This article explains whether friends, family, colleagues, children, and other non-jumping guests can come with a tandem skydiving participant to Skydive Swahili.
Yes. Spectators and guests are welcome at Skydive Swahili.
A tandem jumper may come with:
Friends.
Family members.
Children.
Colleagues.
Partners.
Other invited guests.
There is no fixed limit on the number of spectators, as long as guests follow staff instructions and remain in permitted areas.
Spectators may wait at the Skydive Swahili beach location.
The location has:
Beach access.
Seating.
A restaurant.
Refreshments and food available for purchase.
Washrooms.
Guests may stay at the beach location while the jumper completes preparation, airport transfer, flight, skydive, and landing.
Spectators may usually stay with the jumper during the preparation stage.
They may watch:
Check-in.
General preparation.
Gearing up.
Pre-jump activity.
Guests must not distract the tandem participant during safety briefing or instructor interaction.
Guests must also avoid interfering with:
Equipment handling.
Staff instructions.
Instructor briefings.
Operational preparation.
Restricted or staff-only areas.
Spectators are not allowed to go to the airport side with the jumper.
When the jumper is ready to leave for the airport, only the following people may travel in the Skydive Swahili vehicle:
Tandem jumpers.
Tandem instructors.
Skydive Swahili operational staff, if required.
Spectators must remain at the beach location and wait near the landing area.
Spectators are welcome to watch the parachute descent and beach landing.
After the skydivers exit the aircraft and the parachutes open, spectators may watch from the beach landing area.
Guests may take photos or videos from the ground using their own phones or cameras.
They may film:
Parachutes in the sky.
Canopy descent.
Beach landing.
Post-landing moments.
Spectators must follow all instructions from Skydive Swahili staff at the landing area.
From the time the jumper leaves the beach office for the airport until the parachutes appear in the sky, spectators should usually expect to wait about 40 minutes to 1 hour.
This time may vary depending on:
Airport procedures.
Other aircraft traffic.
Weather.
Air traffic control.
Aircraft operations.
Operational readiness.
Safety checks.
Skydive Swahili operates through a commercial airport, so timing may be affected by normal airport activity.
Children are welcome as spectators.
Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
Parents or guardians are responsible for ensuring that children:
Stay in permitted areas.
Do not enter staff-only areas.
Do not approach equipment unless permitted.
Do not distract jumpers, instructors, or staff.
Follow instructions given by Skydive Swahili staff.
Bringing pets is not recommended.
Skydive Swahili operates in a public beach environment with other customers, staff, aircraft operations nearby, and parachute landing activity.
If a guest brings a pet, the pet must:
Be properly controlled at all times.
Remain under direct supervision.
Not disturb other guests, staff, or jumpers.
Not enter restricted or operational areas.
Not be left unattended.
Skydive Swahili may ask a guest to remove a pet if it creates a safety, hygiene, comfort, or operational issue.
Spectators and guests must behave respectfully and follow staff instructions.
Guests must not:
Distract tandem jumpers during safety briefing.
Distract instructors or operational staff.
Enter staff-only areas.
Touch skydiving equipment unless permitted.
Interfere with preparation or landing operations.
Stand in unsafe areas at the landing zone.
Ignore instructions from Skydive Swahili staff.
Behave aggressively, abusively, or disruptively.
Skydive Swahili may ask any guest to move or leave if their behavior creates a safety, operational, or customer service issue.
Spectators should be prepared for possible delays.
Skydiving may be delayed by:
Wind.
Cloud.
Rain.
Air traffic control.
Airport procedures.
Aircraft availability.
Technical issues.
Safety decisions.
During delays, guests may remain at the beach location, restaurant, or waiting area unless Skydive Swahili staff give different instructions.
For detailed information, refer to the relevant Skydive Swahili knowledge base article:
Visiting Skydive Swahili.
How to Find Us.