Finally gotten over my El Nido, Palawan trip alongside occasional separation anxiety on my isle living inward the Philippines because the footling immature adult woman is an isle lady past times heart. As presently equally I arrived inward Dubai concluding Nov. 28, hustling together with grinding continued together with yous volition certainly live on excited on a few upcoming Dubai posts because the events I went to for the past times weeks are waaaay over the occur together with fifty-fifty ticked of a few of my bucket lists - i of them is riding a hot air balloon.
MY HOT AIR BALLOON EXPERIENCE IS BETTER THAN YOURS...
I could possess got waited for a trip to Turkey for a hot air balloon ride but alongside Land Rover's invite to hop on i together with wing alongside our novel falcon friends, I couldn't say no. But wait, what? FLY WITH THE FALCONS?
On Land Rover's MYLAND Falconry World-First Experience , nosotros flew alongside 'Bomber' , a six-month onetime falcon born inward Europe together with was trained to wing together with interact alongside humans hither inward Dubai. The falcons were trained differently together with if yous wishing to run across together with sympathize the journey, yous tin lookout this video:
These falcons interact alongside humans real good together with were fifty-fifty trained on how to wing alongside hot air balloons. I'm pretty certain yous know how much they are real sensitive alongside light, sound, together with oestrus but alongside their intensive preparation from Royal Shaheen, they got used to it equally humans do.
Our flying was taken cared of Balloon Adventures Dubai, the world’s close experienced hot air balloon society thence if yous possess got been wondering if nosotros always had whatever problems alongside landing dorsum to the desert, nosotros didn't.
I took a few shots from my photographic goggle box camera together with here's how our 24-hour interval went:
From Meydan Hotel, a few Land Rover 4X4 units took us to Margham Desert. It was a footling foggy at roughly 6:45am thence nosotros had to speedily halt at the nearest gasoline station. Safety first, that's what our pilots said together with they also similar for us to fully run across everything inward the desert.
We had a real quick briefing on what to create when boarding the balloon together with security tips during landing. You won't believe it but everything went real smoothly, some of those who possess got tried hot air balloon rides fifty-fifty said it was the safest rides they had. Well, nosotros are on board the world’s close experienced hot air balloon society thence I justice that should explicate it.
While riding the balloon, I was able to accept these photos (that I'm quite proud to showcase) from a 50mm lens:
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| 'Bomber' the falcon, the star of Land Rover’s MYLAND Falconry experience |
We landed rubber together with sound, no tipping over together with fifty-fifty got the run a endangerment to beak to 'Bomber' together with possess got a few photograph op, she's super chill.
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| Photo past times Land Rover MENA |
Right afterward the ride, nosotros were able to bask a gourmet breakfast consummate alongside hand-cut smoked salmon, caviar, staff of life choice together with fresh fruits inward i of the fanciest desert camps inward Dubai. We were thence transported dorsum to our principal trucks via a vintage 1950’s Land Rover.
So why am I sharing this? Because yous also tin bask this ultimate hot air balloon sense equally I did on this epic trip!
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What yous volition larn if yous majority the world's start hot air balloon falconry show:
- Pick-up together with drib off from where yous are staying inward Dubai
- You larn to sense a globe start – wing alongside the world’s fastest fauna (trained past times the best falcon trainers) on a hot air balloon past times the world's close experienced hot air balloon company
- Enjoy a gourmet breakfast at the fanciest 5-star desert camp
- A drive inward a vintage 1950’s Land Rover
All these tin live on availed for solely AED 1,100 per somebody together with tin live on booked on Balloon Adventures website OR via telephone enquiries on+97143884044. They volition live on flying everyday of course of teaching subject on the atmospheric condition except summertime season.
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| Photo past times Land Rover MENA |
Allow me to terminate this postal service alongside my biggest give thank yous you to Land Rover MENA for the invite together with for ticking i of my bucket lists. Please create follow them on their social networks for whatever updates:
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I was invited to this number past times Land Rover MENA, thought together with photos are my ain unless stated inward the caption.