KATHMANDU, Nepal–With the end of the Dashain Festival, recreational paragliding is officially scheduled to start in the capital Kathmandu.
The jumps that will launch from Bisankhunarayan wVDC in Lalitpur district, will be operated jointly by South Korea’s ParaLove Company and Kathmandu-based Paragliding and Hand-gliding Company, according to National News Agency RSS report.
At least 10 ‘glider-aircraft’ — five tandem (where a passenger is hitched on to a pilot) chutes and five single-seater chutes — will be used on jumps from Kotdanda, Chapakharka and Bistachap areas of Bisankhunarayan-4.
The service will be open for public from 8 am to 5 pm, according to reports.
The airborne entertainment service is currently carrying out test jumps and flights in various locations across the Valley to determine the most suitable place.