $23.50 |
WHAT OTHER COSTS ARE THERE?
Account Service and Convenience Fees: 3.5% for Credit Card and 1% for Debit. Fees are waived for cash payments and checks with documentation.

Merchandise at Skydive City and our Sunshine Factory Pro-Shop at the drop zone.
Skydive City has a fun display of colorful shirts and other garments worn by our skydivers and skydivers from all over the world – for sale in manifest. Great gifts and souvenirs of your visit and tandem skydive.
Hillz Kitchen, Sunset Bar and Refreshment at Manifest
Celebrate with a bottle of champagne – available at Manifest. Souvenir Skydive City champagne flutes available. Beer & Wine sold at Manifest before our Sunset Bar opens. Sunset Bar has draught beer, a large selection of craft beers and wines and other specialty wine-based spirits drinks. Pizza at night.
View Hillz Kitchen’s summer menus:
Enjoy Breakfast and Lunch with us.
