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02<br />
Adventure Hot Air Ballooning in Goa<br />
Source : GTDC<br />
Friday, <strong>December</strong> 16, 2016 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 16 pages<br />
“The balloon seems to stand still in the air<br />
while the earth flies past underneath.”—<br />
Alberto Santos-Dumont.<br />
There is nothing quite like the uplifting<br />
sensation of a hot air balloon ride. The<br />
gentle sway of the balloon borne upon<br />
the winds, with a panorama, a bird’s eye<br />
view surroundings of Goa is an amazing<br />
experience. The 360 degree field of vision<br />
and the weightless sensation of being lifted<br />
off your feet, can only be experienced in a<br />
hot air balloon.<br />
A fantastic way to experience air balloon<br />
flight, and a great adventure that is not in<br />
the least bit physically demanding, hot air<br />
balloon rides are now available to tourists<br />
in Goa.<br />
The ticket for the air ballooning ride would<br />
be priced at around Rs 9,500 per head during<br />
weekdays and Rs.9,900 on weekends (pricing<br />
may change).<br />
You can look forward to a 2 hours experience<br />
of the hot air ballooning which includes<br />
the greeting and registration, briefing by<br />
your pilot, invitation to help with balloon<br />
inflation, around an hour’s flight in hot air<br />
balloon, presentation of certificate signed<br />
by your pilot (on request), invitation to<br />
assist with the deflation of the balloon, and<br />
transport back to your original launch site.<br />
Hot air ballooning in Goa is completely<br />
weather dependent. Balloon flights may be<br />
delayed or cancelled if the conditions are<br />
unsafe for flying. A decision to delay flights<br />
or cancel them will only be made by the crew<br />
at 6.00 am each morning. To find out if the<br />
balloons are flying, guests with confirmed<br />
bookings will be informed well in advance.<br />
The most important aspects of the weather<br />
are that there must be wind speeds of less<br />
than 12 miles per hour, reasonable visibility,<br />
a stable atmosphere and no rain or snow.<br />
Balloons take between 15-30 minutes to<br />
inflate, depending on their size. Inflation<br />
usually commences at 6.15 am with the<br />
majority of the balloons launched prior to<br />
7.00 am. The early bird catches the worm.<br />
Don’t forget your camera to capture all the<br />
stunning balloons. Bring cash if you wish<br />
to purchase souvenirs at the balloon field.<br />
Bring along warm clothing for possible<br />
chilly mornings. Bringing pets to the event is<br />
discouraged.
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