Dubai Luxury Balloon Flight with Michelin-Curated Desert Breakfast

Hero Balloon Flights has been flying the Dubai desert since 2005, under the name Balloon Adventures Dubai until the rebrand that aligned it with its parent company, Hero Experiences Group. It calls itself the world's leading hot air balloon company. The flight is built around storytelling. A storyteller rides in the basket and talks about the ground below while a falcon, the fastest animal alive, flies alongside the balloon. Capacity is kept low, so the basket is not a crowd. Landing puts you inside a Royal Desert Reserve, at a retreat Hero Balloon Flights can access exclusively. Breakfast there is a contemporary menu built around the four elements, created by a Michelin starred chef and served at a private table. A short camel ride around the oasis follows, then the drive back into the city. Pickup from Dubai is in a modern Land Rover Defender.