Paragliding Tenerife

Accompanied by an instructor, anyone can paraglide from 6 years old.

We do not recommend flying to pregnant women and people with mobility impairments.

Our paragliding paradise is located in the south of Tenerife, exactly on our beloved Costa Adeje. We fly all year long from Monday to Saturday with the best flying experience. Of course, you can choose the schedules yourself when making the booking online.

We don´t have an office. Our meeting point is at the Parking above La Enramada Beach in Costa Adeje, Tenerife South, here is where we meet with you.

After giving a brief explanation of the flight will be, we organize and then depart towards the takeoff zone to start your paragliding in Tenerife experience.

As long as the weather condition allow us it’s in La Enramada Beach, Costa Adeje. As well there are others official landing sites.

As soon as you are equipped, your pilot will tell you when to start walking for take off. You will immediately feel yourself floating in the air. You’re already flying!

Paragliding landing is also very easy. All you will have to do is walk while your instructor brakes the glider very gently.

Overfly Tenerife complies with all regulations and his professional pilots also have the appropriate training and paragliding qualifications that accredit them. So our answer is indisputably. Yes, it is very safe.

A tandem paraglider is designed to carry two people — the instructor and the passenger. The passenger is strapped into a harness right in front of an experienced paragliding pilot during the paragliding tandem flights.

Tandem paragliding is a sublime adrenaline rush. You don’t need previous experience, due to one of our expert paraglider pilots will be the one who will do all the hard work. Once you are strapped into your harness, you just need to run a bit to take off, and then sit back, relax and enjoy the stunning views. Oh, don’t forget to smile for the camera!

We invite you to live the best tandem paragliding experience in the south of Tenerife, Spain. During your paragliding ride, you get a “bird-eye” view that is not possible in almost any other way, so you will have the chance to enjoy astonishing views as you have never done before.

Tandem paragliding is basically something impossible to put into words, so you have to try this paragliding adventure at least once in a lifetime.

The passenger’s weight may not exceed 100kg.

In the case of children, the minimum weight will be 30kg.

Firstly, on paragliding flights in Tenerife, the mountain temperature prevails, therefore, dress in comfortable clothes and bring a jacket in case it gets cold. Finally, it is essential to come with sports shoes. 

You can leave your belongings, such as backpacks and bags, in our van. You will get your things back once you land. Take your valuables like wallet, phone and documents with you. The harness that you will use during the flight has a pocket to store personal items.

It is not allowed to come with video cameras, photography or mobile phones.

With many years of experience, the pilots do a professional job taking photos and videos of the best moments of the flight. Once landed, you will have several purchase options to conserve memory.

In order for you to organize yourself with other activities, you must have available about 2 hours in total. We are never in a hurry so that everything goes perfectly.

To carry out the paragliding in Tenerife experience there must be good weather conditions. The company may, for organizational or weather reasons, reorganize flight schedules.

If canceled due to bad weather conditions, another date or full refund of the amount paid is offered.

Paragliding in Costa Adeje is normally very stable, so you don’t usually feel dizzy. However, some days, to stay longer in flight, it is necessary to make turns that allow us to remain within the thermal.

If you are excessively prone to dizziness, you can take the medication you would take if you were traveling by car.

Tenerife is one of the best places in the world to practice paragliding due to the great views and stable air currents. 

The weather conditions in Tenerife are very stable throughout the year, so it is possible to practice paragliding in Tenerife during the whole year.

However, according to the experience of the pilots, the ideal conditions for paragliding occur between October and May.

One of the most important things to bear in mind when you are going to practice paragliding is the best time to fly your paraglider. Of course, it is going to depend on factors like the place where you are practicing this sport, the time of the year and the time of the day.

If you plan to come with your paraglider and spend an excellent vacation flying on the island of Tenerife, you have to consider some things. Being an island bathed by the trade winds, the weather behaves differently from other places where you may be used to visiting to make your paragliding flights.

So now we are going to talk about what is the best time to fly your glider in Tenerife.

Weather conditions in Tenerife allow people to practice paragliding practically during the whole year, although expert pilots consider that the best time to fly is during the months from October to May — so we could say that the seasons of autumn, winter and spring are the best time of the year to fly your paraglider in Tenerife.

Some of the landing areas, especially those that involve beaches, are only available during the winter months. So, if you want to assure your descend from the highs to the coast, you must make your paragliding flight during the winter season. Nevertheless, there are some other landing areas which can be used, but you must be careful with the people at the beach!

Furthermore, you should always bear in mind that weather may change from one day to another, so we strongly recommend you to watch out the weather conditions for each day — both for the landing area and for the take-off area. The ones who can give you the best advice in terms of weather conditions are the experts of the Canary Federation of Aerial Sports (FECDA). You can visit their web page and contact them through the email fecda@fecda.org or by a phone call.

Generally, any time of the day is a good time to fly. Nevertheless, we recommend starting in the morning.

The best time of the day to fly during autumn and winter would be between 10:30 am. and 17:00 pm. Due to at these hours you will find the best weather conditions and the best winds for flying at Tenerife. Later its more calm, so there are fewer possibilities to get higher.

However, during the spring and summer seasons, the best time of the day to fly is typically from 9 am. to 7 pm., sometimes even later!

We hope that this information about the best time to fly your paraglider in Tenerife has been useful. You can also check our blog post: The best paragliding sites in Tenerife, there you can find out everything you need to know before starting your trip. Remember that if you have any doubt or if you want some more information you can contact us anytime!.

Now that we know what is tandem paragliding, the question is where do we practice it.

We fly mainly from the paragliding sites of Ifonche and Taucho, because we consider them the best places to paraglide in Tenerife. But, depending on the weather conditions of the day, we also fly from other sites like the slope of Guimar and Arafo among others.

Did you know you that you can also fly over the Teide’s National Park? One of our tandem paragliding flights allows you to watch this amazing volcano from the heights.

All our expert instructors in Overfly Tenerife will make sure that you get the most astonishing views of the island. You won’t understand how great it is is until you see it!

Apart from what is tandem paragliding, we wanted to tell you who can enjoy it. Tandem paragliding is an option available for the vast majority of people. It is not compulsory to have a particular physical condition. If you weigh between 30 and 100 kilos and you can run a few steps, then you just have to fill out the booking form.

How old do you have to be to paraglide? Paragliding is for everyone starting from the 6 years all, but if you are between 6 and 18 year olds, you require a written parental consent require. Once you are 18, you can feel free to fly with us whenever you want!

Whatever type of flight experience you choose, we will always take the time necessary to make you feel comfortable and relaxed. We hope that our explanation about what is tandem paragliding has provided you a clearer idea about this way of practicing the sport. Contact us!

Checking the weather conditions for paragliding beforehand will help you to avoid unnecessary concerns once you are flying. It is essential for you to know when it is not recommended to do paragliding due to bad weather conditions.

This bad weather conditions include mostly strong winds or rain. Strong wind can make you lose control of the paraglider and difficult the take-off and landing. If you are not careful, it can turn out to be very dangerous for you.

If you are afraid of not being able to recognise which weather conditions are the best for flying, you should not worry. Our instructors will make sure that you know everything you need to have a safe flight and enjoy your time as much as possible.

Check our different flights and discover the best skyview of Tenerife!