Adventure · Bir
Ridge Walk and Tandem Paragliding at Billing
Walk up to the Billing take-off on foot, then fly down to Bir with the Dhauladhar in front of you.
4.88Superhost
What you'll do
- 1
Meet in Bir and walk up
We meet at the landing field and walk up the forest road to Billing. It takes about two hours at a steady pace with a stop halfway.
- 2
Brief at the take-off
Harness fitting and a proper briefing at the top, with the valley in front of you. Tashi will not launch in conditions he would not fly himself.
- 3
Fly down to Bir
Fifteen to twenty-five minutes in the air depending on the thermals, landing back at the field you started from.
- 4
Chai and footage
Chai at the landing field and your GoPro file sent over the same evening.
4.88 · 229 reviews
Kabir Malhotra
Gurugram
5.0
Tashi called off the first launch because the wind switched and we waited forty minutes on the hill. Then it was perfect. I would rather wait than be flown off a ridge in bad air.
Elena Rossi
Milan
5.0
The walk up is the part nobody mentions and it is genuinely lovely — deodar forest the whole way. The flight was almost a bonus.
Vikram Shetty
Mangaluru
4.0
Great morning. Note that the pilot chooses whether you fly, so build in a spare day if you are only here for the weekend.
Where we'll meet
Bir landing field
Bir, Baijnath, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh 176077
The landing field below the monastery. We walk up from here rather than driving, which is why the start is early.
Meet your host
Tashi Norbu
Tandem pilot, P3 rated
Hosting since 201596% response rateSpeaks English, Hindi, Tibetan
Tashi has flown Billing for eleven years and is rated P3 by the Himachal paragliding association. He walks the take-off hill rather than driving it, which is why this trip starts at the bottom.
Things to know
- Guests aged 14 and over
- Between 45 kg and 105 kg for the tandem harness
- No heart conditions or recent surgery
Two hours of uphill walking to 2,400 m, then a flight. The walk is the demanding half.
- Trainers with grip
- A windproof layer
- Sunglasses
- Pilot and equipment
- Ridge walk
- Chai
- GoPro footage
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not suitable for guests who cannot walk two hours uphill
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start. Flying is weather-dependent and the pilot's decision is final; if we cannot fly we refund the flight portion.
₹2,600/ per guest
October 2026
Start time
You won't be charged yet
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before
Date to be chosen · 08:00
Up to 6 guests
