Skydive Las Vegas

I would of gave them 5 stars but when I decided not to buy the media. I constantly was being pressured by the staff. If I don’t want to buy. I want to make myself clear I don’t want to buy. Get it through your head. Car salesman pushy. The experience is awesome and it’s well worth the money. Skydivers were awesome and would highly recommend. Equipment is not old and is mostly new and it gets a lot of use daily so your safety is SAFE. Don’t be scared.

What a great place to skydive! We were a party of six and all went together. My instructor was wonderful, he made my experience that much better. The place is clean, the plane is very well maintained, the pilot keep the plane smooth. I would go again. Had a awesome time.

What a great experience! The staff and instructors were friendly and professional.
John was my tandem instructor, he did a great job making me feel comfortable and excited to jump out of a plane. Beautiful scenery on the way down. I highly recommend this company to anyone wanting to have an experience of a lifetime.

Skydiving is an all or nothing experience! You either going to love it or you are going to walk away thinking that you almost died. That’s pretty much the summary of all the reviews. 1 star– I almost died. 5 stars– it was a cool experience.
First thing that you do when you get there– Paperwork! Quite exciting! Pretty much you are signing your life away and the company is not taking responsibility for what you are about to participate in. If you are not ready, this would be the time to turn back. If you have a bad experience, you can’t blame the company afterwards. After the paperwork, we sat thru training– learned about landing position and the «banana». You have to demonstrate that you are able to do this. There is a 240 lb limit to jump! If you are over 240, I believe that you are unable to jump– i think its due to safety reason.
Afterwards, you get suited up and you get ready to get on the plane. During the plane ride, the instructor will take videos and photos with you regardless whether you bought the media package or not. They do it for everybody. Since the photos and videos are recording, you pretty much pose for photos and conduct some interview sound bites during your ride. If I knew this was happening– I wish I came up with some clever things to say. It makes the photo or video more entertaining. Things that I wish I said «Lets fly batman!», «Can we pretend we are swimming when we jump?», «I have a choreographed dance when I’m in the air», «Last one down is a rotten egg». Feel Free to use any of these lines.
Eventually, the plane door opens. You get on the edge– swings your legs under the plane. Before you know it, you are out of the plane. You don’t realize this, but you are falling to Earth about 140mph. You might be going 120 mph if you are lighter. IDK– Physical class. Gravity x mass? About ²⁄₃ of the way down, the parachute is released. Eventually you land. The whole experience is a few minutes at most.
It’s a cool experience. It was on my budget list. I had a cool instructor. Shout out to Mike P.

The staff is helpful and friendly! Gave this to my boyfriend as a gift and Kara made sure we were all taken care of! I regret not jumping myself!!! Next time! I suggest having the first flight of the day, we were in and out under 3 hours. Shout out to Dan who made this expierence of a lifetime for my love! I can’t be more thankful! DO IT!

This place is great. Guess if it wasn’t I wouldn’t be here to write a review. Anyway, myself and 3 friends went. It was the first time for 3 of us. They really made the experience go smooth, the instructors seemed to really know their stuff (not that I’d know if they didn’t) but either way it was a great experience and I’d do it with them again.

Possibly the best experience you will ever have.
My instructor was John. Though I was a difficult student. Being afraid of jumping out of a plane, going splat and all. He made me feel completely safe. He was also very entertaining which contributed to me having a wonderful experience. It was my idea to go with my boyfriend. I ended up jumping first, since I weigh less, but met up at the landing area. We bought the video package & converted it into pictures. Money well spent. Would definitely do it again

Very transparent. You know from the get go what you are getting yourself into. A wonderful staff. Very experienced. My tandem instructor kept it fun but still very professional. I. Loved. It. Must do again!!!

BEWARE!!! Do not allow anyone you love to die nor suffer serious injuries before you jump; there will be NO REFUND NOR ACCOMODATION. For Christmas, I purchased gift certificates for my son and his girlfriend (both early 30’s) who love to skydive. She died unexpectedly in March. Son took up hiking and climbing to cope and took a huge fall at Red Rock Canyon in May. Broken bones both feet, left hand and bilateral open fractures of both ankles (one ankle rice krispied). Now out of a wheelchair (four months later), he can now bear weight on one leg and still wants to return to skydive.
A wise man once said that any rule without an exception is unfair. He explained that it was impossible for any human to consider every situation. You already know what happened.
Mid-​September, I called, explained the circumstances and asked for a refund. Response: NO. Realizing I did not check on expiration, I called again. Response: NO. I was told that I could give the gift certificates to someone else. I do not have to obtain the gift certificate emailed to the person who is now deceased as they care only about the code.
Initially, I thought fine; it is their business and their rule… then I remembered it is my money and my life. So, I will purchase my first jump and gift jumps to another owner who can be grateful for life, customers and the ability to have a business.

