Paragliding Over Paradise in Cape Town, South Africa
At any time of day, Parapax will pick you up in an old rusty convertible and take you to the foot of Lion's Head, a picturesque summit near Table Mountain National Park. After a 15-minute hike to the launch point you can see the entire eastern coast of Cape Town spread out below, from the sweeping mountainscape to the blue of the Atlantic. The guide will be quick to tell you that you are overlooking the most expensive property on the continent, a tiny row of bungalows along a pristine bay. Quickly you are set up, connected to your instructor and told to RUN! You literally run off the side of the mountain and are swept up into the sky for a bird's-eye view of your surroundings. After 15 minutes of slowing circling the sky and ocean, you land softly on the beach looking up towards Lion's Head once again.