DESCRIPTION

The flying site land is communally owned by the village, not by any one person. There is a site fee payable which goes to the local community. The cost is $5/day or $20/month. Make sure you get an official receipt and don't just give money for a local to put in his pocket ! Every receipt has a receipt stub for the seller to return to the community with the money. The $5 site fee is on top of the $5 porter/guide fee. It's relatively easy to jump the gap and fly the sea cliffs to the East. Getting back might be harder if the cliffs are not generating much lift. They are lower than the main site. With 400m ASL the return flight is easy. A brave pilot has gained enough height to fly all the way to the main offshore island and get back safely. It looks intimidating but from the video the return flight was very fast and gave an easy climb back to above the main ridge. Don't try this unless you are very confident of your wing, altitude gain and thermal conditions. Landing in the sea would not be good ! The main contact and guide is 'Jony Water Taxi'. Find his telephone contact details from any of the beach front hotels. Many paraglider pilots choose to stay at the 'Temple Cafe & Seaside Cottages', http://www.balibeachfront-cottages.com This is located in the centre of Candi Dasa and the beachfront.

ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- hike
- soaring
- thermals

weather

The main flying season seems to be August-October. I don't know how the flying is off-season. Maybe someone else can comment. The usual take-off is quite low down. Just 100m ASL. You need the thermals to start generating to make sure you go up...not before 10:00am. After 12:00 noon the thermal activity can get quite strong, maybe too strong for a safe take-off. Some pilots fly in the late afternoon as the thermal activity dies down.

access

Hire a scooter in Candi Dasa for US$5 a day. Take the main road out of Candi Dasa going East until a sharp left hand bend just towards the end of the beach front hotels. At this bend don't go left. Instead take the smaller turning on the right, which is going straight. Follow this road until almost the end. There is a steep drive on the right, leading up to a white house, with a road barrier. Just before the barrier park the scooter on the left. This is the start of the walk up. A local guide will help carry your wing up and show you the take-off site for $5. He will also assist with the launch and remain until you are safely in the air.

regulation

WARNING THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY (SEPTEMBER 2018) CLOSED BECAUSE PILOTS KEPT FLYING OVER THE TEMPLE DURING CEREMONY. None....but please pay the local site fee to keep everyone happy. It's not a huge fee.