Adventure: paragliding, rafting, e-bikes
Rated 4.9 out of 5 by 110 GetYourGuide reviewers
For people who want to watch the paragliders launch before their own turn, and who like the option of a longer flight. You ride the gondola up on your own and meet your pilot at the launch site on the summit, with the railway ticket included.
Starts inNeustift im StubaitalAll year
After you book, AIR 4 YOU sends you the details and a meeting time. On the day you take the Elfer gondola in Neustift im Stubaital up to the mountain station by yourself; your ticket for the mountain railway is included. The launch site cannot be reached by car, so the gondola is the only way up.
At the top you can watch other paragliders take off while you wait. Your pilot arrives at the agreed time, fits your harness and talks you through the launch: a few steps and you are airborne above the Stubai Valley.
The listing says time in the air depends heavily on the weather. On the operator's own site you can add a longer flight (about 20 or 30 minutes) or a higher launch after a short walk towards the Elferhütte, and photos and video of your flight. Ask when you book if you want any of these.
You land on the meadow below, close to the valley station, so you finish right where your car or bus is.
In winter
The Elfer is also a winter launch site, with take-off in a marked area away from the ski runs. The Elfer lifts close after 1 November 2026 and the winter opening date was not yet published when we checked, so this flight cannot run until they reopen; the calendar shows open dates.
In summer
Summer is the main season: the Elfer gondola ran daily from 14 May to 1 November in 2026, from 08:30 or 09:00, and the Elfer is known among pilots for good thermals. Wear long trousers and closed shoes; sandals are not allowed.
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Elfer valley station, Neustift im Stubaital
Take the gondola up on your own (ticket included)
Paraglider launch site at the Elfer mountain station
Meet your pilot at the agreed time, watch the other launches, get fitted and briefed
Above the Stubai Valley
Tandem flight; the length depends on the weather, with longer flights available as add-ons
Landing meadow below the Elfer
Land near the valley station
This is the one to pick if you want more time in the air: the operator offers longer flights and a higher launch as add-ons, and groups of up to six can book together. If you would rather be met at the bottom by your pilot, the Neustift tandem flight from Paragliding Tirol does that instead.
Checked against the GetYourGuide listing on 20 October 2026. Prices and options change: the calendar shows the current ones.
You meet your pilot on the summit, so the flight depends on the Elfer gondola running. The summer season ends on 1 November 2026, and the winter start date was not yet published when we checked.
What to do. Book through the calendar, which only shows dates the operator can fly. In November, the Neustift tandem flight from Paragliding Tirol can use other launch sites.
At the paraglider launch site by the Elfer mountain station in Neustift. You ride the gondola up on your own at the agreed time; the ticket is included. You cannot drive to the launch site.
The listing says it depends heavily on the weather. The operator sells longer flights of about 20 or 30 minutes as add-ons.
Yes, as an option. The operator's site lists photos and video at €30 extra; ask when you book.
The pilot only flies when conditions are safe. If you cancel at least 24 hours ahead you get a full refund.
GetYourGuide · 5.0/5 from 283 reviews
The easiest way to try paragliding near Innsbruck if you have never done it: your pilot meets you at the bottom, rides up with you and handles everything.
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GetYourGuide · 4.8/5 from 1194 reviews
The one mountain trip almost every visitor should make: from the old town to 2,256 m in about 20 minutes, with the whole of Innsbruck below you and the Karwendel behind.
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Sources: getyourguide.com, air4you.org, air4you.org, stubai.at, stubai.at, stubai.at, fahrplan.oebb.at. Checked October 2026. Photos: GetYourGuide.