CorazónColombia

Adventure · Bogotá

Paragliding over Sopó

5 hoursMax 6Moderate

Before you book this one

Weight, age and health limits apply and vary by operator — confirmed in writing before booking. Tell us about pregnancy, back or neck problems, or heart conditions. Take-off is above 2,800 m, so it is cold; dress for it. Flights are cancelled for wind at the pilot’s sole discretion.

Tandem flights off the ridges north of Bogotá, over the Sabana’s patchwork of dairy farms and greenhouses with the reservoir behind. Higher, colder and emptier than flying over a city.

What you do

  • Fifteen to twenty-five minutes with a certified tandem pilot
  • The Sabana de Bogotá from above
  • The Tominé reservoir and the eastern cordillera
  • Onboard camera footage included

As a private booking

Private transfer, the first slot of the day, and a longer flight with a senior pilot.

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Practical notes for Bogotá

  • Altitude is real. At 2,640 m the air holds about a quarter less oxygen than at sea level. Give yourself 24–48 hours before anything strenuous, drink more water than feels necessary, and go easy on alcohol the first night. Altitude sickness is uncommon here but not unheard of.
  • It is colder than you expect. People pack for the Caribbean and shiver. Bogotá sits at 8–19 °C. Bring a warm layer and a rain shell — the weather changes within an hour and the rain is sideways.
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