Gliding Destinations in India

Gliding Destinations in India: Para-gliding

The slopes of the Solang valley near Manali offer some of the most popular sites for para-gliding. Other areas coming up for this sport are the Nilgiri hills in the south, the Eastern Himalayas in the Darjeeling/Gangtok area, Auli in Uttar Pradesh, and Sansar in Jammu & Kashmir.

Gliding Destinations in India: Hang-gliding

Billing (8,500 feet) in Kangra valley in Himachal Pradesh has been the venue for hang-gliding rallies offering opportunities for excellent flying. Billing offers 100 km of up and down, and cross-country flights.

Dharamkot (11,800 feet), situated near Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), is another good place for hang-gliding in Himachal Pradesh. It requires a 2-km trek from the nearest road head to reach this place.

Kallahatti near Ooty offers 25 km of up and down, cross-country route in the Nilgiris that passes over dense forested areas. The gliders are offered glimpses of wild animals in the sanctuary below. The Bombay Hang-Gliders' Club organizes rallies at Talegaon in the Western Ghats on the Bombay-Pune highway.

Sikkim Tourism is developing sites in Northern and Western Sikkim to encourage hang-gliding.

Gliding Destinations in India: Parasailing

Parasailing has been a regular sport at Billing in the Kangra valley. The game is also pursued in Goa, Trivandrum, Orissa, hills of Uttar Pradesh, the Northeastern states, especially Manipur, and many other places in India.

Gliding Destinations in India: Important Events

Billing in Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh is the most favorite place to organize any hang-gliding event in India. The place also has the distinction of organizing first every paragliding competition according to the rules of Federation Aeronautique International, which makes this venue eligible for future world paragliding championships.

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