• 800 m take-off altitude
  • Aerial hike along the west coast
  • Acrobatics included, on request
  • Over the lagoon and the turtles
Les Colimaçons, 800 m : the relief of Saint-Leu seen from the sky, the flight path down to the lagoon and the tandem in flight
Les Colimaçons · 800 m · 30–40 minRelief and aerial imagery by IGN (RGE ALTI®, BD ORTHO®, Open Licence). The path is indicative.

The flight profile

Altitude minute by minute, from take-off to landing by the lagoon — the other flights in the background.

800 m1,600 m2,200 m10 min20 min30 min40 min50 min60 minLes Colimaçons 800 mSaint-Leu beach 35 min

Compared with the other flights

The Extra Long Flight is the most requested package at Air Lagon. Thirty to forty minutes in the air, from Les Colimaçons, at 800 m.

The flight

The climb is more decisive, and the flight becomes an aerial hike: you move from one thermal to the next above the crops and the relief of the west. The landscape shifts along the way, from the Les Colimaçons plateau down to the shore. The last stretch runs over the lagoon of Saint-Leu, its reef and its turtles. Acrobatics are included from this package upwards, on a simple word at take-off: you decide when you feel like it, and nothing obliges you to.

Who it is for

For those who already know they want more than a taste. No experience is required: from age 4, from 20 to 120 kg, as on the other flights leaving Les Colimaçons. The state-certified instructor holds the controls from start to finish.

Good to know

Allow €115 per person. We meet near Kélonia, at the northern entrance to Saint-Leu, fifteen minutes before the agreed time. The HD photo and video option adds a GoPro on board for the whole flight, for €20. Postponement is free if the weather calls for it. Book online on Elloha, or by phone and WhatsApp; if Elloha shows as full, call us. You can pay online, or on site in cash, by cheque or with chèques vacances (up to 50%).

Other flights

  • €90 / per person

    Made for a first paragliding flight. A gentle glide over the sugar cane fields and the lagoon, with the reef and the turtles at the end.

    Duration
    15–20 min
    Altitude
    800 m
    Take-off
    Les Colimaçons
    • · 800 m take-off altitude
    • · Over the lagoon and the coral reef
    • · A few moments at the controls
    • · From age 4 (20 kg minimum)
  • €100 / per person

    More time in the air, out towards the tropicbirds and the ravines of the west coast, with the lagoon on the way back in.

    Duration
    25–30 min
    Altitude
    800 m
    Take-off
    Les Colimaçons
    • · 800 m take-off altitude
    • · Along the west coast and its ravines
    • · Tropicbirds and endemic species
    • · A few moments at the controls
  • €140 / per person

    The high flight. Take-off at 1,600 m above the primary forest, with the whole west coast in a single view.

    Duration
    25–30 min
    Altitude
    1600 m
    Take-off
    Air Lagon private site
    • · 1,600 m take-off altitude
    • · Early start: 6 am in summer, 7 am in winter
    • · Primary forest and west coast panorama
    • · Acrobatics included, on request
    • · Over 90 kg not advised
  • €299 / per person

    Take-off at 2,200 m from the summit of Le Maïdo, facing the Cirque de Mafate and Piton des Neiges. The longest flight we fly.

    Duration
    45–60 min
    Altitude
    2200 m
    Take-off
    Le Maïdo
    • · 2,200 m take-off altitude
    • · Views over Mafate and Piton des Neiges
    • · Thermal flight of up to an hour
    • · Transfer included
    • · Acrobatics included, on request
    • · Minimum booking: 2 people

Ready to fly?

Book online on Elloha, or by phone, WhatsApp or the contact form — and if Elloha shows as full, call us. On site: cash, cheque or chèques vacances (up to 50%); card payment is online.

Our three take-off sites : Les ColimaçonsAir Lagon private siteLe Maïdo