Mürren Paragliding: Tandem Flight over Lauterbrunnen Valley & Eiger

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Duration1h

GroupUp to 20

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Run off a Swiss mountain and land in the valley below

You hike to a mountain take-off point, run off it with a professional pilot, and glide over the Lauterbrunnen Valley with unobstructed views of three major peaks and dozens of waterfalls. The flight ends in the valley bottom, where you choose between a bus ride or a walk back down. Includes your pilot, helmet, and all landing fees.

Step-by-step itinerary

Paragliding over Lauterbrunnen Valley

Park car in Stechelberg
Take cablecar to Mürren
Meet pilots in Mürren
Hike to take-off field
Receive briefing from pilot
Run and launch paraglide
Fly over Lauterbrunnen waterfalls
Land near Schilthornbahn station
Return by bus or walk to Lauterbrunnen

The Experience

"Most people are nervous until their feet leave the ground," one of the Airtime Pilots told me before we started. "Then they forget to be scared." You meet the team in Mürren after taking the world's steepest cable car up from Stechelberg — four minutes straight up, which is its own kind of rush. From there, it's a short hike to the take-off field, where your pilot goes through the briefing: how to run, where to hold on, what happens when you lift. The mountains in front of you are the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. You're about to fly past them.

The actual takeoff is stranger than you'd think. A few running steps, and then the ground stops mattering. You're airborne in a tandem paraglide with your pilot controlling everything — you're just there, suspended, watching the Lauterbrunnen Valley open up below. The cliffs are close enough that you can see the texture of the rock. Waterfalls — there are 72 of them in the valley depending on the season — pour down the faces like threads. The Mürrenbach waterfall passes beneath you, and it's the kind of moment where your brain doesn't quite catch up to what your eyes are seeing. The flight lasts long enough to feel real but short enough that you're still processing it when you touch down in Stechelberg, next to the cable car station.

After landing, you've got options. Take the bus back to Lauterbrunnen, or walk the waterfall trail back down if you want to burn off the adrenaline on solid ground. Either way, you've done something most people only think about.

What’s included

Your day includes meeting your professional Airtime Pilots in Mürren, a hike to the take-off field with a safety briefing, a tandem paraglide flight over the Lauterbrunnen Valley with views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains, a helmet, all landing and facility fees, and a landing in Stechelberg where you can return to the valley by bus or on foot.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Airtime Paragliding

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to see the Lauterbrunnen Valley from the air without piloting themselves — the pilot handles everything, which is what makes it possible to focus on the view and the moment instead of technique.