Skydive Taroudant

A tandem jump here starts at 4,000 metres. After a briefing of about fifteen minutes, you leave the aircraft and fall at roughly 200 km an hour, then fly under the canopy to the landing area. Skydive Taroudant calls itself the number one skydiving zone in Morocco. It is a sport parachuting school based at Taroudant airport.

The drop zone

The zone is affiliated with the United States Parachuting Association, which has more than 35,000 members worldwide. It sits on the road to Marrakech at the edge of Taroudant. The school says the airspace is free and the landing area covers more than 10 hectares, with few obstacles.

What you can book

• Tandem jump, 4,000 metres, 2,400 MAD (240 euros) for one person.
• Weekday tandem rate, 2,200 MAD (220 euros) per person, for groups of four or more.
• Jump video, 900 MAD (90 euros) extra.
• AFF course, 14,000 MAD (1,400 euros), excluding USPA membership and club insurance.

AFF training

AFF stands for Accelerated Free Fall. The student jumps in free fall from the first jump, from 4,000 metres, with two instructors. Later jumps use one instructor. The school says you can gain relative independence by the seventh jump. At least six jumps with an instructor are needed before you jump alone. Each extra jump with an instructor costs 1,500 MAD.

Licensed jumpers

Licensed skydivers pay a field card of 25 euros. A jump to 4,000 metres is 250 MAD, and a higher jump, to flight level 145, is 28 euros. Gear rental is 120 MAD, with 50 MAD extra for packing.

The school is on the airport road. Call the number below for dates.