Paragliding

jhon · Jul 6th, 2006, 19:05

Any Paragliders out there with soaring experience in India, I've heard there are some great locations between Manali and Dharamsala, any suggestions on the best times to fly and some nice places to visit, either in Northern or Southern India would be appreciated, i'm a novice pilot but hope to have my hours up before visiting next year, thanx, hare om jhon

kailash35 · Jul 6th, 2006, 20:45

One place I know is Billing, 14kms from Bir.
Bir is located between Palampur and Joginder Nagar.

See this link

and also this one.

Hope it helps

rangers · Jul 6th, 2006, 21:17

Yes Last week on my trip to Leh from Manali I saw them doing it at Solang valley and also near Kothi.I hace documented in my VDO.
Well I do Parasailing on beach

smiles
sanjay

jhon · Jul 7th, 2006, 19:13

Hi Guys thanx for the links Kailash, they are great and will help me heaps, i will also check out the locations you mentioned Sanjay, dhanyavad ,om shanti, jhon

2cents · Jul 7th, 2006, 19:23

There has been a lot of concerted effort recently to put Kerala,or more specifically Vagamon,among the paragliding spots in India.
This site has most of the details - Paragliding Kerala

jhon · Aug 6th, 2007, 19:16

Paragliding

FLY high ^^ fly far>>> fly forever.......

kullukid · Aug 6th, 2007, 19:27

There's Solang Nullah near Manali. Here's a preview, ok folks everyone hold on tight!

KK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhIQUJbu764&eurl=

shashank.aggarwal · Aug 6th, 2007, 19:59

They have this stuff in Khajjiar..around an hours drive from Dalhousie...

ananda2193 · Aug 6th, 2007, 20:43

Pithoragarh in Kumaon has it.

http://www.uttaranchaltourism.in/par...taranchal.html

roopesh_kohad · Aug 6th, 2007, 23:47

Kamshet between Mumbai and Pune.

http://tinyurl.com/3e2c34

shahronakm · Aug 7th, 2007, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ananda2193

Pithoragarh in Kumaon has it.

http://www.uttaranchaltourism.in/par...taranchal.html

Of course the views from pithorgarh while paragliding would be awesome but as far as my experience goes there are only one or two pilots who can make you fly or who have the equipments. When we visited there (after informing them in 10 - 20 days in advance) I was not able to fly as one pilot was out of town & the other one with whom we were suppose to paraglide injured his foot 1 day back. So it's very uncertain (Lack of operators) but as I wrote earlier It's an excellent paragliding location & you will be rewarded with excellent views.

Ronak.

swamis1971 · Aug 12th, 2007, 00:40

If you are a novice, and want to increase experience, go to Kamshet.

In Himachal you would usually get tandems.
Billing you could try. That is best location in Himachal.
Manali section is not for intermediate flying. It is either for absolute fun trips in Solang, or tandem flights

Kamshet, there are some groups who are conducting formal training courses, so I imagine they are better equipped.

shahronakm · Aug 14th, 2007, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamis1971

If you are a novice, and want to increase experience, go to Kamshet.

In Himachal you would usually get tandems.
Billing you could try. That is best location in Himachal.
Manali section is not for intermediate flying. It is either for absolute fun trips in Solang, or tandem flights

Kamshet, there are some groups who are conducting formal training courses, so I imagine they are better equipped.

Here are their links
http://nirvanaadventures.com/
http://www.templepilots.com/

Ronak.

Dilliwala · Sep 25th, 2007, 02:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhon

Paragliding

FLY high ^^ fly far>>> fly forever.......

If this is still of interest, there's para-gliding at Mussoorie and Naukuchiya Tal in UA too.

Dilliwala · Oct 21st, 2007, 23:48

Just saw last week on way to Rohtang that the Indian Paragliding Assn. arranges paragliding at Marhi (3300 m). For those who know the place, they take-off from the road directly above the dhabas and chai shops. Stupendous views from up there.

Jul 6th, 2006, 19:05	#1
jhon jhon Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Byron Bay - Aus. Posts: 57	Paragliding Any Paragliders out there with soaring experience in India, I've heard there are some great locations between Manali and Dharamsala, any suggestions on the best times to fly and some nice places to visit, either in Northern or Southern India would be appreciated, i'm a novice pilot but hope to have my hours up before visiting next year, thanx, hare om jhon

Jul 6th, 2006, 21:17	#3
rangers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India Posts: 450	one up Yes Last week on my trip to Leh from Manali I saw them doing it at Solang valley and also near Kothi.I hace documented in my VDO. Well I do Parasailing on beach smiles sanjay

Jul 7th, 2006, 19:13	#4
jhon jhon Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Byron Bay - Aus. Posts: 57	dhanyavad Hi Guys thanx for the links Kailash, they are great and will help me heaps, i will also check out the locations you mentioned Sanjay, dhanyavad ,om shanti, jhon

Aug 6th, 2007, 19:16	#6
jhon jhon Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Byron Bay - Aus. Posts: 57	Paragliding? Paragliding FLY high ^^ fly far>>> fly forever....... Last edited by machadinha : Aug 6th, 2007 at 19:31. Reason: removed self-quote

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shashank.aggarwal Mr. Tagless Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 4,759	They have this stuff in Khajjiar..around an hours drive from Dalhousie... __________________ Travelogue - Around India Random Reviews

Jul 6th, 2006, 20:45	#2
kailash35 Kailash in India Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 249	One place I know is Billing, 14kms from Bir. Bir is located between Palampur and Joginder Nagar. See this link and also this one. Hope it helps

Jul 7th, 2006, 19:23	#5
2cents Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kerala Posts: 333	There has been a lot of concerted effort recently to put Kerala,or more specifically Vagamon,among the paragliding spots in India. This site has most of the details - Paragliding Kerala

Aug 6th, 2007, 19:27	#7
kullukid Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: u.k. Posts: 892	There's Solang Nullah near Manali. Here's a preview, ok folks everyone hold on tight! KK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhIQUJbu764&eurl=

Aug 6th, 2007, 20:43	#9
ananda2193 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: you essay Posts: 1,290	Pithoragarh in Kumaon has it. http://www.uttaranchaltourism.in/par...taranchal.html Last edited by ananda2193 : Aug 6th, 2007 at 22:37. Reason: added link

Aug 6th, 2007, 23:47	#10
roopesh_kohad Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune, Maharashtra Posts: 155	Kamshet between Mumbai and Pune. http://tinyurl.com/3e2c34

Aug 12th, 2007, 00:40	#12
swamis1971 Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 14	If you are a novice, and want to increase experience, go to Kamshet. In Himachal you would usually get tandems. Billing you could try. That is best location in Himachal. Manali section is not for intermediate flying. It is either for absolute fun trips in Solang, or tandem flights Kamshet, there are some groups who are conducting formal training courses, so I imagine they are better equipped.

Oct 21st, 2007, 23:48	#15
Dilliwala Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dilli Posts: 2,892	Just saw last week on way to Rohtang that the Indian Paragliding Assn. arranges paragliding at Marhi (3300 m). For those who know the place, they take-off from the road directly above the dhabas and chai shops. Stupendous views from up there.

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