Yes, it’s a good idea to bring a camera and/or binoculars, as a balloon ride offers many great photo opportunities. However, you bring them at your own risk, and during landing, larger binoculars/cameras should be packed away under your jacket.

We recommend clothing and footwear suitable for a countryside walk in the weather conditions expected on the day. Generally, it’s warm during the flight, but it’s a good idea to have a jacket handy for after landing, when it can quickly get cooler.

It’s a good idea to wear a hat or cap to protect against the radiant heat from the balloon’s burners. On warm days, it’s also important to bring some drinking water. Sensible footwear is essential, as you might end up walking on damp and uneven fields.

Passengers are usually invited to help with the setup and takedown of the balloon, so it’s also a good idea to wear clothes you can work in and that can handle a bit of dirt.

We recommend having a friend who can either pick you up at the landing site and transport you back to your car – or alternatively drive your car to the landing site. If arranging such transportation is problematic, you can of course also call a taxi instead.

Spectators are very welcome, but it might be a good idea to inform them that there won’t be toilet facilities near the launch site, for example.

It’s also possible to follow the balloon by car during the flight. You can track the balloon’s position online at www.minballontur.dk.

We recommend trying to follow the balloon yourself rather than following the chase car. After landing, you can call the chase car to get the exact landing location.

We would love to guarantee this, but since hot air balloons cannot be steered, we obviously cannot make any promises. If you take off from a launch site in your local area and the wind is in your favor, it’s certainly possible that you’ll get to see your house from above, but to avoid disappointment, it’s best not to count on it.

Flying in a hot air balloon is in many ways a calm and peaceful experience, but it’s also an adventure-filled outdoor activity, and the landing is definitely the part of the flight that offers the most action.

Sometimes the basket drags along the ground for a while before stopping, and occasionally the basket may tip over during landing. Balloons have been landing like this for over 200 years, and it’s completely normal.

The balloon and basket are built for this, and safety is top-notch even during landing. The pilot provides you with thorough instructions both before and during the flight on how to handle the landing.

The landing is an exciting part of the experience, and passengers often say afterward that the landing was the best part of the flight!

Hot air balloons cannot be steered. They follow the wind’s direction, and you never know exactly where you will land. After about 50 minutes, the pilot begins looking for a suitable landing site.

The chase car follows the balloon on the ground, aiming to arrive at the landing site shortly after the balloon has landed. As a guest, you can follow our balloons’ flight routes via the website www.minballontur.dk, where the balloons’ current position is shown on a Google map.

Hot air balloons cannot be steered in the conventional way, but follow the wind’s direction and speed, while the pilot skillfully controls the balloon’s altitude by managing the temperature inside the balloon envelope.

How far you fly therefore depends on the wind conditions on that particular day, as well as how long it takes the pilot to find a suitable landing site.

You can fly anywhere from a very short distance up to 35 kilometers, but normally the trip will be somewhere between 10 and 20 km.

We fly up to 1,500-2,000 feet (500-700 meters). At this height, you can see for miles around, but even at a few hundred feet, the view is spectacular! We also fly part of the journey at low altitude, which offers unique nature experiences as animals and plants are seen from a completely new angle.

During the day, the ground surface is heated by the sun’s rays. The ground surface then heats the air above it, resulting in thermals – columns of rising warm air. The thermals create upward and downward air currents that affect the pilot’s ability to maintain control over the balloon’s ascent and descent.

Therefore, hot air balloon flights take place during the hours around sunrise and sunset, when thermals don’t occur.

Hot air balloon flights take place either in the hours just before sunset or in the hours right after sunrise. During the flying season, the meeting and flight times will therefore vary according to the times of sunrise and sunset.

We’re in the air for about an hour, depending slightly on wind and weather conditions, suitable landing spots, etc. However, you should plan for at least four hours for the entire experience, including unpacking, setup, packing up, and the closing ceremony.