Since human beings got their amazing first taste of flying, new ways of air travelling have been tested every day. If you don’t want to be one of those bored people who have never experienced the dream of flying in a balloon and haven’t found a way yet to fully enjoy life, you must experience a balloon flight. The Catalan province of Girona offers this experience, which can be done with your partner, friends or family.

Be prepared to wake up early! Balloon flights are carried out during the early hours of the morning because it is when the best air currents are taking place. You will be able to watch the dawn from the balloon. An amazing experience for your senses.

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, we have left a video for you here so that you know what a balloon flight in Girona looks like:

Where to take a balloon ride in Girona?

Few areas in Girona can be flown over, but one of them will be of your preference to do a ride. We offer you different possibilities:

- If you are looking for a different getaway with your family or friends, in Banyoles you will have the opportunity of flying through the skies in a hot-air-balloon for one hour. From the heights, you will be able to see very beautiful natural elements, such as the largest lake on the Iberian Peninsula. Also, if you want to share your flight with other people, you have two possibilities: a 4-people flight and an 8-people flight. In the end, you will be given a glass of champagne, also known as cava, to make a toast and the possibility of acquiring a photographic report of your flight.

- Puigcerdà is another flight offered in the province of Girona. In this small town, you will be able to choose between two different possibilities: an 8-people flight and a 4-person flight. In this ride, you will fly over some towns of the region of La Cerdanya, such as Sierra del Cadí, Sierra del Moixeró and the massifs of Tossa d’Alp and Puigllançada. You will enjoy all these landscapes and their mountain relief for 60 minutes. To finish the experience in the best possible way, you will be given a glass of cava too!

- If you want to fly through the skies of Costa Brava, you will be able to do it in Girona too. You will have the opportunity to fly and enjoy the landscape of the massif of Montgrí, the bay of Roses and Medes Islands. An undeniable authentic landscaping spectacle, which will be captured in a photographic report that will be given to you after the flight. This offer also includes a glass of cava and a sweet morsel to sweeten the flight.

- Would you like your children to sign up to every experience you live too? There are also balloon flights offers for children in Girona. For example, for kids between 5 and 10 years old, there is a balloon flight over Costa Brava which takes off from Colomers. A balloon flight is a very entertaining experience where kids, accompanied by an adult, will learn how the hot-air-balloon works while they enjoy natural views such as the massifs of Montgrí or unique skylines such as the one of the famous ballooning town of Ultramort. All this, for 1 hour and 15 minutes approximately. To live this experience to the fullest, you will also be able to choose a flight which includes a meal in a restaurant and a photographic report.

- Is it in Bajo de Ampurdán where you want that your kids live this experience? If they under 10 years old, there’s a flight for them. They will visit medieval towns as Pals or Peratallada from the heights, as well as the famous Medes Islands for one hour and a half. This offer often includes a meal in a restaurant of any of the towns that will be visited from the heights, apart from a photographic report and a souvenir magnet.

What can I add to my balloon tour?

If you want to fly over Catalonia and enjoy its gastronomy, you are in luck because there are offered different packages which combine a balloon flight and a meal. These are the most popular ones:

- Bajo Ampurdán. Taking off from Colomers and at an approximate height of 1,000 meters, you will fly over Bajo Ampurdán to observe Medes Islands, the Ter riverside, and the iconic towns of Peratallada and Monells. Flights commonly last between 60 and 90 minutes. At the end of the balloon flight, you will be offered a typical Catalan-style breakfast, a souvenir magnet and a photographic report.

- La Garrotxa. A 1-hour-and-30-minutes balloon flight which will ride over the old volcanoes of Croscat and Santa Margarita, including a typical Catalan breakfast at an exclusive restaurant and the photographic report of the complete experience.

- Costa Brava. In this balloon flight, you will enjoy the beauty of the Costa Brava from 1,000 meters height while toasting with a glass of cava. Once the 1-hour-and-30-minutes flight has ended, you will also recharge your batteries with a savoury and traditional brunch in the purest Catalonian style: butifarra (sausage) with mongetes (beans), tomato-spread bread, and an assortment of meats... At the end of this experience, you will also be given a photographic report.

For those who want to visit the province for a longer time, apart from the balloon flight experience and follow-up meal, or they simply don’t want to wake up that early because the balloon flights are carried out during the early hours in the morning, you will also find many different accommodation options. One of them is to stay overnight in Sant Pau, in the small region of La Garrotxa, a town that is only a 5-minute drive from the take-off area. You will find packages that combines a night in a double room and a balloon flight like this one. Moreover, this ride will fly over the volcanic lands of the province, besides including a splendid typical Catalonian breakfast.

Either for couples who are looking for a special experience or friends who are looking for an entertaining and unique activity for a stag/hen do party, Girona is waiting for you to experience it from a balloon flight. Balloon flights that will include flying over the Costa Brava and Alto Ampurdán, as well as a photo report and meal.

How long does the activity last?

You must also consider that the experience will last about 4 or 5 hours in total.