My first time jumping at this location but my third jump overall. Best one so far. My friend and I were both very happy. We both had super cool instructors. Based on my experience here I absolutely recommend this place. Definitely jump here. I would return here with no hesitation.

Professional, witty staff with a sense of humor. This was the only thing in my entire life that I had been afraid to do…& I was the FIRST out the door at 15,000 feet! Thanks to my instructor, John who was awesome!!! Best experience EVER & I will be back!

I almost died.
Skydive Las Vegas was not a good choice. I wish I had chosen another place for this once in a lifetime activity. I did not like my guy. He seemed nervous and uneasy, which made me question, «how much experience does he have under his belt?» He didn’t have good people skills either. Something about him was off.
As we were flying up, one guy from the crew kept making jokes that had to do with endangering our safety. The nuance of all the jokes made light of us trusting them with our lives. They seemed unprofessional and the jokes made me feel uncomfortable. When they saw that I wasn’t amused at their jokes, they misread my expression and laughed at me saying I looked terrified.
Their unmannered joking aside, once we jumped, it was exhilarating. But my glorious bliss was short-​lived to only about 5 seconds because I realized I could NOT BREATHE. The strong winds made it impossible for me to gasp for air. I assessed how far I was from landing. I had a moment seriously contemplating, «would I be able to make it and not pass out from lack of oxygen?» Even before I could finish my thought, I felt a rush of intense migraine settling upon me. I never felt such pain in my head. When my guy pulled out the parachute, that was when we slowed down the speed of our freefall, at this point I was enabled to quickly gasp for air.
But it got worse when he teetered tottered with the strings which sped up the fall all over again. Whenever he tilted to the side, I started to experience difficulty breathing because of the speed and the wind. Obviously I couldn’t communicate to him that I wanted him to stop because I had no breath for words.
When we landed, I told the guy I had trouble breathing and that I was experiencing a headache. I asked if anyone passed out. He said he had a guy who actually fainted. But that was the extent of his response because he got the parachute tangled and was too occupied to care about my condition. I went inside and my headache got worse. I asked the guy at the counter for an aspirin. He didn’t have any and he said he had to wait for the others on the plane to get back because they had the key. There was no one around this place to assist me and give me any kind of attention. I threw up in the bathroom.
Long story short, we ended up leaving. On our 30min drive back to the hotel, I threw up seven times!!! Back at the hotel, I had to be in bed for 1.5 days. I experienced 3 more massive migranes.
I searched my symptoms online. It matched to altitude sickness or hypoxia. Worst case scenario I could go into a coma. When I went back home, I went straight to my doctor. He confirmed that I experienced altitude sickness but seemed to be okay. A week later I encountered another massive migraine. These were the worst headaches I’ve experienced in my life. Because I continued to get migraines, my doctor ordered an MRI just to rule out any brain trauma. More money down the drain but it was necessary to have peace of mind.
Honestly, skydiving is an exhilarating activity and I would recommend it to anyone who has this on their bucket list. If I hadn’t experience lack of oxygen I would have enjoyed it. However, in my case, I experience a dangerous symptom and I did not like how there was no one available. The skydive itself was amazing and I don’t regret doing it. What I regret was choosing to have this experience with Skydive Las Vegas. They were unprofessional and there was no one available to assist me after the jump. If i had gotten an Advil or at least a simple advise on what I should do, I wouldn’t have written this review. Even if what I experienced was unpreventable on their part and they have zero fault, they should have at least been available, been attentive, and provided basic information or advise to help my condition.
They just didn’t care. I think it’s because they have us sign off heavy paperwork before the jump that they have developed a culture of not caring. Their mindset seems to be that they are not obligated to care for anyone and are not responsible for anything.
No empathy, no mercy, just business.
Boo Skydive Las Vegas.

