Just Fly in Rio de Janeiro

On a fall (their spring) South America tour with Vantage Deluxe World Travel (Boston, MA; 800/322-6677), my husband, Richard, and I had good hotels, wonderful food, perfect weather and a program director who taught us so much. We had never had so much fun on a trip before. Our last stop was Rio de Janeiro, where our hotel was right off Copacabana Beach.

Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue are “must visits,” but to really see Rio, go hang gliding and fly over the mountains, beaches and city. The picture shows me with Paulo Celani, owner of Just Fly (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; cell 9985 7540 or 9798 1807), with whom I set up the flight in advance.

Including park entry and DVD and pictures, it cost $189 per person for a 15- to 25-minute flight. We went hang gliding in Rio with Just Fly again in April ’07 at the beginning of a Vantage Travel Amazon River cruise, a tour I liked even more because of the animals.

GAIL WANG
Troy, MI