Top pick★ 4.5(2 reviews)Flight Over the Saint-Gilles Lagoon by Paramotor (Airsports)
The only paramotor flight bookable online in Reunion Island. 45 minutes of tandem flight over the lagoon, wheelchair-accessible from age 6, with a chance of spotting dolphins and turtles.
- Duration
- 45 minutes (actual flight time)
- Level
- Suitable for everyone, wheelchair-accessible
- Cancellation
- Flexible (Manawa)
- Operator
- Airsports Reunion
- Meeting point
- ULM airfield of La Saline-les-Bains, Base ULM, Saint-Paul 97434 (access via Avenue de l'Océan)
Wheelchair-accessible · From age 6 · Turquoise lagoon view
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This is the only paramotor listing bookable online in Reunion Island: €105 per person with Airsports Reunion, based at the ULM airfield of La Saline-les-Bains. The format is a tandem flight (pilot plus one passenger) on a class 1 paramotor, 45 minutes of actual airtime. Take-off and landing happen on a grass strip close to the lagoon, in a fully open-air setup (there's no cabin).
The route flies along the west coast between Pointe de Trois-Bassins and Cap La Houssaye, passing over the Passe de l'Ermitage and the Saint-Gilles lagoon (a zone protected by the coral reef). Expect a sweeping view over the turquoise water, the white sand beaches and the marina's boats. With a bit of luck, you might spot resident spinner dolphins and green turtles swimming just below the surface, or even humpback whales in season (July to October).
Who it suits: travellers after the most immersive flight experience available (no cabin, the sensation of gliding fully in the open air), families with children from age 6 as a passenger (a rare minimum age for this kind of activity), people with reduced mobility (an unusual accommodation: Airsports provides an adapted harness and cart), couples looking for a cheaper flight than a helicopter tour (from €190 with other operators). Who it doesn't suit: severe fear of heights, serious heart conditions, uncontrolled vertigo.
Manawa rate: €105 per person. Rated 4.5/5 from 2 Manawa reviews, with recurring feedback on the warm welcome and the in-flight sensations. The pilot holds a French microlight (ULM) licence plus a paramotor instructor qualification (a professional French certification). A video of the flight is available as an optional extra (€20, paid on site). Free parking, a waiting lounge facing the lagoon, and on-site toilets. Flexible Manawa cancellation, with rescheduling if the wind is too strong (roughly 50 km/h and above for paramotor flights).
