10-DAY PARAGLIDING COURSE IN KWAZULU-NATAL

This is a 10 to 14 day theory and practical paragliding course set in the beautiful Southern Drakensburg mountains. You will be able to gain a license at the end of the course which will allow you to do solo paragliding around the world.

WHO CAN DO THIS COURSE?

  • This paragliding course is open to all Travellers volunteers and can be completed before, during or after your placement.

  • Non-Travellers volunteers are also welcome to participate in this course.

PRICES:

  • £945 / US$1,420

The paragliding course is set in Bulwer, where you will soar above the clouds in the beautiful province of KwaZulu Natal in the southern foothills of the Drakensburg mountains where the views are breathtaking.

The paragliding course will teach you all the skills necessary to gain your own paragliding qualification which is internationally recognised.

The course will run for 10 days but it could be extended to 14 days if the weather is bad. As part of the course you will have at least 35 flights within the 10 - 14 day period. You will be likely to do 5 flights per day (weather permitting) and you will experience ridge soaring and thermal flying which is unique to the area. As part of the course you will have instruction on:

  • Weather patterns

  • Safety rules

  • Flying skills

  • Techniques involved within paragliding

  • Basic manoeuvres

  • All relevant theory

This course is available all year round, although August and September are not ideal because of occasional unfavourable wind conditions. All equipment will be provided as part of the course and the instructors are amongst the top in South Africa who have competed for South Africa in paragliding. At the end of the course you'll have to complete a written exam and if you are successful you'll receive a SAHPA licence which will enable you to paraglide around the world  (apart from Germany), once you have completed a brief refresher course in whichever country you happen to be in.

The 10-day Paragliding Course includes:
  • Licence fee
  • Accommodation
  • Daily transport to the mountain
  • Food budget
  • Use of equipment
  • 35 Tandem flights
  • All instruction
  • Training manual
  • Excluded: Transport to and from the Paragliding Centre

To apply for this course, please click here

ACCOMMODATION:
During the duration of the course you will be staying in a log cabin in a picturesque setting with the mountain on one side and the valley on the other. The cabin has a communal kitchen where you can cook your evening meals as well as a lounge area, TV room and outside seating area.

You'll share a room with other volunteers and guests, there are no en-suite facilities and the shower/toilet block is about 20 metres from the cabin.

You will be given a food budget and you'll be able to shop at the local supermarket.

ADVENTURE, FUN, A GREAT HOLIDAY - IT COULDN'T BE BETTER!!

Combine 2 weeks Coaching Sports and teaching in a rural Zulu village, then take a 7-Day Surfing Course on the golden beaches of Durban, followed by a 10-Day Paragliding Course in the awesome mountains and valleys of KwaZulu-Natal ... A month you'll never forget!

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Paragliding courses in SOuth Africa


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