paragliding near Jaisalmer

cuero123 · Feb 14th, 2005, 16:22

Does anyone have contact details for paragliding and skydiving courses between the Sam Sand dunes and Jaisalmer? We came across a retired Indian airforce colonel while driving through the desert and had a wonderful experience flying over the desert. We have unfortunately lost his contact details to pass on to friends. Can highly recommend this experience if any of you get the chance, a real highlight of our trip.

steven_ber · Feb 14th, 2005, 16:28

I would be surprised paragliding or skydiving were allowed near Jaisalmer, despite it's distance from the Pakistan border, I can't see the military allowing it.

EDIT NOTE I've just re-read your post and realise that you've already done it, I am surprised.

seventies'hippy · Feb 14th, 2005, 16:43

We came across a similar company offering paragliding,They are about 30km out of Jaisalmer on the way to Sam. They tend to set-up every afternoon to catch the passing tourist vehicles heading out for the sunset.
I seem to remember it was something like Rps 750 for 15mins.,,,,,,

cuero123 · Feb 14th, 2005, 18:34

I dont suppose the group offering the paragliding were official, probably not even legal, but it was a n amazing experience. I am sure I would never have gone ahead in a similar setup in the uk but something happened to my normally very finely tuned sense of survival while I was in India and I took more risks than normal. It was probably due to having survived on the mad roads and feeling that nothing else would hurt me - what was I thinking?

Feb 14th, 2005, 16:22	#1
cuero123 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 16	paragliding near Jaisalmer Does anyone have contact details for paragliding and skydiving courses between the Sam Sand dunes and Jaisalmer? We came across a retired Indian airforce colonel while driving through the desert and had a wonderful experience flying over the desert. We have unfortunately lost his contact details to pass on to friends. Can highly recommend this experience if any of you get the chance, a real highlight of our trip.

Feb 14th, 2005, 16:28	#2
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,212	I would be surprised paragliding or skydiving were allowed near Jaisalmer, despite it's distance from the Pakistan border, I can't see the military allowing it. EDIT NOTE I've just re-read your post and realise that you've already done it, I am surprised. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

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Feb 14th, 2005, 16:43	#3
seventies'hippy Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,127	We came across a similar company offering paragliding,They are about 30km out of Jaisalmer on the way to Sam. They tend to set-up every afternoon to catch the passing tourist vehicles heading out for the sunset. I seem to remember it was something like Rps 750 for 15mins.,,,,,,

Feb 14th, 2005, 18:34	#4
cuero123 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 16	I dont suppose the group offering the paragliding were official, probably not even legal, but it was a n amazing experience. I am sure I would never have gone ahead in a similar setup in the uk but something happened to my normally very finely tuned sense of survival while I was in India and I took more risks than normal. It was probably due to having survived on the mad roads and feeling that nothing else would hurt me - what was I thinking?

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