Travel Tree City/State: Verbier Country: SWITZERLAND Swiss Paragliding Instructors Course REQUEST MORE INFORMATION »» Yomps 10 Woodland Way Sussex UNITED KINGDOM BN1 8BA Phone: 0845 006 1435 www.yomps.co.uk Program description: Learn to paraglide safely, gain a paragliding instructors qualification that enables you to work anywhere in the world, help to teach paragliding to students as part of your gap year or career break, see amazing scenery on cross country flights above the stunning Swiss Alps, work as a fly guide, study French, and experience the bracing and delicious world that exists when you soar above the clouds! Ever dreamt of soaring like a bird above a stunning landscape teeming with crystal blue lakes, lush green valleys and snow-capped peaks? With Yomps amazing paragliding course you can! Whether you are looking for an awe-inspiring way to spend your gap year or just the thrill of a lifetime, this paragliding adventure will take you to fly like an eagle for a month on the winds of the breath-taking Swiss Alps. Paraglider wings are light enough to carry in a rucksack, which once harnessed to you will give you all the freedom of the skies. Some of the worlds top paragliding instructors will safely transform you from novices into qualified pilots who are capable of flying anywhere in the world unsupervised. All our instructors are professionals, fully endorsed by the British Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association. Our chief paragliding instructor holds the highest instruction rating available and combines over ten years of experience teaching paragliding in the Alps with years of experience as a competitor, instructor and test pilot, meaning you could not be in safer hands! Competent instruction and safe equipment are the most important pre-requisites to learning to fly safely. By meeting these conditions this paragliding adventure will offer you a safe and easy way to experience one of mankind’s oldest and biggest dreams, that of human flight! Our base is at Verbier, one of the Alps premier off-piste resorts and justifiably one of the most beautiful ski locations in Europe, sitting with awesome views of Mont Blanc to the west and Matterhorn to the east. Here amid the frosted mountains and glacial river valleys you will live in warm wooden chalets that overlook the hills and mountains where you will learn to fly. The month you will spend here will take you on a paragliding adventure, beginning on the slopes of gentle hills and progressing to the slopes of far greater heights from which you will ascend the rising airs on tremendous cross country flights. You will complete the BHPA (British Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association) Elementary Pilot syllabus and the internationally recognized IPPI 4 licence, qualifications that will give you the wings to fly anywhere in the world! Flying sites support a fantastic network of paragliding enthusiasts, creating a tremendously social environment of people who each raise their canopies for one of the most breathtaking experiences available today. During our course we will have five hours of French lessons each week, which will not only give you language skills to communicate with fellow paragliders and local residents, but will also prove invaluable if you are considering working in the Alps in future. This Yomps adventure is the perfect introduction to paragliding, and whether you are looking for a career in the field or just want to experience this thrilling sport, it is guaranteed to be an experience that is ‘absolument fantastique’! General program information: Program open to: Everyone Age range: 18+ Travel to site: Independent Travel Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Varies Living arrangements on the program: Apartment How long does the program last?: 1-3 Months What are the dates of this program: 31 May to 26 Jul 2009, 26 Jul to 20 Sep 2009... Benefits and advantages of the program: What's included:- Pre-departure support 24 hour emergency phone line in the UK Transfers to and from Le Chable train station Breakfast Dinner Accommodation in luxury Alpine chalet All flying tuition All flying equipment All mountain transport Lift passes Examination applications and fees Third party liability insurance CD containing photos of your course 20 hours of French lessons Cost or price of this program: £4990 / $9481 (US) / €6487 Other Adventure Programs listings from Yomps ecuador Amazon Conservation & Community Development playa colorada, venezuela Train as a Divemaster in Venezuela, Learn Spanish patagonia, chile Patagonian Mountaineering School venezuela Venezuela Scuba and Adventure Expedition namibia Elephant Conservation in Namibia hoedspruit, south africa Horse Safari Work Experience, Karongwe phalaborwa, south africa Wildlife Research Volunteering verbier, switzerland Ski and Snowboard Instructor Course playa colorada, venezuela Venezuela 6 Month Explorer limpopo, south africa Safari School 1 Year south africa Johannesburg to Cape Town 18 Day Overland Tour kenya, south africa, tanzania, zambia, zimbabwe Johannesburg to Nairobi 30 Day Overland Tour botswana, south africa, zimbabwe Botswana 16 Day Overland Tour botswana, south africa, zimbabwe Southern Africa 24 Day Overland Tour venezuela Venezuelan 3 Month Explorer verbier, switzerland Swiss Paragliding Pilots Course fiji Fiji Diving, Conservation and Culture mexico Mexico Marine Research Conservation plettenberg bay, south africa Marine Research & Community Volunteering hoedspruit, south africa Safari School fiji Fiji Divemaster Internship zululand, south africa Horse Safari Work Experience, Zululand malawi Malaria Prevention in Malawi mozambique, south africa Mozambique Transfrontier Overland Tour botswana, namibia, south africa, zimbabwe Cape Town via Vic Falls to Joburg Overland Tour malawi Lake Malawi Hippo Expedition Back   New Search   Send to a friend