Para Gliding in India
¤ India's Diverse Geographical Features Support Para Gliding
Adventure Sports
Besides other adventure sports options available in India, the
sub-continent is fast attaining world recognition, as a perfect
destination for a hang gliding, hand gliding adventure sport in India.
India's vast and diverse geographic features offer a variety of sites
and absolute flying conditions, almost anything a para glider pilot
could wish for, flying through mighty Himalayas, flying over the blue
seas or flying over the vast desert regions of India.
¤ Himalayan Adventure With Para Gliding
The north India - the abode of 'the mighty Himalayas' --the biggest
mountain range in the world offers challenging conditions for hand
paragliding to the flying lovers. The Himalayan region of Ladakh and
Zanskar faces rough weather where the winds are unpredictable and
sandstorms blow up within minutes, here heavy - duty gear is required
with excellent skills over flying.
Towards the lower Himalayas, the states like Himachal Pradesh and
Uttranchal offers a perfect site for hang para gliding.
¤ Para Gliding Sports In Coastal Regions of India
Coastal flying is possible from the cliffs of north Goa, Rantnagari
and other smaller seaside villages on the western coast. Here the calm
sea breezes flows through the region, creating magical lift bands that
gives pilots a pleasure of a smooth flying.
Later in the evening as the sunsets in the horizon the wind speeds
lessen down, the enthusiast soar for hours on end and cruise
comfortably into the sunset.
At the bottom of the Indian peninsular, Ooty and Kodaikanal also have
ample opportunities for this adventurous sports.
¤ Accommodation Facilities
Accommodation, food, transportation and the healthy flying conditions
prompt the serious pilots to look forward to spend a few months in the
flying zones of India to improve their flying skills and enjoy the
hang para gliding sports up to its full core.
¤ The Best Time To Take Up The Sports
The best time to take up the hand para gliding sport is between April
to June and September to November at the onset and tail end of the
southeast monsoons when winds are constant and hopefully not too wet.
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