Fly over Rio de Janeiro on this paragliding tour. Take off from the Pedra Bonita trail, located within the Tijuca National Park, where you'll get aerial views of the lush landscape during the exciting ride. Then land on São Conrado beach. Keep in mind that paragliders can usually accommodate a higher weight limit than hang gliders.

Discover the natural beauty of Rio do Ar
This tour is great for beginners
Receive photos and video of your tour (included)
Hotel pickup can be arranged at an additional cost

What's Included

Equipment (hang gliding, paragliding, helmet, emergency parachute)
Images (Photos and video) recorded on DVD

Insurance and usage fees approx. USD 20 or BRL 100

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Área de Proteção Ambiental Orla Marítima - Av. Pref. Mendes de Morais, 1501 - São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22610-095, Brazil
Meet with Mariana behind the Skol Flight Free Kiosk. On board embarkation service available upon request, the cost of boarding varies by location.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Weight limit: up to 80kg, above that weight we will analyze according to the weather conditions of the day
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Sarah_V

Great experience and worth the effort. The team was well organized and efficient. There is an additional cost for insurance (R100-110 per person) so account for that in cost. It was a beautiful day and I would highly recommend this experience.

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Great experience and worth the cost.

Sarah_V, Apr 2024

I’d do it again!

Linell_H, Apr 2024

This was a 5 star experience from beginning to end! I was given contact info with great video directions to the jump site and was greeted immediately upon arrival. The staff was super friendly and I could tell they loved what they did. They were knowledgeable and fun! My experience will always remain unforgettable because of the huge supply of photographs included in the package! Great job!!!!!

Amazing flights

Quincy_D, Mar 2024

Our tandem guides were amazing. We loved it and would do it again! From. The hang gliding to the paragliding, we enjoyed everything!

Just do it, it’s so good

Madelaine_D, Mar 2024

We kicked off our 8 day trip to Rio with this hang gliding experience and couldn’t be happier! It was thrilling and amazing. We felt very safe and the instructors were informative and kind. Communication was made easy with WhatsApp which I appreciated. I have a feeling this will remain the highlight of our week and I highly recommend it!

What a dream!

Ricky_R, Jan 2024

I highly recommend this experience. If you are on the fence about whether to hang glide with this business, make the "leap" and go hang gliding. I have wanted to hang glide ever since I visited Rio 5 years ago after seeing the hang gliders causing through the clouds while hiking. The experience was well worth the wait. After meeting with my very energetic and enthusiastic instructor, I was on the mountain top at the exact time of my appointment ready to make my leap. I was able to ask questions, get comfortable with the instructions, and just enjoy the view from the Pedra Bonita. The weather conditions were pretty good so I had about a 10 min flight. Felt like a complete bird. Even while in flight, the instructor gave me tips on how to hang glide, let me drive a bit, and gave pointers at what I was looking at in front or below me. It really felt like a first class experience. I raved so much about it, my friend who was on the fence (scared of heights) went hang gliding with this business the next day and loved it!

Memorable experience

Elizabeth_M, Dec 2023

I did this hanggliding experience as a part of my 30th birthday trip to Rio de Janeiro. My instructor Ronalto was very calming and professional. One of my friends even said that because of how soothing his voice and demeanor was on the drive up to the take off point, she wanted to hang glide with him. The views were beautiful and it was definitely a memorable experience! My group had to push our time back a bit because the day initially started off cloudy which is not optimal for hang gliding so just be aware you may need to have a flexible schedule. Thank you so much for an awesome and memorable moment for my birthday trip!

The weather didn’t permit. Down I’m struggling to rechedule

Daniel_C, Nov 2023

I didn’t get to go? Struggling to have rebooked. Nothing left to say. Hahshdbdbbsbdbdbdbdbdbdbdbddbdnsndndbdbdbdbdbdbddbdbdb

Fantastic experience!

Catalin_B, Nov 2023

Great experience, thoroughly enjoyable, very attentive staff and knowledgeable instructor, highly recommended!

