Premium Adventure With Balloon Flights

The Premium Adventure with Balloon Flights combines a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the Dubai desert with breakfast, a camel ride and quad biking, all in one morning out from the city, roughly between 4:30 am and 8 am.

Early morning pickup

Your day starts with a pickup from your hotel or residence for the drive out to the desert while the city is still quiet. On arrival, you're welcomed with tea, coffee, kahwa and Arabic dates, giving you time to settle in before a safety briefing. From there, you head to the launch site, where you can watch the crew lay out and inflate the balloon in the dark ahead of takeoff.

Sunrise over the dunes

As the balloon lifts off into the still-dark sky, you rise toward 4,000 feet while the desert below shifts from pitch black to a glowing morning. The hour-long flight gives you a wide, unhindered view over the dunes, with the desert's flora and fauna visible below and the changing light painting the landscape in shifting colour as the sun comes up. It is a quiet, gentle way to see the scale of the desert that is hard to get from the ground.

Breakfast and desert activities

Back on the ground, you head to the desert camp for a breakfast of Emirati and international dishes, along with a refreshing Arabic coffee. Afterwards, a 10-minute camel ride gives a taste of how Emiratis once crossed the desert, and a 30-minute quad bike session on an ATV lets you cover more ground under your own steam. Before you leave, you're handed a flight certificate signed by your pilot as a keepsake of the morning.

Rayna's own team manages the pickup, the flight and the desert activities from start to finish, so you have one point of contact throughout the morning, from the first pickup to the drive back into the city.

• Watch the pilot fire up the balloon and lift off while the desert sky is still dark.
• Watch the sunrise unfold over the dunes from roughly 4,000 feet up.
• Spot desert flora and fauna from a bird's eye view during the hour-long flight.
• Enjoy a breakfast of Emirati and international dishes at the desert camp after landing.
• Take a 10-minute camel ride and a 30-minute quad bike session in the desert.
• Receive a flight certificate signed by your pilot before heading back to the city.

• One-hour hot air balloon ride
• Morning refreshments (tea, coffee, kahwa and dates)
• Breakfast in the desert
• 10-minute camel ride
• 30-minute quad bike ride
• Flight certificate signed by the pilot
• Roundtrip hotel transfer

• Photography and video packages at the location, available at an extra cost
• Falcon photography
• Personal expenses such as shopping, food, and drinks purchased on-site

1. Keep your voucher copy ready and be prepared for pickup at the notified time.
2. Show your voucher to the representative for verification.
3. Once verified, relax and enjoy your trip.

• Emirates ID or passport copy is required for every passenger at the time of booking, per Gulf Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) regulations.
• Complete the online waiver and upload your ID at least 24 hours before the flight; without this, you cannot fly.
• A valid WhatsApp number is required at booking, since the team uses it to confirm your exact pickup time the evening before the tour.
• Be ready at the pickup point at least 10 minutes early, as delays can affect the whole group's flight.
• Children under 5 and guests over 70 are not permitted to fly.
• The maximum weight limit is 119 kg; heavier guests need pilot approval and pay an extra charge.
• Pregnant travellers cannot take part in the balloon flight.
• The minimum age for the quad bike ride is 16.
• Wear comfortable, casual clothing and closed shoes; avoid high heels for this activity.
• Guests must be in good physical condition, able to climb in and out of the basket and brace for landing; it is not suitable for those with heart conditions, serious knee or back problems, or recent major surgery.
• Guests with disabilities, including physical, mental health or emotional conditions, are not able to take part in this activity.
• Balloon flights depend on weather; if a flight is cancelled for safety, you will be offered another date or a full refund.