Few experiences surpass that of a hang-gliding / paragliding flight from the top of the Pedra Bonita to the sands of the Praia do Pepino in the São Conrado neighbourhood.
Our first step towards the edge of the mountain opened up a breathtaking view of Rio de Janeiro. We couldn't believe, we were really just about to jump from the cliff. An incredible landscape was lying beneath us:
“Now, run, run run, don't stop”, we got the instructions. It was a real adrenaline rush jumping off the runway and feeling how the ground left our feet and our gliders safely started to float in the wind.
All photos from Rio de JaneiroOur first step towards the edge of the mountain opened up a breathtaking view of Rio de Janeiro. We couldn't believe, we were really just about to jump from the cliff. An incredible landscape was lying beneath us:
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| From S AMERICA - BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro |
“Now, run, run run, don't stop”, we got the instructions. It was a real adrenaline rush jumping off the runway and feeling how the ground left our feet and our gliders safely started to float in the wind.
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| From S AMERICA - BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro |
We had many cool experiences in our lives (like the white water rafting at Iguacu Falls we did few days earlier), but nothing compares to the incredible feeling you have while flying over Rio de Janeiro, and seeing the mountains of São Conrado and the beautiful coastline of Brazil at a bird's eye view.
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| From S AMERICA - BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro |
Some people say that Rio de Janeiro is a city where you can do just about everything without ever leaving the city. Whether it is on water, land or in the air, the possibilities are almost endless.
For adventurous travellers, hang-gliding in Rio is a great chance to explore the city from above. For "experienced" adventurous travellers, it is an ever greater adventure to actually control the flight, making slow turns all by herself. As "already" had experience with paragliding, I was offered a crash course to improve my skills :-))
For adventurous travellers, hang-gliding in Rio is a great chance to explore the city from above. For "experienced" adventurous travellers, it is an ever greater adventure to actually control the flight, making slow turns all by herself. As "already" had experience with paragliding, I was offered a crash course to improve my skills :-))
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| From S AMERICA - BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro |
Our ride was unfortunately over way too fast, the 15 minutes felt as it had been compressed down to 30 seconds. Just like many other times when we did cool things in our lives, all we could think was “Let's do it again!”
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