PLYMOUTH BALLOON RIDES
FIND YOUR PERFECT HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT OVER PLYMOUTH!
FIND YOUR PERFECT HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT OVER PLYMOUTH!
To take flight in a hot air balloon in the skies near Plymouth we recommend Virgin Balloon’s South West regional vouchers. Covering all launch locations across the South West of England these luxury gift vouchers include flexible booking options, champagne toasts, return transport and more!
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If you’re after an outstanding diversity on your hot air balloon flight, then Plymouth delivers. Rise gently up over both Devon and Cornwall and enjoy stunning panorama views. Behold the breathtaking spectacle of the Tamar River and Valley unfolding beneath, framed by the wild beauty of Dartmoor National Park in the distance and the shimmering English Channel on the southern horizon!
In between, urban life and patchwork fields collide to create a sense of drama and contrast. With the wind as your guide let this fascinating part of the world unfold before you as you create memories that will quite simply last a lifetime.
Plymouth is one of those places where history and modernity entwine seamlessly to create an incredible destination. Stroll the cobbled streets of the Barbican quayside, or get up and close and personal with the sea life at the National Marine Aquarium.
Explore some of the city’s naval importance on a floating tour that takes in the Naval Dockyards and Drakes Island to name just a couple of sights. The City Museum is worth a visit, or take in a show at the Theatre Royal. With so much on offer, our best advice is to book in and stay a while and make your balloon ride part of a very special Plymouth escape.
• A luxury gift voucher valid for 12 months
• A 60 minute flight near Plymouth
• Passenger insurance
• Traditional champagne toast
• Presentation of flight certificate
• Return transport to the launch site
• Magical memories you’ll treasure forever
If you either live in or are visiting Plymouth, there is a launch site less than 20 minutes from the city centre in the small hamlet of Hatt in the civil parish of Saltash across the border in Cornwall. As well as this your voucher also offers you the opportunity to choose other launch sites across the three counties of Devon, Dorset and Cornwall.
You can leave your car at the launch site that you ultimately decide upon as this is where your ballooning experience will also finish.
Your unforgettable balloon ride will start with a full safety briefing, after which you you can help the team with the the inflating of the balloon if you wish – or kick back, soak up the atmosphere and let others do the hard work. But when it’s time, there is no escaping the collective excitement as the burners fire up and the balloon starts to prepare itself for taking you up, up and away on a ballooning adventure over Devon!
As you drift gently over the Cornwall and Devon countryside with views of Plymouth in the distance, there will be ample opportunity to take photographs from this unique vantage point. During your flight you are free to discuss how the balloon works with the pilot, who will also be pointing out the many points of interest that drift below you or rest gently on the horizon.
No two flights are the same, and as such any number of towns, villages and important landmarks could come into view – all of which create talking points for years to come.
After an unforgettable hour ballooning your pilot will begin your descent towards a gentle landing. Once back on the ground, and should you wish, you can help in packing away the envelope (that’s the official name for the fabric canopy).
With the balloon all packed away, you will be transferred back to your launch site where you can sip on the fine stuff and raise a toast to an unforgettable adventure hot air ballooning over Devon.