I have to start by saying that I am glad I did my jump. But all of the «Terrible» reviews about the staff and procedures hold true. I was booked to jump with my brother on my birthday. He had been wanting to jump for years, and had finally psyched himself up for it. Their website does mention a 240# weight limit. The first thing the do when you arrive is weigh you. My brother is very muscular and incredibly fit. His muscles topped him out over 240. They said they would try to get him on anyway, so they sent us both into the training. After the training was over, they came up to him in the room full of trainees, and announced to the whole room (with a smile on his face) that he was too heavy to fly! We thought the guy was joking since he was smiling the whole time, but we finally realized that he was serious. What a creeper! I later realized that he was smiling because all of the staff was out in the lobby making fun of him from coming in even though he was over their weight limit. My brother doesn’t go around weighing himself, so he didn’t know his weight, and was concerned that he might be over the weight limit but wanted to try it anyway. We had a friend waiting in the lobby that overheard all of the staff and instructors mocking him so rudely. When they finally noticed that they had an audience (everyone in the lobby could hear them), and he gave them a look, they resorted to just whispering about my brother. So the instructor that told him he was too heavy to fly in front of the whole class was smiling because he just got finished making fun of him!!!
My brother is very sensitive and was mortified that they would announce this to the whole class. He was so sad and hurt by the fact that not only he couldn’t jump, but they announced it to the whole class like he was some freak. He was so sad, he didn’t even stay to watch my jump (which made me sad).
You would think that this was bad enough, but they made me pay $ 50 for his reservation fee because he couldn’t jump! Such jerks!
That, coupled with crass, inappropriate jokes, and the instructors trying to get a rise out of the passengers when they were in the air about how their parachutes weren’t packed properly, and they were going to die, and did they say all of our last good-​byes were not helpful for all of the first-​time jumpers.
I also didn’t appreciate my instructor just pulling one side of the parachute after it was deployed so we went around in fast circles several times, making me feel nauseated the rest of the landing and for an hour afterwards. I wish these guys would get it together, because they have great equipment and a great view. Their customer service is pretty horrific though :/​Oh, and don’t even think of suing them. They make you sign your life over (of course), but also have a part that says if you chose to take any legal action against anyone there, you will automatically have to pay each party $ 50,000 for THEIR damages! Seriously!

Crew is very professional and made you feel at ease the entire time. Shuttle picks you up at the McDonald’s parking lot in the back across from Mandalay bay.
Video in the bus of a guy explaining how you can die doesn’t necessarily make you feel great.
Once you arrive, they sit you down and brief you on the safety. What to do when you’re in the plane, how to position yourself when you jump.
You wear a jump suit and your tandem instructor tells you everything you need to know.
You have the option to purchase video and pics and they record you throughout the process.
After that, it’s just a quick 2 min ride going 120 mph.

For my birthday a few weeks ago, my husband surprised me with a weekend full of fun that began with an early morning skydive. Weather was perfect: sunny, clear, no wind. Our reservation was for 6:30am and the whole process was extremely efficient, from sign-​in to landing. Every staff member was enthusiastic and energetic and seemed excited to show all of the «newbies» a good time.
My jump instructor, John, was friendly and just plain cool. He strapped me in securely and explained what was going to happen clearly. I was the first to jump in my group (the lightest person in each group enters the plane last and jumps first) and because of that, I got to sit right by the exit door which afforded me awesome views the entire flight.
As for the actual jump… it was incredible. The feeling of free fall has to be experienced. Having 120mph wind in your face while falling from 15,000 feet is definitely a once-​in-​a-​lifetime thing. After John (my «150 pound backpack») pulled the chute cord, we were yanked upwards then floated down back to earth. The views of Lake Mead and the surrounding area were awesome.
I would DEFINITELY do this again. Price is steep — when we went, it was $ 209/​person (that is with a $ 10 locals’ discount) — and the tab gets bigger if you decide to buy the DVD and/​or picture CD. But, when will I do this again?

