Learn how to fly a Paramotor with our custom designed beginner’s course, equally ideal for those interested in a holiday adventure or those looking for a new sport to master! The magic of flight is now within your reach! Powered paragliding is one of the world’s fastest growing aerial sports and Extreme Sports Café is pleased to offer everyone a unique and exciting opportunity to master the sport of Paramotoring in Cambodia. This sport is fun, safe, and the Cambodian countryside and coastline offer the ultimate flying playground for new and experienced pilots.
Cambodia is still very much a hidden treasure - particularly for the PPG pilot (Powered paragliding) due to the fact that there are so many varied and stunning sites to fly. The country is politically stable and safe now, with improved road networks, good accommodation ranging from inexpensive guesthouses to 5 star resorts and access to medical services. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. The country borders Thailand to its west and northwest, Laos to its northeast, and Vietnam to its east and southeast. In the south it faces the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia’s geography is dominated by The Mekong River and the Tonlé Sap (fresh water lake an important source of fish)
Cambodia has two distinct seasons. The rainy season, which runs from May to October, can see temperatures drop to 22 °C and is generally accompanied with high humidity. The dry season lasts from November to April when temperatures can raise up to 40 °C around April. The best months to visit Cambodia are November to January when temperatures and humidity are lower. Cambodia also experiences tropical monsoons. Southwest monsoons blow inland bringing moisture-laden winds from the Gulf of Thailand and Indian Ocean from May to October. The northeast monsoon ushers in the dry season, which lasts from November to March. The country experiences the heaviest precipitation from September to October with the driest period occurring from January to February.
Learn how to fly a Paramotor in Cambodia. The custom designed beginner Paramotor course is equally ideal for those interested in a holiday adventure or those looking for a new sport to master! You will learn all aspects of flying a paramotor resulting in solo flying with two-way radio guidance. Training takes place near the beach in a large, safe and quiet field in Cambodia’s south coastal town of Sihanoukville. (A port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand.) Extreme Sports Cafés partner Cambodian Paramotoring school is the first and only powered paragliding business in the country that offers a range of services from paramotor training, paramotor equipment sales and PPG tours to aerial photography and flying events.
Paramotor Courses and Experiences in Cambodia with Extreme Sports Cafe
All of our Paramotor Courses in Cambodia can be booked online
Beginner Paramotor Course 3-5 Days
This Paramotor course includes 20 hours of instruction over 3-5 days (depending on weather&fitness level)
Initial paramotor training includes ground handling; learning to control the wing, wind conditions, the harness, the motor unit, safety and emergency situations. Students will then progress to simulated flight by towing and taxi runs with the motor unit attached. Solo flights will only take place when the instructor is confident your skills will allow you to fly safely.
Simon - Paramotor Instructor Comments: “The course fee covers a student to safely obtain solo flying and then rather than call it a day then, I like to be able to offer at least a couple of flights around the countryside. I accompany the student too with a separate engine and with radio contact and I have found this allows students to practice and learn a lot more skills that are required to fly confidently and is a lot more fun that simply buzzing around a training field.”
Paramotor Equipment Hire (Half Day or Full Day)
Paramotor Hire is available for additional solo flying after you have completed the course. This includes engine, propeller, wing, helmet & harness. Paramotor equipment hire is also available for visiting overseas pilots.
Paragliding to Paramotor Conversion Course 2-Days
Paramotor Copnversion courses also available for experienced paragliding pilot’s whishing to learn Paramotoring. (Rates vary with experience) If you have over 20 hours of free fight time you can normally crossover to powered flight within a couple of days.
All of our Paramotor Courses in Cambodia can be booked online
Sihanoukville, is considered to be Cambodia's premier beach resort and is the perfect place to learn Paramotoring...
- It is a beach town so can be mixed with a relaxing break
- We have very safe training conditions here - steady on shore winds, a massive training field, no power lines and lots of clear land.
- Training field is very close to town and beach; so no long drive every day to train.
- Cheap accommodation, food and entertainment.
- A passionate and well-organised Paramotor instructor.
- A number of wings and engines to train on and stock of spare parts including propellers and frames.
- Full Cambodian support team - staff to set up and pack up, lay wings out and generally do all the things that are a bit of a drag.
- Students receive a concise and personalised training manual written by our Paramotor Instructor.
