Plan Paragliding In Bir Billing | Itinerary For Your Weekend Trip

Located in Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh. Bir Billing, famously known as the Paragliding Capital of India and a weekend getaway from Delhi. Bir is the place which has a landing site whereas Paraglider is launched from Billing, 16km far from Bir. Therefore, these places are used in conjugation as Bir Billing.

Paragliding in Bir Billing is one of the best adventure experiences in India. Since it has been noticed that travelers prefer to go there by public transport for budget trip over the weekend from Delhi, Here is a quick following itinerary:

Day 0: Delhi To Bir Overnight Journey

Board HIMSUTA (VOLVO), Himachal Tourism bus from Delhi ISBT, if budget is not a constraint for you. Two of these bus services are available in the evening time.

For Budget Travelers: Take the bus from Kashmiri Gate ISBT in Delhi to Baijnath, there are multiple bus options (Ordinary, Semi deluxe, AC, etc) available. Once you reach Baijnath, you’ll have an option to take a local bus from there to Bir directly with limited frequency. If the bus is not available at that moment, you can take any bus going towards Joginder Nagar, reach ‘Bir road’ and then take a bus from that spot to Bir village. It takes half an hour to reach Bir, from Baijnath. The total journey time will be approx. 13-14 hours.

You’ll also have an option to hire a taxi from Baijnath to Bir, which may cost you around 300-400rs and bus fare is 20-30rs max.

Accommodations

There are plenty of hotels and homestays in Bir. The cost range may vary from 300~2000. Prior-booking is recommended for a family trip.

India’s leading hostel chain, Zostel too have a Hostel available there. Zostel offers dorm at 499rs and private room 1500-2000.

Day 01: Explore Bir

You may arrive at Bir b/w 10 am – 1 pm, depending on your bus schedule. Take little rest, get fresh, have light lunch and explore Bir. You can visit Palpung Sherabling Monastery which is 8 km from Bir village. You can hire a local taxi to visit this monastery. But if you’d like to add little adventure on your trip, hire a Mountain Bike instead. There are plenty of shops to rent mountain bikes on an hourly/day basis. Cost varies between 200/hr to 500/4 hrs, (do negotiate).

Day 02: Experience Paragliding

Paragliding is recommended either in the morning or evening time. You will get 20-25 minutes of paragliding ride at cost of 2000rs and an additional 500rs for GoPro video (optional). No bargaining as it’s a fixed rate by their association. They’ll take you to Billing ‘Paragliding take-off spot’, it takes approx. half an hour to reach there from Bir.

PLEASE NOTE: If your intent to go on this trip is for paragliding only then avoid during monsoon/rainy season.

If you do paragliding in the morning then you’d have plenty of time to visit some less-explored places as well like Gunhed trek, a silent valley near to Bir village, or you can also explore other monasteries here.

You can terminate the journey and take a bus to come back home in the evening. But if you would like to extend one more day to cover another beautiful spot nearby, there is one more day plan for you.

Day 03: Bir – Barot – Bir

If you prefer riding a bike, rent a bike in Bir itself (do advanced booking a day prior) and visit a less-explored valley ‘Barot’, which is 60km from Bir. It takes almost 2 hours ride to reach Barot. Get lunch upon arrival and there you can experience angling, it’s a favorite spot for angling lovers for trout fishing. You’ll need to rent a fishing rod (in case you don’t have one), also will require a license from govt. (license will be arranged by the same shop who will rent you fishing rod).

Also Read: Top 10 Destinations For Paragliding In India

Return Bir around 5 pm, now if you would like to continue the journey further – plan your next destination towards McLeodganj which is 75 km approx. from Bir or else board the direct bus for Delhi in the evening. Next Morning –Delhi. Cheers!