Skydiving
Pattaya, Thailand

Fantastic - so you want to learn to fly...When, and where, do you want to go??

The weather in Thailand is good 365 days a year. Even on the days when we have rain here it's normally only for a few minutes and shortly after it's sunny and rapidly drying! In fact since Extreme Sports Cafe has been here and opened Skydive Thailand, just outside Pattaya we have not experienced a single day where we couldn't jump because of the weather!

Why not come and do a Tandem Skydive with us in Pattaya whilst on holiday in Thailand? You need no previous experience and will go away with a smile, life changing memories and a DVD with it all recorded forever!

Extreme Sports Cafe has many many extreme sports activities in Thailand. We founded Skydive Thailand which is based in Jomtien, just outside Pattaya. Skydive Thailand is the only commercial Drop Zone in Thailand. Further more it is the only fully operational civilian Drop Zone in South East Asia.

Our Tandem Skydives, Accelerated Free Fall programs and Instructor Assisted Freefall programs are run all year round, by both locally based instructors and also instructors that come from overseas to visit us close to Pattaya. We have pilots and skydivers from both civilian walks of life and are honoured to have the Thai Royal Airforce and military skydivers join us also. Skydive Thailand is based at Pattaya Air Park, 9km south of Pattaya just off Sukhumvit

Did we mention that we offer Introduction to Free Fall courses as well as Tandem Skydives for those wanting to experience skydiving for the first time, or decide if they want to become a skydiver...

So why do we run our Tandem, IAF, IFF and AFF courses in Thailand?
(Pretty much the same reasons as we concentrate on skydiving in Spain for Europe)

1. The weather. It's much more predictable & reliable than the UK! If you want to learn in as short a time frame as possible - Skydive Thailand (Pattaya / Jomtien) is the place to do it. We recommend you come over for a 7-10 day period for one of our scheduled skydiving courses (some previous students have graduated in just 3 days! and spent the remainder of the trip fun jumping). We know a number of people who decided to learn in the UK, but because of the weather, it took them a lot longer to complete the programme. Don't waste your time sitting around a wet dropzone, staring up at the clouds, praying for blue skies!!! Join us in Spain, or in Pattaya, Thailand to learn to skydive.

2. The price of the course itself. We are offering the IAF AFF course in Thailand for £1,250. In the UK - £1,500 is about average. In Spain our skydiving course is £1100 and has been for four years now, but does not include transfers and accommodation (We think if you've come this far the least we can do is ease the journey a bit for you and take the strain off when it comes to finding a good hotel). In our course at Skydive Thailand we pick you up from Bangkok, deliver you to a hotel (all paid for) on the edge of Pattaya, and provide your 9 jump USPA or BPA skydiving course. The reason we put you on the edge of Pattaya (actually 5 minutes away in a 10 Baht (15p) Song Tau) is so that you can relax at our familly run hotel. If you want to hit the wild nightlife of Pattaya you can. But if you still want to be close to great restaurants, but away from the hustle and bustle of the busy Pattaya nightlife you can also. All of our courses and trips in Thailand are planned this way. At our Kitesurfing and Windsurfing centers, our Paragliding / Paramotoring schools, Climbing camps or Diving resorts.

Coming very soon we will be offering you the opportunity to learn to fly with us at Skydive Thailand where we plan to run PPL (private Pilots License) ground schools and flight training. So now it's not only the school in Chonburi that will be offer flying lessons, but also our very own Drop Zone location just outside of Pattaya. Imagine chartering a plane to fly between Bangkok and Pattaya and flying it yourself!

3. The location. Thailand! "The land of smiles." Food is delicious and cheap. The weather is always warm, and you are a stones throw from Wakeboarding, Kitesurfing, Windsurfing, Paragliding, Paramotoring, Flying or just relaxing on a beach! Pattaya and Jomtien have totally contrasting beaches , people and activites and are both a short trip away. Pattaya has the hustle and bustle of bars, discos, malls, Western and Asian cuisine, shopping galore as well as aall the silly holiday activities like go-kart racing, bungee jumping etc. Whilst Jomtien has quiet beaches, quality resorts, fantastic local food, yachting etc. and a more relaxed atmosphere.

4. Skydive Thailand. A brilliant dropzone…

5. Getting there. Extreme Sports Cafe gets discount rates at every hotel in Thailand, particularly in holiday locations like Jomtien and Pattaya. We also have special knowledge of hotels in popular locations that are not on agency books and offer 5 class comfort for 3 star prices. We also offer discount luxury travel between most major locations in Thailand. So if you are hot footing it into Bangkok just let us know and we can organise transfers from BKK to Pattaya, Jomtien or anywhere else in Thailand for your skydiving, kitesurfing, windsurfing, paragliding, paramotoring, climbing or simply relaxing holiday with us.

6. It's our 'other' home away from home. We go there all the time, in fact Steve (one of the company's directors) who learnt in Spain many moons ago now manages, films and coaches skydiving at Skydive Thailand. So you'll be welcome to come join us both on and off the Drop Zone, or we'll just organise everything for you and ensure a personalised & tailored trip. The directors of ESC actually have their own Skydiving Team: Team Flying Dodo and are often there training.

7. Kevin McCarthy. Our Principal AFF Instructor is one of the most experienced BPA Rated Instructors and it will be Kev & his team who will train you if you come to one of our end of year camps at Skydive Thailand. Kevin has been jumping since 1982 & in 1985 became a full time instructor and worked at various parachute centres in the UK. He became involved in the A.F.F program at an early stage of its development in this country and has since gone on to train students from all over the world. In 1989 Kevin was part of the team that won the 8 way event at the British National Skydiving Championships. Kevin remained part of this team for a number of years and was a British Champion on 5 different occasions. In 1995 Kevin represented Great Britain Competing at the World Cup & holds British and World Records for formation skydiving. Richard Branson called on Kevin's services to train him to skydive in preparation for his round the world balloon trip.

8. It's a week of having fun. Complete the AFF course & the 10 consolidation jumps - you'll come back after a week with a tan, massive smile, hangover from the celebratory drinking sessions in Pattaya, or at our Drop Zone bar & more importantly, a USPA License or a BPA Category 8 rating & an FAI 'A' Licence. With these, you'll be welcome at any DZ back home (for your fun jumps when the skies are blue) and any other DZ worldwide. BTW, you'll also be expected to come & jump with the ESC crew & Team Flying Dodo!!! We'll look after you & help you progress within the sport at the pace & in the disciplines you want (FreeFlying, Formation Skydiving etc...) and we can arrange to get you gear & kit at reasonable prices.

9. It’s not just about Skydiving. If you want to go with friends or family and you need to find something to do which doesn’t involve falling out of a plane to keep them amused, Bangkok is an enchanting city. Chon Buri which encompasses Jomtien, Pattaya and other coastal ares south of Bankok is a beautiful region and there is so much to do & see.