Go for a tandem skydive from a small aircraft and see Rotterdam from above!
Do you like to live on the edge and beyond and are you looking for the ultimate adrenaline rush? Make a parachute jump together with a Skydive Rotterdam instructor at Rotterdam Airport. No licence needed!
For a so called tandem jump, no experience with parachute jumping is required , because you are firmly fastened to an experienced parajumper who has often made thousands of jumps already. Before going airborne, you get a brief instruction at the Skydive Rotterdam club house. You get to wear a jumpsuit, glasses and the position of your head and arms will be explained before your parachute jump from Rotterdam Airport.
After this briefing you board the large Cessna with tailsign PH-BSU, together with your instructor. During a 15 minutes climb, the pilot takes you to a cruising altitude of 4000 meters and you make the final preparation for your ultimate jump. Parachute jumping separates the boys from the men (m/f)! First you make a free fall and you reach a speed of 200 km/h. After 40 seconds the instructor opens the parachute. At an easy-going speed you decend further, while you enjoy the beautiful views and the skyline of Rotterdam. It’s sometimes allowed to make a couple of turns yourself. The ‘drop zone’ is located in Rhoon, an area just west of Rotterdam, where you are picked up by van and to go back to Rotterdam Airport.
Parachute jumping is quite special, so why not have a DVD and photos made of your jump? A parachutist with a helmet camera films you during the whole trip and makes beautiful footage of your jump. It’s not cheap, but it is definitely worth paying the extra money to remember this unique experience!
Skydive Rotterdam is located at Rotterdam Airport next to Vliegclub Rotterdam at Zaventembaan 5. From Rotterdam Central Station, get there by Airport Bus Shuttle 33 and stop at Vliegveldweg(total tip time 20 minutes). Bus line 50 departs from/to RandstadRail station Meijersplein (total trip time 25 minutes).
Take exit 11 on motorway A13 from Rotterdam direction The Hague. Pay to park your car on car park P2 (short term parking) or at the small parking lot in front of Vliegclub Rotterdam.