Just three hours away from Vienna is Salzburg, the birth- place of Mozart. Take a hot air balloon ride over the Bavarian Alps and the Bad Ischl Lake District, followed by a carriage ride through the countryside by-lanes. Visit the Habsburg’s original family home and take in Mozart and Strauss symphonies at a delightful concert at the ancient Hohensalzburg fortress. Make your dreams of flying come true with a hot air balloon ride across the Alps! Fly gently as a bird above the snow-capped peaks in the Ennstal in comfort, style and safety. Which child hasn’t come under the spell of Jules Verne’s “Around the World in Eighty Days” and dreamt of riding the skies in a balloon? In southern Styria and elsewhere in Austria you can take off for an exciting balloon ride – not around the world, maybe, but far enough and high enough to be enthralled by the experience.

The flights take place from April until September, 7 days a week, weather permitting. The take off early in the morning when the winds are light and gentle. The balloon moves with the wind direction and whatever wind speed you feel no movement or breeze plus you have the radiant heat from the burners. There is a magic to hot-air ballooning, from the instant the brightly decorated sheath, into which hot air is blown, stirs restively, billows up in undulating waves, and tries to pull free of the men holding it down. Once enough hot air has been blown into its open mouth to give it the lift it needs to clear buildings or trees, there is a scramble to climb into the tall, sturdy wicker basket that will carry the balloonists, and it’s lift-off. In seconds the earth has slipped away beneath you.

The balloon adventure drifting through the magnificent foothills of the Alps. Enjoy a tour of Old Salzburg in all its grandeur with the entertaining local guide. You”ll see the architectural masterpieces and celebrated city design of the powerful Prince-Archbishops of the Baroque period. The tower of Prince-Archbishops, built in 1450 by the of Salzburg as private hunting castle and summer residence, and is spectacularly perched on a rocky promontory on Lake Fuschl. Late afternoon balloon adventure, skimming pine trees and meadows and discovering tucked away villages in the foothills of the majestic Alps. Drive through the Salzkammergut, a lovely region of Alpine foothills, lush green meadows and 13 lakes, and visit two of its most picturesque villages, including quaint St. Gilgen at the end of Lake St. Wolfgang. Luncheon cruise aboard the Helena, a small privately chartered lake steamer on Lake Mondsee. The adventure drifting at low level through brilliant green landscape, dotted with lakes and lovely Alpine villages.
A balloon ride lasts between one and two hours but you will need to allow about four hours from the initial inflation to the return to the launch site. A ride across the Alps is only possible in certain weathers; shorter balloon rides also offer breath-taking views and the thrill of floating effortlessly with the wind will leave everlasting memories of this unique experience. The company offers launch sites almost everywhere in Tirol, on request even almost everywhere in Austria.

You float gently and peacefully across the land laid out in miniature like a patchwork of colours and patterns. The ascend up to 3.000 m where you have a spectacular view into the alps and to the Lake Constance. Time seems to stand still as you are suspended between the sky and the earth….