Skydiving in Morocco is one of the many adventure experiences you can enjoy. This country is one of Africa’s tourist hotspots, with millions of tourists visiting each year who demand new thrills to enjoy their trip. If you’re also in this latter group, soaring through the skies of Morocco might be one of the best options for you. In this post, we’ll give you some ideas about it and, above all, give you some examples of places where you can put it into practice.
Skydiving Modalities in Morocco
It should be said that skydiving in Morocco is more feasible than other similar disciplines, such as hot air ballooning, which requires very specific environmental conditions (serene dawn, with little wind). In contrast, the different skydiving modalities adapt better to the different climatic and geographical conditions, which is why we can find specialized companies in different regions. They often rely on airfields from which to take off or promontories that facilitate a suitable takeoff.
The modalities that can be found most easily are skydiving, which is the freefall jump landing with a parachute (solo or in tandem with an expert instructor), paragliding or powered flights (gyrocopter and ultralight). Undoubtedly, the country’s weather conditions, which are generally stable, are a plus for practicing all these disciplines.
Places to Practice Skydiving in Morocco
As we said, the places where you can skydive in Morocco are varied. For example, this option is not lacking in Marrakech, considered the tourist capital of the country, where hot air balloon flights are also carried out. In this case, any of the modalities carried out will facilitate (if the adrenaline and shock allow it) contemplating the Marrakech landscape, which combines the aridity of the Agafay desert and the mountainous relief of the High Atlas, and even its enormous palm grove.
Another place where this practice is the order of the day is, precisely, Taroudant, the ‘little Marrakech’: this city in the south of the country, known for its similar red architecture of Almoravids and Saadians. The aerodrome of this city has led to the emergence of companies specializing in these adventures, which attract the local population and also the growing tourism that the city is receiving.
A very special place to practice skydiving in Morocco is Legzira beach: known for its wild coastline of ochre sandstone that has formed monumental arches, in recent years it has seen this activity take off from the parking lot of the new urbanization built nearby. Here, the Atlantic breeze is a great ally to promote spectacular flights over the rugged coast around Sidi Ifni, in the extreme south of the country.
But on the north coast, the Mediterranean, there are also interesting places to skydive in Morocco. This is the case of Nador, another destination that has opened up to international tourism, conditioning its beaches and its promenade to promote swimming and water activities. From the sky, observing its unique Mar Chica is quite an experience.
And we close this review of skydiving in Morocco with a destination in the Middle Atlas: Beni Melal, whose green and mountainous environment is also very attractive to be contemplated from the sky. Here, experienced clubs operate and the activity has become so popular that even users come from Casablanca to enjoy a flight through the heights here.
In any case, these are just some examples of places where skydiving is already established. But if you are looking for more information and, above all, an agency that can organize this experience privately during your trip, do not hesitate to let us know so we can get to work.
