Paragliding Flying Sites in Dominican Republic

Best Places to Paraglide in the Caribbean Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic island is a rather large Caribbean island, with many great mountains to leap off from and fly with your paraglider. Paragliding conditions in the Dominican Republic are great, and there are many different good flight locations available for Paragliding. Here are just some of the top Paragliders Flying Sites at which we are currently offering Paragliding Courses, Paraglide Tours and Paragliding Flights: .

Dominican Republic Paragliding Flying Sites

Image of the Puerto Plata Paragliding Flying

Map Image of the Cofresi Paraglide Location

Map of the Guayabo Paraglider Flight Site

The Azua Paragliding Flight Location

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Paraglide Flying at Isabel de Torres Mountain (Puerto Plata)

Paragliding Location:
Isabel de Torres is a mountain in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The Isabel de Torres mountain is isolated from the Septentrional Range, which runs E-W about 10 km S of the takeoff. It's about 3 h 30 m NNW from the capital, Santo Domingo. Facing ESE, we see the Atlantic Ocean and the moist plains of the northern coast. This is a very popular mountain because it has a cable-car lift taking tourists to the top, which happens to be a National Park. Despite these facilities, there is no suitable takeoff launch location for paragliding on the summit, so we take a 20 minutes fitness walk to a spot in the middle of the mountain, and let thermals do the rest of the job.

Launch Altitude AGL [m]: 310

About Isabel de Torres Mountain Wind Conditions:
Predominating wind alternates along the year. In winter we have NNE and ENE or just E in the summer. Both directions are OK.

Conditions in summer, which is the wet season, are very "tropical" like. Cumulus cycles are very short and dew point rather low because of the moister air.
This generates constant rains coming in from E. But the dry season promises higher cloud bases and the chance to leave the mountain high enough to get to the Septentrional Range which runs W almost reaching Haiti.

Maximum XC distance registered: None

Mt. Isabel-de-Torres Paragliding Location

Isabel-de-Torres Puerto Plata Paragliding Site

Isabel-de-Torres Puerto Plata Paraglide Flight Location

Isabel-de-Torres Puerto Plata Paraglide Location

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The Cofresí Paragliding Flight Location

Cofresí is a tourist village 10 km W from Puerto Plata, about 3 h 30 m from Santo Domingo. Any vehicle can get you near the flying area. The flying site is a small range 2 km long and 250 m high, right by the Atlantic Ocean. It is now a private property and permission from the owners is required to pass the fences.

Launch Altitude AGL [m]: From 0 to 40.

Wind Conditions for Paraglider Flights:
It's a beautiful soaring paraglide site a hundred meters away from the coast with big landing fields next to the beach. Most flights take place either early in the morning up to 11 AM and in the evening, because the wind may get to strong by noon. You just have to pull your wing up on the plains, take a few steps climbing the first hill, turn around and enjoy the elevator!

Maximum XC distance registered: None

The Cofresi Mountain Paragliding Location	Paraglide Flights at Cofresi Mountain	The Dominican Republic Cofresi Paragliding
Paragliders Panorama View of Mt. Cofresi Puerto Plata Region

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Paragliding in Jarabacoa (Alto del Guayabo) Mountain

Alto del Guayabo mountain in the Dominican Republic has a wonderful paragliders launch site, high over a little town called Jarabacoa.

Jarabacoa is a tourist town located in a very nice valley in the Central Range, about 450 m ASL.
Nearby peaks exceed 1700 m ASL.

The takeoff heads N, to the valley and the range where it is located runs WNW. To the S, we see beautiful hills and mountains getting higher and higher. Conditions and flight: This site is quite versatile.

You can fly on very different conditions, with the wind blowing either N, NE, S or SE.

Jarabacoa is about 2h 30m NNW from Santo Domingo and a 1.5h drive from Cabarete.
A four-wheel drive vehicle is needed, otherwise the 10min uphill hike would turn into a 25min one…

Launch Altitude AGL [m]: 600

Jarabacoa Paraglide Flights Wind Conditions:
In good days nice cumulus form over 1200 AGL (1700 m AGL in winter). Thermals are middle sized with a lot of cloud activity. You can travel W or E, and there is also a possibility to go S, entering a set of valleys inside the Central Range.

Maximum XC distance registered: 19 km

Jarabacoa Mountain Paraglide Flights	Paragliding the Jarabacoa Mountains	Jarabacoa Paragliding Flights
Paragliders Panorama View from Mt. Alto del Guayabo of the Jarabacoa area

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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
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