PAWNA LAKE
The Paragliding Flight Everyone Talks About After Summer Ends.
EXPERIENCE PARAGLIDING OVER
Why is Pawna Special for Paragliding?
There are plenty of beautiful places around Pawna Lake. You can camp beside it, trek to the surrounding forts, or watch the sunset from the shore.
But there's one experience that completely changes how you see this landscape. Flying above it.
As the afternoon sun begins to soften, the hills surrounding Pawna turn shades of gold, the lake starts reflecting the changing sky, and the entire valley transforms into one of Maharashtra's most spectacular aerial landscapes. Within minutes of takeoff, you're looking at the same forts, forests, winding roads and shimmering lake that thousands of visitors come to admire but from a perspective very few ever experience.
This isn't just another adventure activity to tick off your list. It's the moment that becomes the highlight of your Pawna trip.
Summer Flying – When Pawna Truly Shines
Unlike many outdoor activities that slow down during the hotter months, Pawna enters one of its most exciting flying periods.
Between March and June, the stronger sunshine heats the slopes surrounding the lake. This creates thermal currents—columns of rising warm air that paragliders use to gain height naturally.
Most people assume summer is the wrong season for outdoor adventures.
For paragliding, it's often the opposite.
While many travellers head indoors to escape the heat, pilots look forward to summer because it's when Pawna truly comes alive. Warm afternoons create the conditions that make flying more enjoyable, offering smoother soaring flights and wider views across the valley.
It's the season when the sky becomes part of the adventure.
That's why experienced flyers wait for the Pawna summer season every year—and why first-time passengers often end up with a far more memorable flight than they ever expected.
You don't need any previous experience. Your certified tandem pilot manages the launch, flight, navigation, and landing while you simply enjoy the experience.
Before take-off you'll receive:
Complete safety briefing
Helmet and harness fitting
Flight instructions
Landing briefing
All you need is comfortable clothing, sports shoes, and a sense of adventure.
Built for First-Time Flyers
GALLERY
HOW TO REACH
The Drive is Part of the Experience
Whether you're leaving Mumbai before sunrise or escaping Pune after breakfast, the journey to Pawna gradually replaces highways with winding roads, villages, and open countryside. As the lake comes into view, you'll begin to understand why so many people choose to spend their weekends here. We'll guide you through the easiest routes, travel times, parking, and what to expect on the final stretch so your day starts as smoothly as your flight.