Pokhara is the palce to head for if you want to hurl yourself of a cliff and glide in majestic silence above the Himalayan either on a tandem paragliding flight or solo after a multi day course November , December and junury berng perfect flying condition and stunning views of Few Taal and Himalayans peaks that have inspired gliders to rank Sarangkot as one of the best Paragliding sports on the world. We offer short tandem flights (32 to 40) Minutes in the morning and late afternoon longer distance, flighst (60 to 90)minutes that take advantage of mid day. Thermals and even multi day treks that journey from valley to valley for something a lot scarier try the twenty minutes acrobatic tandem flights. If you wants to learn to fly yourself, we also have 10 day paragliding course. Most flight start with short jeep ride up to sarangkot.
Paragliding from the top Sarangkot must be one of the most exciting experience in the Himalaya offers 30 minutes flights exploring. The thermals above Sarangkot and one hour cross country jumps a cross the valley north towards Annapurna is the other big operator.
If conventional paragliding fails to thrill there is always parahawking invented by british fall coner scott mason, parahawking is an unlikely combination of falconry and paragliding where eagles pariah kites are trained to late gliders to the best thermal currents. If you want to literally soar with the eagles you will need to trained up a solo paraglider first- paragliding centers in lake side can start you on your way. Less brave souls can see the avian guides at their roost at mayadevi villege on the northern shore of Fewa Taal.
Paragliding Conditions
It is the monsoonal climate that makes Nepal such a great place to fly. The high rainfall in the summer and the latitude of the country means that the tree line is at an incredible 3900m. With a subtropical climate there are no prevailing or valley winds, it is pure thermic flying, milder than late summer alpine conditions. Once the monsoon has left the conditions are seriously constant.
Looking down on centuries of engineering Launching from Annapurna Base Camp. The season runs from early October until the beginning of May. The most popular months are November, December and January, because of the super consistent weather during this time. On average over the past 4 seasons these months have only had 3 out of 90 days non flyable.
