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Time in the air

15, 20 or 30 minutes above Medellín

A standard tandem flight from San Félix lasts about a quarter of an hour. A few operators let you buy more time in the air.

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Paragliding at San Félix with GoPro and transport options
Paragliding Medellin Only Fly · 3 to 3.5 hours Paragliding at San Félix with GoPro and transport options
★ 4.9 (225) from $88
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Tandem paragliding flight in Medellín with photos and videos
ParapenteSanFelix · 1 hour Tandem paragliding flight in Medellín with photos and videos
★ 5.0 (31) from $71
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Paragliding in Medellín with breakfast and transport
Medellin Best Local Tours · 3.5 hours Paragliding in Medellín with breakfast and transport
★ 5.0 (5) from $105
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The number that matters most on a paragliding listing is easy to miss. The headline duration of three or four hours describes the outing, while the flight is a fraction of it: about 15 minutes on almost every booking from San Félix. Only Fly sells a 20 minute option, ParapenteSanFelix a 30 minute one, and Medellin Best Local Tours gives 15 to 20 minutes. Everything else on this site is a flight of roughly 15 minutes.

Flights with a longer option

The longer flight is chosen as an option on the booking page, so the table shows both lengths. Sorted by number of reviews.

Photo Flight In the air Total time Hotel transfer Video Reviews ↕ Price ↕ Book
Flight, extras optional Paragliding Medellin Only Fly 15 or 20 min 3–3.5 h Extra Extra ★ 4.9 (225) $88 per person Book now
One hour, video included ParapenteSanFelix 15 or 30 min 1 h Unconfirmed Included ★ 5.0 (31) $71 per person Book now
Flight with breakfast and transport Medellin Best Local Tours 15–20 min 3.5 h Included Extra ★ 5.0 (5) $105 per person Book now

For comparison, two standard flights of about 15 minutes

Photo Flight In the air Total time Hotel transfer Video Reviews ↕ Price ↕ Book
Pickup and GoPro video Green Bike Tours Medellin ≈ 15 min 4 h Included Included ★ 4.9 (1,513) $121 per person Book now
Flight over the Andes Top 10 tours in Medellín ≈ 15 min 4 h Meeting point Extra, per review ★ 4.8 (227) $89 per person Book now

Flight prices are per person and refresh from GetYourGuide and Viator; where video or a transfer is not part of a flight, the booking page adds it as an option.

The flights on this page in detail

Each card lists time in the air, transfer and video. Open a card for the full listing.

Paragliding at San Félix with GoPro and transport options
Paragliding Medellin Only Fly

Paragliding at San Félix with GoPro and transport options

  • Duration: 3 to 3.5 hours
  • In the air: 15 or 20 min (option)
  • Launch: San Félix, Bello
  • Hotel transfer: No, bookable as an add-on
  • Video: Extra (GoPro or Insta360)
  • Weight limit: Up to 125 kg
  • Minimum age: 4 years

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

from $88 ★ 4.9 (225 reviews)
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About this flight

The flight itself, with the choice of a 15 or 20 minute option. Transport from your hotel and the video are separate add-ons, so you only pay for what you choose.

You meet at the launch in San Félix. The listing shows a wheelchair badge, but the take-off area is reached over a long flight of steps.

What’s included

  • Tandem paragliding flight of 15 or 20 minutes

Not included

  • Hotel transfer (optional add-on for one to four people)
  • GoPro or Insta360 video (optional)

Know before you go

  • Maximum weight 125 kg
  • Minimum age 4 years

Details from the operator’s listing on the booking platform; where two listings disagree, we say so.

Tandem paragliding flight in Medellín with photos and videos
ParapenteSanFelix

Tandem paragliding flight in Medellín with photos and videos

  • Duration: 1 hour
  • In the air: 15 min (30 min as an option)
  • Launch: San Félix, Bello
  • Hotel transfer: Transport to the launch listed; hotel pickup not confirmed
  • Video: Included
  • Weight limit: Up to 140 kg

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

from $71 ★ 5.0 (31 reviews)
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About this flight

The shortest booking in the table: about an hour on site, with a 15 minute flight or a 30 minute option. Photos and video come with the flight.

The weight limit of 140 kg is the highest listed for San Félix. The listing mentions transport to the flight site; whether that means a pickup at your hotel is not stated.

What’s included

  • Tandem paragliding flight
  • Photos and videos of the flight
  • Transport to the flight site (as listed)

Know before you go

  • Maximum weight 140 kg
  • Ask whether transport starts at your hotel

Details from the operator’s listing on the booking platform; where two listings disagree, we say so.

Paragliding in Medellín with breakfast and transport
Medellin Best Local Tours

Paragliding in Medellín with breakfast and transport

  • Duration: 3.5 hours
  • In the air: 15 to 20 min
  • Launch: San Félix, Bello
  • Hotel transfer: Yes, from El Poblado, Envigado or Sabaneta
  • Video: Extra (GoPro)
  • Weight limit: Conflicting. The listing gives 115 kg in one place and 120 kg in another
  • Minimum age: 4 years

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

from $105 ★ 5.0 (5 reviews)
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About this flight

Pickup in the south of the valley (El Poblado, Envigado, Sabaneta), breakfast and a flight of 15 to 20 minutes. The GoPro video costs extra.

If the weather stops the flight, the listing promises a full refund.

What’s included

  • Transport from El Poblado, Envigado or Sabaneta
  • Breakfast
  • Tandem paragliding flight

Not included

  • GoPro video

Know before you go

  • Weight limit given as 115 kg and as 120 kg
  • Minimum age 4 years
  • Full refund if the weather stops the flight

Details from the operator’s listing on the booking platform; where two listings disagree, we say so.

