ADVENTURE TRAVEL in Chile
Air Activities
Among the adventure travel outstanding air activities you can find the practice of paragliding, hang gliding and glider flights.
These sports or hobbies are aimed at making that kind of ancient dream of flying come true.
Paragliding and hang gliding are practised when taking off from a mountain, taking advantage of the wind streams going up the slopes to glide and ascend, managing long duration flights.
For the landing, it is necessary to find a relatively small space, thanks to the low or medium speed of this kind of flights.
In order to go on a gliding ride, you should generally go to an Aeroclub and hire the services of some tourist operator that offers this kind of excursions.
It is important to pay much attention to the indications provided by each activity guides and thus enjoyment will be guaranteed.
“Fly Quique” is the phrase used by paragliders before taking off in Iquique, one of the best places in the world to practice this sport.
The geographical features of Chiloé Island and its countless islets seen from the air can give us a similar view to that of a giant world map.
Flying over the geography of the X Chilean Region is a promise to leave visitors speechless as they watch the magnificent volcanoes, forests and lakes.
Flying over the extensive and rocky littoral of Chile is one of the most fascinating pleasures offered by the airfields in charge of expert pilots located on the shore.
Several Andean lakes connect Frutillar and Bariloche in an excursion that includes traveling by land and water, getting deep into diverse wild scenes.
Landing on the water with a parachute is not a usual thing to see but it appears to be much more fun than the traditional way. Not only do followers of this sport practice it but they...
Adventurers who wish to experience the thrill of skydiving can free-fall with the help of an experienced instructor.
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