PARAGLIDING OVER CAPE TOWN
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Cape Town is one of the most spectacular places in the world to paraglide. The ‘Lions Head,’ lying next to Table Mountain, rises to 669 meters above sea level. Also located in Cape Town, ‘Signal Hill’, rises to 350 meter above sea level into a flat topped hill. Due to their strategic location from which to view the stunning surroundings Table Mountain and the Cape Town area, the ‘Lion’s Head’ and ‘Signal Hill’ make up the two launch sites for our Paragliding adventures in the Cape Town area.
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As a tandem Paragliding passenger, you do not require any previous knowledge of paragliding at all. Take off’s are easy (just a few steps usually) and landings are generally soft (landings are most often on large grassy fields with no obstacles or dangers).
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Instructors will always make every effort to provide for the longest (up to 30 minutes) and most enjoyable flight possible. Generally, flights in the Cape Town area can be anything from 5-30 minutes in duration.
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Table Mountain National Parks do not allow commercial tandem paragliding flights to take off from Table Mountain. However, a few lucky passengers have flown across Table Mountain when weather conditions have allowed
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The flight depart mainly from Lions Head and Signal Hill. The paragliding launch site used depends on the wind direction at the time. Sometimes the flight starts from Signal Hill and then move across to Lions Head as the wind changes throughout the day.
Tandem paragliding flights vary in duration and it is not possible for us to guarantee a specific flight time due to the changeable nature of the wind and general weather conditions in Cape Town. The flight only happens in conditions that allows to launch and land safely. The tandem paragliding flight instructors are all highly experienced and love to fly. They will always make every effort to give you the longest (up to 30 minutes) and most enjoyable flight possible. In general flights in Cape Town can be anything from 5-30 minutes in duration.
No Experience Required – as a tandem paragliding passenger you do not require any previous knowledge of paragliding at all. Your pilot will brief you on everything you need to know shortly before the flight. It is important that you listen to the instructions of the pilot and to have total confidence in his abilities. Take offs are easy (just a few steps usually) and landings are generally soft (most often the landing happens on large grassy fields with no obstacles or dangers).
