Phewa lake is a beautiful, big, fresh water lake, fed by streams flowing down from the surrounding mountains and is famous for the reflections of Machhapuchhre mountain and other peaks on its surface. Over the last years, this place has developed the reputation of being one of the best paragliding sites in South Asia and not without a good reason.
The magnificent natural beauty and the ideal weather conditions create a long and diverse paragliding season. At few minutes away from the city, Sarankot village stands at an altitude of 4675 ft/1425 m high and makes the perfect location for jump offs. Famous for the uplifting thermal winds, the spot attracts para-gliders from all around the world, offering various landing spots.
Suitable for all skill levels practitioners and with many schools around the area providing lessons or tandem flights, this is a one in a lifetime experience. As soon as you let yourself go, the warm breeze will gracefully drift you away above breathtaking landscapes, high mountains, rise fields and the turquoise waters of the lake.
If you arrange a tandem flight, you can also experience the incredible feeling of para-hawking. Big Himalayan birds of pray are trained to fly along with the para-gliders and guide them to thermals while performing impressive maneuvers. Once you taste this adventure over the majestic Himalayan mountains, the world will never be the same again.
Novorossiysk is a city situated in the Kray of Krasnodar in Russia. The city is the country’s main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for grain exports.
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Lagos is a municipality in the Barlavento region, in Algarve, Portugal. The fresh air comes from the Atlantic ocean and the Bensafrim River. The old part of the city is like a castle, circled by the city walls, that were constructed during the 16th century. On a hill behind the fish market, you will find the church of St. Sebastian with a breathtaking view from up there.
County Cork is situated in the South-West Region of Ireland and is the largest of all Irish counties. The climate here, like the rest of Ireland, is classified as a maritime climate, usually with cool summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall. Cork enchants visitors with its beautiful landscapes, historic towns and magnificent coastline. In addition, it provides a number of sporting and leisure activities to perform and remember forever.
Canhas is a small village in the municipality of Ponta do Sol, in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The agricultural way of life takes you back in old times, when nature was human's friend. It is one of the access doors to Paul da Serra, the amazing and the only plateau in Madeira. Paul da Serra is the only source that feeds the stream-lets that flowing down the Island.
Newport is a suburb in northern Sydney, at about 31 km/19 mi in the north of Sydney's CBD (Central Business District). It nestles among the Pacific Ocean and the Pittwater.
Between Himalayan giants Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, lies the legendary kingdom of Mustang. Mustang is the former Kingdom of Lo, where Tibetan is still spoken. The Upper Mustang comprises the northern two-thirds of Mustang District of Dhaulagiri Zone.
Manaslu Massif, located in the Western Region of Nepal is lying in the Mansiri Himal in Gorkha District, close to Annapurma. Since 2012, it is conducted the Manaslu Trail Race one of the most challenging and demanding running race.
The Kali Gandaki River is the principal river system in Nepal and the main tributary river of the great Ganges in India. The river springs from the Nhubine Glacier in Mustang Himal in an altitude of 6268 m/20564 ft. The Gandaki River crosses the Nepali land from Tibet to India throughout the imposing peaks of Annapurna and Dhawalagiri massifs, creating some of the best conditions for white water kayaking worldwide.
Trisuli river originates in the highland of Tibet and is one of the largest rivers in Nepal. It crosses Nepal for many kilometers / miles creating spectacular canyons, sandy banks and vertical cliffs!
Alongside the Annapurna Range, between Mustang Himal and Manaslu Himal, lies the picturesque town of Pokhara. The Pokhara region, an excellent viewpoint summits of Dhawalagiri (8167 m/26794 ft), Machhapuchre (7059 m/23159 ft) and Manaslu (8163 m/26781 ft), becomes the last years a hot destination for paragliding and parahawking.
Saribung Peak is located in the Upper Mustang massif, alongside the Annapurna Conservation Area in Damodar Himal. In the foothills of these superb Ranges, flaws Kali Gandaki River which springs from Nhubine Glacier near to Tibet-Nepal borders. The Saribung Peak is only recently open to the trekkers and climbers and is included in the restricted areas of Annapurna-Mustang Trails.
The Marsyangdi Valley, in north-west part of Nepal, is very famous for its natural beauties, breathtaking panorama and, among the extreme sport fun's community, for its hot destination for adrenaline junkies! Canyoning here is not just abseil, slide, jump or swim but make all these in one of the deepest gorges in the earth!
Manaslu range, the ‘’spirit mountain’’, situated in the western Nepal on the border line between Nepal and Tibet, covers a 1663 km²/ 642 mi² area in the Mansiri Himal range of the Himalayas in the Gorkha District, Nepal. The conservation area starts at 600 m/1968 ft above sea level while Manaslu mountain at 8613 m/28257 ft altitude is listed in the eighth position among the highest mountain peaks worldwide.
