Paragliding in Pokhara: The 15 Best Tandem Flights

1.Paragliding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $88Our pick

Fly above Pokhara with a professional pilot after hotel pickup, a short office check-in, and a van ride to Toripani. Your private booking includes the flight, insurance liabilities, hotel transport, and free photos and videos. Expect about two and a half hours overall, with possible waiting at the shared takeoff site.

“The gliding itself. Downside.we sat in the sun for almost 2 hours waiting our turn. It's a good experience, if you want to overcome your fear of heights. Visibility was not great due to fires in the area.”

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2.Adventure Paragliding Trip with Photos and Videos

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 50 reviews · 30 min

Fly tandem from Sarangkot above Pokhara Valley, Phewa Lake, and the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges. Your English-speaking pilot handles the paraglider after a safety briefing, while you enjoy about 30 minutes in the air. Hotel pickup, drop-off, photos, and video are included. Bring a jacket, ID, and sunglasses.

“We loved it, so beautiful and exiting. Very well organaised and we felt safe all the way trough it. I would definetly recommend this activity.”

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3.Paragliding at Sarangkot Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $80

Fly tandem from Sarangkot with an experienced pilot, about 40 minutes from Pokhara’s Lakeside area. The flight lasts around 30 minutes, with Phewa Lake and Himalayan views below. Gear, transport, and flight photos and videos are included. Pilots such as Nairobi handle the controls while you enjoy the ride.

“It was a great experience. It was foggy so the views weren’t as great but the guides were amazing, highly recommend”

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4.Paragliding Adventure with Photos and Video

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 44 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Meet your English-speaking pilot in Lakeside, ride to Sarangkot, and take off for about 30 minutes above Phewa Lake, forests, and Nepalese villages. Your pilot handles the canopy while you enjoy the view. The $86 price includes hotel transfers, insurance, photos, and video. Flights suit first-timers aged 18 and above.

“It was amazing! The team is so nice and friendly and the instructors made astonishing photos for us. Thank u! Highly recommended 🙏”

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5.Half Day Upper Seti Rafting & Paragliding adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 34 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $45

You’ll fly above Phewa Lake with a professional pilot, then tackle Class III and IV rapids on the Upper Seti River with an English or Hindi-speaking guide. Pickup covers Lakeside, Pokhara Airport, and the wider Pokhara Valley. The private experience includes transport, safety gear, snacks, and photos and videos.

“The paraglider pilots were very friendly and very skilled. As a former paraglider pilot I could admire their skills in a crowded and thermic sky. The rafting crew were great fun and everyone enjoyed a laugh. There were a few spills, but no real danger at all. The swimmers thoroughly enjoyed their dips in the river. The water was running at a good Grade 3.”

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6.Paragliding at Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $88

You’ll ride about 40 minutes to Kaski Kot, receive a safety briefing, then fly tandem for roughly 30 minutes above Pokhara Valley and Phewa Lake. Pilots including Rabi Rana and Yam are named in the feedback. Hotel pickup, return transport, and GoPro photos and video are included.

“The flight was amazing, I did enjoy much more than I have expected ever. The flight was just thrilling. I enjoyed more than I can imagine.”

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7.30-Minute Tandem Paraglide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $125

Fly tandem from Sarangkot with an English-speaking professional pilot, rising above Pokhara, Phewa Lake, monasteries, forests, and the Annapurna range. The three-hour outing includes hotel pickup, a 25 to 30-minute flight, insurance, photos, video, and a return transfer. Bring running shoes, a full-sleeved top, and a wind jacket.

“We zouden om 11u opgepikt worden bij ons hotel, maar dit was niet het geval. Na enkele smsen met de verantwoordelijke is er uiteindelijk toch iemand ons komen oppikken. Ook het vervoer om terug naar het hotel te gaan was veel te laat op de bestemming. Het paragliden zelf was wel leuk, een avontuur.”

