Cambodia · BALLOONS
Good balloon flights fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 6 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
You’ll rise above Siem Reap Province in a hot-air balloon at sunrise or sunset, with a smooth 30 to 35-minute flight over rice fields, villages, and the Bakong area. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the English-speaking team handles the road transfers and flight arrangements.
“watching the children run after the balloons and throwing sweets down for them”
Explore Angkor Wat and the wider national park with an English-speaking Cambodian scholar such as Phy or Nak. Ride a tethered helium balloon about 200 meters above the temples for 12 minutes, weather permitting, then enjoy Khmer food at a local restaurant.
“Watch the sunrise at the Angkor wat temple It is one in a life experience. Also the temple were Tom rider movie was filmed was impressive. Our guide was excellent and explained us all the history . Only bad was we could not do the ride Read more”
Spend seven hours touring Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, and Ta Prohm with a local English-speaking guide. You’ll hear Khmer history, eat a set-menu lunch, and, weather permitting, rise 200 meters in a tethered helium balloon. Guides have included Chou, Chantorn, Nak Chum, and Phy.
“Like the other travelers mentioned it’s a bit expensive for what you get especially considering that the Angkor tickets were not included. But we ended up getting a private tour and our guide Chantorn was amazing and very informative.”
Rise above Bakong and the Cambodian countryside on a 30 to 35-minute hot air balloon flight from Siem Reap. Choose sunrise or sunset, ride in a group of up to 18 to 25 people, and enjoy hotel pickup, return transport, and an English-speaking driver. Pilot details are confirmed locally.
“just beautifully executed. export pilot, dreamy and lovely experience.”
You ride from Siem Reap by tuk tuk to a helium-tethered Angkor Balloon station about 800 meters from Angkor Wat. The 30-minute flight offers bird's-eye views at sunrise or sunset. English-speaking pickup and drop-off are included, but flight length can vary with weather and operations.
“booked for sunset, and on the day they said it was fully booked offered trip before. which turned out to be much shorter. 10 minutes from lifting off to landing. didn't offer a partial refund to reflect shorter trip.”
You’ll ride from your Siem Reap hotel to a hot air balloon launch site, then float for about 30 minutes above countryside near Bakong and Lolei. Choose sunrise or sunset. An English-speaking driver handles the round-trip transfer, but the balloon does not fly directly over Angkor Wat.
“il pick up è stato ben organizzato. puntulai. esperienza positiva. peccato non aver sorvolato sopra i templi più importanti.”
Pick a temple, a stretch of water or a kitchen.
