Bill Harrop's Hot Air Balloon - Magaliesberg

Bill Harrop's Hot Air Balloon is located in Magaliesberg. Find out more about Magaliesberg here.

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Bill Haropp's Hot Air Ballooning Safaris with Touristo Tours

R2515.00 pp

Have you ever flown in a balloon? Iti s an amazing experience. The roaring of the burner as you take off on a pre-dawn flight , then the silent soaring high above the ground, but low enough so that you can see everything, getting a real bird's eye view of the landscape below.

A Balloon Safari: Something really different - something really special.
It's sunrise. The silence of your balloon safari is punctuated only by the occasional blast of the powerful burners and the faint call of a bird or animal far beneath. The thrill is indescribable - ballooning truly is something really different and special.

You're sipping fine champagne while hovering gently above the tree tops of the beautiful Magalies River Valley, or drifting majestically high above the Magaliesberg range, just 45 km north of Johannesburg's northern suburbs, a region boasting some of the best ballooning weather in the world.

After landing, savour a delectable champagne ballooning breakfast at our charming, well-appointed country balloon safari base, where you'll be filled with the warmest of memories.
Professional pilots, attentive crew, immaculately maintained equipment, 5 aviation safety awards, make this longest established licensed Balloon Airline in southern Africa the choice of the well informed discerning individual traveler or corporate group.

Please contact Touristo Tours to book your per flight accommodation in one of our appointed romanticballooning lodges.

PROFILE - BALLOON SAFARIS

Bill Harrop?s "Original" Balloon Safaris has been operating as a legally licensed balloon Air Transport Service since 1981. It is a family business run by Bill Harrop, his wife Mary, son Sam and daughter Sarah working in partnership with over 40 full time, part time, contract and casual staff.

Only qualified and experienced professional pilots are employed, and over five-thousand very happy passengers a year are testimony to our professional attitude in entertaining you to one of the most memorably enjoyable experiences of your life.

We run a fleet of six large hot air balloons which can carry between six and eighteen passengers each. So whether it is a romantic balloon flight for 2, or a party for 18 adventurers in one of the biggest balloons in the world, or a corporate adventure for 142, Bill Harrop?s "Original" Balloon Safaris is the preferred choice for safe, reliable, quality ballooning.

Bill will also admit to experience as an ocean yachtsman, singer, hotelier, portrait photographer, advertising executive, and a balloon pilot examiner. He has served on committees of the Southern African Tourism and Safari Association, The Magalies Meander, the Balloon and Airship Federation of South Africa, and two years as the National President of SKAL International (a worldwide body of travel and tourism management professionals).

MAGALIES BALLOON TOUR DESCRIPTION
HOT COFFEE/TEA SERVED at sun-rise whilst the CREW PREPARE THE BALLOONS FOR FLIGHT.

Flight duration: About one hour (dependent on conditions)

Champagne: Served in-flight (or on landing) then Mini-bus Transfer back to our Country Base for a FRESHLY COOKED "FARM-STYLE CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST" and presentation of "CITATIONS FOR BRAVERY".

RETURN MINI-BUS TRANSFERS TO HOTELS for those collected earlier in the morning.

View the "Flight area maps" here.

When making your booking, we will need to know:
FULL NAME (and weight) of each passenger
The PASSENGER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER or HOTEL + ROOM No.
(in the event of us canceling due to bad weather or safety reasons)
If a GROUP BOOKING, the GROUP LEADER's NAME, and Flight Allocation List
What to wear:
Clothing: Should be warm enough for the chilly early morning but it should be "peelable" because the sun, excitement and probably the champagne will soon warm you. "Country" shoes are also recommended.

What to bring:
Don't forget your camera and some extra film, or batteries for the video, as ballooning offers some most spectacular photo and movie opportunities.

Fitness:
Ballooning is suitable for adventurers from 7 - 70 (although our oldest passenger to date was 90 years old). Participants should be nimble, be able to jump unassisted from a height of 60cm and stand for the duration of the flight - (approx. one hour).

Frequency:
Balloons go up every morning including weekends, weather permitting.

Tour duration: The flight will last about an hour. The total duration of the tour is about 4 to 5 hours plus transport time.

BASIC FACTS/DETAILS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Magalies Balloon Tour Information
Magalies River Valley near Hartbeespoort Dam, 65 km north of Johannesburg.

DAILY SCHEDULE: (Meeting Times at Skeerpoort Balloon Field)
16 Oct. to 31 Jan. 05h15
1 - 29 Feb. and 1 - 15 Oct. 05h30
1 - 31 Mar. and 16 - 30 Sep. 05h45
1 - 30 Apr. and 1 - 15 Sep. 06h00
1 - 31 May. and 1 - 31 Aug. 06h15
1 Jun. to 31 Jul. 06h30

Tour Duration: 4 to 5 hours Plus Transfer Times.
(The Balloon Flight lasts about one hour)

Mini-Bus Transfer Time for Hotels in:
4 Ways: 45 mins
Sandton: 1 hour
Johannesburg or Sun City: 1 hour 15 mins

Actual pick up times may vary slightly and will be confirmed when booking.

MINIMUM NUMBERS: 2 passengers (can be two different individual bookings)
MAXIMUM NUMBERS: 140+ (6 to 18 passengers to each balloon).

Contact info@touristotours.com