Ride up to the Billing take-off and watch the gliders
14 km up a narrow hill road to the launch meadow at 2,400 m; back down before dark
About 40 min
Himachal Pradesh · 1,525 m
Bir Billing
India's paragliding capital under the Dhauladhars
The lowdown
Why Bir Billing
- Adventure
- Cafés
- Spiritual
- Best time
- Oct–Nov, Mar–Jun
- Getting there
- 611 km by road
- Altitude
- 1,525 m
- Ideal stay
- 2 nights
More about Bir Billing
Launch from Billing at about 2,400 m and land in the Tibetan settlement of Bir among monasteries and cafes. Suits adventure-first travellers and solo trips; flying depends on weather and is shut through the monsoon.
Places to see
Around Bir Billing
Tandem paragliding from Billing
About 3 h
Chokling Monastery
About 45 min
Sherab Ling monastery
About 1.5 h
Baijnath temple
About 45 min
Deer Park Institute
About 45 min
Walk to Gunehar village
About 2.5 h
Tea garden walk by Bir Tea Factory
About 45 min
Tashi Jong monastery
About 45 min
Photo credits
- Ride up to the Billing take-off and watch the gliders: Okorok · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tandem paragliding from Billing: Okorok · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chokling Monastery: Brahmavadini · CC BY 4.0
- Sherab Ling monastery: Dave Kleinschmidt · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Baijnath temple: Viraat Kothare · CC BY-SA 3.0