Private Hot Air Balloon Flight from Barcelona, 1 Hour

The basket belongs to your group and nobody else. Camins de Vent runs this flight as a private charter, so the hour in the air is shared with the people you booked with and the pilot. One thing to be clear about before booking: the balloon does not fly over the city of Barcelona. Take-off is inland, in the Catalan countryside, and Barcelona is where the day starts and ends. Where the crew inflates the envelope depends on the wind that morning. Igualada and Manresa both put Montserrat in view. Vic sits below the Pre-Pyrenees, Alp faces the Pyrenees proper, and from Verges the Costa Brava and the Mediterranean open out to the east. The balloon climbs to around 3,000 feet (900 m), high enough to read field boundaries and village roofs below while the ranges stay sharp on the horizon. Hotel pick-up in Barcelona is included, and the return is a drop-off at the train station with a direct connection back to the hotel. On the ground there is a Champagne toast with pastries, a personal flight certificate and a photo report of the activity. Seven travellers have rated this flight so far, averaging 4.0 out of 5, which is a small sample to judge by.