Namibia Holiday & Travel - Adventure in Namibia - Skydiving
Sky Diving
Namibia's premier drop zone is located just outside the coastal town of Swakopmund. The scenery viewed whilst floating peacefully under an inflated parachute is simply breathtaking. Some skydiving clubs have been operating since 1980, and carry on a long tradition of high-quality skydiving, training and fun that has always been associated with the coastal town.
There are two skydiving clubs in Swakopmund that offer a professional training service. If you already are a skydiver you can arrange a scheduled jump and if you are a novice, there are two options available. You can complete a one-day training course that will qualify you for a static line jump on the same day, meaning that you are tied to the aeroplane with a special cord that automatically opens your parachute. Or you can do a much shorter course and complete a tandem, freefall jump. A tandem jump means that you are physically strapped to a qualified instructor. You jump out of the plane together, freefall for 30 seconds or so and the instructor makes sure your parachute opens.
A Swakopmund operator started doing tandem skydives in 1999 and has done over 16 000 since, with a 100% safety record. Tandem jumps are offered daily. When skydiving, the tandem pair board the aircraft at Swakopmund airfield and fly up to 10 000 feet above the airfield, from where the tandem exits the aircraft. After a 30-second free fall, the tandem master opens the parachute and the tandem pair glides down to a tiptoe. Namib i namibi@iway.na http://www.natron.net/tour/swakop/infoe.htm
