Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport which is a truly wonderful and fulfilling experience for the adventure experience for the adventure seeking.
A paraglider is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft. A trip will take you over some of the best scenery on earth, as you share airspace with Himalayan griffin vultures, eagles, kites and float over villages, monasteries, temples, lakes and jungles with a fantastic view of the majestic Himalaya like Mt. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna Range, Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Fishtail and many other mountain over 8000m. Gliding is a weather dependent sports and the flying season in Nepal commences from November through February, the best months being November and December. The takes off point for these flights is Sarangkot (1592m.), which offers prime views of Fewa lake and mountains at sunrise and sunset (if weather permits) and the landing is by the Fewa lake. No previous experience is required as qualified pilots provide a short briefing before launching.
Tandem Flying Adventure
Tandem flying involves a pilot flying with a passenger. Both have seperate harnesses that are attached to each other and wing. paragliding harnesses are built for comfort and safety, they feel more like an armchair. After tafeoff the passenger just sits back, relaxes and takes in the epic scenery. Even taking pictures is not a problem. Because paragliders can foot launch and gently foot land again and are very portable we can take them any where and fly from the most mountains in Nepal.
Cross-country
Cloud buster
This midday flight gives you the thrill of high flight as we thermal up above Sarangkot in the company of eagles and vultures, 30min - 1 hour. We land by the lake.
Annapurna Panorama Flights
We take a 20 minutes jeep drive from Pokhara to sarangkot. From here we can see three of the highest mountain in the world i.e. Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Manaslu, Mt. Fishtail and all over 8000m. We offer three types of tandem flights from here.
I had the pleasure last January of having the most wonderful trekking guide around Kathmandu and then the Annapurna circuit. Rajandra Khandal was not only knowledgeable about Nepalese history and trails, he was also patient, efficient, very smart and witty, spoke excellent English and always seemed to have a good rapport with whoever we encountered, both local Nepalese and tourists. He was an extremely strong guide who carried some of my belongings along with his own, and never appeared tired, always as energetic and agile as a mountain goat. I remember one instance where we did a steep climb, and I as usual was moving very slowly. When we reacched the top of the mountain I realized I did not have my money pouch, and had probably dropped it way back on the trail where we had stopped. As soon as I told him he was off, running down the mountain at top speed. I watched him reach the bottom and take off like lightning down the trail. We had passed a group of boys walking in the direction of where I had dropped my pouch, and of course, if they found it that would be the end of that. But he reached the pouch before the boys, and came running back down the trail and up the mountain in 15 minutes, the same steep climb that had taken me much longer!! He arrived smiling and happy that he had suceeded. I was very, very grateful, and impressed!!! He was always good natured and hapy!! After that I let him carry my money. At the end of the trek I found out how frugal he had been, and that he had negotiated lodgings so skillfully that he had save me quite a lot of money. We remain good friends and I look forward to the time when I can return to Nepal and trek again with this wonderful young man. If you are planning to visit Nepal, don't miss the chance to trek with Raj, it will be nothing short of a great experience!!Peggy Cabbab.
I would highly recommend Raj as a guide of Nepal. He is truly an amazing young man, with exceptional customer service skills. I met Raj on my very first day in Nepal, and he took such good care of me. He guided me around the most common sites of Kathmandu. He not only physically showed me these places, he had so much knowledge about each and every place we visited, which was really informative. Raj and I had a lot of great conversations during the few days he was guiding me, and introduced me to the beautiful Nepal. Nepal is a place I will forever hold in my heart, and Raj has become a dear friend, whose kindness and friendship will remain with me always. Raj will show you beautiful sights of his home country, and will do so with such a passion for life! He is an amazing person, and does a fantastic job with guiding people. Rebecca NZ.
