An 18th birthday present

An eighteenth is hard to buy for, because almost anything you choose is something they could buy themselves next month. A skydive is one of the few presents people do not buy themselves — not because of the price, but because there is always a reason to leave it until later. A voucher removes the reason.

Why an eighteenth in particular

Tandem jumping starts at 16, but under 18 it needs written consent from a guardian. From the eighteenth birthday that requirement disappears: they book their own date, turn up alone and sign for themselves. For a present that matters practically — nobody else has to be involved.

How it works

1. 01Buy a voucher for the variant you want. Payment is by ordinary bank transfer.
2. 02Tick that it is a gift, put in their name, and add a line of your own if you want one.
3. 03Once the payment clears you get the voucher as a PDF — to print or to send. You can also set a date for us to e-mail it to them directly.
4. 04They arrange the jump with the code, any time inside 12 months.

The voucher downloads in several formats and styles — from an A4 sheet to print, to a cheque-sized version if it is going into an envelope. Details are on the voucher page.

What it costs

When several people club together, the filmed variant is usually where they land — the footage outlives the memory, and it is what gets shown to the family.

Before you buy

• Weight up to 100 kg — if they are close to it, write to us first.
• No medical contraindications. Heart and blood-pressure conditions and recent injuries are the usual disqualifiers.
• The date is not attached to the voucher. It is arranged later, inside 12 months.
• Bad weather means a new date, not a lost voucher.

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