KATHMANDU: For adventure seekers and fun lovers, paragliding, which has come into operation at Chapakharka in Godavari, would be a perfect experience.

All one needs to do is to drive all the way to Godavari, which is 15 kilometers from Kathmandu, and then to Chapakharka, which is 5 kilometers from there.

The 15 to 30 minutes of floating in the air will give a lifetime experience at Rs 6,500 per flight from where one can see the entire Kathmandu Valley, the surrounding mountain peaks, and the green hills. However, a foreigner has to pay Rs11,300 for the same time.

The paragliding with an investment of around Rs30 million has been operated keeping in view the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, which aims to attract over two million tourists.

Though the paragliding began last year in December, the service was disrupted due to various reasons.

According to Kathmandu Paragliding and Hand-gliding Pvt Ltd, the operators, some three hundred flights have been conducted so far. It operates 25 flights a day with six gliders.

The paragliding takes place from 2,100 meters above Godavari and the landing takes place at Rachantar, which is at an altitude of 1,600 meters.