Mt. Babadag (1970m) offers the best and safest paragliding site in Europe, if not the world.

Babadag (literally Father Mountain) rises out of the Fethiye plain forming gorges, headlands, small coves and beaches stretching 60 km south to the "33km long the Patara Beach". The World Heritage Foundation has classified the mountain among the most important in the world, in urgent need of protection, due to the importance of its endemic species

The one-hour journey up to the top of Babadag is an adventure itself. Our trucks are specially converted 4 wheel drive Dodge pick-ups with the sort of engines that Top Gear fans drool about. Air-conditioning is accomplished the natural but effective way. The road to the top of Babadag was built out 20 years ago to service a fire watch station at the summit. After leaving the tarmac road from Oludeniz, the rough truck winds its way through a forest of tall Scots Pine, Cedar and Prickly Oak. These forests provide a home to goats, rabbits, buzzards, squirrels an occasional chamois and even the odd wild boar (wisely shy as it is hunted for its gourmet meat)! Half way up, the track passes by a picturesque, secluded plateau that is inhabited and farmed during the warmer months. The track now steepens and climbs quickly towards the ridge. There are surprising views opened up at every corner towards Fethiye and over the Patara Valley. The rocky slopes of Akdag (with its 3000mt summit, first step of the Taurus Range) dominate the skyline 30km to the west.

All of a sudden we reach the ridge and the first of our possible take-off points. If the winds are from the sea we will stop here and get ready for the flight. If the winds are from the north we continue up to one of several alternative take-offs further along the ridge.