A hundred kilometres is achievable on most days of the season here, and many pilots do it daily. Thermals are gentle, the valley is wide, the roads are dense — a place where a cross-country flight stops being an event and becomes the norm.

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Dec–Feb (peak Jan–Feb)

trip window

€1 590

Guiding format, from

1 : 4

one guide per four pilots

XC from 30 km

pilot requirements

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Site

Roldanillo: numbers, not impressions

Los Tanques launch

1800–1900 m

the competition launch, faces east

Landing

950 m

the town of Roldanillo is at 966 m

Cloudbase

1800–2300 m

thermals are generally gentle

Flyable days

about 60 % in winter

season December–March and July–September

Duration

10 days

Trip window

December–February (peak January–February)

Meeting hub

Roldanillo (Valle del Cauca)

the country's hub, not a fixed launch — we pick the valley from the forecast about a week before departure

Level

intermediate+ (30 km+ XC)

Why fly here

What this place gives you

Strengths

A hundred kilometres on most days of the season — for many pilots a daily norm
The thermal breeze reaches launch around 09:00, flying from 11:00, the flatland starts working by 13:00
There are both eastern and western slopes — routes combine into out-and-returns and triangles
Willys jeeps drive up to launch from the Central Park from about 08:45

What is dangerous here

You can launch until about 13:00: after that the Pacific breeze arrives — a strong westerly with gusts of 25–30 km/h
Turbulence on the front of the arriving breeze
Power lines below launch
Airspace restrictions: 9000 ft to the south-east, 10 000 ft to the north
Fires on the sugar-cane plantations
In the mornings there can be a westerly blow-back on launch — we launch only in an established upslope flow

Routes

What people fly here

“Cat's cradle” routes — a combination of out-and-returns and triangles on both sides of the Valle del Cauca. The site record is about 200 km.

Competitions. FAI Paragliding World Championship, January 2015 — 150 pilots from 38 countries, tasks from 44.6 to 122.3 km. Copa de las Américas, January–February 2023 — seven tasks from 74 to 139.5 km. The site has also hosted the World Cup Superfinal.

Format

Dates, price and what is included

Guiding

€1 590per pilot, EUR

Guiding + stay

€1 990twin/shared for the whole trip

Group

4–8 pilotsratio 1 guide : 4 pilots; a second guide joins the larger groups

Deposit

30 %non-refundable — except when the group does not form and we cannot run the tour

The Guiding format includes: a guide on site for the whole trip, weather briefing and the task of the day, shuttle to launch, retrieve from the landing, radio guidance and live tracking, track debrief every evening. Accommodation and meals are yours.
Guiding + stay: twin or shared for the whole trip, price in the table above.
Not included: flights, insurance, personal equipment, visa fees, local site fees — cable cars, launch fees, forest and park fees.
Booking and invoicing are handled by the manager. This is a partner site, so the final price and deposit are confirmed by the manager — the price in the table is valid at the time of publication.

Groups of 4–8 pilots; a trip runs from four. Dates inside the window are adjusted to the group that forms — tell us the month and we will schedule the trip. The 30 % deposit per pilot secures your place and is non-refundable, except when the group does not form and we cannot run the tour. What to bring — on the pilot requirements page, full rules — in the XC booking terms.

Preparation

Visa, weather and non-flying days

Visa

Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Georgia — visa-free up to 90 days.

Rules change — check the primary source before buying tickets. If you need help with documents, write to us.

Weather in the window

December 30 °C, January 31, February 32; about 19 at night all year round. These are the driest months of the year.

If we are not flying

Cali, the coffee region of Pereira and Armenia.

Read before the deposit

Insurance, documents and rules

Insurance that covers paragliding is mandatory — at least €100 000, with search and rescue, helicopter evacuation and repatriation. Before the trip every participant signs the participant document and sends it to us together with a photo of their passport and licence.

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Pilot requirementsLevel, equipment, radio, insurance, emergency procedure

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XC booking termsVersion 1.3 of 21 Aug 2026, 23 sections

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Safety briefing“You are the pilot in command”, weather, radio

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Participant document (RU)PDF · filled in and signed once before the trip

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