Paragliding Tenerife: tandem flight with expert pilot

Fly without an engine, guided by someone with extensive flight experience.

Tandem paragliding in Tenerife pairs you with a certified instructor-pilot for a motorless flight lasting roughly 15–20 minutes, departing from either Taucho or Ifonche depending on weather. The whole experience runs about two hours including hotel pickup from the South coast, safety briefing and landing. No prior experience is required; your pilot handles the controls while you experience the flight itself. GoPro video and photos are available to purchase on an SD Card.

The Experience

You'll be collected from your accommodation in Costa Adeje, Playa Las Américas or Los Cristianos and driven to the launch site—either Taucho at 800 metres or Ifonche at 1,000 metres, whichever offers the best conditions that day. The pilot chooses based on wind direction, thermal activity and cloud height, all factors that shift hour to hour. Once there, you'll get a full safety briefing and instructions for takeoff and landing; the pilot handles the actual flying while you're harnessed in beside them, feeling the thermals and the silence of unpowered flight.

The flight itself lasts 15–20 minutes depending on the air, though the operator can't guarantee either duration or altitude because you're riding weather, not an engine. Thermals can push you higher and keep you up longer, or conditions might shift and bring you down sooner. That's why the whole trip is built around a two-hour window: time for the drive, the briefing, the flight and the walk-around after landing. If the day's conditions aren't favourable when you arrive, the pilot will offer to reschedule you for another time slot, prioritizing safety over a flight that wouldn't feel right.

Certified safety gear—harness, helmet, kneepads, gloves and an emergency parachute—is provided. The pilot speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French and two additional languages, so questions about takeoff, flight or landing get answered in your own words. If you want to keep the memory, GoPro footage and stills from your flight can be purchased on SD Card; otherwise the experience itself is what you take home.

What’s included

• Expert instructor-pilot who speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French and two additional languages.
• air-conditioned vehicle pickup and dropoff from South coast hotels.
• certified safety equipment including harness, helmet, kneepads, gloves and emergency parachute.
• tandem paragliding flight with no engine or motor.
• GoPro video and photos available to purchase on SD Card.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditions

Operated by Brisa Paragliding Tenerife SL

Is this one for you?You fly tandem with the pilot in control, so this suits anyone who wants to experience motorless flight without learning to paraglide themselves—no training, no solo responsibility, just the sensation of gliding. If you'd rather watch someone else fly or need a longer, higher-altitude flight with guaranteed duration, a powered scenic flight would be different; this one trades altitude certainty for the quiet and the thermals.

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Top questions

What's the actual flight time like on a tandem paragliding flight in Tenerife?

The flight lasts roughly 15–20 minutes depending on wind and thermal conditions that day. Because you're flying without an engine, the duration shifts with the weather; the pilot can't guarantee it in advance, but the whole experience from pickup to landing runs about two hours.

Do I need paragliding experience to do this in Tenerife?

No experience is required. Your instructor-pilot gives you all the instructions you need before takeoff, and they handle the flying while you experience it. The company has over 25 years of experience and more than 10,000 flights logged, so they know how to make a first flight comfortable.

Where do you take off from, and how do I get there?

Takeoff is from either Taucho (800m) or Ifonche (1,000m) in South Tenerife, chosen based on that day's weather. Free pickup is included from your hotel in Costa Adeje, Playa Las Américas or Los Cristianos, and the driver brings you back after landing.

Can I buy photos or video of my flight?

Yes. The pilot films your flight with a GoPro camera, and you can purchase the photos and video on an SD Card as an optional add-on if you want to keep the memory.

What happens if the weather isn't good on the day I book?

If conditions aren't favourable when you arrive, the pilot will invite you to reschedule for another day or time slot instead. Flying without an engine means weather and thermals decide whether the flight will feel right, and safety comes first.

What's included in the price, and what do I need to bring?

The price includes the expert pilot, the air-conditioned vehicle pickup and dropoff, all certified safety equipment (harness, helmet, kneepads, gloves, emergency parachute), and the tandem flight itself. Bring comfortable clothes and closed shoes; the pilot and equipment handle the rest.