Paragliding in Iquique



According to many experts, Iquique is one of the best places in the world for practicing paragliding. The combination of a tongue of sand that helps to leave the ground, an amazing beautiful city, the landing at Iquique´s beaches, no rain and the wind coming from the Pacific Ocean which is nearly always perfect for flying makes this experience so special and unique.

Miguel Hernández, the father of Uma Jaqi´s Miguel Hernández, offers tandem-paragliding flights but is also teaching paragliding to students who want to learn paragliding on their own. He is one of the most experienced pilots of paragliding. His professionalism shows off in his 12 years of experience in flying alone, with customers but also in teaching paragliding to its students. Also his team of pilots consists of very experienced and passionate flyers. Miguel and his team enjoy of paragliding in Iquique every day as many times as they can and are always happy to share this amazing experience with other people.

The huge sand dunes of the Atacama Desert all around the city with a height of 600 meters provides you with problem less landing and taking off possibilities nearly anywhere. It is a perfect spot for beginners but also for more experienced pilots. These have the possibility to fly out along the coast to enjoy the beautiful, peaceful sunsets of Iquique during flying. Flights of over 180 kilometers per hour aren´t out of question and the impressive cloud bases and the plenty of space make Iquique so perfect for paragliding.

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