Mission Briefing: Big Escape Holiday Tours
The intent of the Big Escape Paragliding
Tour series is to provide pilots with the opportunity to visit world class
paragliding sites on the west coast of 
Canada,
USA and Mexico.
But the fun doesn't stop with paragliding, with a total immersion into the most spectacular natural landscapes and greatest city life to be found on the west coast.
So when you plan your next holiday, think iparaglide.com Big Escape Tours. Your ultimate adventure awaits.
Tour Principles:
- Group sizes are small to maximize flying and minimize waiting time.
- Visiting paraglider pilots are matched with pilots of similar ability in order to ptimize the site selection.
- Visiting a large number of different sites takes priority to waiting for the weather to change at any given site.
- Bad weather days and evenings are ideal times for driving to the next location.
- Days off should be taken to explore other attractions and types of adventures.
Services Included in Tour:
- All ground transportation: rides up to launch; retreival from cross country flights; pick-up and drop-off from airport(s).
- Co-ordination of all helicopter transportation. Helicopter fees will be charged separately.
- Guiding at all paragliding sites: one qualified advanced pilot/instructor per vehicle.
- Guiding during para-alpine adventures, hiking and flying.
- Guiding at major outdoor ground attractions not involving paragliding.
- Guiding at major attractions in Cities/Towns.
Not Included in Tour Price:
- Airfare arriving to the tour start point and leaving the drop off point.
- Accomodation.
- Meals.
- Ground attractions fare.
- Mountain tram fare.
- Helicopter fare. Typically $80 per passenger per flight to top of the mountain.
- Paragliding Equipment. All pilots are expected to bring a complete set of equipment. Back protection, reserve parachute, radio, helmets, and good boots are MANDATORY.
- iparaglide.com carries a complete line of paragliding equipment, which may be purchased separately, should the need arise.