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Hot Air Balloon Ride in Dubai

4 Hours

5/5.0
Whats included?

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Guide

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Sightseeing

Local Activities

Highlights
  • Experience the breathtaking majesty of the desert while flying in a magnificent hot air balloon.

  • Enjoy a breakfast buffet in a Bedouin village. 

  • See a falcon demonstration from the ground while riding a camel across the red dune sands and spotting local wildlife.

  • Round-trip transfers are easy and comfortable

Experience Details

Enjoy and explore the popular Dubai desert as you fly gently in our hot air balloon. When you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the location where the pilot's briefing will take place. Then you'll be pushed over Dubai's red sand dunes, where you'll see the hot air balloon on the ground inflate. When riding in a majestic hot air balloon, take in the stunning beauty of the desert. In a Bedouin village, enjoy a breakfast buffet!

 

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Overview

As you ride softly in our hot air balloon, enjoy and visit the famed Dubai desert. When you will be picked up from your hotel and taken to the venue where you will get the pilot's briefing. Then you'll be pushed across the red sand dunes of the Dubai desert, where you'll see the hot air balloon on the ground inflate. 

 

Description

After takeoff, you'll float over the Arabian desert. Enjoy the sunrise from 4000 feet above ground, with stunning views of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and local wildlife. After landing, you will be taken back to the desert to freshen up, see the Falcon Show, and eat an Arabic-style buffet meal. Finally, you will be dropped off at your hotel.

 

Route & Insights
  • Arabian desert

  • Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve 

  • Local Wildlife

  • Bedouin village

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusion

  • 40-70 minutes balloon ride

  • Round-trip hotel transfers within Dubai (sharing basis on a 4x4)

  • Round-trip hotel transfers in Sharjah/Ajman (minimum 6 persons)

  • snacks

  • Flying experience certificate signed by the pilot

  • Arabic-style buffet breakfast in the desert after the landing

  • Falcon Show

  • Camel ride

 

Exclusionq

  • Gratuities

  • Other personal experiences

Advisories & Documents
  • Pick up at 4:00-5:00 a.m.

  • Arrival in the desert at 6:00 a.m., Instructions and safety briefing

  • Takeoff of a hot air balloon at 6:30 a.m.

  • Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m., and the operation concludes at 8:00 a.m.

  • Drop off at the hotel between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.

  • Child tickets are available for children aged 3 to 11 years old.

  • Adult tickets are available for those aged 11 and over.

  • This practise is not intended for women who are more than 3 months pregnant, 

  • Anyone who has had recent major surgery, a fractured leg/arm, constant back and neck pain, severe heart issues, or adults over the age of 70 are not permitted

  • Passengers are permitted to bring a cell phone, notebook, handbag, and a water bottle on board.

  • On-board use of lighters, professional cameras, and sharp objects is forbidden.

  • Please keep in mind that breakfast will not be served during the holy month of Ramadan.

Payments & Cancellation Policy
  • Cancellations made 48 hours before the activity will receive a full refund 

  • Cancellations made within 48 to 24 hours of the activity will receive a 25%refund

  • Cancellations made within 24 hours of the activity date will receive no refund.

Price(INR)

32,400 24,999 /person

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