Prices

Paragliding Prices

We specialise in beginner flights, it’s the main reason why we’re in business. Choose us if you’re looking for quality experiences that can work around your schedule.

Tandem Intro Flight

R1900pp
  • Media: R400 Extra
  • Gear Hire Incl.
  • Previous Experience: Zero
  • Solo Flights: NA
  • Tandem Flights: 1
  • Min participants: 1
  • Duration: 1 hr

1 Day Tandem Training Course

R5000pp
  • Ground school: NA
  • Gear Hire Incl.
  • Previous Experience: Zero
  • Solo Flights: NA
  • Tandem Flights: 3
  • Min participants: 1
  • Duration: 1/2 day

Beginners Course

R11500pp
  • Ground school: Full
  • Gear Hire Incl.
  • Previous Experience: Zero
  • Solo Flights: Up to 7
  • Tandem Flights: 3
  • Min participants: 1
  • Duration: 2-3 days

Solo Student Supervision

240hr
  • Ground school: As required
  • Gear Hire Extra
  • Previous Experience: Yes
  • Solo Flights: Unlimited
  • Tandem Flights: NA
  • Min participants: 1
  • Duration: 1 hour

Hire an Instructor for the Day or Join Us when we’re out with Students

Private Hire or Join Us when we’re out with students

Private Hire – for solos and groups, whether for coaching or guidance. You can hire an instructor for the day. Rates are standard irrespective of group size. Book your date and time and we’ll commit. Free cancellation if the weather doesn’t play ball.

Join us when we’re out with students – you’re welcome to join us when we’re out with students. This is less personalised and applicable for those who just need things like site introductions, license sign-offs, skills tests, and so on. NB You cannot book your date and have to fit in with our plans

Weekday Instructor Private Hire

R9499day
  • Includes: A qualified Instructor dedicated to your needs
  • Min 1 person
  • Flight types: Soaring, Thermic, Hike ‘n Fly, XC
  • Sites: Mountain and/or Dune
  • Excludes: Transport, site fees, SAHPA fees

Join us when we're out with students

R1999day
  • Includes: Instructing services
  • Min 1 persons
  • Flight types: Soaring, Thermic, Hike ‘n Fly, XC
  • Sites: Mountain and/or Dune
  • Excludes: Transport, site fees, SAHPA fees

Weekend Instructor Private Hire

R11499day
  • Includes: A qualified Instructor dedicated to your needs
  • Min 1 person
  • Flight types: Soaring, Thermic, Hike ‘n Fly, XC
  • Sites: Mountain and/or Dune
  • Excludes: Transport, site fees, SAHPA fees

Our services cover

We make flying in Cape Town and surrounding areas as easy as 1-2-3

Weather Forecasting

Weather forecasting for the Cape Town region is notoriously challenging. We’ll help by doing the forecast for you as well as explain our decisions so you too can learn from our experienced instructors

Site Briefing

Get a site briefing from a local who knows the area, the best flying times, and will tell you what to look out for, where to find thermals, and ideal landing options

Qualified Instructors

Our instructors are SAHPA and SACAA qualified. We’re also hike ‘n fly enthusiasts, dune players and xc hounds. We love everything paragliding

Permit Assistance

Certain flying sites require special permits. We’ll help arrange these permits on your behalf. NB. SAHPA membership is mandatory for all paragliding in South Africa, we can assist with this too

Hike 'n Fly

We love hike ‘n fly! If this is your thing we’d be happy to take you out to some of our spectacular flying sites. Sites will be chosen depending on your skill level

XC Flying

From exciting city xc flying to bigger long-distance flights, we do it all. Our instructors are some of the most experienced in the Cape.

Testimonials

Here’s what our happy pilots had to say about our services:

Air School offers a great service to the paragliding community. With the basic license course giving you a good foundation from the first ground handling lessons to first flights and aggregating to achieving the license requirements. Then there’s the longer term post license progression programs which are hugely beneficial for low airtime pilots to maintain a steep learning curve into the sport. With constant mentoring on all aspects of paragliding and a good introduction to so many great sites, there’s a lot of awesome flying to be done. Not to mention all the peers and welcoming community to share your experiences with!

Stephen Vogts

The experience of learning to fly with Air School Paragliding was professional and fun. You can expect a high level of engagement from Ria and the team. You can be sure that the school will teach you to become a proficient pilot. The attention to detail and commitment from the team was astounding, and I can highly recommend the school.

Jan Daniel Labuschagne

I trained with Airschool paragliding in the beginning of 2020 and successfully got my pilots licence. Ria’s passion for the art of paragliding is reflected in the training I recieved. I got my licence feeling confident and prepared for the big blue sky. The emphasis on safety and good decision making was parmount throughout the course. I would highly recommend Ria if you are looking at getting into the Sky. Happy flying everyone! Regards Stephen

Stephen Etherington

Ria provided excellent, safe and personalised flight tuition. I thoroughly enjoyed the course.

Kevin Matisson

I have flown several XC flights with Ria from Airschool, a few hike and flysand attended an online weather course. Ria always displays a professional attitude towards the sport and his teaching and I’ve only had pleasant experiences!

WJ de Vries