Paragliding Training Tour – Cape Town & Garden Route

12-Day License Course - Paragliding Training Tour

Sky Safari offers a complete paragliding license course combined with a guided 12-day tour across two of South Africa’s most beautiful flying regions — the Garden Route and the Cape Town area.

This is more than just a course. It’s a fully supported adventure where you’ll learn to fly, receive your paragliding license, and leave with your own full paragliding kit.

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What’s Included:

• IPPI 4 paragliding license course (SAHPA certified, Internationally recognized)

• 35+ flights (solo + tandem instructional)

• Brand-new Sky Paraglider, harness, reserve parachute, and helmet

• 11 nights of accommodation

• Airport pick-up and all transport

• Site fees and license registration

• Breakfasts and 6 dinners

• In-flight coaching via 2-way radio

• Daily site selection based on flying conditions

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Cost: R110,000 or €5,700

The gear alone is valued at over R105,000 — essentially giving you the course and guided trip at no extra cost.

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Where You’ll Train

We start in Wilderness, the heart of South African paragliding, and fly for 5–8 days depending on the weather. From there, we head to Cape Town and fly inland thermals and stunning coastal cliffs.

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Garden Route sites include:
Map of Africa • Kleinkrantz • Sedgefield • Paradise Ridge

Cape Town region sites include:
Sir Lowry’s Pass • Porterville • Langebaan • Hermanus • Betty’s Bay • Piketberg

We select the best flying site each day based on local weather.

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What to Expect

You’ll start with an introduction to the gear and ground-handling training. Then we move on to solo flights with full radio support and tandem flights to build confidence. You'll attend a 4-hour theory class covering:

• Weather and thermals

• Flight principles

• Air law & safety

• Pilot mindset & decision-making

• ​12 Day Paragliding Course Training Tour that starts and ends in Cape Town

The course is guided by Handré, Sky Safari’s Chief Instructor. He’s a certified SAHPA instructor with over 9000 flights and years of experience as both a teacher and a tour guide.

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Course Requirements

To complete the license, you’ll need to:

• Fly 35+ times, including 20 flights over 100m

• Log 4+ hours of airtime

• Show solid take-offs, turns, landings, and control

• Pass a written theory exam

• Demonstrate canopy skills and basic maneuvers (S-turns, 360s, big ears, etc.)

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You’ll meet all of these during the 12-day course.

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Equipment Info

Included in the course is a brand-new Sky Paragliders kit:

• Sky Gaia 3 paraglider

• GII5 harness

• Sky System reserve parachute

• Charlie helmet

Please book at least 8 weeks in advance to allow time for your equipment to be made in your preferred size and color.

Sky Safari is an official dealer for Sky Paragliders.

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2025 Course Dates

• 5 September – 16 September 2025 — 5 Spaces available — Book by 20 July

• 26 September – 7 October 2025 — 5 Spaces available — Book by 5 August

• 24 October – 4 November 2025 — 5 Spaces available — Book by 1 September

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Who is this course for?

• Complete beginners

• Adventure travelers who want to leave with a license

• Pilots looking for a complete paragliding training package with equipment

• Travelers looking to safe money by taking part in an all inclusive training and tour package.

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No prior flying experience is needed. 

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Send us a WhatsApp Message for the training tour info pack: 

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