Skydive Mission Beach Review
Skydive Mission Beach is a tandem jump from up to 15,000 feet over the rainforest, the reef and Dunk Island, and you land on the sand at Mission Beach. It costs the same whether you are staying locally or coming down from Cairns, because the Cairns transfers are free. Photos and video are extra, and the minimum age is 16.
Skydive Mission Beach options and prices
Beach landing at Mission Beach
Tandem skydive up to 15,000ft, landing on the sand. Local pick-up in Mission Beach or make your own way to 39 Porter Promenade. Jump time confirmed when you book.
Beach landing with return transfers from Cairns
The same jump, with free return transfers from Cairns, about 2 hours each way. Pick-up time confirmed when you book.
Price per skydiver. A surcharge applies if you weigh 94 kg or more (including clothes and shoes); everyone is weighed at check-in. Photos and video are extra. Minimum age 16, and 12 to ride the transfer vehicles.
What is included on Skydive Mission Beach
- Tandem skydive up to 15,000ft
- Beach landing at Mission Beach
- Local pick-up in Mission Beach, or free return transfers from Cairns
- Compulsory personal accident insurance (Australian Parachute Federation)
- 3 month Australian Parachute Federation membership
- Personalised certificate of achievement
Is Skydive Mission Beach right for you?
How the day runs
How the day runs. Exact times are confirmed when you book.
Before you go
The full review
If you are going to jump once in Queensland, a beach landing is the one to choose. Mission Beach gives you the reef, the islands and the Wet Tropics rainforest in one view, and you land on the sand.
Freefall runs at around 200 km per hour before the parachute opens, and then it goes quiet and slow. Your instructor carries a wrist camera, so if you want the photos or the edited video, add them when you book. Some media packages cannot be bought on the day.
For guests staying in Mission Beach, this is the easy one. The drop zone is at 39 Porter Promenade, a few steps from the beach, and there are local pick-ups. From Cairns the transfer is free but it is about two hours each way, so plan on a big day. Book an early slot, as the weather can change later on.
Why it earns Best Beach-Landing Skydive and a 4.7: the setting is hard to beat, local pick-ups make it simple, and the price includes insurance and your certificate. The catch: you must be 16 or older, and there is a surcharge from 94 kg.
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