Paragliding Morocco 2023 - Experiences & Site Guide
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- In this video we want to share our experience of paragliding in Morocco. We spent 12 days in Morocco in the beginning of March 2023.
Flying sites:
- Aguergour:
location: goo.gl/maps/52...
paragliding accommodation:
Chez Ahmed: next to the landing field; costs 250 dirham / 25€ per person per night, including breakfast and dinner (goo.gl/maps/oc...)
Aylal Guest house: next to the landing field
get there: by car or shuttle (50 dirham) and short hike to the takeoff (15min)
launch area: easy, concrete, drinks and snacks available, 20 dirham takeoff fee
landing area: large field with some rocks and bushes
flying: thermals, evening soaring
attention: a lot of power lines, spiky bushes at the landing field
highlights: flying to magic mountain, toplanding, evening soaring
Aglou beach:
location: goo.gl/maps/ZK...
get there: reachable by car (also without 4x4)
launch area: sandy area on top of a steep cliff line
landing area: easy toplanding, landing down at the beach mostly possible but not a lot of space between see and cliff
flying: soaring and ground handling
attention: can get quite crowded
highlights: soaring for hours, ground handling and fooling around in the sand
Legzira:
location: goo.gl/maps/AT...
get there: easily reachable by car (toplanding possible, alternatively hike back up)
launch area: rocky but quite easy takeoff in the hills
landing area: landing possibilities next to the street going up or down at Legzira beach
flying: narrow soaring area; with thermals it is possible to fly to the hills nearby; soaring at Legzira arch if you are lucky
attention: quite crowded when soaring near the takeoff with many pilots
highlights: soaring the arch of Legzira, landing at the beach
Nid d'aigle:
location: goo.gl/maps/kV...
paragliding accommodation: Nid d'aigle parapente right at the takeoff with infinity pool; costs 600 dirham per person per night, including breakfast and dinner
get there: by car
launch area: large concrete takeoff, 20 dirham takeoff fee
landing area: quite easy toplanding, landing field right next to the street going up
flying: easy soaring or flying all the way to Aglou mountain
attention: wind can get quite strong and a little gusty when coming from north
highlights: flying to Aglou mountain and back, (attempted) foot drag in the infinity pool
Markus: www.xcontest.o...
David: www.xcontest.o...
Tizi n'test:
location: goo.gl/maps/R2...
paragliding accommodation: Cafe La Belle vue right next to the takeoff; costs 250 dirham per person per night including breakfast and dinner
get there: easily reachable by car over a narrow road going all the way over the mountain pass
launch area: steep and rocky takeoff
landing area: possibility to land next to the guest house on the street; a lot of people on XCTrack landed next to the street going up (goo.gl/maps/Pn..., landing in some of the valleys might be quite tricky
flying: great XC possibilities! strong thermals
attention: north wind might take over in the afternoon; tricky landings in some of the remote valleys
highlights: XC flights (David: 60 km, Markus: 117 km)
Markus: www.xcontest.o...
David: www.xcontest.o...
Ait Ourir:
location: goo.gl/maps/hR...
paragliding accommodation: Illaguiss/TerraFena paragliding club goo.gl/maps/HB... at the base of the ridge, costs 300 dirham per person per night including breakfast and dinner
get there: 40 minutes drive south east of Marrakesh; hike to the takeoff (approx. 30-45 min)
launch area: rocky takeoff area, can get quite tricky with northerly wind
landing area: rocky landing field right next to the guest house
flying: 8km soaring ridge! soaring till sunset
attention: air space of Marrakesh starting at the northern edge of the ridge, if the wind starts to pick up you can see the fog/dust in the distance getting closer, in the heat of the day you can see some dust devils - watch out and wait for temperatures to cool down!
highlights: soaring till sunset with a view over the snow capped atlas mountains, castle ruins and the city of Marrakesh in the distance.
Really nice video, thanks for sharing! Happy landings!
We are now in marocco and its so beautiful and the best people ❤❤❤
Morocco has been on my list for a while. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome video, thanks for taking the effort! Super helpful.
Sehr gut👍👍👍👍
I was there in March as well. Good flying, Nice people.
schön gemachtes Video 👍
great video! I am travelling to Agadir next weekend for a horse riding holiday and there is also paragliding!
Did you get training for paragliding?
Min 4:28...beautiful !😍😍
Quality
Mualeikumsalam :-) Mzouda you didn`t fly, the best XC takeoff at the north-west side of the Atlas
Next time!:)
ı would like to join 2024 tour. ı have my aqupment and FAı P3 licance
Viel besser kann man so ein Video nicht machen, top 👍👍👍
Danke 👍
Were you able to get a permit from the Moroccan authorities to fly? Did anyone ask you for a permit? I hear that you can apply but it just never get on.
Hey Christopher. Nah we didn't get a permit. On the official flying sites it's no problem at all apparently.
You can do a guided trip with a local guide for a week or so and they will take care of the permits. Then go off on your own later. It is best, at least for the first time there. You don't want to run foul of the law there, you are in someone else's country, show them some love by respecting their laws. Plus, if you get a guide, you will be helping the local flying scene. The guide I had worked very closely with the local Government officials... to be continued.