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A helicopter loop over the Palm and Burj Khalifa, a seaplane that takes off from the sea, a tandem skydive onto the Palm, or an open gyrocopter along the coast. We explain what each one costs, who it suits and how far ahead to book.
01Helicopter tours from 12 minutes
02Seaplane take-off from the water
03Tandem skydive over the Palm
04Gyrocopter along the coast
Prices per person, VAT included. Pick a package and tell us your date; we confirm availability and take it from there.
Flight
12, 17 or 22 minutes over the Palm, the Burj Al Arab and Downtown from the Atlantis helipad.
from
AED 700
/ adult · AED 630 / child (3–11)
Flight
Take off from the water at Jebel Ali or Dubai Creek and land back 40 minutes later, with every seat a window seat.
from
AED 1,700
/ adult · AED 1,530 / child (3–11)
Flight
The jump everyone posts: 13,000 feet, 60 seconds of freefall, landing on the Palm drop zone.
from
AED 2,300
/ adult · AED 2,070 / child (3–11)
Flight
An open-cockpit two-seater with a pilot, along the coast at 1,000 feet.
from
AED 1,200
/ adult · AED 1,080 / child (3–11)
Everything we sell on this site, one page each: what it is, what it costs, who it suits, and how to book.
12, 17 or 22 minutes over the Palm, the Burj Al Arab and Downtown from the Atlantis helipad.
from about AED 700 per person
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Take off from the water at Jebel Ali or Dubai Creek and land back 40 minutes later, with every seat a window seat.
from about AED 1,700 per person
Read more
The jump everyone posts: 13,000 feet, 60 seconds of freefall, landing on the Palm drop zone.
from about AED 2,300 per person
Read more
An open-cockpit two-seater with a pilot, along the coast at 1,000 feet.
from about AED 1,200 per person
Read moreNothing shows Dubai's shape like the view from above: the Palm's fronds, the World islands, the line of the coast and the towers of Downtown in one sweep. There are four ways to get up there, at very different prices and adrenaline levels.
Helicopter tours are the classic: 12 to 40 minutes from a helipad at the Palm or Downtown, in a group of up to six, windows all round. Seaplane flights take off and land on the water in the Creek or at Jebel Ali and are the most scenic of the calm options. A tandem skydive is a 13,000 ft jump strapped to an instructor, landing on the Palm drop zone, and is one of the most famous skydives in the world. Gyrocopters are two-seat open aircraft with a pilot, low and slow along the coast, and the most exciting way to fly without jumping out of anything.
The pages below compare them, list prices and explain the practicalities: weight limits, weather, cameras and cancellations.
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Helicopter and seaplane flights: two to seven days in season. Skydiving: two to four weeks, weekend slots go first. Gyrocopters: a few days.
Helicopters seat by weight and balance and ask for it when booking. Skydiving has a firm limit around 100 kg for men and 90 kg for women, sometimes lower. Gyrocopters about 100 kg per passenger.
Flights are cancelled for wind, fog or sand haze and rebooked or refunded in full. Mornings are the most reliable slot.
Yes on helicopters, seaplanes and gyrocopters, with phones and cameras secured with a strap. On a skydive the instructor or a camera flyer films it; you cannot take your own camera.
All operators are licensed by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. Helicopter tours here are as routine as an airline flight; the skydive drop zone has run tens of thousands of tandem jumps.
Same team, same simple booking, other days of your stay.
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