Paragliding in India| Indian Travel Planner

Para gliding is one of the important adventure sports in India. There are lots of locations in India, where people who wish to venture into the gliding adventure can satisfy themselves. Para gliding use gliders usually launched from the gentle hill sides. The gliders are light and aero dynamic and are designed to go up. The para glider is a non-motorized, foot launched inflatable wing like structure. The glider is built using rip-stop nylon or high stress polyester fabric. The pilot or the person who is paragliding is clipped to a harness and flies in a highly comfortable siting position. The para glider can climb altitudes of more than 10000 ft and also can go long distances too.

Major Paragliding sites in India:
Biling - Himachal Pradesh
Kullu - Himachal Pradesh
Solang - Himachal Pradesh
Lahaul and Spiti - Himachal Pradesh
Naukutchiyatal - Nainital
Dayara Bugyal - Garhwal
Dhanolti Ridge - Garhwal
Bedni Bugyal - Kumaon
Jaipur- Rajasthan
Jaisalmer - Rajasthan
Jodhpur - Rajasthan
Bikaner - Rajasthan
Matharen - Maharashtra
Arambol - Goa