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Where to go hang gliding and paragliding in Asia

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Paragliding in Koh Larn, Thailand

Flying in Paradise

Ole Dalen meets Geoff Davison at his home site on the island of Koh Larn, Thailand, "the perfect place to bring your family"
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Paragliding in Bir, India. Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Destination: Bir, India

There are two sides to Bir/Billing in the Indian Himalayas: The beginner-friendly front ridge and then, more extreme, "the back"
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Manaslu, Nepal

Destination: Manaslu

How to explore Nepal, without heading off on an adventurous self-supported vol-bivouac? One way is to make Babu Sunuwar your guide
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Paragliding instructor Sunith Rao at his home site in Kamshet. Photo: Sanjay Rao

Guide to Kamshet, India

Escape northern winter and migrate to southwest India for a magical experience paragliding in Kamshet, two hours from Mumbai
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Werner Luidolt and Burkhard Martens thermalling at about 4,000m after launching from Seyedan. On epic days, cloudbase can reach 7,000m here. Photo: Hadi Khebre

Paragliding in Iran: Country guide

The paragliding in Iran is diverse and exciting, from the famous site of Rokh with its 400km days and 6,000m cloudbase to soaring on the Caspian Sea.
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Camp 360 in Bir/Billing. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Guide to Bir, India

Bir is a Tibetan colony in northern India. Come here pre- or post-monsoon and fly the front ridge of the mighty Himalayas – or back into the big peaks
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Manual, India. Photo: Debu Choudhury

Himalayan Getaways: Manali, India

Manali used to be paragliding’s alternative universe with hundreds of tandem pilots with ragged-out wings vying for tourist trade
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360, India. Photo: John Coutts

Himalayan Getaways: 360, India

If the heli-paragliding of Chamunda doesn’t grab you but you’d still like to escape the crowds on take-off at Bir/Billing then head east to 360
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Gangtok, Sikkim. Photo: Parvin Singh

Himalayan Getaways: Gangtok, Sikkim

In the far northeast of India, bordering Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan, Sikkim is the jewel in the Himalaya’s crown
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Sirkot, Nepal. Photo: Andy Busslinger

Himalayan Getaways: Sirkot, Nepal

Get away from the crowds and stable air of Pokhara a couple of hours’ drive or so southwest. Sirkot has been developed by Babu Sunuwar, of Everest fame
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