Ever since I was a kid, I had always wondered what it would be like to jump out a plane and Skydive Las Vegas allowed me to live one of my dreams!
We drove ourselves out there, even though we could have taken the free shuttle but as we planned on going to the Hoover Dam afterwards, this worked out fine.
Check in was brisk and easy. Fill out a few forms and hand them back in. Shortly after you are called into a small room to go over the safety demonstration. It is short, only about 15 minutes, covering the obvious risk of sky diving, which the risk is VERY LOW.
They explain to you how to exit the aircraft, the position you need to be in, as you free fall and the landing procedure. Your instructor will do all the work for you, so you have little to worry about.
Next you will suit up and the highly trained professionals will get you suited up correctly and ready to go. Then they pair you up with your instructor and you are ready to board the aircraft.
My instructor was great. He was ready to answer every question I had and you could tell he loves what he does and felt very safe with him.
The aircraft is specially tailored for sky diving and so is unlike most aircraft you have ever flown in. It is small and cramped, with two narrow benches to sit on and you face to the rear of the aircraft.
While the aircraft was getting up to our jump altitude, my instructor and I chatted and he went over the safety procedures again. The view when they opened the door for us to jump was different, as I had not been inside an aircraft, with a large open door for me to see outside!
We were the 4^th to jump, so it was cool to see other people tumble out the plane. when it was my turn, all I can say is that no words can do the experience justice! This was an experience like no other… the free fall… fantastic…although it feels more like floating in midair, with a hurricane blowing by your ears!
Once the parachute deploys, you decelerate very quickly and then it is very peaceful and quite, as you drift through the air.
The view is amazing, you can see the Vegas strip in the distance and the view of Lake Mead and the desert is spectacular.
My instructor let me control the parachute for a while and then we made our landing, next to where we took off from. The landing is very smooth and much easier then I thought it would be.
Once you land, they unhook you from your instructor and you go back inside to get out the gear. You can purchase a DVD of your skydive which consists of a video of the event plus still pictures. While this is a little pricy, I recommend it, as when else are you ever going to experience anything like this?
You can leave a tip for your instructor and while this is optional, I did, as my life was in my instructors hand and he got me back down to earth safely. Also, the instructors do not make much money and they do it, as they love what they do but to make a living, most have a 2^nd job and so I was happy to give my instructor a good tip.
All in all, this is a experience like no other and Skydive Las Vegas delivers throughout and I will return here someday to do it all again!

I could never say enough good things about these folks. It was almost like they chose our tandem instructor specifically for our individual personality. While Kevin and I made jokes about sitting on a stranger’s lap and singing classic rock songs, one of my more nervous friends had an instructor distracting her with small talk about our trip and triple checking how she felt. I bought the pictures only because I’m sure I’d watch the video once and put in a drawer somewhere. But the pictures turned out great and my family is sufficiently horrified/​amused.
I couldn’t have asked for a better experience and it’s likely I’ll be going broke seeking out the opportunity to do it again and again wherever I’m visiting.

I’m so glad I was given such a wonderful experience for my first time around. My instructor — Kyle — was very thorough with everything he told me and always stopped to make sure I was comfortable in the harness. The flying and landing position were reiterated at least two to three times after initially learning them so I felt safe the entire time. I also loved all the pictures and videos that Kyle took!
I went very early in the morning and I recommend it to anyone who considers going. It is a lot cooler and it goes by faster — but still does not take away from the experience. I really enjoyed that they did not make me sit around and wait because I would have just gotten extremely anxious and probably would have opted out of doing it.
Thank you for such an amazing time, and I will be back someday to do it all over again!

First time jumper and it was F**ING mind blowing. The staff made me feel safe and comfortable in the jump. They clearly explained and showed us what we had to do as the jumper. Very professional in all aspects would recommend them to anyone.
They definitely have a repeat customer out of me whenever I’m back in vegas

I am turning 40 this year and skydiving has been a long time item on my bucket list. I am happy that I was able to cross it off my list after my experience @ Skydive LV.
After reading all the reviews on Unilocal,talking w/​a fellow Unilocaler about her experience @ SLV, and browsing their website, I made my reservations for a friend and I to jump.
I would say be flexible with the dates you want to jump because of the wind we have here– your flight may be postponed. Make sure to not wear any jewelry. And don’t forget your tennis shoes!
I was happy with the overall experience I had with this company, but I did feel like they are in the business to get as many people through the door, up, back down, and out as quickly as possible. You are asked to fill out 3 sheets of paper with all the safety, rules, and legal information. While doing so, you are taken to a room to watch a video on the safety and the jumping procedure. Then you are asked to show that you understand the jumping procedure on an ottoman in the room. All of this at once was very overwhelming. It made me anxious and nervous and I wasn’t even suited up yet.
I did feel safe and in good hands with the pilot and the instructors. I was the last one in and the first one out of the plane. Make sure to take in the view of the valley on the way up. The feeling of leaving the plane was so intense. I can say I did not enjoy the free fall at all. It was so fast and so windy– not my cup of tea. Once the shoot opened I felt better and was able to enjoy the view. Dangling above the earth– still not my cup of tea. Very skilled to have us land in the same area as we took off from.
I was happy to be back on solid ground and I never want to go again– once is enough thank you very much. :)
The next day I am so sore but I am grateful for my once in a lifetime memories thanks to Skydive LV.