Paragliding

Activity holidays are a great way to spend your holiday with just the right balance of action, adventure and relaxation. So, if you don’t fancy the water or the snow or the mountains – or you have done all that before and are after something completely different, alternative both exciting and serene at the same time, why not search our website for air sports, such as Paragliding? Taking to the skies without getting your feathers burnt by the sun, paragliding is the simplest, most basic form of flying. It is relatively easy to become proficient in and is a source of great pleasure of those, participating in this truly beautiful and amazing sporting activity.

This is, however, a sport, where equipment is essential, and although there are opportunities to hire your equipment on most holidays, the majority of budding paragliders prefer to take their own, wherever they go or holiday. It’s not quite as complex and cumbersome as for instance scuba diving equipment – it all fits neatly into a single rucksack – you just have to be neat about packing it. Most paragliding holidaymakers know, where they want to go and hurl themselves off a mountainside, so if you are looking for a complete package or great accommodation accompanying your flying adventure, search our website for the most lucrative deals, which combine great flying with excellent food and a level of comfort and luxury for you to relax in, that just suits your individual taste.

Alternatively, you might be a complete novice, considering dipping your toes in the waters of the world of paragliding for the very first time, but you might not know, what to expect. Well, there are plenty of courses for people with no prior experience available all over the world. And if you are not sure, whether it might develop into a long term passion for you, don’t rush out to purchase all the required equipment – on your first-timer course you will be able to hire any necessary equipment as part of your course package.

Why do people go paragliding, pick paragliding holidays? The answer is simple – it’s simple. It’s simple, if you want to be in the air – flying. Just run off that cliff, hill or mountainside and let the therme carry you for hours – all you have to do is hang in there, steer your paraglider and enjoy the magnificent bird’s eye views of any countryside, feeling free as a bird – and then land gently, though you might not necessarily end up, where you started from. The pleasure is all the same.

There are all the locations for you to chose from, ranging from stunning places in the UK to locations in Kenya, Lanzarote, Madeira and various places in the Alps, to name but a few. You can book courses for the completion of club pilots’ tasks, last just a week, or you might like to try your hand at tandem flights to introduce a loved one or a close friend to the pleasures of flying.

Have ever wondered what it would feel like to be a bird ?   Do you dream about flying?  If so, then why not try paragliding, hang gliding or gliding, the ultimate in relaxation escapes! 

Carried by the wind, staying aloft for hours, covering huge distances and experiencing total peace and quiet has to be an ultimate human experience.    You also need excellent tuition of course - a sense of adventure, guts, a desire for extreme excitement and exhilaration and a beautiful place to be when you come down to earth!

You could start with lessons in England and graduate to a full blown holiday in a mountain resort in Europe or even further afield, Nepal for instance, to take a whole new look at this beautiful world!