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Paragliding near Mount Cook, New Zealand. Photo: Felix Woelk

Travel Guide 2020: Mt Cook (NZ) correction

A short piece on flying near Mt Cook, New Zealand, in the Travel Guide 2020 missed out some crucial information for visiting pilots – here’s an update
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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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Chamunda, India. Photo: Ed Ewing

Himalayan Getaways: Chamunda, India

Chamunda Devi temple sits at 2,800m in the mountains about 30km west of the famous paragliding site of Bir and 400m higher than that take-off
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Bandipur, Nepal. Photo: Andy Busslinger

Himalayan Getaways: Bandipur, Nepal

Assuming you’ve visited Pokhara, Nepal’s biggest flying destination, then next on your list could be Bandipur
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Ospedaletti, Italy. Photo: Michel Farrugia / frg-sport.com

Ospedaletti, Italy

The Italian seaside resort of Ospedaletti offers a little of la Dolce Vita just over the border from the French Riviera
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Sainte Victoire, France. Photo: Michel Farrugia / frg-sport.com

Saint Victoire, France

Inspiration for French artist Paul Cézanne, this imposing mountain is visible from the market town of Aix-en-Provence where he lived.
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