Home / Activities / Paragliding
Tandem flights from April to September, taking off at Vesc or the Col du Devès. The same rising air the valley's vultures use.
The landscape of the Drôme provençale — south-facing limestone ridges, valleys running north to south, clear sunshine — produces regular, readable thermals. That is what keeps the vultures of Rémuzat turning, and it is what keeps the paragliders flying.
One useful point before you call: there is no take-off site at Dieulefit itself. The school is based there, but the flights leave from sites around the area, mainly Vesc and the Col du Devès, at Roynac.
The closest
The school closest to the farm, 19 minutes away by road. 06 03 99 00 10.
It offers tandem flights: a short discovery flight, and a longer option. Open 1 April to 30 September.
Take-off sites: Vesc and the Col du Devès at Roynac, in the Drôme, as well as Chabanet near Privas in the Ardèche.
Facing the Ventoux
Baronnies Parapente, around Nyons and Sainte-Jalle, offers tandem flights facing the Ventoux.
An alternative if the Dieulefit slots are full, or if you would rather fly over the Eygues valley.
Multi-activity
Baronnies Ventoux Aventures, at Buis-les-Baronnies, offers tandem paragliding alongside climbing, via ferrata and canyoning.
Useful if you want to combine several guided activities on the same day.
You sometimes hear of a take-off site at the place known as Rouvier, above Béconne. There is no organised structure there, no marking and no rescue cover. It is not a site for a first flight.
If you are a qualified pilot, ask a local club about access conditions and local practice before taking off there.
The terrain is readable. Clean ridges, clear south faces, few confusing features: the conditions are quick to understand, which is comfortable for a tandem flight as much as for a pilot new to the area.
The view is the real argument. From the local sites you have the Vercors on one side, the Ventoux on the other, and below you the cultivated valleys of the Drôme provençale. In June and early July the lavandin fields draw purple bands you can see from above — that is the flowering period.
And you are sleeping twenty minutes away. That is what makes it possible to try a flight in the morning, accept a postponement to late afternoon if the air is not right, and avoid turning a first flight into an expedition.
Call the day before, not on the morning itself. Slots fill up in July and August, and the instructors choose the take-off site according to the wind on the day: you will find out late where to go, but you need to have booked early.
Accept a postponement. A flight cancelled because of the air is not bad service, it is the opposite. Plan the flight for the start of your stay rather than the day before you leave, so you keep a fallback slot.
Dress warmer than you think you need to. Even in July it is cool a few hundred metres above the ground. Closed shoes with ankle support, sunglasses, and nothing in your pockets.
The prices advertised by the schools vary with the length of the flight and the photo or video option. Confirm when you book what is included, the maximum weight accepted and the minimum age.
Transport to the take-off site is generally down to you, following the instructor: bring your car.
Pays de Dieulefit-Bourdeaux — 04 75 46 42 49. This is the tourist office the farm belongs to: it keeps the lists of providers, the maps and the events up to date, in French, English, Dutch and German.
Contact details and information checked in August 2026. Providers change their number, their season and their prices: call before you drive out. If you spot a mistake, tell Corine and we will correct it.
The map we keep up to date: the farm, the cliff, the trailheads, the bathing spots, the canoe bases and every provider named on these pages.
The map is supplied by Google. It only loads once you click, so that no cookie is set without your consent.
Two cottages for two, 19 minutes from Dieulefit. Book direct, no commission.