Skydive Zambales.
4-hr drive from Manila — tandem & static line over the Zambales coast at Iba Airport.
Skydive Zambales is not currently running jumps, so online booking is switched off. We keep this page live and re-verify the operator’s status regularly. Open dropzones you can jump at instead are listed below.
One email when Skydive Zambales starts taking jumpers again. Nothing else.
Default exit altitude
Typically flown here
Up to, at max altitude
Typically within
No public rating
What the day actually looks like.
Skydive Zambales operates from Iba Airport on Luzon's west coast — about three to four hours by road from Metro Manila — and is the only commercial dropzone in the Philippines outside the Cebu/Siquijor operator pair. The team is unusual in the region: USPA-licensed instructors drawn from Philippine military, army, and police ranks rather than career commercial skydive professionals. Tandems jump from 10,000 ft; static-line solo jumps go from 3,500–4,000 ft for travellers wanting an introductory licensing taste. Unlike Skydive Cebu or Skydive Siquijor, Zambales runs scheduled jump events rather than daily walk-ins — the calendar is built around weekend events, festivals, and military training cycles. Pricing and next-available dates are confirmed at booking. The west-coast Zambales corridor (Subic Bay → Iba → Botolan) gives the jump a distinct landscape: agricultural plains, the South China Sea horizon, and the Zambales mountain range as backdrop. The right jump for travellers in Metro Manila who can road-trip three to four hours west, for static-line candidates wanting low-cost solo-jump entry rather than a paid USPA AFF curriculum elsewhere, and for visitors specifically interested in the military-trained instructor background. Travellers prioritising convenience or a beach-landing finish should look at Skydive Cebu or Skydive Siquijor in the Visayas — Skydive Zambales trades polished tourist-operator format for a grittier military-airfield experience. Pricing is event-based and confirmed when the calendar posts, which suits the operation's military-cycle rhythm. For Manila-based first-timers the honest comparison is simple: Zambales wins on distance, Cebu wins on polish — and both run the same 10,000 ft tandem format.
Check in, weigh in, sign the waiver. Twenty minutes of harness fitting and emergency-procedure briefing with your tandem master.
Bench-seated, headphones on, door closed. The aircraft climbs to 10,000 ft — the landscape shrinks under you.
Door open. Roll out. Terminal velocity. Your tandem master triggers the canopy around 5,000 ft.
Calm five-minute ride down. You take the toggles for a minute before your instructor sets up the final approach.
“If the dropzone can’t fly for safety or weather, you’re rebooked at no charge — or refunded in full to your original card. No customer-side surcharge.”
Aircraft typically flown at this dropzone.
Liability waiver signed on the day. We send a copy ahead so you can read it before you commit — no mid-day surprises.
Eight real anxieties, addressed.
Tandem operators set their own weight limit (commonly around 90–115 kg) and confirm borderline cases on the day — check the exact limit with this dropzone when you enquire. AFF students have no upper limit but must fit the rig comfortably.
No public rating yet.
No bookings while this operator is paused.
Airfield gate — operator shares the exact pin and driving directions in the inquiry reply. Iba is the customer-facing hub.
Most jumpers drive or use Grab. Parking and transfer arrangements vary by airfield — the operator confirms specifics in the inquiry reply. Plan a 2-hour buffer before your manifest slot for traffic and check-in.
Block 3–4 hours on site for tandem (briefing + climb + jump + canopy). AFF students should plan a full day.
Nearest open dropzones.
Skydive Cebu
SANTA FE, BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU·PHILIPPINES
From $458
≈ ₱28,350
Skydive Palawan
SAN VICENTE AIRPORT·PHILIPPINES
From $449
≈ ₱27,825
Skydive Siquijor
SIQUIJOR AIRPORT·PHILIPPINES
From $450
≈ ₱27,850
iFly Bali
IFLY BALI·INDONESIA
From $42
≈ IDR 750,000