You take off and land from the boat itself, so you do not even need to be able to swim. It is the activity families with children ask for most.
You take off and land from the boat's own platform, without touching the water unless you want to. That is why you do not need to be able to swim, and why it works so well with children and with older people.
It is twelve minutes in the air, at between thirty and fifty metres depending on the wind. You can go up alone, as a pair, or three at a time under the same parachute.
The more people go, the cheaper it is each: the cost is the boat and the equipment, not the passenger. With a group of six or more it comes down noticeably.
Only if you want to. The flight is dry from start to finish: you take off from the boat's platform and land back on it, and the parachute does not go near the water at any point.
What you can ask for is the dip. If the group wants it, the boat slows and lets your feet skim the water for a moment before lifting again. It is agreed before you leave, and if one of a pair wants it and the other does not, the flight stays dry.
Yes to both, and it is the flying equipment itself that sets them. There is a minimum and a maximum weight per parachute, which is why people sometimes go up in twos or threes rather than alone: it balances the load.
With children it works the same way: they can fly with an adult as long as those margins are met. Because they change with the equipment and the conditions on the day, it is confirmed when you book, with the approximate weight of whoever is going up. It is not red tape, it is what decides how the flight is arranged.
The whole coastline in one look: the beaches either way, the marina below, and the Sierra de Mijas closing the view behind. From that height the coast makes sense all at once, which never happens from the sand.
And there is something almost nobody expects: the quiet. Up there you cannot hear the boat's engine, only the wind. It is what most people mention on the way down, more than the view.
The flight is around twelve minutes, but the whole activity takes considerably longer. You have to count getting to the boarding point, the life jacket and harness, the run out to the flying area, and waiting your turn if there are others in the same boat.
In practice it is worth allowing a good hour for the whole process. That matters when parasailing is one stop in a day with other plans: it is not a fifteen-minute activity, even if the flight is.
A loose phone, no. At forty metres up, in wind and wearing a harness, a phone that slips out of your hand is not coming back, and it can also land on the boat or on somebody.
With a camera strapped to your body or harness it is a different matter, as long as it is properly secured and you say so before going up. What most groups do is simpler: whoever stays in the boat films from below, which is the better shot anyway.
The activity is done in daylight, and the last hours of the afternoon are the most sought after for the light: the coast looks its best with the sun low and photographs from up there come out far better than at midday, when everything goes flat.
What decides it is the wind, not the hour. On this coast the breeze usually freshens in the afternoon, so a late flight can be called off on conditions even after a perfect day. If the date is fixed, better to book in the morning and keep the afternoon as a margin.
Yes, and a fair number of people go again the same day. The first flight goes on taking in the climb and looking at everything wide-eyed; the second is enjoyed differently, with time to take in the coast.
If the group is large, the boat runs flights back to back without returning to the marina, so going again barely lengthens the trip. Say so before boarding so the turns can be organised and nobody spends longer than necessary waiting on deck.
| 12 ‘IN THE AIR | FEE |
|---|---|
| 1 person | ask us |
| 2-3 people | ask us |
| 4-6 people | ask us |
| 7-12 | ask us |
The price is confirmed when you book. Call us and we will tell you on the spot.
If it is not here, call us: two minutes on the phone and it is sorted.
No. You take off and land from the boat's own platform, without touching the water unless you want to. That is why it works so well with children and with older people.
Between thirty and fifty metres, depending on the wind. It is twelve minutes in the air.
Yes: on your own, as a pair, or three at a time under the same parachute.
It depends on the wind. In a strong easterly nobody flies, and in that case the date is changed.
Leave us your number and we will call you. In July and August it is worth booking ahead.
Puerto Deportivo de Fuengirola, local 367. You can drop in and see the boats before you book.
At no charge. Going out to see what happens is never worth it.
Life jackets for everyone on board, included in the price.
