Colima, MExico
Fly Colima, Mexico
Seven days in Colima will level up any pilot’s skills. This all-inclusive tour takes you to the most accessible flying site in Mexico and gives you plenty of time with our instructors to radically improve your handling, thermaling and XC skills.
Over the seven days, we will cover a variety of different flying techniques. From foundational pitch control and glider handling, to more advanced XC flying, terrain decisions, micro meteorology and more. By the end of this adventure tour you will feel more comfortable in the air and you will have a confident road map of how to continue progressing in your flying.
We will fly from La Cumbre launch in Colima, because of its proximity to our lodging (~20min!) and its unbelievable consistency of flyable weather. We are hopeful that our groups can achieve the local XC milk runs – La Cumbre to Comala (Mariachi and tequila, anyone?) or the 100km La Cumbre to Tapalpa!
The flying there is so good, we’re so excited to show it to you.
WHO IS THE 7-DAY ADVENTURE TOUR RIGHT FOR?
- P2, P3 and P4 Pilots who want to learn and improve their thermalling technique and XC skills – From experience, we have noticed that all pilots learn more when in a group of mixed abilities
- Pilots who want to explore the paragliding in Mexico with a guide that knows the local area
- Pilots who can launch and land on their own
- People who are open-minded, curious, motivated, enthusiastic, friendly, polite, team-oriented, mindful, and fun!
only 8 spots Available
Saturday December 6 – Saturday December 14, 2025
$3200 All Inclusive
all your transport, lodging, food, instruction and retrieve!
ABOUT Colima
Flying Conditions
Colima has an easily accessed, drive-up launch. The launch itself is more than 300′ wide and is covered in astroturf. The conditions on launch are consistently perfect for beginners to launch, and local schools even use it for student’s first flights. Colima is near the ocean, so there is moisture that makes the thermals very approachable – soft edges and broad climbs. The site is mainly flatland thermaling, with abundant LZs. It is the perfect place. to learn, which is why we’ve been doing tours here since 2018.
Adventures on the ground
We always maximise flying on our tours but should a day or afternoon pass where it’s not possible to fly, plenty of other activities are at our fingertips to try. Including hot air balloons, skydiving, tandem paramotor trike flights with a world-reknowned acro pilot, beaches!!!, local culture and cuisine and a massive 12,500’ tall volcano!
Accommodations
We’ll stay in a sweet airbnb, or two. It’ll be homie paraglide vacation vibes. We’ll have a local woman cooking breakfast in the mornings and doing some light cooking. Plenty of space to spread out and rest, and plenty of common area to convene over tracklogs, gear setup and storytelling. We’re a group of friends and we’ll all work together to accommodate and support one another.
(Ari reserves the right to change the accommodation to a different hotel/bnb at any time, we will always substitute like for like and get the best possible option available)
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 7 days of flying and adventure with our tour guides
- 8 nights accommodation
- Guadalajara (GDL) Airport pickup and drop-off w/ the group
- All your food – personal chef breakfast and packed lunch and dinners out (its epic food only) – all covered, any diet, no prob
- Daily site and weather briefings
- In-air radio guidance
- Launch Fees
- 1-to-1 time with ari to discuss your current level and any goals you are working towards
- Daily shuttles to the launch site, landing zone pick-up and XC retrieve
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
- Airline flights or travel to the destination of Colima
- Alcohol
- Cost of any additional or optional activities
- Insurance (required)
- Airport transport if you arrive early or late
- Any additional nights accommodation if you arrive early or leave late
Cost
WHAT YOU NEED
- USHPA P2 license or above or international equivalent license
- Paragliding Equipment
- Certified paraglider
- Certified harness
- Reserve parachute
- Helmet
- Unlocked dual-band VHF radio – we recommend the Yaesu FT-270 or FT-65R.
- audible vario
- Highly recommended to have a cockpit and flight instrument, could be as simple as your phone
- Garmin inreach or similar gps tracking device with 2 way messaging
- Ability to confidently take off and land on your own.
- Basic fitness level – ability to sustain a 35-minute power walk or hike your glider kit 2 miles continuous
- Warm clothes – you will feel the cold once you’ve thermalled to cloud base
- Comfortable and sturdy shoes – hiking boots are ideal
- Health and travel insurance
- USHPA does not cover third party insurance outside of USA. You can purchase travel insurance from World Nomads.
GUIDES
Ari Delashmutt
FounderAri in the Air – Ari has been a professional action sports athlete his entire adult life. He’s been paragliding for more than 11 years and over 2500 flight hours in 16 countries on 5 continents. Initially he chased acrobatics, reminiscent of his freeskiing background. Eventually, after his first 115km XC flight, (acro harness, no flight instrument, food or water or any idea what he was doing), he was hooked. He’s been chasing XC and competition flying ever since. He was married to a Mexican woman for nearly a decade, so has traveled extensively through the country and speaks spanish. He’s also guided paragliding tours in Colima before, and loves this place so much.
Testimonials
For me, the recurring issue was nerves — my stomach would knot up before launches, even after lots of practice with A’s and C’s. Instead of just pushing more reps, Ari pivoted and led me through breathwork exercises to calm my body and mind. Total game-changer. By the end of the week I was launching with real confidence and authority.
If you want an instructor who understands that paragliding is as much mental as physical, Ari’s the one.”
“Group facilitation and dynamics were incredible. Fostering an atmosphere of acceptance, supportiveness put everyone at ease and it was incredible to witness. Flying briefings were also excellent and I learned so much!”
“I set personal records almost daily during the clinic, supported by the great flying locations, supportive group, and helpful instruction. I had a great time enjoying the warmth, scenery, friendly community, and food of Colima. I came away with some of my greatest progression to date, more motivation to continue progressing as a pilot, and a crew of new friends I plan to visit and fly with later this year!”
SKILLS PRACTICE
Colima is a thermal site and offers the perfect place for pilots to practice techniques and ask for observation and radio guidance when they want it. Tasks and skills practiced are based on the pilot’s current ability but can include:
Glider handling – pitch control, carving and active piloting
Thermalling technique – mapping, coring and finding triggers
Speed bar and active piloting on speed bar
Speed to fly theory and practice
Gliding techniques for efficiency and performance
XC Theory – LZ’s, weather, cloud flying, flight instruments and anything else you could possibly want to learn about flying paragliders cross-country
Colima, Mexico
Gallery of Colima
