Galván is a town in the Baoruco province of the Dominican Republic in the Valle de Neyba, 10 km E from a town also called Neyba. The takeoff is 3 h m W from Santo Domingo. A 4×4 vehicle is needet.

Paraiso – A town in Barahona Province, in the Southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is a small city surrounded by green mountains and rivers that end up at the Caribbean Sea. San Rafael and Los Patos are the two municipalities that are in both corner of Paraiso. Both towns have a tourist approach with beaches and fresh rivers water that come from the top of the mountains. The weather is tropical with an average temperature of 85°F. Paraíso is the Spanish and Portuguese word for Paradise.

CABARETE, Dominican Republic — I have just tumbled, skipped, and skidded across the ocean, harnessed to a giant kite like a dog leashed to a race car. Somehow, I hear my Italian kiteboarding instructor shouting through the radio attached to my helmet.

"Find the balance, Daveeed. FIND THE BALANCE!"

I checked into Kitexcite for lessons. As dozens of students, instructors, and a few of those world-class Dominicans milled about, one fact became startling: I was twice the average age…………………….

Kitexcite expands to Puerto Plata's Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, bringing  Kitexcite's kiteboarding to the Guest of Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada.

Kiteboarding and Paragliding in Cabarete with Kitexcite

The link between paragliding and kiteboarding?

Basically, paragliding is an exciting outdoor activity that is most enjoyable in light or no wind conditions, while kiteboarding (Also referred to as Kitesurfing or Power Kiting) offers the same excitement levels and an adrenaline rush when the wind gets better & stronger.

The dynamics of how the two sports work is also similar which often means "pilots" can easily cross from one sport to the other. Add to this the fact that the Dominican Republic has so much coast and reliable Trade Winds and you start to get the idea!

Kitexcite Paragliding Tour Azua Dominican Republic 10.19.2009

The Azua Paraglide Flying Site

Azua is a town located about  1h 20min W from Santo Domingo, in the South Coast. A four-wheel drive vehicle is required, otherwise you have a 15 minutes hike up (not that hard).

The takeoff is located in a small range which highest point is less than 350 m AGL. This range runs E, parallel to the first big ranges of the Central Range which is about 2 km N.

The takeoff faces the sea (Bahía de Ocoa), about 5 km S. Azua, as most of the rest of the South West, a semi-desert terrain.

Launch Altitude AGL [m]: 90

Azua Wind Conditions for Paragliding flights:
It's an amazing flying site considering the takeoff altitude.

Pilots often takeoff early in the morning, about 10, to soar with the incoming sea breeze.
A little later you can start feeling thermal activity that gets to a peak about 12:30 PM.

Thermals may be disordered, but if you are patient and get more than 800 m AGL then you can head N for the bigger stuff. If you succeed in reaching the big mountains behind the takeoff area, then the normal route would be NW along the Central Range, exploiting the altitude wind blowing E.
XC potential is remarkable as the Central Range goes deep into Haiti, for more than 150 km.

Maximum XC distance registered: 60 km

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1QTG3DW4Pg

2008  www.CaribbeanXC.com

The flying sites… General location: The CaribbeanXC competition 2007 was based in San Juan de la Maguana. San Juan is a major city, located in a beautiful valley in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, with Cordillera Central to the north and Sierra de Neyba to the south. The city is over 60 km inland and is about 3 hours west of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The whole area is protected from the trade winds that blow east, and the local aerology creates the best free flying environment in the country.