Europe XC Tours
You have flown already a lot of sites in Australia?
The end of the flying season is approaching?
You dreamt to fly the European Alps but do not know where to start?
Come and join us on one of our guided paragliding tours in Italy.
We will stay at small hotels and gasthofs close to the flying sites to minimize the daily travelling, but will travel in neighbouring valleys in case local weather does not permit flying.
The typical day starts with breakfast and weather briefing.
On the way to the flying site we visit the landing zone and before every flight a site briefing will be provided.
On request XC tasks can be handed out in form of waypoints, but needless to say that based on the flying site and conditions recommendations for the flying will be given.
Guiding will be provided via radio from ground and in flight.
A perfect opportunity to maximise your flying time and distance, learning multiple flying sites to know, improving your mountain, thermal and xc flying and that all in such a picturesque landscape like the Alps.
Inclusions:
> Transfer from Munich to Bassano / Bruneck to Munich
> Accommodation including breakfast
> XC Guide
> XC Retrieve
> Daily briefings / de-briefings
> Transport to all flying sites
Extras:
> Airfare to Europe
> Gondola (where we can’t use the tour van)
> Flying cards
> Lunch and dinner
Pilot Requirements:
Pilots must
> be licensed SAFA members with APPI Card,
> have 3rd party insurance worth 1.5 Million Euros,
> hold PG4 rating (Intermediate Pilot) and
> Pilots must have travel insurance with emergency repatriation.
Equipment Requirements
> certified and well-maintained PG equipment incl. helmet
> mobile phone for tracking and general communication
> satellite communication device/tracker (recommended)
> flight instrument for navigation
For more information, please contact us
Tour 1 – MAYRHOFEN (AUT)
23rd June to 4th July 2025
This tour will have our accommodation at a single location in Tyrol, giving us access to a variety of very interesting flying sites in different valleys of Austria.
Twelve days of flying from nearby launches giving us access to some superb mountain ranges with Alps mainridge, Hintertuxer Glacier and the ‘Pinzgauer Promenade’ less than 20km from where stay.
Some of the flying sites within a short drive are Penken, Melchboden, Finkenberg, Wildkogel, Achensee, Unterberghorn just to name a few.
Tour 2 – BASSANO & BRUNECK (IT)
6th July to 17th July 2025
For this tour we will set up at two different locations, exploring the southern end of the Alps at first and then off to South Tyrol.
The first half of the tour will be located at the well-known Bassano del Grappa with all the nearby flying sites like Cima Grappe, Bepi, Costalunga, Levico Terme, Feltre and Monte Cesen.
For the second half we will transfer to Bruneck, where even more flying sites will be waiting for us, such as Kronplatz, Speikboden, Gitschberg, Platten, Thurntaler, Ahornach, Pflazen, Golzentipp, Helm and many more.
Contact Us
Updraft Paragliding
email: wagolly@gmail.com
mobile: 0411 533 625