- Visitors consistently describe this as the highlight of a Slovenian trip rather than a box ticked. The recurring reasons are the setting, the calm handling of nervous first-timers and the sense that the team will not fly in marginal conditions.
- It suits anyone curious about flying, including people who describe themselves as afraid of heights.
- It suits you less if your dates are fixed and you cannot absorb a postponement.
11
A tandem flight here starts with a ride up: a van from the lakeside meeting point, then the Vogel cable car and a chairlift to a launch high above the valley. From there it is twenty to thirty minutes in the air, with Triglav and the Julian Alps on one side and Lake Bohinj below. A shorter flight from Vogar is reached by van and a short walk. Kumulus Paragliding is a small local team, no experience is needed, and flights go only when conditions are right.
Plan Your Visit
<
>
Opening Hours
Booking required
By appointment
only
only
Contact the provider before visiting.
Flights run year-round as booked, weather-dependent slots. Kumulus identifies June–September as the main season and April–May plus October–November as pre/post season. The team normally starts around 09:00, may start at 08:00 when conditions are good, usually finishes around 15:00–16:00 and can fly to 17:00 on a good day. The exact flight time is still confirmed before the flight and may move with the weather.
Entry Fee
Paid
EUR 130.00–190.00
Ticket prices
Official source
Tandem Paragliding Flight — Vogel
The higher of the two Bohinj flights, launching from Vogel after a cable car and Orlove glave chairlift ride, with twenty to thirty minutes in the air above Lake Bohinj. The lift tickets are included in the €190 flight price.
Standard price
Tandem flight from Vogel
One price per person. The operator publishes no child, student, senior, family or group rate for this product. A prepayment of 40 € secures the booking and the balance is paid after the flight. Vogel cable-car and Orlove glave chairlift tickets are included in the €190 total.
€190.00
Optional experiences
Photo and video package
Photographs and video of your own flight, recorded by the pilot during the flight.
Photo and video package
About 100 photographs and several video clips on an 8 GB or 16 GB SD card. Paid on the spot.
€30.00
Tandem Paragliding Flight — Vogar
The shorter Bohinj flight, launching from Vogar on the northern side of the lake after a van transfer and a short walk, with ten to fifteen minutes in the air.
Standard price
Tandem flight from Vogar
One price per person. The operator publishes no child, student, senior, family or group rate for this product. A prepayment of 30 € secures the booking and the balance is paid after the flight.
€130.00
Optional experiences
Photo and video package
Photographs and video of your own flight, recorded by the pilot during the flight.
Photo and video package
About 100 photographs and several video clips on an 8 GB or 16 GB SD card. Paid on the spot.
€30.00
Official prices updated:
6 Sep 2026
- One price per person for each take-off site, with no child, student, senior, family or group rate published.
- Photos and video cost 30 € extra and are paid on the spot.
- Website bookings take a prepayment of 40 € for Vogel or 30 € for Vogar, and the balance is paid after the flight.
- The €190 Vogel price includes the Vogel cable-car and Orlove glave chairlift tickets.
- Optional acrobatic manoeuvres may be offered before landing as part of the standard flight and are not a separate paid product or add-on.
Parking Situation
Parking at the entrance
View options
Parking Options
Official source
Situation: Parking at the entrance
Parking info updated: 6 Sep 2026
- Kumulus customers may park at the partner complex at the same address for the duration of the activity, using the area behind the two buildings.
- The public car parks in central Ribčev Laz are a paid alternative about 1.5 km away; check the current tariff and any maximum-stay rule before leaving the car.
Visitor Requirements
Physical limits
View requirements Requirements
Visitor Requirements
Physical limits
Minimum visitor weight
30 kg
Maximum visitor weight
120 kg
Suitable child age groups
- Older children (8–12 years)
- Teenagers (13–17 years)
Important
- Take-off weight: The operator’s terms set a minimum take-off weight of 30 kg and a maximum of 120 kg.
- Minimum age: No minimum age applies; the operator uses a minimum take-off weight of 30 kg rather than an age threshold.
- Take-off movement: Follow the pilot’s count, lean forward, start walking and then move faster through take-off.
- Health / consultation: Pregnancy, heart or blood-pressure conditions, bone or joint conditions, epilepsy or neurological conditions and functional impairments must be disclosed when booking; they do not automatically prevent flight but require prior consultation and may need a doctor’s opinion.
