Okinawa Powered Paragliding Experience (Family Flights Available)
- Soar through the Okinawan sky, experience thrills and challenges, and enjoy the pleasure of high-altitude flight
- Professional instructors provide guidance throughout, ensuring safety and peace of mind
- Admire Okinawa's seven-colored sea and endless white coastline
- Suitable for families, couples, and group travel
What to expect
Activity Information
- Session Arrangement: Morning Session & Afternoon Session
- Time and Location: Take-off locations are usually in Nakagusuku Village, Uruma City, or Yomitan Village, which are about 40-60 minutes by car from Naha City. The exact location will be adjusted based on the wind direction on the day of the experience. The meeting time and location will be confirmed with you before the experience.
- Experience Length: 10-15 minutes.
- About Transportation: Pick-up and drop-off services are not available. Please arrange your own transportation.
Activity Introduction
- Powered paragliding is a personal recreational aircraft that uses an engine to fly in the sky, combining a paraglider and an engine power unit. Throughout the activity, participants will fly with an instructor who will control the direction, so participants only need to enjoy the scenery from the sky.
ー Frequently Asked Questions ー Q: How safe is paragliding? A: Paragliding has been developed for more than 30 years and has a complete set of testing and inspection standards. The wing can automatically recover within a few seconds after being folded by turbulence. There is a fifteen-centimeter-thick sponge or a thirty-centimeter-thick airbag cushion under the seat, and a reserve parachute as a last resort for self-rescue. It can be said that today’s paragliding equipment is very mature and safe. Q: I saw other paragliders flying very high, but the instructor didn’t take me up high. What’s going on? A: Paragliding is an unpowered aircraft and cannot climb to any altitude like an airplane. It must rely on rising thermals to climb. Rising thermals are intermittent, and each one has a different diameter, rate of ascent, and apex. Those particularly high paragliders were lucky enough to catch a strong thermal. So, even though the instructor wants to fly high, the altitude of each flight is unpredictable. Q: What do I need to do to cooperate with the instructor? A: The take-off phase is the only part where you must cooperate with the instructor. First, you must wear shoes suitable for running. When the instructor says “run, run, run” behind you, you must take a big step forward and run until your feet leave the ground and fly out of the take-off field boundary. Often, passengers are afraid and dare not run, and sit down on the ground; and sometimes, because the wind is strong at the moment of take-off, the passenger’s feet are temporarily in the air, and then they sit down, but touch the ground again after a while. Both of these situations should be avoided. Because once the passenger sits down and does not run, the instructor does not have the strength to drag him, and the take-off will fail. Remember, during the take-off process, do everything possible to keep your feet pointing downwards, even if you are temporarily in the air, be prepared to touch the ground and run again until you fly out of the take-off field boundary!






Reviews
Super cool activity 🆒Highly recommended 👍If you have tried high-altitude bungee jumping or have never had this kind of experience, don’t miss this extremely exciting and unique extreme experience when you pass by! The staff contacted carefully before departure. Since powered paragliding 🪂flight requires the cooperation of weather, wind direction and other factors, we initially made an appointment for the experience on the morning of 1/21, but the customer service said that the supplier suggested delaying it to noon. Cancelled, rescheduled for 1/21 noon. The night before departure, the staff confirmed that the wind was too strong to fly, and the experience had to be postponed for another day, so the final version was changed to 1/22 at 10:00 am: The weather was clear that day and arrived at the agreed location When we arrived, the staff were ready. There was a sign saying that if you need to, you can buy the video for 3,000 yen. Of course, you have to buy it. The staff confirmed the people who wanted to experience it, started to dress, and measured their weight. You will fly up to the sky😚 You will be in the sky for about 5-10 minutes, and you can enjoy the scenery of the central coast of Okinawa. Friends who are brave must experience it👍
The activity location is in Nakagusuku Village. Staff will confirm the location via WhatsApp depending on the weather conditions on the day. Ordering through KLOOK is simple and convenient. After arriving, I communicated with the contact person, FRANK, and learned that there were two groups ahead of us. There was time to observe the take-off process 🪂. The flight time is about 10 minutes. The fee for shooting a video is 3,000 yen per person, and the video length is 1 minute. Overall, a pleasant and unforgettable experience 🤙🏼🤙🏼 PS. My pilot happened to be the contact person, FRANK. He is experienced and has first-class skills 👍🏼. The whole team is friendly and polite 👍🏼. If you are on a self-drive tour, you can add this activity 🥳
It's fun, but it's too heavy to fly high and has no direction to turn. My daughter's body is as light as the wind and she can fly. It is really exciting and fun.
very nice experience!! you should try it if you visit Okinawa!! the staffs are professional and nice. good arrangement before the experience, we got contact from the staffs around one week before the day and they keep updating us the weather forecast. so that we know the situation and arrange clearly.
Frank was very responsive to all my emails and whatapp chat. The direction to the site was without hassle. Safety measures were well taken care of. We enjoyed the fly. The view of the bay from above was awesome.
a nice short paragliding ride, the guide were nice and the views were simply stunning! a bit pricey but very fun experience
The whole experience was amazing, the team was very professional, the process was smooth, and the liaison's English was clear. Takeoff was easier than expected, and the landing was stable and accurate. This activity is more suitable for people who are driving themselves, because weather changes have a big impact, and the activity is very susceptible to weather conditions and may be temporarily cancelled or changed.
Staff are very nice and reassuring; felt safe at all times. It was so relaxing that I was even stoning in the sky; no scary plunging off the cliff even.
Unforgettable experience. Very friendly service!
The instructor was very professional, and the staff were friendly and attentive. Unforgettable memories and experiences! The ocean is beautiful, and the landing was very stable!
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