Fethiye Ölüdeniz Paragliding Flight from Babadağ Mountain

Paragliding above Ölüdeniz

A few steps from Babadağ to the Blue Lagoon

From the launch slope, the shoreline already looks far below. The mountain gives you a glimpse of the bay, but the view opens properly once the wing fills and your feet leave the ground.

The takeoff is the part you help make happen. You follow the pilot’s cue, move forward together and feel your stride turn into a glide. That change from running to floating is often the moment that stays with you.

Once you settle into the harness, the pilot takes care of the wing and you can look wherever the view draws you. Turn back towards Babadağ and the folds in the mountainside look quite different from the air.

The coastline comes into focus

Two shades of blue

The lagoon and the open Mediterranean sit side by side, divided by a narrow strip of land. From above, you can follow that strip all the way round and see where the pale shallows give way to darker blue.

The beach has its own scale from here. What seemed like a broad sweep of shore at sea level becomes a slim line between the water and the buildings, with the slopes climbing behind it.

A view that moves with you

A turn brings one part of the bay into view and sends another out of sight. Watching those layers shift is part of the appeal, especially if you already know the coastline from a walk along the beach.

If you would like to explore the coast at water level as well, browse our Fethiye tours and boat trips.

Back to the shore at Belcekız

The final approach brings the detail back into the picture. The outline of the beach grows clearer, the ground draws closer and your pilot cues you for touchdown. A few moments later, you are standing beside the same water you were looking down on from the mountain.

Look back up the mountain after you land. From the shore, you can pick out the slope where those few steps became your first flight above Ölüdeniz.