Overview

Bir-Billing: Sheltered by the Dhauladhar mountains and surrounded by tea gardens, Bir 35km from Palampur serves as a playground for para-gliders and is well known for its Buddhist monasteries and Tibetan handicrafts. One of the best aero sport sites in the world and a venue of the world para-gliding tournament. Billing is 14 km from Bir. With the mountain ranges serving as an amphitheatre, Bir-Billing offer great opportunities for high altitude and cross-country para-gliding for a stretch of over 200 km. Bir is 65 km from Dharamshala. Paragliding can be done solo and tandem at Bir-Billing in Kangra district. It is counted amongst the best paragliding sites anywhere in the world and is frequently picked for hosting the international competitions in the sport. The rising hills of Billing (14 km from Bir) provide amazing thermals that with a gush of moderate winds make for a good take-off with the landing being at the terraced grounds of Bir.