LEARN TO PARAGLIDE
IN WILDERNESS, SA
Earn your internationally recognised licence with South Africa’s Most Established Paragliding School
SO, YOU WANT TO LEARN TO FLY …
You’ve come to the right place.
At Wallendair, we don’t just teach people to paraglide — we’ve been shaping pilots for almost 40 years.
We are South Africa’s longest-standing paragliding school, having trained thousands of students from South Africa and around the world
— from complete beginners to confident, licensed pilots flying across the globe.
We don’t just follow the training manual. We wrote it.
If you’re serious about learning to fly — safely, properly and with confidence — this is where your journey begins.
COME LEARN TO FLY | FLY BETTER | FLARE
why wallendair?
BECAUSE EXPERIENCE MATTERS
Almost 40 years. Thousands of pilots. One very simple philosophy:
WE TEACH PEOPLE TO FLY PROPERLY – TO BECOME THE BEST PILOT THEY CAN BE
Paragliding may look effortless from the ground. It isn’t.
Good flying comes from understanding. From repetition. From knowing what your wing is going to do before it does it. From learning to read the wind and your surroundings and make good decisions when conditions change.
That’s why our training is built around progression, not shortcuts.
At Wallendair, you learn from instructors who have spent decades flying, teaching and refining the way pilots are trained.
Confidence as a pilot doesn’t come from tick-off lists and shortcuts – It comes from understanding, through repetition and progression.
So we keep our groups small. You receive personalised attention – with constant inflight guidance. You are in radio communication all the time, and your flights are recorded, for review and learning.
There is no pressure. You learn at your pace in a supportive, family style environment. We don’t rush students through. We build Pilots.
I WANT TO
LEARN
TO PARAGLIDE
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I WANT TO
LEARN TO FLARE
I WANT TO
UPSKILL
FLY BETTER
YOUR FLYING JOURNEY STARTS HERE
We believe good pilots are built through PERSONALISED training, controlled progression and plenty of airtime — not by rushing to the finish line.
YES, YOU WILL LEARN TO FLY. But along the way, you’ll learn to read the air, understand your wing, control your glider, make better decisions and develop the necessary skills and judgement that turn a student into a pilot.
Because the goal isn’t simply to get you off the ground. It’s to ignite a passion to fly – and give you the skills and confidence to fly and keep flying long after you’ve left the school.
Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to take your flying further, we have a training path to suit your goals.
👉 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Internationally recognised Training destination with SAHPA-certified instructors. Decades of flying & teaching experience.
👉 PERSONAL ATTENTION
Small groups, personalised training to suit every need & skill level
👉 PROVEN TRAINING METHOD
We literally wrote the book on paragliding training in South Africa.
👉 REAL FLYING
This isn’t classroom-only learning. You’ll spend your course doing what you came here to do — flying, in one of the best training destinations in the world.
👉 SAFETY FIRST
Progressive, structured training designed to build skills and sound judgement.
👉 A LIFETIME SPORT
Your licence is not the finish line. It’s your ticket to everything that comes next.
You are not just learning to fly
You’re learning to read the sky.
To feel the wing. To understand the wind.
To make decisions.
To trust your training.
To launch with confidence — and land with a grin.
And somewhere along the way, something happens.
You stop being the person who came to learn how to paraglide…
and become a pilot.
That’s the bit we love!
The INTRO COURSE
Taste the joy of Flight- Curious about flying… but not ready to commit fully? This is where it starts. Our 3 day Intro Course gives you a real, hands-on experience of paragliding – not just theory, but actual wing control, movement, and your first steps into the air. This isn’t a “tick box” experience. It’s designed to answer one question: “Can I actually do this? YES – YOU CAN
BASIC LICENSE COURSE
11 DAYS to FULLY Licensed- This is where you become a pilot. Our SAHPA-certified Basic Licence Course is the most comprehensive training available in South Africa. Built on decades of experience, it takes you from zero experience to confident, independent flight. We don’t rush pilots through. We build them properly.
FLARE DIFFERENCES COURSE
Precision. Speed. Control.- Flaring is fast, technical, and addictive.And it is nothing like standard paragliding. At speed, close to the ground, there is no room for error. And here’s the truth: Some habits that keep you safe in paragliding… can get you into trouble in FLARE. Flare Training is essential. Wallend-air is a authorised Flare Training Partner