When visiting Da Nang city, tourists should try paragliding at Son Tra peninsula to see the whole city as beautiful as a painting.
Paragliding has become a typical product of Son Tra peninsula in particular and Da Nang In general, is one of the products Travel experience chosen by many tourists when coming to this city.
To experience paragliding at Son Tra Peninsula, visitors will start at an altitude of nearly 700m above sea level. If the weather is favorable, after take-off, visitors will have the opportunity to admire the entire Son Tra Nature Reserve, Linh Ung Pagoda, My Khe Beach and the whole view of Da Nang city from a bird’s eye view.
The time to experience paragliding at Son Tra peninsula, if counting from the time of moving from the foot of the peninsula to the paragliding take-off site on Son Tra peak (near the top of the chessboard) and landing, is about 1 hour, including: 10 minutes for check-in procedures, 20 minutes of traveling to the flight point at the top of the chessboard, 15-20 minutes for the paragliding experience, 5 minutes for taking souvenir photos at the landing site and awarding the experience certificate.
Because this is the subject nutrition It is risky, so participants need to follow very strict regulations to ensure their own safety. People with underlying cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, or cerebral anemia, or those with acrophobia… are advised not to paraglide. Flyers must weigh over 40kg and be over 1m3 tall; must wear long pants and shoes…
“When experiencing the service, visitors will be picked up and down Son Tra peninsula, fly with professionally trained athletes, be served drinks and fruits during the participation, take souvenir photos, keep beautiful footage, visitors will have the opportunity to admire Son Tra peninsula, Linh Ung Pagoda, My Khe beach and the whole view of Da Nang city from above, at the end of the flight visitors will be awarded a certificate of paragliding experience”, the leader of the Management Board of Son Tra peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches shared.
Visitors will have the opportunity to admire the entire Son Tra Nature Reserve, Linh Ung Pagoda, My Khe beach and the entire panorama of Da Nang city from a bird’s eye view.
Time & Steps for experience
Time: 1 hour
Takeoff location: Ban Co Peak
Landing location: Man Thai Beach
Meeting point: No. 31 Hoang Sa, Tho Quang, Son Tra, Da Nang City.
Step 1: Check in (10 minutes)
Visitors travel by personal vehicle to the gathering point of Buu Dai Son Pagoda at No. 31 Hoang Sa Street, Son Tra, Da Nang City.
The tour guide will pick you up and guide you through the check-in procedures here.
Step 2: Move to Ban Co Peak (20 minutes)
Visitors will follow the tour guide’s instructions to get on a taxi to visit Ban Co Peak.
Step 3: Experience flight (15 – 20 minutes)
The prerequisite procedure before flying is to check the wind. When the wind strength and direction meet the conditions, the pilot will begin the preparation work. You will be tied with a fixed harness and wear a helmet. The pilot will check the paraglider, then inflate the parachute to the correct standards to prepare for takeoff.
After checking the wind and protective gear for the last time, you and the pilot will run forward in the direction indicated by the pilot to pull the paraglider into the sky. Immediately after takeoff, the pilot will help you adjust your sitting position comfortably on the harness.
The pilot adjusts the parachute according to the wind direction, crossing the primeval forests on Son Tra peninsula. From above, visitors will admire the panoramic view of Linh Ung pagoda. The nearly 70-meter-high statue of Quan The Am is within sight. The parachute wings will go out to the sea, taking visitors to see the entire city of Da Nang from above with the majestic bridges across the Han River.
Landing on Man Thai beach.
Take souvenir photos with the pilots here.
Step 4: Receive the certificate
Visitors will be granted a certificate of “Paragliding Experience” certified by the Da Nang Paragliding Club.
Visitors will receive their personal vehicles and end the journey.
