Montserrat Hot Air Balloon Flight with Barcelona Pickup

Montserrat is the landmark that fixes this flight. The name means serrated mountain, and the row of rock fingers that earned it looks nothing from a balloon basket like it does from the road below. Kon-Tiki takes off in the country around the massif, and the wind on the day sets both the speed and the direction the balloon travels. The whole thing takes about 3 hours, and the flying is done over Barcelona province, not over Barcelona. The city is where the pickup happens, and it is included. From there the transfer runs inland to open ground, which is the only place a balloon can safely launch and land. No part of the route passes above the streets of the city. Flights run all year. What changes between one season and the next is the ground below and the quality of the light, so a February morning and a September morning over the same country are not the same flight. It is a common choice as a gift, for a partner or for a family group, and the rating sits at 4.9 across 229 reviews.