Paragliding tour from Medellín with GoPro photos and videos
Green Bike Tours Medellin

Paragliding tour from Medellín with GoPro photos and videos

  • Duration: 4 hours
  • In the air: About 15 min
  • Launch: San Félix, Bello
  • Hotel transfer: Yes, pickup around 10:00
  • Video: Included (GoPro)

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

from $121 ★ 4.9 (1,513 reviews)
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About this flight

A half-day trip from Medellín to the launch at San Félix with a tandem flight over the Aburrá Valley. Hotel pickup and GoPro photos and videos are part of the package.

The tour runs for about four hours. Around 15 minutes of that are spent in the air; the rest is the drive up, the wait for your slot and the briefing.

What’s included

  • Pickup and drop-off in Medellín
  • Tandem paragliding flight with a pilot
  • GoPro photos and videos

Know before you go

  • About 15 minutes of the four hours are in the air
  • The launch is reached on foot over a long flight of steps

Details from the operator’s listing on the booking platform; where two listings disagree, we say so.

Medellín paragliding flight over the Andes
Top 10 tours in Medellín

Medellín paragliding flight over the Andes

  • Duration: 4 hours
  • In the air: About 15 min
  • Launch: San Félix, Bello
  • Hotel transfer: Meeting point at Parque Lleras; reviews mention a pickup
  • Video: Extra, according to a review
  • Minimum age: 12 years

✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

from $89 ★ 4.8 (227 reviews)
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About this flight

A four-hour trip from the Parque Lleras area to San Félix, with roughly a quarter of an hour in the air according to the itinerary.

Children under 12 are not accepted. If the flight is cancelled because of the weather, the listing promises a full refund.

What’s included

  • Tandem paragliding flight
  • Meeting point at Parque Lleras

Know before you go

  • Not for children under 12
  • Full refund if the weather stops the flight
  • One reviewer paid extra for the video

Details from the operator’s listing on the booking platform; where two listings disagree, we say so.

How four hours turn into 15 minutes

Take a typical package with hotel pickup at around ten. The drive from the city up to San Félix and the climb over the steps to the launch take a good part of the morning. At the top there is a briefing and then a wait for your turn, which depends on the wind and on how many pilots are free; one unhappy reviewer spent close to seven hours on a four-hour trip because there were too few pilots that day. One reviewer waited about an hour for the wind to turn. The flight follows, then the walk back, the video handover and the drive down. On a flight-only booking such as ParapenteSanFelix the hour on the listing covers just the part at the launch, and the ride is up to you.

8 to 15 minin the air on standard bookings, according to reviewers
20 minlonger option at Only Fly
30 minlonger option at ParapenteSanFelix

Why reviewers report less than the listing

The minutes on a listing are a target. Some reviewers report flights of as little as 8 minutes, and one found the drive long compared with the time in the air. How long a pilot can stay up depends on the air on the day, and the pilot makes that call. A longer option does not change the weather, so treat 20 or 30 minutes as what the pilot aims for, and ask at the launch what happens if conditions cut it short.

What you see with more time

From the launch the Aburrá Valley opens to the east, with Bello and the north of Medellín below. One passenger of ParapenteSanFelix was given the choice between gliding over a waterfall and over the city. Ask before take-off which route your pilot plans and whether the longer option changes it.

Longer is also colder

At around 2,400 metres the air is already cool, and in flight the wind makes it feel colder. Twenty or thirty minutes in a harness is comfortable with a jacket and less so without one. If you get queasy easily, ask the pilot to skip the spins at the end; several reviewers mention feeling sick after them, and they come out of the same minutes you paid for. What to bring is on our page about what to wear.

Passengers on their time in the air

All three booked with operators that sell a longer option. The first review shows the other side of the minutes: an hour of waiting for the wind before the flight could start.

“It was a great experience. It took a while to get going because of the weather and the wind direction so I had to wait about and hour or so. But once we got going it was all good. My guide gave me the option of gliding over the waterfall or the city and I chose the waterfall. …”
Khalil · Jamaica · October 2026 Tandem flight with photos and videos · ParapenteSanFelix
“I had i wonder full time. Liz kept in contact with me leading up to the event and making sure we got picked up. Our driver Sebastain was great and give us little history on the drive to and from san felix. we had the best weather and views. …”
Rose · Bahamas · October 2026 Paragliding at San Félix with transport options · Only Fly
“Incredible, incredible experience!!! Don’t even think about it, just do it. Flying over the Andes, full stop. It’s a lifetime experience and by the way it’s so calming. This is ran by professionals, they make you feel safe and answer all your questions. …”
Verified traveler · United States · November 2023 Paragliding with breakfast and transport · Medellin Best Local Tours

Reviews by passengers after their flight, from GetYourGuide.

FAQ

How long is a paragliding flight in Medellín?

About 15 minutes on a standard tandem booking from San Félix. Reviewers report between 8 and 15 minutes, depending on the wind and the thermals on the day.

Can I book a 30 minute flight?

ParapenteSanFelix lists a 30 minute option next to its 15 minute flight. Only Fly offers 20 minutes, and Medellin Best Local Tours gives 15 to 20 minutes.

Is a longer flight guaranteed?

No listing promises it regardless of the weather. The pilot decides how long to stay in the air. Ask at the launch what happens if the conditions shorten your flight.

Why does a tour take four hours if the flight is 15 minutes?

The duration covers the drive to San Félix and back, the climb to the launch, the briefing and the wait for the wind and your turn. On a flight-only booking it covers only the time at the launch.

Does a longer flight cost more?

Yes. The longer flight is a separate option on the booking page, which shows the price for each length.

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