Experience Paragliding in New Zealand with Parapro, Christchurch’s only full-time Paragliding School and certified Commercial Tandem Operator with the NZ Civil Aviation Authority. Parapro is also the South Island’s only certified training facility for Paramotoring.
Our facility provides; a range of Tandem flight options, various Paragliding, Paramotoring and Speed Flying Courses, equipment sales and flying tours to suit the needs of the client.
As the only full time Paragliding and Paramotoring Training Facility in Christchurch, our aim is to provide the highest standards in teaching students, in various forms of flying. Parapro operates 7 days a week, 363 days a year, weather permitting.
There's no substitute for experience when it comes to learning to fly or experiencing tandem paragliding. Dave Dennis, Parapro’s owner and chief flying instructor with over 25 years of total flying experience, has been instructing and flying tandems since late 1991 throughout Australasia. He was NZ’s first licensed Paramotor Instructor and is a skilled and active speed flyer and skier.
If you are seeking an adventure activity in Christchurch then it's hard to beat the feeling of paragliding, soaring high above the spectacular views of Christchurch’s pristine coastline, the Banks Peninsula and the majestic Southern Alps. Make it a must do activity while in Christchurch.