A very special paragliding trip to the Alps. Devoted to celebrate the great sport experience of paragliding. For twelve days we will follow the best flying weather across the most famous flying sites of the Alps (Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Slovenia). During the 2018 to 2022's trips we flew in Italy (Dolomites, Speikboden - South Tyrol, Dollada - Valbelluna, Feltre - Southern Dolomites, Bassano, Cavallaria, Meduno) , Slovenia (Soca Valley), and France (Chamonix, Annecy). Where will the flying weather take us in 2023? Are you thinking about your first 100km flight in the Alps, or about a cloudbase at 4,500m, or maybe about learning to fly FAI triangles? This is the trip to give these goals a chance in the top alpine scenery. Check out a video from a sample flight during 2017 Antofaya XC Camp.

During the XC Camp we focus on distance flying in spectacular mountain scenery. (See below "area of operations"). The idea is to promote among pilots high mountain alpine cross country flying while having great flying holidays with a friendly and adventurous group. And above all have safe fun in the air and on the ground, just great flying vacations.

We travel following the most promising weather forecast in the Alps. Our travel/retrieve van has an experienced retrieve driver. We stay at quality mountain hotels, guesthouses, or vacation appartments. This is a guided trip and I will devote all my time and local Alps knowledge to each participating pilot. Participants will get coaching in the air and on the ground. As an experienced paragliding guide I will provide all information about relevant flying sites. Every evening we will have a briefing planing flying routes for the next day and studying maps of the terrain. After each flying day we will analyze our flight logs and talk about our flights. Learning the flying weather forecasting will be crucial part of the trip.

To join you need to be ready for a great adventure and hungry for xc distance, have a paragliding pilot license and your own equipment. You need to be a self sufficient pilot with at least some thermaling experience. And better yet have already some xc flights behind your belt. We meet at Venice airport.

Antofaya Expeditions
Antofaya Expeditions have years of experience in organizing paragliding trips. We strive to be the best in the business. Our fluent multilingual guides will make your flying vacation totally stress free by taking care of all the practicalities from the moment we pick you up at the Venice airport to the moment we drop you off there ten days later. We want you to fully enjoy your paragliding vacations whether it is staying in our excellent four star spa hotel or traveling during the retrieves in our air conditioned and GPS equipped vans.

Jarek Wieczorek
Jarek Wieczorek will be our primary paragliding guide for this trip. With his over ten years of experience as a paragliding guide and trip organizer you can count on the quality of the adventure. He has been working with returning clients from across the globe. He is a flying site pioneer, XC coach, X-Alps race support parcipant and respected expedition leader who loves to share his knowledge and experience with other pilots. Contact Jarek Wieczorek

Experienced bilingual local paragliding guides will work with us depending on the number of participants. So every participant will get personal attention and coaching, both on the ground and in the air.

Price
To provide the best possible service we strictly limit the number participants on this trip. Therefore it is essential to reserve your spot at this adventure early.

• Twelve-day tour:
$3,850 - private room - single ocupancy

For payments, please contact Jarek Wieczorek at jarek@antofaya.com or tel. (303) 800 6340

Included in the Price of the Tour
• Great flying adventure and your logbook full of new long XC flights,
• Constant assistance of English speaking paragliding guides,
• Transfers from Geneva, Switzerland/France airport (code GVA) and Venice, Italy international airport (airport code VCE) to/from our pg base on the first and the last day of the tour,
• Accommodation in a modern mountain hotels or vacation appartments,
• Unlimited transportation to and from flying sites in comfortable air conditioned vehicles (cable car fees not included),
• Cross country in-flight and on-the-ground guiding,
• Retrieves from landing zones and cross country landings,
• Services of drivers who are pilots themselves and know the area well,
• Flying sites beta (flying zone descriptions, local tips, and XC coaching),
• Extensive evening weather forecast and flight planning briefings,
• Paragliding competition instruction if desired,
• Special tour T-shirt,
• Transportation to restaurants, shops, tourists sights, etc. when flying schedule allows.

If you need special arrangements for your arrival and stay please do not hesitate to contact us and we will make sure all your needs are met.

Flycards and cable car tickets
Flycards (flying site and landing zone fees) and cable car tickets are not included in the price of the tour. Most of the sites we use have convenient cable car access. Some are drive-ups. We will choose our flying sites depending on the weather conditions and pilots wishes.

Airplane tickets
The airplane tickets are not included in the price of the trip. We will gladly assist you if you need help with booking of your plane ticket.

• Jarek Wieczorek
tel. in the USA: (303) 800 6340
tel. in Chile: +56 9-8269-6562
website: www.antofaya.com
email: jarek@antofaya.com