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8.Paragliding Tandem Flight from Pokhara with Photos and Video

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $95

You’ll launch from Sarangkot with an English-speaking pilot, then glide above Phewa Lake, villages, temples, jungles, and Pokhara. The flight package includes photos and video, with Lakeside hotel pickup and drop-off. Ask about optional stunts near the end, and keep your schedule flexible for weather.

“Amazing experience with excellent weather and beautiful views! Make sure to opt into doing stunts towards the end! Immediate photos and videos saved afterwards!!! 10/10”

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9.Tandem Paragliding in Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · from $140

Fly tandem from Sarangkot above Pokhara and Phewa Lake with a qualified pilot. Your 30-minute flight can reveal Annapurna, Fish Tail, Dhaulagiri, villages, monasteries, waterfalls, and river gorges. Hotel pickup, transport, aerial photography, and a Snowy Horizon souvenir are included.

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10.Paragliding Adventure with Photos and Video

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours · from $15Best value

Take a tandem flight from Sarangkot with a licensed English-speaking pilot and sweeping views of Pokhara, Phewa Lake, and the Annapurna range. The roughly 30-minute flight includes safety gear, transport from Lakeside, insurance, and digital photos and video. No prior experience is needed, but weather can change the schedule.

“Amazing overall!✨ A little sus in the beginning driving up to the mountain. Not much explaining in the beginning, but felt totally safe and in good hands when we got to the mountaintop. But I loved it and totally worth the money:))”

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11.Paragliding, Bungy Jump and Zipline Combo Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 1.5 - 4 hours · from $78

You’ll combine a roughly 30-minute paragliding flight from Sarangkot with a zipline and optional 101-meter bungee jump. English- and Hindi-speaking staff arrange transfers from Lakeside Pokhara. Pilot Sudip has been praised for mountain and city views, while Pradip handles quick WhatsApp communication.

“They planned it well! Especially i am in contact with Pradip in whatsapp only which he is in kathmandu. But he responds fast, Good thing i booked these activities with their company”

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12.Pokhara Paragliding

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $95

You’ll fly tandem from Sarangkot with an English-speaking pilot controlling the canopy while you enjoy views of Phewa Lake, forests, villages, and the Himalayas. Allow about three hours, including hotel pickup, transport, briefing, a roughly 30-minute flight, landing near Lakeside, and photo and video collection. No experience is needed.

“impressed view and professional coach so amazing, it’s my first time to play paragliding professional coach make me feel relax during flight.”

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13.Kathmandu Paragliding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $375

Take a private paragliding flight above Kathmandu Valley from a launch point about 2,100 meters high. An experienced international pilot handles the glider while you enjoy 15 to 25 minutes in the air, with views toward Kathmandu and, when conditions allow, the Himalayan range including Everest. Pickup, drop-off, photos, and videos are included.

“This is probably the first thrilling adventure of a Mum and Daughter together. We were for a holiday trip to Nepal. I was thinking of rafting in Trishuli but since a rafting was already included in our Bardia trip we decided to do this Paragliding while in Kathmandu. I had already Read more”

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14.30-Minute Paragliding Adventure with pick up/drop off

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $129

You’ll ride from central Pokhara to Sarangkot, then fly for about 30 minutes above Phewa Lake and the Pokhara Valley with a trained pilot. Expect views of Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, and Machhapuchhre. Transport, photo and video service, taxes, and tourist charges are included. Pilot Ravi Patrick is specifically praised for putting nervous fliers at ease.

“Brilliant morning paragliding! Really got looked after and felt very safe. Quite overpriced. Many much cheaper paragliding experiences available going from the same starting point. Felt I could have paid half the price for the same experience.”

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15.Paragliding in Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $120

Fly tandem above Pokhara with a professional pilot, taking off from a site chosen for the day’s weather. Expect a briefing, safety check, hotel pickup and drop-off, and 20 to 25 minutes in the air. Ask about GoPro photos and video, since these were included for at least one booking.

“The pickup was 20 minutes too late, but that didn't bother me. I'm very satisfied! Thanks… Very good pilote, nice GOPRO videos und photos(included!). An unbeatable price for the very good service. everyone was very friendly and tried hard… Reality good guys and a nice team! Thanks for all…”

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