- Mobility support: Wheelchair users can be accommodated with assistance from the pilots; discuss significant mobility limitations with Kumulus before booking.
- Substances: Alcohol, psychoactive substances and other intoxicants are prohibited before and during the flight.
- General condition: Passengers must be in good physical and mental health and must follow all pilot instructions.
Parking Fee
No data
Child safety note
Near water+1 more
Access Notes
Booking required before arrival
Suitable For
Couples+5 more
Stroller accessibility
No
Wheelchair access
Partly
Estimated visit time
1–2 h
Family Friendly
Partly
Pet Friendly
Yes
Walking Difficulty
Easy
Best season
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Highlights
All equipment provided
Choice of two take-off sites
Flight photos and video available
No experience required
Tandem flight with a licensed pilot
Cable car and chairlift access to take-off
Flight over a lake
High mountain take-off
Optional acrobatic manoeuvres
Transfer to take-off included
Safety Notes
!A short run is required at take-off
!Follow instructor signals at all times
!Health restrictions apply
Photo Tip
From the ground, the lakeside landing meadow at Stara Fužina is where companions get the clearest shot of the final approach. In the air, the operator's photo and video package is the reliable way to get a full set of flight images. Late spring gives the strongest contrast, with snow still on the ridges above a green valley.
Before You Go
!Advance booking required
!Best combined with nearby attraction
!Deposit required when booking
!Photos and video available at extra cost
!Return transport included
!Safety equipment provided
!Sports clothing and footwear required
!Weather-dependent — may be cancelled
Access & Parking
Detailed access info in Plan Your Visit ↑
Everything starts and ends at the meeting point at Ribčev Laz 60, which sits directly on the road with a bus stop right outside. Driving is the recommended arrival. Kumulus customers may use the partner car park at the same address for the duration of the activity, using the area behind the two buildings. From the meeting point the operator handles transport to the take-off and back.
Interesting Facts
1
Two take-offs, one landing meadow
Bohinj tandem flights use two very different launch sites. The higher one is on Vogel, reached by cable car and then the Orlove glave chairlift, while the lower one on Vogar is reached by van and a short walk. Both flights finish in the same place, the bathing meadow beside the Kramar guesthouse at Stara Fužina, which is also where anyone who prefers to watch should wait.
2
A drop of more than a kilometre
The Vogel flight covers an altitude difference of about 1,200 metres between launch and landing, which is what gives it twenty to thirty minutes in the air rather than the ten to fifteen minutes of the shorter Vogar flight, where the drop is about 500 metres. That vertical range is unusual for a lift-served launch site in Slovenia.
3
There is a ceiling above the valley
Flying above Bohinj is not unrestricted. Paragliders over the valley have a published ceiling of 2,900 metres above sea level, so pilots working thermals on a strong day have a defined upper boundary. They also watch the valley winds closely, because south-westerly and foehn conditions can produce strong gusts and a strong northerly makes flying inadvisable.
4
Landing is regulated by the national park
The whole flight takes place inside Triglav National Park, and that changes the rules for where a canopy may come down. Landing on unregistered areas of the park is prohibited and can be fined, and landing in high grass is not permitted either. Take-off and landing are allowed only at the official sites, which is why every Bohinj operator lands in the same lakeside meadow.
5
Why the thermals here are generous
Bohinj sits in a deep glacial valley enclosed by high ridges, and that shape makes the air work well for long flights. Warm air rising off the valley floor is funnelled up the slopes, so a flight sold as a twenty-minute descent can stretch considerably when conditions cooperate. That is why the operator publishes a range rather than a fixed flight time.
6
A small team rather than a large agency
Kumulus Paragliding has been flying tandem passengers since 2017 and is run by Ambrož Mikelj, who decided to build his life around paragliding after his first flight at eighteen. The team is small enough that each pilot is named individually, and one of them has more than twenty-five years of flying behind him, ten world records and several national championship titles.
7
You pay most of it after you land
Booking online takes a prepayment, and the balance is paid in person once you are back on the ground. The reason is practical: paragliding is weather dependent and a booked slot may be postponed or moved to the other take-off. Cancelling more than seventy-two hours ahead returns the prepayment in full, while cancelling inside that window does not.
