Thailand Tours
What?
Northwest Paragliding runs tours to Thailand every winter. Thailand offers some of the most spectacular and friendly flying anywhere on the globe. Setting personal bests is common on these trips, while enjoying Thailand's wonderfully hospitable people and culture.
Who?
The Thailand tours are designed for a wide range of pilots. There is something for any pilot who wishes to explore this amazing country, culture and cuisine. ​
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Where?
Matt and his team have spent years exploring and flying around the entire country of Thailand to find the best launches, routes and conditions. Our tours base about 3 hours south of Bangkok in a town called Pak Nam Pran. There are 3-4 foot launch flying sites we use within driving distance. We also have a boat and winch to tow pilots up at a variety of different stunning and exotic bays and beaches depending on the weather.
Format
With 8 flying days and 2 cultural days we adjust our plans according to the weather. Some days we will drive to foot launch sites, some days we will get out on the boat. The towing in Pak Nam Pran is spectacular. It allows us to do a combination of beautiful coastal ridge soaring and often we are able to transition to fly XC from the beach tow.
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Day 1: Meet in Bangkok, transport to Pak Nam Pran
Day 2 - 11: 8 Flying and 2 Cultural days
Day 12: Travel day, transport to Bangkok airport
2026 Schedule
Tour 1:
February 9th: Group meets in Bangkok at 12pm, drives to Pak Nam Pran
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February 10 - 19: 8 Flying and 2 Cultural days
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February 20th: Group drives back to Bangkok and can be at the airport by 9am (please book departing flights Feb 20th afternoon at the earliest)
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Tour 2:
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February 23: Group meets in Bangkok at 12pm, drives to Pak Nam Pran
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February 24 - March 5th: 8 Flying and 2 Cultural days
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March 6th: Group drives back to Bangkok and can be at the airport by 9am (please book departing flights March 6th afternoon at the earliest)
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Pricing
The Thailand tours are $2950 and include the following:
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8 days of flying
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2 days of cultural exploration
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11 nights of accommodation
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Rental Scooter to get around town, to the beach, etc.
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Rides to launch and re-launches
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Site briefings and route planning
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In-Air XC coaching
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Quality retrieve
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4:1 guide ratio
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Please email nwparagliding@gmail.com for any questions or to sign up!
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We require Global Rescue and Travel Insurance on all of our tours. Please sign up using our affiliate link below:
https://partner.globalrescue.com/northwestparagliding/index.html
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We also require you carry a Garmin Inreach with minimum 10 minute tracking enabled.
Alex Colby
I’ve been on two Thailand XC tours with Matty so far and I’m now signing up for my third. I just want to say how stoked I am with his guiding, mentoring and retrieving services. He runs a first class operation and he knows more about the flying sites and weather in Thailand than anyone. Plus he’s just a charming delightful guy, which makes it easier to bear for local pilots when he consistently outflies them wherever he goes.
Scott Macleod
My favorite flying destination. Consistent flying weather, beautiful people, and awesome food. And really long flights every day with world class guides.
Adam Fischbach
Motivated cross country pilots, great flying weather, and amazing food are the reasons I look forward to coming back to Thailand every year. Thailand is a special place with kind people, I always have a great time and make new life long memories.