The last time I had parasailed was about 10 years ago, so I had forgotten what a great experience it is. Make sure to take your camera up with you, cuz you're not gonna want to miss getting a shot of the beautiful view and keeping a printed reminder. During high season, you can pretty much find the guys with the parachutes anywhere on the beach, but during low season, you will usually find them on the beach in the area of the Zona Dorada.

Oustanding! You get dressed in a life vest and are fixed up with a harness you step into and can sit down in when you're in the air. They hook the parachute up to you while you are standing on the beach, they tell you to squat down, the boat goes, and you immediately get pulled into the air without touching the water. The boat pulls you over the water down the beach with a great view of the city. I was surprised to look down at the ocean and see how sandy it was even further out. There was a large amount of sand being strewn about the top of the water. It was a smooth ride until the boat makes the turn to bring you back, then the wind takes you and rocks you a little, but nothing to worry about. They bring you back to the same spot on the beach where you took off from. If they wave the flag, you have to reach back with your right hand and pull on the rope to guide yourself in (if they yell at you, then you have to reach back with your left hand, guess they can only afford 1 flag!) The landing was smooth and the guys jump up and pull your foot to bring you down. If you have a lightweight child, it will take them a little longer to land. Ours just hovered above the beach and eventually dropped to the beach after several minutes! We were beginning to wonder just how we were going to get him down, but s-l-o-w-l-y he dropped. The price was $250 pesos each, regardless of age, but we got them down to $200 pesos each. It was very fun and much worth it!