8
Flying is not a summer-only season here
Kumulus flies throughout the year rather than closing for winter. June to September is the main season, with April–May and October–November as the quieter shoulder months, but the deciding factor is always the day itself: every slot is booked in advance and flown only when conditions allow.
9
The camera package is a separate decision
Photographs and video are not included in the flight price and are bought as an extra on the day. The pilot carries a camera, and you come back with roughly one hundred photos plus several videos on an SD card.
10
The ride up is part of the experience
For the Vogel flight the journey to the launch is a small trip in itself. A van collects passengers from the lakeside meeting point, the Vogel cable car climbs the mountainside, and the Orlove glave chairlift carries them the last stage toward the take-off. The cable-car and chairlift tickets are included in the Vogel flight price, and the return transfer to the meeting point is included too.
Visitor Wisdom
Traveler Insights
Combined public visitor ratings from Google and Tripadvisor. Last verified September 2026.
- Four themes repeat. The view over the lake and the Julian Alps is described as the reason to pay for the higher flight.
- The pilots are named individually in review after review, which is unusual and suggests a genuinely personal handover.
- Communication before the flight, usually by message, is praised as clear and unpushy.
- And several visitors specifically value being talked out of a bad-weather slot rather than sold one.
- The most common surprise is scheduling: your requested date is provisional and the team confirms the exact time at least a day beforehand, so it can move by hours or days.
- Kumulus flies year-round, with June–September as the main season and April–May / October–November as pre/post season.
- The two flights are genuinely different products: Vogel is longer and more expensive, while Vogar is shorter.
- The operator’s photo/video package is a separate 30 € purchase on site.
- Best for couples, solo travellers, photographers and families whose passengers meet the 30 kg minimum take-off weight.
- Also strong for nervous first-timers, who feature heavily and positively in the feedback.
- Less ideal for anyone on a single fixed day with no slack, and for groups who expect to fly together at the same moment, since each passenger goes up with their own pilot.
- There is no operator minimum age; anyone close to the thirty or hundred-and-twenty kilogram limits should raise it when booking.
- The mistake that costs people the flight is booking it for their final day, which removes any room to reschedule and puts the deposit at risk.
- Others dress for the warm lakeside rather than for cooler air at altitude. The operator advises a sweatshirt or sweater and trousers, with a jacket in colder conditions.
- Leave slack in the schedule and bring a layer.
- If you are nervous, say so to your pilot at the briefing — the feedback suggests this changes how the flight is talked through and helps first-timers settle.
- Kumulus confirms that optional acrobatic manoeuvres may be offered before landing as part of the standard flight, so mention your preference to the pilot.
- Because flights land at the Kramar meadow in Stara Fužina, companions can watch the final approach from the same area, and Mostnica Gorge makes a natural continuation for visitors with time left in the day.
- Visitor accounts describe children flying alongside a parent, often with the parent under a separate canopy at the same time, and what they praise is the pilots’ patience with young passengers, including children who share no common language.
- Kumulus confirms there is no minimum age; the hard threshold is a 30 kg minimum take-off weight.
- Each child still needs their own pilot, so a family flight is priced per person and depends on pilot availability.
- Non-flying family members — including companions with pets — can wait at the landing area.
- In the air, the operator's photo and video package is the reliable way to come home with a full set of flight images: roughly one hundred photographs plus video clips.
- Late spring can give especially strong contrast, with snow still on the ridges above a green valley.
- From the ground, the landing meadow gives companions a clear view of the final approach.
- People come away describing the flight as calmer than they expected and more beautiful than the photographs suggested.
- What repeats in the feedback is relief turning into delight somewhere in the first minute, followed by a wish that it had lasted longer.
- The quiet is what stays with people: no engine, just air and the lake below.
- Many say they would do it again, and a number already have.
Quick Facts
Estimated visit time
1–2 h
Best season
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Walking difficulty
Easy
Family friendly
Partly
Pet friendly
Yes
Entry Fee
Paid
Access type
Direct roadside access
Help Improve This Listing
Found outdated information, a mistake, or a useful local tip? Let us know.
Suggest an Update →Help Improve This Listing
Your feedback helps us keep Explore In Slovenia accurate and useful for future visitors.
×Visitor Reviews
Write a review
No visitor reviews yet.
Be the first to share your experience.
No reviews yet!
Sorry! Please login first to submit reviews.
