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PREMIUM CLASS
Bagan: US$ 340
GOLDEN EAGLE BALLOONING PROGRAM
05.00 - 05.30 - You will be picked up from your hotel to the launch site with our private vehicle.
05.30 - Upon arrival at the launch site, you will be served light breakfast while watching your balloon being inflated by the crews. Then, your pilot in command will give you full safety briefing and flight instructions.
Around 06.15 - 06.30 - Your pilot will commence your Hot Air Balloon flight. During your flight, your pilot will explain the history of ballooning and pointing out prominent pagodas in Bagan.
After 35 minutes to 1 hour ride, you will land back in Bagan. Upon landing, you will be awarded a flight certificate by our pilot and a champagne toast. You will be dropped back at your hotel.
Read Golden Eagle Ballooning's booking and flight Terms & Conditions
Currently there are 3 Ballooning operators in Myanmar, namely
Balloons Over Bagan, Oriental Ballooning and Golden Eagle Ballooning.
You may ask, so which one should I fly with?
All three operators offer Premium Service and very similar program such as hotel pick-up, light breakfast on the ground before departure, champagne toasts at the end of the flight and flight certification.
Difference between Premium and Classic tickets. In Premium class, there will only be 8 passengers per basket. Passengers will get their own corner with unblocked view. In Classic class on Balloons Over Bagan, there will be 16 passengers on one basket. See Ballooning ticket price comparisons.
Oriental Ballooning is the only operator with flights in 3 cities (Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake), the rest operate only in Bagan.
Balloons Over Bagan offers 2 different flight packages with different pricing, Premium and Classic/Standard. With the Classic ticket, the ticket price is cheaper but there will be 16 people in one basket compared to just 8 per basket in Premium. Its program is also slightly different, passengers will be picked up from their hotels in a vintage bus.
Golden Eagle Ballooning is the new kid on the block, they claim to have smaller balloons but their flight is longer than Balloons Over Bagan and Oriental Ballooning. Seats do run out fast, make sure you book as early as possible!
For Private Charter, please email us with the full details.
Ballooning Season Bagan: 1st Oct 14 - 31st Mar 15
Bagan Ballooning with Golden Eagle Ballooning
