The 2018 edition of the annual paragliding festival which was held at the Odweanoma Mountains at Atibie in the Kwahu has come to a successful end.
This year’s was the 13th edition since its inception and was under theme ‘You Too Can Fly’.
There was a higher patronage this year by more people than the previous years.
This is due to innovations carried out by the Ghana Tourism Authority and the Kwahu South District Assembly.
Innovations for the Paragliding Festival;
Among them are the expansion of the take off point to fly three passengers at a-go. There’s also the provision of pavilions to substitute the canopies which were at the mercy of weather. Lastly is the construction of a modern place of convenience.
According to the officials of the Ghana Tourism Authority, more than 280 people were flown,. This however shows an increase of over 300 percent as compared to that of last year which recorded only 77.
As usual, the event was patronized by both foreign and local tourists. These includes the United States of America, United Kingdom, China, Kenya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and some Ghanaians.
All the pilots have departed from Kwahu Ridge to continue the journey to their various countries. Security personnel, comprising the military and police, have also returned to their destinations in the Eastern and Greater Accra Regions.
The tourism industry is hopeful that next years even will be much bigger as well as the subsequent ones.