Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraftwith no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside.

Despite not using an engine, paraglider flights can last many hours and cover many hundreds of kilometers, though flights of one to two hours and covering some tens of kilometers are more the norm. By skillful exploitation of sources of lift the pilot may gain height, often climbing to altitudes of a few thousand meters.

Paragliding in INDIA

Top 10 places for paragliding in INDIA are as follows:

1. Bir Billing in Himachal Pradesh

It is in the Kangra Valley, Himachal. Billing is the place that you definitely should visit for adventure.   The timings are from March and until June.  Altitude of 2600m makes it perfect for paragliding.

2. Sikkim, India

Sikkim is emerging as adventure sports location India, You can have great fun here

3. Kunjapuri in Uttarakhand

This is located amongst the Shiwaliks, you get the amazing views of Gangotri, Banderpunch as you rise up in the sky. The sunset and sunrise gives a great scene.

4. Pavana in Maharashtra

This is single paragliding location in Western India. View from the top is breathtakingly beautiful comprising of the Pavana Lake, age-old forts and many more interesting places.

5. Nandi Hills in Bangalore

Nandi Hills is one of the prime locations for Paragliding situated 68 kms from Bangalore. While paragliding here, you can reach Bangalore’s Hebbal lake by a lovely landing strip.

6. Bedni Bugyal in Uttarakhand

Bedni Bugyal is situated at an elevation of 3,354 metres in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Here you have breathtaking views of the Himalayan Mountains and is therefore perfect for the high flyers. You can also visit nearby Bedni Kund or lake which is famous for its rare Brahma Kamal, the state flower of Uttarakhand.

7. Yelagiri in Tamilnadu

Yelagiri is located in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. There is a Yelagiri paragliding club which provides professional equipment and instructors. Yelagiri paragliding club also hosts an international paragliding festival in September. Presently, three take-off and landing points at heights of 450, 560 and 600 metres above ground level have been identified in Yelagiri.

8. Shillong in Meghalaya

Shillong also known as “Scotland of the East,” is the capital and Hill station of Meghalaya. State of the art hydraulic payout winch system mounted on a boat towing Paragliders up to 700 meters.

9. Arambol Beach in Goa

Paragliding as an adventure sport involves a great rush, as you can have a bird’s eye view of your scenic surroundings just sailing in the air without any support from external factors.

10. Aravalli Hills in Rajasthan

The Aravali hills of Rajasthan have most adventure sports ground for Paragliding.  Rajasthan has so many paragliding strips and runways.

11. Satpuras Range in Gujarat

Pavagadh Hill is situated in Panchmahal district, Gujarat. The hill rising 800 metres (2,600 ft) above the surrounding plains. With Champaner, Pavagadh hill forms the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, spread over an area of more than 1,329 hectares (3,280 acres). The site is 50 Km east of Baroda and 68 Km south of Godhra.