Paragliding in Mu Cang Chai and experience the journey “Flying in the golden season”

Paragliding in Mu Cang Chai

Mu Cang Chai is a famous place with overlapping mountains and terraced fields that ripen when the season comes. With great strengths bestowed by nature, Mu Cang Chai has long been an attractive destination for young people who are passionate about experiencing and discovering new horizons. One of the favorite activities and must try when coming here is paragliding. So what is special about skydiving in Mu Cang Chai? Find out with us now

If you are a nature lover, passionate about experiential activities, love to explore, and are not afraid of heights, paragliding is a must-do activity when traveling to Mu Cang Chai.

Paragliding in Mu Cang Chai is an activity that attracts a lot of tourists. This activity was first built by Vietwings Hanoi Paragliding Club. The paragliding festival “Flying over the golden rice season" was held for the first time in 2013 and has become an annual playground for young people who are passionate about paragliding in particular and tourists in general in Mu Cang Chai. At the same time, since then, paragliding experience tourism activities in Mu Cang Chai have become more popular and more professional.

Paragliding activities bring you a new and unique journey to discover the Northwest. Mu Cang Chai is beautiful in every season, the immense terraced fields on the mountains, majestic mountains, and passes. Seeing the full beauty of that beauty from above by paragliding wings is a wonderful feeling. Visitors can fly between nature, heaven, and earth, and let themselves be in the middle of a space filled with the fragrance of the Northwest mountains. Moreover, the fact has proven that skydiving in Mu Cang Chai will be a profound mark when it has the most beautiful flying spots in our country such as Khau Pha pass and La Pan Tan, …

How much does it cost to paraglide in Mu Cang Chai?

Many tourists come here wondering how much is skydiving in Mu Cang Chai? Paragliding in Mu Cang Chai is organized by clubs and is a free experience, you just need to contact the club, pilot, and coach to participate.

The cost for this activity is about 1,500,000/time/person. Each flight is about 10-15 minutes and you should contact to book in advance because skydiving attracts a lot of interested tourists.

Paragliding destinations in Mu Cang Chai

Located at an altitude of up to 2000m above sea level, there are many suitable places for skydiving in Mu Cang Chai. Each scene here is majestic and poetic so that visitors can drop their souls on flights and admire it. Among the Paragliding spots in Mu Cang Chai, there are two most beautiful, ideal, and attractive places for tourists: Khau Pha pass and La Pan Tan commune.

Paragliding point Khau Pha pass

You may not know, Khau Pha Pass is one of the five most beautiful destinations in Vietnam and one of the ten most beautiful destinations in the world. When paragliding in Mu Cang Chai, the first destination you should choose is Khau Pha pass. This place fully converges the majesty of the mountains, fresh air, immense space and attractive terraced fields.

Khau Pha Pass is one of the four great peaks of the Northwest Pass, located at an altitude of over 1200m. The take-off and landing points here have a distance of 600m. These are all ideal numbers for Paragliding. Landing from above, you will slowly see the most beautiful things of Mu Cang Chai – Northwest mountain.

Khau Pha Pass in Mu Cang Chai is so beautiful all year round, but there are 2 seasons are most suitable for Paragliding. It is the season of ripe rice and the season of pouring water on terrace fields. The ripe rice season is the time when Mu Cang Chai is the most attractive and most beautiful in the eyes of tourists. The terraced fields are ripe with golden yellow, and the sweet scent of heavenly pearls captivates the “athletes" on high. In the pouring water season, Khau Pha changed into a new dress with a clear and gentle beauty. Skydiving at this time brings a fresh feeling to visitors. The fields in the pouring season are like giant mirrors reflecting the entire majestic mountain space.

La Pan Tan commune Paragliding point

Besides Khau Pha pass, La Pan Tan commune is also an attractive place to paraglide in Mu Cang Chai. With poetic lyrical terraced fields between majestic mountains, especially the specialty of “raspberries" that stand out in the middle of the valley, La Pan Tan is one of the hottest names in Mu Cang Chai.

Visitors come here not only to participate in paragliding activities, but also to record impressive moments with the nature of Mu Cang Chai. With its beauty, La Pan Tan not only attracts tourists and paragliders but also the most attractive destination for professional photographers, to capture the terraced fields that have made waves on famous tourist sites.

Experience the paragliding in Mu Cang Chai?

How to register for Paragliding?

Signing up for Paragliding in Mu Cang Chai is very easy. As long as you have the health, mental conditions and love this subject, it’s fine. Around the area of ​​Khau Pha or La Pan Tan pass, there are many offer skydiving activities, including coaches if you are not brave enough to fly alone. You just need to go there to register, pay the fee and prepare for the journey to discover Mu Cang Chai terraced fields from above.

Notes for Paragliding

Paragliding is an exciting experience but also contains many risks. To participate in paragliding activities in Mu Cang Chai by the safest and most complete way, you need to keep the following notes in mind:

Thoroughly check technical and protective equipment before taking off to avoid no-hit accidents during paragliding.

Do not paraglide when the weather is bad, it is windy or there is a risk of rain. This will disrupt the paragliding activity but cause an accident during participation.

Find out about your flying point. Because paragliding is not like moving on the ground, you drop yourself in the air, so please carefully research information about flight points on the internet and get advice from experienced pilots for the best flying experience.

Understand your-own strength. Whatever your ability is, you are the one who knows it best. You should not overdose when you are not sure about your ability to control all situations. If you do not have much experience, you should fly with a coach to get acquainted and receive timely help.

Don’t forget when leaving your paragliding moment. You can ask a friend to save it or if you are an experienced person, you can record it yourself with a recording device, taking pictures from above.

Feel the nature and mountains of the Northwest with all your soul.

Explore Paragliding Festival “Flying in the golden season" in Mu Cang Chai

Besides the terraced fields, the flying spots of paragliding activities in the top of the most beautiful flying spots in Vietnam and the world, which is what makes the brand “Mu Cang Chai". Every year, a Paragliding festival is held in the cultural festival itinerary to stimulate tourism and promote the beauty of Mu Cang Chai to domestic and foreign tourists.

The biggest paragliding festival of the year is held in the ripe rice season with the theme “Flying in the golden season" attracting a lot of tourists and pilots, the paragliding instructors from all over the country. If you want to experience the best paragliding atmosphere in Mu Cang Chai, come here in September-October and join the festival. In addition, in Mu Cang Chai, there is a paragliding festival “Flying over the pouring water season" in May and June – the time when the terraced fields enter the falling season and turn into giant mirrors when viewed from the high above.

The activity took place at Khau Pha Pass, famous for being the most beautiful flying spot in Vietnam. Visitors can admire the golden silk strip under the poetic Lim Mong valley and feel the fresh atmosphere of Northwest nature. If you are someone who has never skydived before, you can rest assured that you will be guided by a team of pilots and coaches here.