Bay Area Adventure Guide
The question we hear most after "how do I book?" and "how much do lessons cost?" is "what other fun adventures do you recommend around here?" Here are a few guides to help answer that question. Each guide has details about the activity and recommended operators, prices, age and weight requirements, seasons, and phone numbers etc.
Hang Gliding San Francisco
Where to watch pilots launch at Fort Funston, and the closest place a first-timer can actually book a flight. Also what it takes to learn to fly one yourself.
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Zip Line Bay Area
The canopy tours within driving distance of San Francisco, with published prices and age and weight requirements. Plus what a tour day actually looks like.
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Skydiving San Francisco
Why you can't jump in the city itself, and the prices, altitudes, and requirements at the nearest drop zones.
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Parasailing San Francisco
There is no parasailing on San Francisco Bay. Here's why, plus the nearest place to fly behind a boat and what it costs.
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Hot Air Balloon Rides San Francisco
There is no ballooning in San Francisco, so the nearest sunrise flights are up in Sonoma and Napa. Operators, 2026 prices, and how early you will be getting up.
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Seaplane Rides San Francisco
Scenic floatplane flights that take off near Sausalito and bank over the Golden Gate and the bay. Routes, 2026 prices, and weight limits, 20 minutes from the city.
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Helicopter Tours San Francisco
Helicopter tours over the Golden Gate and the bay, from Sausalito, Hayward, and Sonoma. The operators flying in 2026, their routes, and what each costs.
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Glider Rides San Francisco
What "glider" can mean (sailplane, hang glider, paraglider), and where to ride or fly each near SF. Sailplane rides start about 90 minutes south.
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Bungee Jumping Near San Francisco
There is no bungee jump in the city, and the closest Bay Area operator is closed. The bridge jumps that are still running, with 2026 heights, prices, and the drive.
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The one that's right here
Tandem paragliding over the Pacific, $189 per person. No experience needed, ages 14 and up. We fly 7 days a week from noon to sunset, 15 minutes from San Francisco.
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