The Ghana Paragliding Festival has become an integral part of the annual Kwahu Easter Festivities. The event rekindled the hither-to dying Kwahu Easter festival and tranformed Easter celebration in Ghana into an international event.
The history of the festival goes back to March 2003 when, as the new Minister of
Tourism and Modernization of the capitol city Accra, Mr. Jake Tonka
Obetsebi-Lamptey visited the Kwahu ridge as part of his familiarization tour of
the country, and by chance crossed paths with the festival’s organizer, Walter Neser.
The first Ghana Paragliding Festival, in 2005, was launched by H.E. Alhaji Aliu
Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.
The festival was recristined the Kwahu Easter Festival in 2010 through the
leadership of the Chief Executive of the Ghana Tourism Authority (Julius Debrah)
in partnership with Adom fm (a local fm station and member of the Multimedia
Group) and has thence incorporated numerous activities includeing hiking the
Odweanoma mountain, walk race (walkerton), telescope viewing from the
Mt. Odweanoma Observatory, Jams, Dubar of Chiefs and People of Kwahu, Music
Album lunches etc.
Kwahu Paragliding festival attracts both Ghanaians and foreigners alike for 4 days
of spectacular aerial fun, ceremony and music. For the last 5 years, tandem
paraglider pilots have gathered from around the world to fly local Ghanaian
spectators and foreign visitors. The festival is open to solo pilots as well; and
boasts consistent flying conditions that begin around mid morning and remain
soarable until late in the day. The thermals are consistently large and mild and
offer a fantastic opportunity for both newer pilots to gain valuable experience and
airtime as well as for seasoned pilots who want to enjoy hours of “stress free” flying.
The Ghana Paragliding Festival has become an integral part of the annual Kwahu Easter Festivities. The event rekindled the hither-to dying Kwahu Easter festival and tranformed Easter celebration in Ghana into an international event.
The history of the festival goes back to March 2003 when, as the new Minister of
Tourism and Modernization of the capitol city Accra, Mr. Jake Tonka
Obetsebi-Lamptey visited the Kwahu ridge as part of his familiarization tour of
the country, and by chance crossed paths with the festival’s organizer, Walter Neser.
The first Ghana Paragliding Festival, in 2005, was launched by H.E. Alhaji Aliu
Mahama, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.
The festival was recristined the Kwahu Easter Festival in 2010 through the
leadership of the Chief Executive of the Ghana Tourism Authority (Julius Debrah)
in partnership with Adom fm (a local fm station and member of the Multimedia
Group) and has thence incorporated numerous activities includeing hiking the
Odweanoma mountain, walk race (walkerton), telescope viewing from the
Mt. Odweanoma Observatory, Jams, Dubar of Chiefs and People of Kwahu, Music
Album lunches etc.
Kwahu Paragliding festival attracts both Ghanaians and foreigners alike for 4 days
of spectacular aerial fun, ceremony and music. For the last 5 years, tandem
paraglider pilots have gathered from around the world to fly local Ghanaian
spectators and foreign visitors. The festival is open to solo pilots as well; and
boasts consistent flying conditions that begin around mid morning and remain
soarable until late in the day. The thermals are consistently large and mild and
offer a fantastic opportunity for both newer pilots to gain valuable experience and
airtime as well as for seasoned pilots who want to enjoy hours of “stress free” flying.
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