Tandem Skydive Las Vegas

My husband and I jumped with Vegas Extreme Skydive. It was a GREAT experience! Our tandem partners Michael and Wilmar provided the right mix of fun, adventure and kept us engaged and safe. I recommend the team at Vegas Extreme - 25 minutes outside the Vegas Strip

Uma Parasar - New Jersey

AWESOME! I am so glad I did it! I was never scared or nervous about my safety, but at the very last minute it seemed impossible that I was about to enter into space at 15,000 ft.! It was the Ultimate "Tummy Tickle". The only negative I have is that I wish I had worn gloves. My hands got extremely cold! and at first I had a hard time breathing. But we had the picture perfect landing, spot on! Brian was excellent Tandem partner and I have the video to prove it! Everyone so friendly and nice.

Bonnie Braden - Lincoln, Michigan

This all started when I mentioned to my fiance that I have always wanted to go skydiving. With this in mind she had the great idea of getting me this deal for my birthday for our upcoming Vegas trip and I must say it was the most amazing thing I have every done.

So the day came for me to perform my faithful jump and my fiancé tagged along to see me. She has done this before and it was my turn. So we're about to get into the van along with 2 other couples and the 'Vegas Extreme Skydiving' member made us aware that for each member that was not going to be jumping it would cost $89 just to ride in the van. What?!?! $89??? All six of us were just in shock.

Now, I was fully expecting to have some sort of fee because it is just the nature of any business but $89 is absolutely crazy. When questioned about why it cost so much the answer that we received was, 'Gas is expensive and this would cover that cost.'

I feel this is an extremely bad business practice as the company did not mention this cost when reservation was booked months ago, not when I called to confirm the reservation the day before but when all 6 of us were standing outside the van getting picked up with baffled looks on your faces.

Never the less, my fiancé and I sucked it up and got in the van and agreed to the $89. There was a short trip to the airport and staging building. Inside I got my jump suit and harness and was introduced to John who I would be jumping tandem with.

He went over all of the necessities of jumping and what to expect very well and made me feel comfortable with the leap. A few minutes later we were walking out to the back of the building and hopping up into the plane.

Short flight up to the jump altitude of about 15,000 feet. During this time John when over again what to expect and strapped my harness up to him and tightened everything down. Door gets opened up and we leap out.

No words can explain the view and the feeling that you have when jumping out of a plane. It was only about 60 seconds but it felt at least a few minutes. Parachute opens up and then you really get to enjoy the view of the mountains around you and the landscape.

Come in for a perfect landing, unhook, and jump in the van and a short ride back to the staging building.

Then the waiting... and we waiting... and waiting. There was only one group after us, but then another couple of people showed up and we had to wait for the to go through then entire process as described above. This took another hour and a half for them to complete what they had to do and get back for us to all head back together.

Total time from being picked up to being dropped off was 4 and a half hours.

Overall I was very happy with this adventure. I would have given it 5 stars, but deducted one start for the ambushed $89 van ride for my fiancé and another for the excessively long wait time at the end.

Dan - Las Vegas

This adventure was awesome! Never jumped before. The jump masters are knowledgeable and put you at ease. No fears. What I didn’t like: 1) We signed up for the 0730 which means that’s what time it leaves the Tropicana, 2) We didn’t do our jump until almost 1000, 3) The (free) transportation back to the Tropicana wasn’t going to leave until 2 hours after our jump. However, we could pay $20 and take a limo back. If roundtrip transportation is included in the price, make it an option so we don’t have to pay extra, 4) The DVD is overpriced for what you get. However, we did not receive a certificate like it states in the description. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for the adrenaline rush!

Linda - Arizona

I couldn't have ask for a better time as far as the event goes. I really enjoyed this extreme event. My tandem partner (Andre Roy) was terrific! I read somewhere that we were to get certificates.....that didn't happen. Transportation to and from the airfield was offered but I would have been required to wait 2 hours for that transportation back to the hotel. My stay in the Vegas area was short so that amount of time to wait to get back to Las Vegas was unrealistic. This event cost me an additional $20.00 for transportation back.

Kim Dorman - Jean, NV