Skydive Dubai fixes the price, so the Palm tandem cost the same direct and on every platform where we could read a price. The difference is the small print: direct, you can cancel 24 hours ahead for a full refund; on Headout you can only reschedule, and after a weather cancellation the platform, not Skydive Dubai, refunds you.
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The Palm Dropzone tandem with photos and video on every channel; Headout also lists a Desert Campus ticket (unavailable when checked) and a combo with XLine
Published prices
Palm AED 2,749 direct; the platforms charge the same amount converted at the AED-dollar peg (November 2026)
Cancellation
Direct: full refund with 24 hours' notice. Headout: no cancellation, reschedule up to 24 hours ahead. Platinumlist: non-refundable except bad weather
From the operator’s own website and public listings, checked 15 November 2026.
The price is the operator's
Skydive Dubai sets one price for the Palm tandem with photos and video: AED 2,749 on its own site, checked November 2026. On 15 November 2026 Headout, GetYourGuide and Klook charged the same amount converted into dollars at the fixed dirham-dollar rate, to within a few dirhams. Visit Dubai Experiences, the tourism board's shop, listed it at AED 2,749. Choosing a channel is therefore a choice of terms and currency, not of price. The cards above show each platform's price today.
Channel by channel
Direct
Headout
GetYourGuide
Klook
Currency
AED (cards, cash, Alipay, WeChat, UPI)
Your currency (USD or EUR shown to us)
USD shown to us
USD shown to us
Cancel
Full refund with 24 h email notice
Cannot be cancelled
Product page blocked our reader
Product page blocked our reader
Reschedule
Online up to 24 h ahead
Up to 24 h ahead
Check the listing
Check the listing
Weather cancellation
New date or refund from Skydive Dubai
Refund from Headout
Refund from GetYourGuide
Refund from Klook
Dropzones on sale
Palm and Desert
Palm; Desert listed but unavailable
Palm
Palm
The weather row follows Skydive Dubai's own policy: when the day is cancelled and you are eligible for a refund, a customer who booked through an agency "must contact the agency". Headout's listing also promises a refund if the experience does not happen as promised. We could not read GetYourGuide's or Klook's product pages, so read their cancellation box before paying.
Names, dates and slots
Skydive Dubai publishes no name-change rule. Headout's Desert Campus listing says each name change costs AED 300, paid at check-in. Visit Dubai Experiences is stricter: a name that does not match the passport cancels the booking with no refund. Book in the exact passport name of the person jumping, and bring that passport.
Platforms sell slots from Skydive Dubai's live calendar. The operator says it is not responsible for agency bookings made when its calendar had no availability. Platinumlist states that its booking is subject to availability at confirmation.
The other sellers
Platinumlist sells the Palm tandem with these published terms: once confirmed, tickets are non-refundable except for bad weather, with a full refund if weather cancels the jump; no-shows and late cancellations are not refunded. Visit Dubai Experiences says its tickets are strictly non-refundable, and agents may reschedule within a year with 24 hours' notice.
What we would do
If your dates might change, book direct: it is the only channel with a published full refund 24 hours ahead. If you prefer to pay in your own currency, Headout is the platform whose terms we could read in full. Whichever you choose, check your weight and BMI on our requirements page first, because no channel refunds a failed weigh-in. The full booking walk-through is on our tickets page, and the bundle with XLine is on our offers page.
Questions people ask
Is Skydive Dubai cheaper on Headout or GetYourGuide?
No. When we checked, both charged the operator's AED 2,749 converted at the fixed dirham-dollar rate, as did Klook. The cards above show today's prices.
Is there a Skydive Dubai discount code?
We found none. The only bundle saving is Headout's combo with XLine Dubai Marina, which Headout labels as 4% off; the Desert Campus is AED 550 cheaper than the Palm direct.
Who refunds me if the jump is cancelled for weather?
If you booked through an agency or platform, Skydive Dubai's policy says you must ask that agency for the refund. Booked direct, you choose between a new date and a refund from Skydive Dubai.
Can I change the name on my skydive ticket?
Headout's Desert Campus listing says name changes cost AED 300 per name, paid at check-in. Visit Dubai Experiences says a name that does not match the passport cancels the booking with no refund.
Can I cancel a Headout skydive ticket?
No. Headout's listing says the ticket cannot be cancelled, but can be rescheduled up to 24 hours before the experience.
