Pre-Pyrenees Hot Air Balloon Flight from Barcelona

Five things are in view from the same basket on a clear morning: Montserrat, the Pyrenees, the Pedraforca, the Montseny Natural Park and the medieval old town of Vic. That range is the argument for this particular flight. It lasts 1 hour to 1 hour 15, long enough for the wind to shift the balloon and change the angle on all of them. The launch field is around 45 minutes by minivan from Barcelona, well past the suburbs, near Vic. The city is the pickup point and nothing else. The balloon does not fly over Barcelona, although on a clear day the city can be made out in the distance, along with the Mediterranean. Pickup in Barcelona is optional, and anyone driving themselves meets the crew in Vic. Back on the ground there is a cava toast, the Catalan sparkling wine, with local pastries and soft drinks, and every passenger is handed a flight certificate. The ground crew and the pilot take photographs during the flight and send them on afterwards. The baskets have doors, so boarding does not involve climbing over a wall. Vertigo is not part of a balloon flight, and the operator takes passengers of any age, children and grandparents included.