Kenya’s Wild Wild North is the only Equatorial desert on planet Earth. This has shaped its endemic flora, fauna and tribal characters. The various landscape testifies the generous verve of Creation. Lake Turkana oasis in the middle of Chalbi dessert … Continue reading →
2026 gave us two more successful adventure tours. Conditions were stronger than usual but pilots were prepared and used them fully to cross the vast savanna, up to Tanzanian border. “Great (challenging) flying, great sites, great group to fly with.” … Continue reading →
2026 paragliding cross country season is ON! Weather in East Africa (and Australia) is drier and hotter than previous years, probably due to the long retreat of La Nina and neutral Indian Ocean Dipole. The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)became … Continue reading →
The British Hang gliding and Paragliding Association magazine – Skywings – published an article about SkyNomad Kenya exploration of Lake Victoria in their September 2025 issue. You can read it here.
Continue reading →22nd December 2025 – 2 January 2026 are the dates of next Ethiopia XC Paragliding Adventure Tour. This is a guided tour for autonomous pilots. Your guide suggests the travel itinerary in order to maximize flying. He recommends hotels to … Continue reading →
2-13 February 2026 are the dates of next Kenya XC Paragliding Adventure Tour. This is a guided tour for autonomous pilots. Your guide suggests the travel itinerary in order to maximize flying. He recommends hotels to stay, restaurants to eat, … Continue reading →
All these years of exploring Kenya I was skeptical about Victoria lake region, expecting to be hot, humid, malaria infested and stable because of the lake breeze. Lake Victoria is the biggest in Africa bordering Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania. One of … Continue reading →
Kenya continues to prove itself as a reliable winter escape with consistent flying every day! This year adventure tour brought the classic 200 km Out and Returns, a discovery of a new paragliding site for flatland flying towards Mt Elgon … Continue reading →
With the advancement of dry season Kijabe gets more blown off by the falling North Easterly winds, so moving to the opposite west bank of Rift Valley is a logical choice. Winds there, at Goi Goi and Maiela, are often … Continue reading →
Apart from Kerio valley Out and Returns (latest record is 300+ km), a new classic Kenyan paragliding route has been established – crossing the Equator, flying along the Great Rift Valley. Georgi Djolev did it first in 2022, Nikolay Yotov … Continue reading →
