How does floating
above the world below
sound as you drift
along sipping Champagne?
Well if you take a
Hot Air Balloon flight
you can do just that.
Although we don't
categorise Hot Air
Balloon flights in
the extreme sports
category, for anyone
who is scared of heights
or flying then this
might be the best
classification for
it. For everyone else
though the chance
to slowly rise up
in a Hot Air Balloon
can be a most thrilling
adventure, one that
can be shared if you
book a place for two
people on it.
We
think hot air balloon
flights make great
romantic gifts (again,
make sure you know
that your partner
is not scared of heights
before you book).
If you choose to take
a hot air balloon
flight then the experience
is likely to last
around 3 hours from
start to finish, this
includes getting the
balloon prepared (which
in many cases you
can help out with
doing if you would
like) with the actual
flight being around
1 hour. Now despite
us saying it's a great
romantic
gift idea
that doesn't mean
you can really fully
dress up in your best
clothes for the flight,
you take off and land
in a field for starters
so flat footed shoes/trainers
are required, obviously
you will be floating
around 2,000 feet
up in the sky so suitably
warm clothes should
be warn (obviously
you will have to judge
this based on the
time of year you take
your flight, but generally
speaking you don't
want to be wearing
just shorts and T-shirt!)
Hot air balloon flights
are subject to weather
conditions so there
is the chance that
if unexpected bad
weather rolls up then
the flight is subject
to being rearranged
to a more mutually
convenient date.
