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There are paramotor trips. And then there is the Amazon.

The Amazon Paramotor Expedition is not a "nice holiday with a paramotor." It is one of the most extraordinary things a pilot can do with their life. Flying above the world's largest rainforest — where the canopy stretches to every horizon, where rivers wind like silver threads through endless green, where no road, no city and no crowd can reach you — is something that cannot be replicated anywhere else on Earth.

Why Not Travel Trips is opening this experience to a small group of pilots in November–December 2026. Here is everything you need to know.

What makes the Amazon Paramotor Expedition unique?

Most paramotor trips take you to beautiful places: beaches, mountains, coastlines. The Amazon is different. It is a living, breathing ecosystem that covers 5.5 million square kilometres. From the air, you see a world that most humans never see at all.

On this expedition, you will fly over:

• Endless primary rainforest — the true Amazon, untouched and ancient
• Tributaries and oxbow lakes — where giant river otters and caimans rest in the sun
• Indigenous territories — villages and communities visible only from the sky
• Flooded forest (igapó) — trees rising from black water, a landscape unlike anything in Europe
• Pink river dolphins — frequently visible from low altitude, surfacing beside the boats
• Macaws, toucans and harpy eagles — you will share the sky with birds you have only seen in documentaries

The Amazon is not just scenery. It is a statement. Returning home, you will know you have flown somewhere that matters.

The expedition at a glance

The 2026 Amazon Paramotor Expedition runs for 11 days in November–December 2026. It is a fully guided, fully supported experience led by Ricardo "Caju" Maciel — APPI Power Master Instructor with over 20 years of expedition flying and more than 1,000 pilots trained across five continents.

• Duration: 11 days
• Group size: Maximum 6 pilots (small groups by design)
• Price: From £3,800 per pilot
• Includes: Ground support, fuel logistics, accommodation, local guide, pre-flight briefings, emergency equipment
• Skill level required: Intermediate+ (PPG licence, minimum 50 hours PIC)
• Your equipment: You bring your own wing and motor (or contact us about rental options)

How Ricardo makes it possible

Flying the Amazon is not simply a matter of arriving with a paramotor. The logistics of operating in the world's largest rainforest require local knowledge, trusted ground teams, river transport and a decade of relationships built on the ground.

Ricardo has been flying in Brazil for his entire career. He organised the Paramotor World Championship in Saquarema, led expeditions across South America and has flown alongside local pilots who know the Amazon's weather patterns, airspace and access points in a way no outsider ever could.

On this expedition, every flight is planned with local weather expertise. Every landing zone is pre-scouted. Every day, a support team moves with you by river or road. You fly. They handle everything else.

The weather window

November–December is chosen deliberately. The Amazon has a dry season and a wet season — and timing is everything for safe paramotor operations. The expedition is timed to align with the optimal flying window: stable thermals in the morning, light winds, manageable convective activity in the afternoons.

Ricardo delivers a full weather briefing each morning before flight, and has the experience to adapt the daily programme when conditions require. Safety is never compromised for scenery.

Who is this expedition for?

This is for pilots who have "done the usual trips" and want something genuinely different. You should have solid cross-country experience, be comfortable flying in new environments, and be ready to approach each day with the mindset of an explorer — because that is exactly what you will be.

You do not need to be an elite pilot. You need to be competent, adaptable, and genuinely excited about one of the world's last great wilderness adventures from the air.

Book your spot — limited to 6 pilots

The Amazon expedition is deliberately kept small. Six pilots maximum. This is not a festival or a mass-participation event — it is an intimate, carefully managed expedition led by one of the paramotor community's most experienced guides.

Deposits are being taken now. Price from £3,800. Enquiries welcome via the trip page or by emailing Ricardo directly.

Fly the Amazon. There is nowhere else like it on Earth.