Paragliding and Paramotoring in New Zealand
Experience Paragliding in New Zealand with Parapro, the Christchurch based Paragliding & Paramotoring school, providing free flying and paramotor courses, tandem flights and equipmemt sales.
Our paragliding and paramotoring school offers the following:
- Paragliding Courses - 1-day introductory, PG1 and PG2 Internationally rated Paragliding Licences, set to NZHGPA standards.
- Paramotoring Licences and Powered Conversion Courses.
- Tandem flights with a NZHGPA qualified Instructor.
- Equipment sales, paragliders, paramotors, harnesses, parachutes.
- Speed Riding courses. Take off on skis using mini wings .
- Flying Tours, motorized and free flying.
- Aerial Pix. - Aerial photography service - video and stills.
Parapro is owned and operated by Dave Dennis. His love for flying started 24 years ago, flying microlights in the Canterbury region. In 1990 he discovered Paragliding and knew this was his career path. From the early 1990's he began working throughout Australia and New Zealand as a Commercial Paragliding Tandem pilot and Instructor and is now seen as one of NZ's most experienced paragliding teachers. He is also New Zealands first certified Paramotoring Instructor to be rated within the NZHGPA organisation.
As well as a full range of free-flyimg paragliding courses, Parapro also offers paramotoring courses and powered instructional tandem flights as a teaching tool. This exciting new sport opens up the potential to fly great distances, beyond the limitations of free flying. No wind nor hills required, just a few meters for take to experience the fastest growing powered aerial sport in the world.
Experience paragliding in Christchurch, one of the best places to fly in NZ.
From only 15-20min from the city centre, we have 13 paragliding training take-off sites. Further afield - from just over 1hrs drive, flying is unlimited, with sites from 2500ft to 5000ft. On a good thermal day it´s not uncommon for paragliders to soar to 3500ft and beyond, overlooking the southern Alps, Christchurch City, the vast coastline of expansive beaches and Banks Peninsula. If you are seeking an adventure activity in christchurch then it's hard to beat the feeling of flight soaring high above christchurch.
Escape the cold northern winter and experience paragliding or paramotoring in the warmth of our summer. We paraglide all year round offering 12 months availability for paragliding lessons, paramotoring courses and tandem paragliding flights.
We are based in Redcliffs, 10 minutes from the majority of our flying sites and 15 min from central Christchurch.
