Up in the air: hot-air balloons, paragliding, microlights and skydiving

Based in Beynac, this company, approved by the French civil aviation authority, chooses the take-off site best suited to the wind each day. Allow nearly three hours, including about an hour in the air, at sunrise or sunset; an aperitif or breakfast is served after landing.

Based in Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, at the foot of the castles, this team of balloonists shows you the finest sites of the Périgord Noir at dawn or in the evening, sharing their history as you fly. Flights run from April to November, with a reduced rate for children aged 6 to 12.

Based in La Roque-Gageac since 1988, this team launches its balloons, for 2 to 8 passengers, from prestigious sites: La Roque-Gageac or the foot of the castles of Castelnaud, Beynac, Fayrac and Marqueyssac. Allow about three hours in all, including an hour in the air, at sunrise or sunset.

From Domme aerodrome, guided flights by light aircraft or microlight sweep over the Dordogne valley and its castles. Wearing a headset, you listen to the pilot describe each site below.

For the boldest: a tandem jump with a professional instructor from Sarlat-Domme aerodrome. During the freefall and then under the canopy, the view stretches over the bastide of Domme, the rooftops of Sarlat, Beynac and La Roque-Gageac.

With a qualified instructor, take off on a tandem paraglider and glide over the Périgord countryside. Open to all, with no age limit, by appointment and depending on the weather.

From Belvès aerodrome, this school offers scenic microlight circuits over the Dordogne and Vézère valleys, as well as introductory piloting flights, always with an instructor pilot.

This instructor offers tandem paragliding flights over the Dordogne valley, taking off from Le Roc near Souillac. Flights last 5 to 30 minutes depending on the package, from mid-April to the end of October, always weather permitting.

Since 2005, this school has offered first flights and paragliding courses in the Dordogne valley on the Lot side, with several take-off sites, such as Mont Mercou near Creysse or Le Roc near Souillac.