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Must-Visit Paragliding Destinations In India

Must-Visit Paragliding Destinations In India

There are many beautiful places to visit in the world. You can say that the world is an open book and if you want to read this book then you need to travel. Deep inside all of us love adventure. And adventure activities attracts many people with its excitement and thrills. If you read about all adventure activities then you find that among all of them paragliding is one of the top-level adventure game. The paragliding is a game which will make you fly like a bird in the open sky. With all the latest equipment and trainer pilot this game is very safe. There are many places in India which are best suited for the paragliding and I am going to give you details about these places. You can choose them according to your convenience but every paragliding spot has its own experience.

Here are some of these spots:

  • Paragliding In Bir Billing:

Bir Billing is a beautiful place in Himachal Pradesh. Bir Billing is considered as the second-best paragliding destination in the whole world and the best in India and is this point is enough for you to understand the popularity of this place. Not Indian but also foreign pilots visit which also increases the popularity of this place. In October 2015 the Paragliding World cup was hosted there and in this world cup pilots of 135 countries had participated.

There are few points which you need to know about Bir Billing, like Bir Billing are two different places. Bir is located at 1350 m from sea level and it is paragliding landing area. Billing is situated at 2430 m above sea level and this place is the paragliding take-off point. The total distance between the two places is 16 km. For paragliding, everyone has to drive to Billing for one hour in the hilly mountain road. In Bir Billing, the best time for paragliding is October to November and March to June. The fly time here will be around 10 to 20 minutes.

  • Paragliding In Shimla:

Shimla is capital of Himachal Pradesh and one of the beautiful place to visit. Here you will get everything from historical places, devotional places, beautiful climate and amazing experience of adventurous games like paragliding, trekking, etc. Let’s talk about paragliding. If you love hill stations and are fond of adventure game like paragliding then you need to visit this place. In Shimla, a place named as Waknaghat is known as the best place for the paragliding here. Waknaghat is located at the Chandigarh- Shimla national highway. And you can reach to paragliding spot there easily. The fly time here will be around 10 to 20 minutes.

When people visit Shimla they add paragliding in Shimla as the part of their wish list. In the paragliding time here you will high in the valley. You can visit this place at any time around the year.

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  • Paragliding in Sikkim:

In the eastern part of India, paragliding in Sikkim is one of the famous sports activity. When you do paragliding here you will get the view of Himalayan ranges and snow-capped mountain peak. The view of this place will attract you a lot.

In this paragliding spot, there is two option one is for short distance paragliding and another one is long distance paragliding. In short one you will take the paragliding flight for 10 to 15 minute and for long it will be 20 to 30 minutes. Also, the price will be different from each other. October to November and March to May is the best time to visit this place.

  • Paragliding in Kamshet:

Kamshet is located in the dense Sahyadri mountain ranges in Pune and it provides a safe and easy location for the paragliding who are learners. This place is at the distance of 45 km from Pune. And I guess this is the only place for paragliding in western India. In the paragliding time, you will have a beautiful view of Pavana lake and old forts with other interesting things. The paragliding time will be around 15 to 25 minutes. October to March is the ideal time for the paragliding here.

  • Paragliding in Nandi Hills

In the southern part of India Paragliding in Nandi Hills is one of the best places for the paragliding. The location of Nandi Hills is located at the distance of 60 km from Banglore. And this place is the main point of attraction of all nearby people. Here you will have the paragliding flight from the height of above 1100 m above the sea level. October to March is the best time to visit this place.

These are few paragliding spots which can give you the best experience of thrill and adventure. So visit your nearby location and be a part of this game

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As per Govt. regulations, Paragliding is closed from 15th July to 15th September due to on going rainy season