Top tier

Sonnie_B, Oct 2023

Amazing time I felt safe and the staff were very professional. This was my first time ever Paragliding and it was beautiful. Thank you for making my experience and my birthday so memorable.

Try at least once of my life time

bonny_c, Sep 2023

Very professional for the entire processes and coaches were well understood, great experience."……"……………

Amazing

AnnMarie_G, Sep 2023

Amazing. A bucket list item in one of the most beautiful places in the world to hang glide, surely. Not much in the way of safety review… but the morning was pretty seamless. A check in at the beach kiosk; ride up and glide down. lots of people taking off which made me feel more comfortable about it all. So worth doing.

What a rush!

Dawn_A, May 2023

I had always wanted to para-glide from the mountains to the sea in Brazil. I was traveling with my son and I asked him if he would like to go with me... he was thrilled! I am 74 years old now with two knee replacements so I had some questions about doing it at this point of my life... but the pilot assured me it would be an easy take-off and landing. He was sooo right. It was everything I had hoped for: it was a beautiful day soaring over the treetops with many other hang gliders and para-gliders in the air. The experience was exhilarating! Yes, I would do it again.

Amazing experience

Aaron_S, Feb 2023

The whole thing was amazing. The flight was so fun and he made it totally safe and just the right amount of thrilling. There were lots of clouds when we got to the top, so many people were waiting in line for tue clouds to clear. They did and things started moving. They are really efficient up there getting a lot of people to go in one day, but also very careful about safety. I highly recommend!!

Renato was an excellent...

Evelyn_C, Feb 2022

Renato was an excellent instructor! He had been doing hang gliding since 1994. The experience itself is amazing! Wonderful! I totally recommended it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s a must if you visit Rio!

Living The High Ligh in Rio

Nomads_W, Nov 2021

This was one of the highlights of my trip to Brazil. Once I made my reservation, Mariana held my hand from start to finish. I’ve been skydiving 6 times but running off the side of a mountain has been on my to do list for 10 years. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!! When I arrived, I was greeted by Mariana and my instructor Carlos. Carlos didn’t speak much English so we were able to communicate with the little Spanish I do know. I just reminded myself to listen out for OMG in Spanish while we were in flight. 🤣 The flight last around 10 minutes and it was as per effect as perfect can be. I recommend this company for your next adventure in Rio. I ended up paragliding because I was over the weight limit. Now my goal is to return lighter so I can hang glide. Have a great experience Living The High Life in Rio!!! #Nomadswithoutlimits

Fantastic

JAMES_N, Jan 2021

Made very Wellcome on arrival the team spoke good English the flight was superb will hopefully see them again sometime

Awesome experience

Robert_P, Jan 2020

The day that we were scheduled to fly had the launch site enveloped in clouds. After waiting around for about 3 hours, we were given a brief break in the clouds and quickly launched ourselves off the platform. Once we were over the fright of jumping off into space, it was an awesome experience. I would highly recommend this as a once in a lifetime experience (or more). They were instrumental in helping my husband to overcome his fear of flying (I talked him into it) and he had a blast. He had almost talked himself out of going through with it when the clouds parted and we ran off into space. Go for it! You won't regret it.

Experiencia inolvidable 😊👍

EmilioAndrs_R, Apr 2023

Buena atención Una experiencia inolvidable, un pequeño contratiempo con el clima pero al final se disfrutó la experiencia

Exceptionnelle aventure familiale

Genevieve_S, Feb 2020

Renato et toute son équipe est au top , très professionnelle et très disponible . Ma mère âgée de 80 ans a fait du parapente et le reste de la famille en deltaplane : expérience inoubliable bravo Renato !!!vous êtes les meilleurs..

Super Erlebnis

Gundula_B, Jan 2020

Alle, die mal was anderes machen wollen, sollten sich für einen Paragliding oder Drachenflug in Rio entscheiden. Ich fühlte mich die ganze Zeit sicher und gut aufgehoben und das Grinsen wollte die nächsten Tage gar nicht aufhören.