12 Unforgettable Skydives (PHOTOS)

Ever wonder how it would feel to jump from a plane 13,000 feet in the air?

Terrifying, yes - but also inexplicably exhilarating, tiny and powerful at the same time. And the vision: you couldn't be the same person after flying over the highest peaks in the world, or beholding a bird's-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef.

We're dying to try it ourselves, so we've picked 12 stunning skydives around the world that are bound to awe and overwhelm. Though certainly not for the faint of heart, beginner skydives with an instructor (Tandem Diving) are available at all locations.

Peter Pan? You bet!

 

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Enjoy Mauritius’s most spectacular scenic flight, 10,000 ft above the Indian Ocean, with Skydive Austral.

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Enjoy Mauritius’s most spectacular scenic flight, 10,000 ft above the Indian Ocean, with Skydive Austral.

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Marc NL said on 16 Saturday 2010 pm31 5:15 pm: It's just a list people. There are other places that qualify. Earth is big enough for your own personal favorites. Try to not get to up set when yours is not listed.

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[FunFix America]

04:53 PM on 12/08/2010

For more Skydiving Photos check out the gallery at http://www.funfix.com/Skydiving/Gallery/

[dtl1218]

09:37 AM on 10/20/2010

My first time was in Taupo, NZ at 15,000', absolutely beautiful although if Queenstown wasn't so cloudy for days, it would have been there. Getting ready to do it again outside Charleston, SC on Halloween!

[common sense anyone]

07:26 PM on 10/19/2010

i could never do that. I admire the people who have the guts to do it.

[tamaracrosslawyer]

07:50 PM on 10/17/2010

The skydiving outside of Santa Barbara, California is outstanding. There is a great view of the ocean and the mountains. You just have to make sure to go on a sunny day, without fog.

[bedbugbite]

01:23 PM on 10/17/2010

skydiving is probably the most thrilling experience I have ever had! I only tried it once and would certainly do it again. Nothing like it.

[Yunju Lee]

09:34 AM on 10/17/2010

wow! this photo is impressive.

[Danlantic]

08:39 AM on 10/17/2010

Sebastian is at the south end of Brevard County. Near the north end is Cape Canaveral. Brevard calls itself The Space Coast of the United States. Sebastian is well out of the exclusion zone that is declared around rocket launches. It must be an incredible view watching the beginning of a launch from above as you dive down.

[czs5056]

03:39 AM on 10/17/2010

now i could never figure out why somebody would jump from a perfectly good airplane

[Redemption Song]

10:44 PM on 10/16/2010

...well, if you get hit by a plane at least it wouldn't hurt. :*

(Sorry...I'm afraid of heights. :)

[NealHib]

09:46 PM on 10/16/2010

Better than skydiving, where you enjoy that view for just a few minutes, hot air ballooning. Spent 2 1/2 hours at altitudes up to 11,000 feet flying around the Bighorn Mtns. of Wyoming last week. Parachutes don't bring you back up right away.

[sekigahara]

10:24 PM on 10/16/2010

I've skydived from a balloon - great deal of fun - no control at all until you build up enough speed to fly your body - and it sure beats landing with the balloon in the gondola - so I've been told, never having landed with the balloon.

[75thRanger]

12:09 PM on 10/21/2010

I've jumped from a balloon as well and I've got to tell you the lack of noise was a bit unnerving............I guess at the time I was way too use to the noise of the engines:)

"Sua Sponte"

[3daywkend]

10:35 PM on 10/16/2010

I have a moderate fear of heights, and hot air ballooning sends shivers just thinking about it. Are you at least tethered around your waist?

[lightist]

09:17 PM on 10/16/2010

I prefer sky diving in my mind. It's way more intense, too.

[TeeLolly]

09:12 PM on 10/16/2010

You don't really have to travel to some spectacular place to experience awesome views. The one time I almost bounced was during the fall foliage peak in Massachusetts. As my right hand was groping for my reserve ripcord handle after cutting away an effed up main parachute, my mind was calmly taking in the spectacular view (and thinking that this couldn't be the worst way to d/e) ...

[sekigahara]

10:27 PM on 10/16/2010

One of my jumps near Sebastian was where they fly you three or four miles offshore and when you open, the on shore winds carry you back to where you can do a beach landing by this bar there. Very scenic and having never got out over water before that jump, I deployed about 500 feet lower than I had planned because I spent a few extra seconds in free fall taking in the view. (Still made it to the beach).

[Max19th]

08:58 PM on 10/16/2010

This is great! None of my past experiences involving the jumping from a plane at a high altitude have been memorable at all!

[TeeLolly]

09:17 PM on 10/16/2010

For me, the people I jumped with were a large part of what made most jumps memorable.

[Bruckley]

05:42 PM on 10/16/2010

Why not skydive over the Pentagon?

[middleoftheroad]

06:18 PM on 10/16/2010

They would probably shoot you down no?

[Marc NL]

05:15 PM on 10/16/2010

It's just a list people. There are other places that qualify. Earth is big enough for your own personal favorites. Try to not get to up set when yours is not listed.