Prices
A tandem jump over Palm Jumeirah is $749 a person, and on this listing the photographs and video are in that price rather than sold to you afterwards. That single line is worth about a hundred dollars and it is the reason a straight price comparison between drop zones is usually wrong.
Quick answer
The Skydive Dubai price for a tandem jump over the Palm is $749 a person, with photographs and video included. The Desert Campus drop zone is cheaper and puts dunes underneath you instead of the island. A helicopter over the same island starts at $257, and a balloon over the desert at dawn from $259.
Every trip, current fare
Ordered by price. Only one of these is a skydive — the rest are other ways to get above Dubai.
| Experience | Length | Price | Over | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai: Skydive Experience at The Palm with Photos & VideoSixty seconds of freefall over Palm Jumeirah | ~1 h | $749 | Skydive | $12.48 | 4.9 · 1,916 |
| Dubai: Helicopter Adventure Above The PalmSeventeen minutes over the Palm and the Burj Al Arab | 17 min | $257 | Helicopter | $15.12 | 4.7 · 3,744 |
| Dubai: Helicopter Ride, Desert Safari, Camels & RefreshmentsA helicopter flight and a desert safari | 6 h | $300 | Helicopter | $0.83 | 4.7 · 28 |
| Dubai: 22-Minute Helicopter FlightTwenty-two minutes over the coast | 22 min | $354 | Helicopter | $16.09 | 4.7 · 376 |
| Dubai: 30-Minute Scenic Helicopter TourThirty minutes, the longest flight here | 30 min | $482 | Helicopter | $16.07 | 4.5 · 67 |
| Dubai: The Dubai Balloon at AtlantisA tethered balloon at Atlantis | Ticket | $53 | Hot air balloon | $1.77 | 4.4 · 461 |
| Dubai: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride with Transfers & MoreA desert dawn with transfers | 4 h | $259 | Hot air balloon | $1.08 | 4.6 · 28 |
| Dubai: Hot Air Balloon with Camel, ATV, & Horse Ride OptionsBalloon, camels and ATVs | 5 h | $272 | Hot air balloon | $0.91 | 4.3 · 83 |
| Dubai: Hot Air Balloon with Quad Bike & Camel RideBalloon, quad bike and camels | 6 h | $367 | Hot air balloon | $1.02 | 5.0 · 3 |
| Dubai: Luxury Balloon Flight with Michelin-Curated BreakfastThe best rated balloon here | 5 h | $462 | Hot air balloon | $1.54 | 4.9 · 407 |
| Dubai: Hot air Balloon Private with Breakfast in the skyPrivate, with breakfast aloft | 5 h | $1,906 | Hot air balloon | $6.35 | New |
| Dubai: Private Hot Air Balloon RideYour own balloon over the desert | 5 h | $2,178 | Hot air balloon | $7.26 | New |
| Dubai: Private Hot Air Balloon Tour Over the Dubai DesertPrivate, with a falcon show | 4.5 h | $3,150 | Hot air balloon | $11.67 | 4.7 · 4 |
| From Dubai to Abu Dhabi: Helicopter City TransferDubai to Abu Dhabi — the price anchor | 35 min | $3,270 | Helicopter | $93.43 | New |
Why the Skydive Dubai price looks the way it does
Aircraft, instructor, what is underneath — and whether the photographs are in the price.
The aircraft and the altitude. Getting a loaded aircraft to thirteen thousand feet and back is the bulk of the cost, and it is roughly the same anywhere in the world. This is why skydiving does not get much cheaper than it is.
The instructor. A tandem jump is two people on one canopy, and the person behind you has done several thousand of them. You are buying their currency and their rating as much as the seat.
What is underneath you. This is the Dubai-specific part. The Palm drop zone costs more than the Desert Campus for one reason: Palm Jumeirah is under it. The flying is identical.
The media. On the listing here, stills and video are included. At most drop zones they are an add-on sold at the counter afterwards, typically for around a hundred dollars, at a moment when nobody negotiates. Check that line before you compare any two prices.
What the Skydive Dubai price does not include
None of these are hidden, but none are in the headline number either.
The Palm drop zone is on Palm Jumeirah itself; the Desert Campus is about forty minutes further out. Neither includes transfers on this listing.
Wind cancels jumps and the call is made on the morning. You are refunded or moved, but a rebooked flight home is your problem.
Friends and family can come along and watch, which costs nothing — but if they also want to jump, that is another $749.
An hour at the drop zone leaves most of the day. Whether that is a beach, a mall or a helicopter is up to you.
Who Skydive Dubai actually is
One operator, two drop zones — and only one of them has the island.
Skydive Dubai is the operator, not a category. It runs two drop zones in the emirate: the Palm, beside Palm Jumeirah, and the Desert Campus inland over the dunes. Every tandem jump sold in Dubai goes through one of the two.
That matters for price comparison. When people compare a Skydive Dubai price against a drop zone somewhere else, they are usually comparing a jump with photographs included against a jump without. It is also why the two Skydive Dubai drop zones differ in price while the flying is identical: one has an island under it.
The listing compared on this page is the Palm jump, with stills and video in the price.
The honest way to compare skydiving prices anywhere: divide by whether the photographs are included. On this listing they are, which is worth roughly a hundred dollars against a headline that looks cheaper elsewhere.
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Common questions
$749 a person for a tandem jump over Palm Jumeirah, with photographs and video included in that price.
The flying costs roughly the same everywhere. What Dubai adds is the island underneath you, and on this listing the media in the price. The Desert Campus drop zone is cheaper.
On the listing compared here, yes — both. At most drop zones worldwide they are an extra sold afterwards for around a hundred dollars.
People search for them, but these are the operator’s own prices on GetYourGuide with free cancellation. The real way to pay less is the Desert Campus or an off-peak month.
Most listings here reserve now and pay later, and cancel free up to 24 hours before.
Yes. A tandem jump is priced per jumper; watchers come along for nothing.
Go deeper
Two drop zones, two completely different views underneath you.
TandemWhat actually happens, minute by minute, from briefing to landing.
RulesThe numbers that decide whether you can book at all.
BookingHow far ahead, what sells out, and what the price includes.
HeightThirteen thousand feet, and what sixty seconds of freefall means.
PhotographsIncluded in the price here, and what you actually get.
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