Paragliding at the Nid d’Aigle Beach Base
The Flying Experience
For an excellent soaring experience you can do a short drive to the Aglou Beach site. You can soar and top-land on the cliffs and do some good low proximity flying over local fisherman villages. It offers smooth laminar conditions, and is great for beginner pilots.
What is exciting about this place?
Spectacular flying on the edge of the Atlantic. Lots of messing about with your wing, you can glide to the beach and go for a swim, or soar until sunset, and finish the day with some delicious Moroccan food.
Is it beginner friendly?
This site is excellent for beginners. You can play around for hours with your wing, whether it’s kiting or flying. It’s the best place to gain confidence as a pilot of any level.
What are the local regulations?
Before booking your plane tickets to Morocco, there is few things to do to avoid any issues with local authorities.
Authorisation before you go:
In order to fly in Morocco, you need to have an authorisation delivered by the Moroccan Civil Aviation Authority CAA (Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civil DGAC). This is what you need to provide: Copy of your passport, Evidence of third party liability, Evidence of pilot rating, Filled annexes. Find the exact requirements and annexes here: http://flymorocco.info/en/rules.html
When you are in Morocco:
This is what you need have on you: Your passport, your pilot qualification, and current third party liaibility and the authorisation from the CAA.
Permitted flying area:
you are legally required to fly in the area designated for paragliding as described in the Airspace page: http://flymorocco.info/en/airspaces.html
Know before you go
Nid d’Aigle:
- Weather: Watch out with south and north wind.
- Landing Zone: Located is at 60m on the road to takeoff. Please Avoid landing in planted fields, as this will destroy the site.
- Tourim development: According to visitors there are more and more concrete buildings spoiling the area with touristy development.
Aglou Beach:
Actually this flying site is located in an bird protection area. Even if the birds are here for only about 2 months a year, PG is offically prohibited all year round (see sign at entrance), so we are just tolerated here. Please behave respectfully.
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Terrain
- Coast
- Dunes
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Pilot level
- Schooling
- Beginner
- Independent
- Expert
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Flying Style
- Hike and Fly
- Soaring
- Hanggliding
- Tandem
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Best Season
- Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- Nov
What is the Climate like?
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What are the flying conditions?
You will need at least 5m/s laminar windspeed, otherwise you won’t be able to soar and top-land
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The Travel Experience
How to get there?
You can easily reach with a car from Agadir. No need to have a jeep.
Nearest airport: Agadir Al-Massira International Airport
What to bring?
Check out our Packing List to find out what to bring on a paragliding trip. Apart from this list, the locals recommend you should bring the following:
Apart from this, the locals recommend you to bring some good vibes.
What to do on your day off?
Even if paragliding is temporarily not possible, there's no shortage of alternative activities for the next couple of days. Explore options such as hiking, fishing, surfing, touring local cities and villages, cycling, or off-road adventures on a quad. The location offers an ideal setting to unwind, relishing the panoramic ocean views while sipping on traditional Moroccan tea. Rest assured, there's plenty to enjoy beyond the skies.
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