Colombia

Tropical climate, picturesque landscapes and villages, reliable flight conditions, salsa music, rum cola and incredibly hospitable people: that is Colombia. We regularly revise our round trip from Cali to Medellin and, as always, have added several new areas off the beaten track.

Our tour starts in Cali in the south of the Valle del Cauca, where we will spend the first days flying warm in the Piedechinche region. As our journey continues, we follow the course of the Cauca River northwards and explore the entire valley with all its flying opportunities, which takes us, among other places, through the famous flying arena of Roldanillo and to Ansermanuevo in the north. Thanks to numerous competitions, paragliding has become famous in the Valle del Cauca. Last but not least, thanks to its great potential for cross-country flying.

We will always spend a few days at our various base camps, tackling local thermals or exciting cross-country tasks together, depending on the level. These usually take us from the wooded slopes of the valley rim at some point into the reliable flatland thermals of the broad valley above the many sugar cane fields. Whoever wants can try to reach the next stage destination by flying. We are accommodated either in fincas or in typical hotels along the route.

The second part of the tour takes us north along the Cauca River to the area of La Pintada and Jerico. As our journey continues, we follow the course of the Cauca River northwards and explore the entire valley with all its flying opportunities, which takes us, among other places, through the famous flying arena of Roldanillo and to Ansermanuevo in the north.

If conditions aren’t good for flying, the region offers everything from swimming in small jungle rivers to sightseeing in quaint mountain villages with their colorful, ornate houses, cozy plazas and pretty leather handicrafts. We end our tour in the flying areas around colonial Santa Fe de Antioquia, near Medellin.