Tipping
It might seem like just a lot of fun to you, but your tandem instructor works very hard all day long and has a tremendous amount of responsibility keeping you safe and making sure you thoroughly enjoy your skydive. If they do a good job, it is customary to tip them for their efforts. 10% of your package price is an average tip.
Leonardo Da Vinci Parachute

Tandem Skydiving - Pricing

  • Weekday Tandem Skydive: $169
  • Weekend Tandem Skydive: $199
  • Video or Stills: $99
  • Video and Stills: $129
Group Discounts
  • Book 6 to 8 tandem skydives: $189 each
  • Book 9 or 10 tandem skydives: $179 each
  • Book 11 or more tandem skydives: $169 each

Group discounts are only available when all group members book directly with NorCal. Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.

2nd Jump Discount

Book another tandem skydive within 24 hours of your last jump and get 20% off!

Deposit

A $50 per tandem deposit must be paid at the time of booking. The remainder of the payment will be taken when the customer checks in.

Fuel Surcharge

NorCal charges a fuel surcharge of $1 for every pound the student weighs over 200 pounds.

Gift Certificates and Coupons

If you are using a gift certificate, coupon, or have purchased your skydive from a booking service, you must provide this information when you make your reservation.

Date/Time Change and Cancellation Fees

Less Than 24 hrs 24 hrs to 4 days More Than 4 days
Date/Time Change $75 $50 no charge
Cancel $75 $50 no charge

Reservations not made directly with NorCal may have other restrictions.

Refunds

A full refund will be given if NorCal can't jump the student within 4 hours of their booking time (or by the end of the day).

Biggest Formation
On August 2nd, 2006, skydivers from 31 countries set a world record of 400 people holding hands in a mid-air free-fall formation.
First Parachute Jump
André Jacques Garnerin made his first successful parachute jump above Paris on 22nd October, 1797. After ascended to an altitude of 3,200 feet (975 meters) in an hydrogen balloon he jumped from the basket. As Garnerin failed to include an air vent at the top of his parachute, he oscillated wildly in his descent. However, he landed unhurt half a mile from the balloon's takeoff site. Garnerin therefore became the first man to design a parachute that was capable of slowing a man's fall from a high altitude.