And if you take a little height to admire France? Because a hot air balloon ride is to treat yourself to a nice moment of serenity with the best of our historical or natural heritage as a panorama, we have listed all the good reasons for you to cast off!
Flying in a hot air balloon is offering yourself a moment of tranquility with the most beautiful regions of France as a panorama. Castles and hilly landscapes pass before our amazed eyes. You thought you knew the castles of the Loire, Périgord or the Alps? Up there, no stress, in this bubble of air you take the time and the height necessary to savor this historical and natural heritage with an exceptional point of view.
A hot air balloon flight can be practiced by everyone, whether you are a family, a couple, or friends. People over 70 are even pampered with flights in the morning, when the winds are less strong, for a soft landing! Although there are no specific medical contraindications, flights are not recommended for pregnant women and children must be at least 6 years old.
No route is mapped out in a hot air balloon, no flight is similar to another aboard this machine carried by the winds. The role of the pilot, who will have previously checked the weather conditions, will be to use the wind by raising or lowering his balloon. But he is not the only master on board, we will have to deal with the god of the winds! Itineraries may therefore vary from flight to flight.
Contrary to what one might think, you don’t freeze any more on board a gondola than on the ground, basically the temperature is roughly the same and there’s no draft either since the balloon flies in the direction of the wind. Just remember to take a sweater for evening flights and rain boots for wading through soggy fields in spring and autumn. On the other hand, the burner gives off heat on board, the tallest and the baldest will have to provide a headgear!
At dawn and dusk, before the sun heats the air too much, the weather conditions are optimal for a hot air balloon ride. Precious moments of the day when the landscapes are adorned with an exceptional light or an unreal mist.
Subscribers to airsickness can be reassured, a hot air balloon is very stable and the nacelle does not swing. A priori no vertigo either, the latter only manifesting itself when you have your feet on the ground.
The baskets of all sizes are available for a capacity of 2 to 16 passengers. Find out more from the organization that will organize your flight. It’s hard to do better in terms of romance, a bit cliché, but for a date you have to put the odds on your side! To also live with family or friends, these are moments that we do not forget.
With a flight that usually lasts an hour, there’s no time to get bored. We let ourselves be seized by the panorama and we take the time to appreciate it. Before the flight, some organizations involve passengers in setting up the balloon, an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the machine
As everyone knows, there is no engine in a hot air balloon, the burner heats the air in the balloon, which must be at least 60°C above atmospheric temperature to rise. A burner that runs on propane gas, a non-polluting fuel, and we say yes to eco-tourism!
It is the little thrill that concludes the flight, not to mention that the fact of not being able to determine in advance the place of the landing, brings spice. Once again, the winds decide. In general, it ends in a meadow, gently, and with a pilot who has radioed the ground crew of your arrival. Class!
Throughout France: France Montgolfière
Châteaux of the Loire: According to the winds
In the Alps and in the land of Mont-Blanc: Alpes Montgolfière
In the Périgord: Périgord Hot Air Balloon
In Paris: Ballon de Paris
