Summary
Lake Garda and Ledro Valley provide grassy take off spaces, beautiful valleys, plenty of safe landing areas, stunning mountains, unforgettable views, sensational sunset flights. Located in the south-west of Trentino between Lake Garda, Lake Idro and the Dolomiti di Brenta, an habitual hub for many paragliding races ( from Red Bull X-Alps to the Dolomiti SuperFly), this valley is particularly well adapted to all kind of flights and pilots: · for beginners: thanks to the usual weak valley winds, the numerous and easy landing and easy connections for retrieves, it is a good and safe place to improve cross country skills; · for the XC machines: just get altitude and draw creative and technical lines between Garda, Idro, the Adamello, and Dolomiti di Brenta; · for the H&F and bivouac lovers: grassy peaks and numerous huts along the ridges make this area a pure paradise for who want to test their legs and resistance; · for the acro pilots: three lakes, three incredible spots for acro. Adrenalin packed days in Malcesine (probably the most famous spots in the world), in Ledro or Idro, followed by a relaxing and authentic atmosphere along the river of the lake Ledro or in a typical restaurant eating delicious local food.
The Destination
The Experience
Considering our deep knowledge of the area and our long experience in paragliding, whether you feel like flying over the lake, going to fly XC, or going for an H&F, we will provide you with the best support, supplying all the information needed in order for you to fly high, long and safe. According to with the weather and your desires, we propose at least one day of maneuvers over the lake in Malcesine, one day of XC, and one day of H&F.
The Team
Connected by the friendship and intense addiction to paragliding, Alessio and Fabio have dedicated the last 20 years to this activity. As a team we master several areas of flying and will be able to provide you with:
-high level of organization (since 8 years Fabio developed high skills in organizing paragliding tours all over the World while Alessio in the organization of SIV courses);
-safety in flight (Alessio is well known as the godfather of the SIV in Italy);
-experience in Cross Country (Kenya, Peru, India, Nepal, Morocco, Alps...we've flown in most of the best global spots for cross country);
-experience in Bivouac (along the Alps from France to Slovenia, the Atlas in Morocco or in Bulgaria);
-experience and knowledge of everything concerning the specifics of our wings/equipment (Alessio is the official test pilot of Swing paragliders).
As lovers of Acro as XC, H&F and bivouac, we have settled on our home flying spot in this area, thermalling and landing in every possible corner of Garda Lake and Ledro Valley.
Travel With Non Pilots
The Ledro Valley is a natural playgound immersed in greenery, perfect for anyone who likes spending their holidays outdoors, doing sports. Without the typical traffic of the lake Garda but still rich with many other interesting attractions: beaches, pools, cultural locations, indoor and outdoor climbing gyms, vie ferrate, canyoning routes, trekking trails, etc.
Accommodation
Your Host: Fabio
Fabio is your host for this experience and will provide you with all the information needed.