Guide details
Best time to visit
Weekday mornings and early afternoons are quietest; weekends and school holidays get busy, so book ahead.
How to get there
Most sit inside or near shopping malls and along the OMR corridor, with parking and food courts on site.
Highlights
Connected trampolines, foam pits, dodgeball courts, slam dunk basketball, ninja and obstacle courses, toddler and kids zones
Good for
Children, teenagers, birthday parties, active groups, families
Price range
Roughly Rs 400 to Rs 600 for 30 minutes, Rs 600 to Rs 900 for an hour, and Rs 900 to Rs 1400 or more for 90 minutes, plus grip socks around Rs 50 to Rs 100.
Ask any Chennai parent what to do with restless children on a hot afternoon or a rained out weekend, and an indoor trampoline park will come up before long. Over the past few years these places have become one of the city’s easiest answers to bored teenagers and energetic younger kids, tucked into malls and along the busy corridors where a lot of new leisure venues have opened. They promise a couple of hours of proper physical activity in air conditioned comfort, which counts for a great deal in a place where the heat rules out the park for much of the year.
We have put this guide together to explain what you actually get for your money, how the tickets and time slots work, and the age and safety rules that catch people out. Named venues and exact prices change often, so treat everything here as a general picture and check the current details with the park before you set off.
What a trampoline park offers
The heart of any trampoline park is a large floor of connected trampolines, joined edge to edge so you can move from one to the next and bounce off the angled wall panels around the sides. It looks simple and it is genuinely tiring, which is part of the appeal for parents watching from the benches. Around that main area, most parks build in a set of stations that give the visit some variety.
Foam pits are the usual favourite, a deep bed of soft blocks you can leap into from a springboard or a raised platform. Many parks also mark out a dodgeball court where groups play the old game on trampolines, which adds a competitive edge for teenagers and works well for parties. Slam dunk basketball lanes let you take a running bounce and reach a hoop that would be impossible from the ground, and there is nearly always a queue of children trying to outdo each other.
Beyond the bouncing, the bigger venues add ninja and obstacle sections, with hanging holds, balance beams, warped walls and rope swings borrowed from the television shows that made them popular. Some run a separate climbing wall or an aerial course as well. For families with very young children, look for a smaller toddler or kids zone, a gentler set of low trampolines and soft play kept apart from the main floor so little ones are not caught up in the older crowd. Not every park has one, so it is worth asking in advance if you are bringing a preschooler.
Where to find them in Chennai
Most of Chennai’s trampoline and indoor adventure parks sit inside or near shopping malls, which suits them well. The mall provides parking, food courts and somewhere for the rest of the family to wait, and the indoor setting keeps everything cool. You will find several across the wider city, from the western and central suburbs out towards the areas that have grown quickly in recent years.
The OMR corridor, the IT belt running south along Old Mahabalipuram Road, has become a natural home for this kind of venue. With so many young families and working professionals living along it, several adventure parks and activity centres have opened within easy reach of the road. SkyJumper is the name most people search for, as a chain that has run trampoline parks in a number of Indian cities, and alongside it you will find independently run parks and combined adventure centres that mix trampolines with other activities. Rather than fix on one address, we would suggest searching for what is currently open near you, reading recent reviews, and ringing ahead to confirm the park is trading and what it offers on the day.
Tickets, time slots and prices
Trampoline parks almost always sell entry by time slot rather than a flat all day fee. The common choices are 30, 60 or 90 minutes of jump time, and the clock usually starts when your session begins, not when you arrive. Longer slots cost more but work out better value per minute, and 60 minutes is plenty for most children before they flag.
Prices vary by park, by city location and by whether you go on a weekday or a weekend. As an honest general guide, expect somewhere around Rs 400 to Rs 600 for a 30 minute session, roughly Rs 600 to Rs 900 for an hour, and about Rs 900 to Rs 1400 or more for 90 minutes at the busier venues. Weekend and holiday rates tend to sit at the top of those bands, and some parks run cheaper morning or weekday slots. Birthday and group packages are priced separately and often include food and a host.
One cost people forget is grip socks. Nearly every park requires special socks with rubber grips on the sole for safety, and ordinary socks or bare feet are not allowed on the trampolines. These are either included in the ticket or sold at the counter for a small amount, usually somewhere in the region of Rs 50 to Rs 100, and you keep them to reuse on your next visit. Bring your pair back and you save buying them again.
Age and safety rules
Trampolining carries real risk if it is done carelessly, so parks take the rules seriously and so should you. Most set a minimum age or a minimum height for the main court, and small children below that are directed to the toddler zone or asked to be accompanied by an adult at all times. Very young children are usually kept off the deeper foam pits altogether.
You will be asked to sign a waiver before jumping, and for anyone under 18 a parent or guardian normally has to sign on their behalf, so an adult needs to be present at check in. Staff give a short safety briefing covering the main rules, one person to a trampoline, no somersaults or flips unless a marshalled area allows them, feet first into the foam pit, and no rough play. Marshals watch the floor and will stop anyone who ignores the rules. Remove sharp objects, jewellery, phones and anything from your pockets, tie back long hair, and let anyone with a recent injury or a health condition sit out.
Good for
Trampoline parks suit a wide range of visitors, which is why they stay busy. Younger children love the sheer freedom of bouncing, and a dedicated kids zone keeps it safe for them. Teenagers get the most out of the dodgeball, the slam dunk lanes and the ninja courses, and it gives them somewhere active to burn off energy with friends. They are a strong choice for birthday parties, with packages that take the organising off your hands, and they work well for any active group, from school outings to a set of cousins visiting for the holidays. For adults who fancy a go, plenty of parks welcome grown ups too, and an hour on the trampolines is a surprisingly good workout.
Good to know
- Book ahead for weekends, school holidays and evenings, when slots fill fast and walk in space can run out.
- Grip socks are almost always required. Bring your own pair from a previous visit or budget a little extra to buy them at the door.
- Arrive at least 15 minutes early to fill in the waiver, change and get the safety briefing before your session clock starts.
- An adult must be present to sign the waiver for anyone under 18, so do not send children on their own.
- Wear light, comfortable clothes you can move in, and empty your pockets before you jump.
- Prices and timings change often, so confirm the current rates, opening hours and any age limits directly with the park before you go.
A trampoline park will not fill a whole day, but as a way to tire out the children, give the teenagers something to talk about, or host a birthday without the mess landing in your living room, it is hard to beat. Pick a slot, sort the socks, check the latest details, and let them jump.