Discovery tandem flight over Chamonix Mont-Blanc
XXL aerial tour flights
Tandem flights in the high mountains: Grands-Montets, Aiguille du Midi
30 years of experience at your service to discover Mont-Blanc from the air!

Paragliding Paragliding tandem flights Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

About

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74400)
Average length : 1h
Proposed by

1/Departure from Brevent intermediate station:
(opposite Mont-Blanc)
"Planpraz" alt. 2000m.Price: €100
(lift: 13.50€)
Activity duration: 1 hour, flights mainly in the morning in summer (possibility in the afternoon if the weather is suitable).
Late morning and afternoon in winter.
Flight duration: from 15 to 20/30mnmn depending on thermal wind conditions (ascents) and your desire to stay aloft...
Equipment: we'll fit you with a helmet, then you'll need "hiking-type" clothing, with good shoes. Sunglasses.
2/Departure from Aiguille du Midi intermediate cable-car station
"le Plan de L'aiguille" alt. 2300m.Price:110€.
(lift: 14,50€)
Activity: 1H30, flights mainly late morning and afternoon in Spring and Autumn, not authorized in July and August.
Flight duration: from 15 to 20/30mnmn depending on thermal wind conditions (ascents) and your desire to stay aloft...
Equipment: we'll provide you with a helmet, then you'll need "hiking-type" clothing, with good shoes. Sunglasses.
3/ "Vol Panoramique de durée" Aerial tour, facing Mont-Blanc
We'll take off over the mountains for an XXL flight, for passengers who want more flying thrills, or who've already done a classic tandem flight before...
Paragliding flight possible if thermal wind conditions are sufficiently strong and favorable to flight duration and distance.
Departure time: 11 a.m., 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. Adjustable according to wind conditions or passenger weight.
Between 45mn and 1h00 of panoramic discovery flight facing the Mont-Blanc range.
Price: 180€(lift pass: 13,50€)
Please note: For all your flights, we can offer you a video of the flight as a souvenir, using an onboard wide-angle camera and telescopic boom. Price: €30

HIGH-MOUNTAIN TANDEM FLIGHTS WITH INSTRUCTOR-GUIDE
1/ Grands Montets flight Alt. 3350 m :
An unforgettable high-mountain flight accessible to all, even beginners! With a mountain guide/paragliding instructor and former member of the French national team! Specialist in high and very high altitude flights! A magnificent aerial tour in the sumptuous setting of the high mountains, with easy access via the Grands-Montets cable car in Argentière.
Take-off: on an easy glacial zone, with a short walk in the snow (approx. 10/15 min.) to reach a very wide, gentle, snow-covered slope for take-off. In winter, we can take off on skis. We'll fly to the beautiful Drus (3754m) and Aiguille Verte (4122m) mountains, then over the Mer de Glace with a view of the legendary Vallée Blanche and Grandes Jorasses, then back to the heart of the Chamonix valley for landing. An exceptional aerial experience, unique and unrivalled in Europe!
Activity duration: 2 to 3 hours, flights mainly in the afternoon in summer, departure to Argentières 13:30/14:00. Flights can also take place in the morning if the weather is suitable...
Flight duration: from 30mn to 1 hour, depending on thermal wind conditions (ascents) and your desire to stay in the air...
Equipment: we'll fit you with a helmet, then you'll need "hiking-type" clothing, with good walking shoes that can handle snow (available for hire from any sports store) + windproof jacket + gloves: We can lend you a special windproof suit, gloves and headband or hat on request.
Price: 180 € (lift ticket: 28€)
Please note! For your own safety, you must be accompanied by a mountain guide or paragliding instructor!
2/ Tandem flight from the summit of the Aiguille du Midi Alt. 3800m
One of the most beautiful tandem flights in the world!
Here we enter the realm of the very high mountains, where you'll need to equip yourself and take essential safety precautions.Both a discovery and introduction to mountaineering, and a tandem paragliding flight, this is a complete program not to be taken lightly!
Roped up with your mountain guide and paragliding instructor, sometimes with crampons on, you'll reach one of the most fantastic take-off points in the Alps... For a sumptuous and truly "extra-ordinary" flight in the heart of Europe's most beautiful mountains, and close to the highest peaks of the Mont-Blanc massif. We'll take off according to the wind:
South face, to fly over a legendary route: the Vallée Blanche
North face to fly either along the Aiguilles de Chamonix or towards the Mont-Blanc glaciers...
Activity: Allow at least half a day.
Flight time: between 40 minutes and 1 hour, depending on weather conditions.
Equipment: mountain boots and crampons compulsory (can be hired) + warm, windproof clothing, gloves, hat or headband, sunglasses, sun cream.
If required, we can lend you a wetsuit or gore-tex windproof jacket, gloves and headband or hat.
Please note:
A previous experience of classic tandem flight is highly recommended, and we have a special offer for you:
For a classic training flight (100€ value) + The Aiguille du Midi high-mountain flight (250€ value)
Package price: 330€ (include Multi-Pass for Brevent and Aiguille du Midi lifts = 55€)
Tandem flight Aiguille du Midi only: 250€ (including 2 lifts to the summit: 50€ )
Please note! For your safety, you must be accompanied by:
a mountain guide/paragliding instructor!

Prices

Methods of payment accepted : Bank/credit card, Check, Cash, Credit transfer, Paypal

Reception

Languages spoken : French

Dates

From 01/01 to 31/12, daily between 9 am and 7 pm.

Average length : 1h

Services
  • Accompanied

Access

Caisses du Télécabine du Brévent 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Start near : Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74400)

More informations

Information update on 15/05/2024 by Office de Tourisme de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc