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Probably one of the most impressive and unforgettable flight you can make in life: a journey by balloon above the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees, ending with the Central Catalonia flyby before landing. It is a long journey that show lasts about 3 hours. Climb at various heights to find suitable winds, between 2,000 and 4,000 meters, but also fly at low altitude to contemplate the wild. Moreover, during the flight the pilot will explain the basics of navigation, the use of a GPS, radio communication, with the motive to let you share the journey. It aprochevará trip to eat and stay hydrated during the ride. Actually, this flight is a total adventure! Probably one of the most impressive and unforgettable flight you can make in life: a journey by balloon above the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees, ending with the overflight of Central Catalonia before land. It is a long journey that show lasts about 3 hours. Climb at various heights to find suitable winds, between 2,000 and 4,000 meters, but also fly at low altitude to contemplate the wild. Moreover, during the flight the pilot will explain the basics of navigation, the use of a GPS, radio communication, with the motive to let you share the journey. It aprochevará trip to eat and stay hydrated during the ride. Actually, this flight is a total adventure! Description of activity: The activity starts at dawn with the collection of the passengers on the meeting point. We moved to the exit site of the globe. Then, if they wish, passengers can share in preparations: the assembly and inflation of the balloon. Then, we took off for a flight of about 3 hours. On our way up North procediente wind. Besides enjoying the breathtaking mountain panorama, we took advantage of the trip to eat and drink. We ended the ride with the landing, the collection of the globe and its crew for the rescue team. Once grounded feet, we go to a farmhouse in the area, to celebrate the experience in a typical Catalan lunch. Finally, we provide with Cava and deliver to each passenger a personalized certificate signed by the pilot of the balloon itself, before returning in 4x4. The starting point for cross-country flight is located a few miles from the Franco-Spanish border, in the Cerdanya. Depending on weather conditions, then prepare a suitable take-off point within the region to optimize the balloon flight. Location: the Cerdanya is located in the Catalan Pyrenees, on the border with France. The mountain range is formed by the Sierra del Cadi (western half), the Serra del Moixerò and other eastern massifs. Meeting Point: Hotel cafeteria BON REPOS in Bellver de Cerdanya. Coming by car: 150 km / 2 hours from Barcelona. 70 km / 1 hour from Andorra. 140 km / 2h30 from Girona. 170 km / 2h30 from Lleida. 90 km / 1h from Manresa. 110 km / 1h40 from Perpignan.
     
CADI BALLOON: Meteorology: it is an activity that depends directly on the time. This type of flight requires specific weather conditions to fly to great heights with procedientes North winds. So, you can only fly on specific days. In case of cancellation by unfavorable weather conditions, would build another flight date. Clothing: this flight is performed at high altitude which means low temperatures. You need to be kept warm, wear gloves and goggles and how sunscreen. Health information is essential to be in good health on the day of the flight and refrain from drinking alcohol from the day before. During the flight, you should hydrate the body by drinking fruit juices and water. Team and safety: our drivers are professionals, trained to manage a ballooning long-term and large heights. Always will carry a first aid kit, protective blankets and all necessary equipment for air navigation. Limitations: The balloon ride is very safe, but in order not to take any risks to our passengers desconsejamos activity for pregnant women, children under 6 and people with respiratory problems. Hot air ballooning over La Cerdanya. We left depending on the wind direction or Bellver Puigcerdà ... We flew over La Cerdanya, contemplating its beauty, its villages and mountains that surround us at all times: Cadi and Pyrenees (Tossa d'Alp, Puigllançada, Puigmal ...) On clear days you can see Montserrat, behind the Cadi. Having already touched down, keep the ball and we will lunch at a traditional Catalan farmhouse restaurant that will serve cold cuts, sausages, and bread with tomato. And finally cava and flight certificate delivery. It ends the day at the exit point. Given its privileged location, the balloon rides are one of the most attractive activities that can be performed. The Cerdanya is composed mainly of the high valley of the Segre, and is one of the broader valleys of Europe, are its minimum altitude (one thousand meters), its orientation from east to west and 3,000 hours of sunshine annually. The mountain range is formed by the Sierra del Cadi (western half), the Serra del Moixerò and other eastern massifs such as Tossa de Alp, Puigllançada and Pedraforca massif and within the Berguedà.
     
The diversity and scenic beauty are extremely striking, from the pure characteristics of the Mediterranean to the alpine meadows of the high peaks, with a variety of sub-Mediterranean forests, beech, red pine boreal and subalpine coniferous forest with black pine and fir. The vegetation of the park is considered of special interest, as low temperatures, high humidity and how the area and altitude have contributed to the existence of species that are not typical of the Mediterranean area, being more common in northern Europe and in the high mountains and alpine Europe. The first thing to keep in mind to begin our journey, we have to wear appropriate clothing for the time flies (summer or winter) and comfortable shoes. It is also advisable to protect your head with a cap or a hat. We fly early in the morning in summer and winter. We choose this time because that's when atmospheric conditions are more favorable. Our balloon flight has its starting point in the center of this valley, allowing contemplate, among other attractions, the French Pyrenees, the Sierra del Cadi, the Canigou, the ski slopes of Masella and La Molina, reaching the 2,000 meters. With flying low over the green meadows and the river Segre, discovered characteristic villages of the region, as Prats de Cerdanya, Das, Sanavastre, All, Mosoll or Puigcerdà.
     
Will take off the center of this wide valley of the Pyrenees, enjoying the privileged view of the French Pyrenees on one side, the Sierra del Cadi on the other, the slopes of La Masella and La Molina and the Canigou. Occasionally reaching the 2,000 m high and continuing to a skimming low over the green meadows with their cattle and horses, the river Segre and typical villages of stone like Prats, Pi, All, Nas, Prullans or same Puigcerdà. Meeting point The Cerdanya, Pyrenees region, is surrounded by high mountains, such as Puigmal Puigpedrós. Our balloon flights have their starting point in the center of this valley, allowing us to consider, among other attractions, the French Pyrenees, the Sierra del Cadi, the Canigou, the ski slopes of Masella and La Molina, reaching 2,000 meters high. With flying low over the green meadows and the river Segre, discover typical villages of the region, as Prats de Cerdanya, Das, Sanavastre, All, Mosoll or Puigcerdà. Equipment must wear appropriate clothing for the time flies (summer or winter) and comfortable shoes. It is also advisable to protect your head with a cap or a hat. Hours flew early in the morning in summer, at 7.30, and in winter, at 8.30. It flies at this time because that's when atmospheric conditions are more favorable. Lunch A vehicle awaits us at the landing to lead us to the farmhouse to enjoy a brunch and where diplomas are delivered flight. After brings us back to the tee. The Flight of Passage is a ballooning mode different, this is the adventure of a balloon flight reaching heights of up to 4000 m. high! The Flight of Passage, as the name suggests, allows for a much longer journey and, of course, much more intense. The adventure cruise flight takes about 2 or 3 hours, 2 or 3 hours balloon ride to get us rise up to about 4000 m. fly high and a large expanse of mountains and valleys. This type of balloon flight takes place generally during the winter months (when they are better weather conditions for the flight crossing). The adventure can begin at different parts of the country and we can not know exactly where it will end.
     
Depending on the wind our journey will take us to some place or other. Whatever the case and go to where we go, the view from the balloon will be impressive landscapes appear before our eyes as fascinating as the Sierra del Cadi, Pedraforca, the Port del Compte ... We fly over the Pyrenees! This is a form of intense ballooning, a fantastic option for enjoying nature in its purest form, to behold the beauty of the landscape, to fly over the Pyrenees ... A balloon flight by adventurers, for those of you as you want to experience the amazing feeling of making a balloon flight in 4000 m. tall. Regions where we do the cross-country flight: La Cerdanya / culd / Alt Urgell. In any case, we are open to proposals for more adventurous travelers! Balloon flight between the Pyrenees and the Sierra del Cadi (from Bellver de Cerdanya) - Lleida be taking off the center of this wide valley of the Pyrenees, enjoying the privileged view of the French Pyrenees on one side, the Sierra del Cadi on the other , the slopes of La Masella and La Molina and the Canigou. Occasionally reaching the 2,000 m high and continuing to a skimming low over the green meadows with their cattle and horses, the river Segre and typical villages of stone like Prats, Pi, All, Nas, Prullans or same Puigcerdà. Meeting point Hotel Bon Repos - Bellver de Cerdanya (Lleida) An ideal place to stay overnight the night before if you want so early ... Preparation and inflation of the balloon. The activity starts early in the morning when, after introductions and some simple instructions, all participate in the assembly and inflation of the balloon, a magical experience. Take off and flight. After half an hour we are ready to take off. The first moment of not touching feet on the floor is unforgettable. We fly for an hour and a half approx. and the itinerary we will mark the winds. Landing and rescue. Our 4 × 4 vehicle tracking shall we radioed land and pick us up after landing to go to breakfast. Companions not want to fly may participate in the monitoring and breakfast. Celebration and farewell. Celebrate the experience of a typical breakfast in a rustic local farm, marshmallow toast with champagne and a flight certificate and a CD with the recording of the photo essay that you will do during the day. Around noon we will end the activity.
     
