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Tandem paragliding flight above Kijabe, Kenya
No experience needed
KES 12,00015–20 min
Flight 01

Tandem Discovery Flight

Your first time in the air — no experience, no training, just the view.

You are clipped into a certified tandem harness in front of a professional pilot. Three running steps off the Kijabe launch and the ground simply stops being underneath you. For the next fifteen to twenty minutes you sit in a comfortable seat 600 metres above the Rift Valley floor, watching the escarpment fall away, Mount Longonot on the horizon and the acacia scrub sliding past below. Every flight includes a full safety briefing, all equipment, and photos taken from a pole-mounted camera.

Duration
15–20 min
Altitude
2,600 m ASL
Level
No experience needed
From
KES 12,000
Common Questions
Cross-country paraglider high above a mountain range
Comfortable with heights
KES 20,00030–45 min
Flight 02

Long Thermal Flight

Stay up. Core the thermals. Land when the air lets you go.

On a good Kijabe day the escarpment generates reliable thermals from mid-morning. This flight is booked with time rather than a fixed duration — your pilot works the lift and stays up as long as conditions allow, usually thirty to forty-five minutes, sometimes considerably longer. You will feel the wing load up as it climbs, hear the vario sing, and see the valley open out in every direction. Best booked between 10:30 and 14:00.

Duration
30–45 min
Altitude
Up to 3,200 m
Level
Comfortable with heights
From
KES 20,000
Common Questions
Student pilot ground handling a training wing
Beginner to solo
From KES 95,00010–14 flying days
Flight 03

Learn to Fly — Pilot Course

From ground handling to solo flight, under instruction the whole way.

A structured course that takes you from never having touched a wing to flying solo. It starts on the training slope with ground handling and inflation drills, moves to low bunny-hop flights, then to supervised high flights from the Kijabe launch with radio guidance. Theory covers meteorology, air law, equipment and site protocol. Run in blocks over consecutive weekends or as an intensive week, with all training equipment provided.

Duration
10–14 flying days
Altitude
Progressive
Level
Beginner to solo
From
From KES 95,000
Common Questions
Aerial photography from a paraglider over the valley
Crew & creators
On requestFlexible
Flight 04

Photo & Film Flight

A slower, steadier line flown for the camera.

Built for photographers, film crews and content shoots. The flight plan is agreed on the ground: which ridge lines, which light, how many passes. Your pilot flies smooth, predictable arcs and holds position where the frame needs it. We can carry a gimbal, fly in formation with a second wing, or coordinate with a ground crew. Golden-hour slots fill quickly.

Duration
Flexible
Altitude
Site dependent
Level
Crew & creators
From
On request
Common Questions
Wide aerial panorama of the Rift Valley floor
Included in every flight

Nothing hidden, nothing extra at the launch

All equipment
Photos & video
Full safety briefing
Free weather reschedule
Paraglider moments after launch
The launch

Four steps. That is the whole scary part.

People brace for a stomach drop that never arrives. A paraglider launch is a transition into forward flight, not a fall — you simply stop being supported by the ground and start being supported by the air.

Gift vouchers

Give somebody the sky

Vouchers are valid for twelve months, transferable, and redeemable against any flight or course. We will send you a printable card with their name on it.

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