Tandem skydive in Venezia

The closest dropzone to Venezia is Skydive Venice, in San Stino di Livenza (~60 km from the city). Exit altitude: 4,000m. Tandem price: from €230. Open on weekends; booking required.

Venezia has no skydiving dropzone inside the city — canals, UNESCO restrictions and dense urban airspace make that impossible. The good news: Skydive Venice in San Stino di Livenza puts you in freefall over the Veneto plains in about an hour's drive.

Where to do a tandem skydive in Venezia

Skydive Venice operates from San Stino di Livenza, in the province of Venezia, roughly 60 km north-west of the historic centre. Despite the distance, it is the only active dropzone with a direct geographic and administrative link to Venezia. The facility runs tandem jumps from 4,000m, the standard exit altitude for civilian skydiving in Italy, and handles both first-timers and licensed skydivers. Transfers from Venezia are straightforward: take the A4 motorway toward Trieste, exit at San Stino di Livenza, and you are there in under an hour by car. No direct public transport reaches the dropzone, so renting a car or sharing a ride is the practical option.

Why Skydive Venice

Three reasons stand out. First, it sits inside the province of Venezia — you are not crossing into another region to jump. Second, the school has a long operational track record with tandem instructors certified under ENAC (Italy's civil aviation authority). Third, the flat Veneto landscape gives you a clean, unobstructed view during freefall and canopy: on clear days you can see the lagoon, the Dolomites to the north, and the Adriatic coastline to the east. That is a rare combination. Booking fills quickly on summer weekends, so reserve at least two weeks in advance. Book or get details at Skydive Venice.

How the jump works

Arrive 60–90 minutes before your slot. You spend roughly 20 minutes in ground training: body position, the exit sequence, how to deploy the emergency handle if the instructor asks you to. Then you board the aircraft with your tandem instructor — the climb to 4,000m takes 15–20 minutes depending on the plane. Freefall lasts about 60 seconds at speeds around 200 km/h. After parachute deployment, you spend 4–5 minutes under canopy, steering together before a standing landing on the grass. The whole experience from landing to leaving the dropzone takes around 3 hours. For age, weight and health requirements, see /entandem requirements.

Alternatives to consider

If Skydive Venice is fully booked or you want to compare options, two schools in neighbouring Veneto provinces are worth checking:

• Skydive Empuriabrava Vicenza area — no confirmed active dropzone in Vicenza province at the time of writing; verify current status before booking.
• Skydive Ferrara — located just across the regional border in Emilia-Romagna, roughly 90 km south-west of Venezia. Operational, with tandem jumps from 4,000m. A longer drive, but a solid fallback if Skydive Venice is unavailable.
• Skydive Trieste area — check current operational status; the north-east Adriatic corridor has seen dropzone openings and closures in recent years.

Always verify opening days and availability directly with each school before making travel plans.

How much it costs

A tandem jump at Skydive Venice starts at €230. That price typically covers the jump itself and basic instruction. Video and photo packages are sold separately and usually add €50–€100 depending on the format. Prices across Italian dropzones range from €180 to €280 for a standard 4,000m tandem. For a full comparison table and what is included at each school, see /entandem cost guide.