The dad who has said out loud that he would like to try it, and definitely not the one you are hoping to surprise into bravery.
What it is
A tandem skydive from up to 15,000ft over Wollongong with up to 60 seconds of freefall, landing on the beach. The price includes the tandem instructor, safety briefing and instruction, goggles that fit over prescription glasses, a personalised certificate, the APF levy and personal accident insurance. Allow up to four hours in total. The page shows the price reduced from $429.00.
Why we picked it
Wollongong is the beach landing, which is why it is the one worth paying for rather than a paddock outside town somewhere. Fifteen thousand feet buys close to a minute of freefall, roughly double what a lower jump gives, and that minute is the entire product. Tandem means he needs no training and no fitness qualification, just a willingness to be talked into it, which makes this a gift you can hand to a completely inexperienced 55-year-old. Five year validity is generous, and worth having, because a good percentage of recipients need a year or two to work up to booking it.