Paramotor Equipment
There are many paramotor manufacturers now across the world. Extreme Sports Café’s partner Cambodian Paramotor School are partners with Nirvana Systems. Based in Zlin in the Czech Republic, the Nirvana team headed up by Pavel Brezina produce paramotors known worldwide for their reliability, portability, safety and sleek design.
- The Nirvana product is extremely popular in Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia, as well as in Europe and Australia, so the engines have been tested and approved with thousands of flying hours in varied conditions. Extreme Sports Café’s partner Cambodian Paramotor School has a good working relationship with other Nirvana dealers across Asia allowing regularly sharing of information and access spare parts easily.
- A pilot quite simply straps on a 2 (or in some cases 4) stroke motor, launches a paragliding wing, runs and lifts off. After an hour or two of buzzing around at heights varying from 1 - 3000ft, you can touch down lightly either at the same take off point or another. The beauty of powered paragliding is its portability. You can transport all of your equipment easily on a plane, in a car or even a tuk-tuk! This allows you to access varied flying sites throughout the country and the rest of the world.
Is it legal?
Most countries including Cambodia have no license requirements for flying a paramotor. At present there are only a handful of pilots in Cambodia and we would like to protect the sport here. Consequently pilots should avoid controlled airspace such as airports and VIP residences, military installations, historical sites such as Angkor Wat, and flying over largely populated areas.
Is it safe?
Powered paragliding is widely regarded as the safest form of aviation. Due to low speeds, the advancements in manufacturer’s equipment in the last five years, and because the pilot is in an incredibly safe position under a ‘parachute’, accidents are rare and mostly occur on the ground due to poor motor and wing handling. However, like any form of aviation there is an element of risk. Almost all reported accidents happen as a result of pilot error and not due to equipment malfunction. It is not recommended to fly without receiving training from a qualified instructor.
All of our Paramotor Courses in Cambodia can be booked online
Paramotor - Cambodia Notes
- Cambodia is a Buddhist country. Monks walk around in the morning, collecting food and money to maintain the Wats (Buddhist Temples).
- More than 90% of its population is of Khmer origin and speaks the Khmer language, the country's official language. The remainder includes Chinese, Vietnamese, Cham, Khmer Loeu and Indians.
- There are a few ways to get around town. While many tourist walk, there are also motorcycle taxi's and Tuk Tuks (a cart pulled by a motorcycle) on every street.
- The town of Sihanoukville is surrounded on 3 sides by The Bay of Thailand. From the shore and surrounding hills, many of the country's small islands can be seen; therefore many activities are related to the beaches. Swimming, trips to the islands, scuba diving, fishing, and snorkeling. Buddhist temples, mountain biking, walking around the central market, shopping, and experiencing the Cambodian culture are also popular activities.
- Many beach restaurants stay open until the last customer leaves. There is a wife range of restaurants and bars in town French, Japanese, Italian, Indian and many more.
- The two official currencies of Cambodia are the Riel and US Dollar. Most small purchases are made in Cambodian Riel, and larger amounts (over a few dollars) are made in US currency.
Getting There - Sihanoukville Cambodia
Flights - There are direct flights to the capital of Phnom Penh from Bangkok, Hochiminh, Kualalumpur, Singapore, Hongkong, Vientiane and Guangzou. Cambodia can also be reached by road from Thailand and Vietnam.
From Thailand
- Fly - Fly from Bangkok to Phnom Penh, about a 45-minute flight. Then a 3 to 4 hour ride by taxi or bus to Sihanoukville.
- Ferry - A 4-hour ferry ride from Koh Kong Island to Sihanoukville. Koh Kong is just across the border near Trat, Thailand.
- Minibus - Minibus or taxi from Koh Kong takes roughly 5 hours.
From Vietnam
- Fly - Fly from Saigon or Hanoi to Phnom Penh and then by bus or taxi to Sihanoukville.
- Other - Take a bus, boat, or car across the border Cambodia/Vietnam border to Phnom Penh, and then a 4 hour ride by bus or taxi to Sihanoukville. From the Kep, Cambodia / Vietnam border, you're just a 3 hour drive from SihanoukVille.
Some Paramotoring World Records
Distance flown without landing - 443km in 1997.
Time to climb to a height of 3000m or 10 000 feet - 31mn 20s in 1996.
Longest Tour undertaken -Moscow City to the North Pole.
Paramotoring Courses and Experiences in Cambodia with Extreme Sports Cafe
All of our Paramotor Courses in Cambodia can be booked online