Discover this exciting adventure of flying over the Pyrenees in a balloon. Enjoy the privileged view of the French Pyrenees, the Sierra del Cadi, the ski slopes of La Masella, La Molina and the magical mountain of Canigou. Feel the experience of flying at 2,000 m. high and then following with skimming low over the green meadows with grazing cows, free horses across the prairie, rivers with crystal clear waters and the typical villages of the Pyrenees with its special charm. PETROMIRALLES. The Natural Park Moixeró prepirenaica is a mountain range that contains a good representation of species from the Pyrenees, absent in most of Europe. The great advantage over other areas of the Pyrenees is that two roads cross these places subalpine (Baga road to Coll de Pal and coll road Creueta). If you follow these two roads will access to areas of black pine, Scotch pine, alpine passes and rocky places, where you can see from the car some emblematic species such as the osprey, the alpine chough, the sparrow and sparrow alpine skiing. The landscape is one of the most spectacular in Catalunya, as the mountain barrier Moixeró, with its towering cliffs, stretches from west to east along more than 30 km, with altitudes ranging from 900 m in limiting the valleys south to the 2,648 m of Puig de la Canal Baridana. With its distinctive silhouette of gallows with two peaks that give name, Pedraforca is the most emblematic mountain highlands. The ornithological interest lies in the good representation of Pyrenean high mountain species, some of which can be seen with relative ease and with minimal effort, as there are places where you can see from the road. It is one of the best places to spot Snowfinch Catalunya in winter, which may form flocks of up to five hundred copies-Citril, bearded, or rock thrush, and other species of interest to foreign ornithologists. Areas Puigpedrós próximasEl massif in Meranges, Cerdanya, hosts some pairs of alpine ptarmigan, and is one of the few places in the Iberian Peninsula where it has been confirmed nesting dotterel. • In the high mountains Recommendations must be extremely careful, informed of the weather, the risk of avalanches and take into account that much of the year the snow and cold hinder access. • It must respect the specific rules of the park. From your InterestEl actiu Tourist Park - Natural Moixeró, occupying an area of ??over 400 km2 at the confluence of three regions (Berguedà, Cerdanya and Alt Urgell), is the symbol of hiking in Catalonia. Al Soula is its top most iconic, and Bons Homes, one of the most significant routes. This road follows the footsteps of the Cathars or "Good Men" during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries were fleeing the Crusaders and the Inquisition. The route, which can be done on foot or horseback, leaving the sanctuary of Queralt in Berga, and goes to Montsegur, Ariege in France. Berga and Puigcerdà are the two county towns with good road access to this mountain. In fact, the entry into operation of the tunnel of Cadi in 1984 made possible the long-awaited communication between Berguedà and Cerdanya. When you visit this area quickly comprobaréis rich landscape that is only part of the appeal of these mountain counties, which houses some of the oldest traditions of Catalonia. The town of Berga, for example, is particularly known for the spectacular celebrations of the Patum, a whole historical document for centuries takes place during the week of Corpus. The Patum 2005 was declared a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. In the small town of Baga, natural gateway to the Sierra del Cadi, is also celebrated one of the most ancient traditional festivals and curious, the Fia-Faia. On Christmas Eve a long light torches burned in the arcaded square of the village in the middle of a ritual music and dance. The Cadi tunnel we entered from Baga in the light and airy plain of Cerdanya, which was once an important medieval county. In 1659 signed the Treaty of the Pyrenees between France and Spain divided the region between the two states except Llívia enclave. As a small island in French territory, Llívia is known to preserve the oldest pharmacy in Europe.
     
MANEL GUTIERREZ. The cross-country flight is a ballooning mode different, this is the adventure of getting a balloon flight heights of up to 4,000 m altitude! The cross-country flight, as the name suggests, allows for a much longer journey and, of course, much more intense. The cross-country flight adventure lasts about 2 or 3 hours, while allowing us to rise up to 4000 m altitude and fly over a vast expanse of mountains and valleys. This type of balloon flight takes place generally during the winter months, when there are the best weather conditions for the cross-country flight. The adventure can begin at different points of the Pyrenees. Departure from La Seu d'Urgell, of Cerdanya or culd not know exactly where it will end. Depending on the wind our journey will take us to some place or other. Anyway, wherever we go, the view from the balloon will be impressive: under our eyes appear emblematic places as the Sierra del Cadi Pedraforca mountain, the mountain of the Port del Comte ... fly over the Catalan Pyrenees! This is a form of intense ballooning, a fantastic option for enjoying nature in its purest form, to behold the beauty of the landscape, to fly over the Pyrenees ... A balloon flight for adventurers, for those of you who want experience the incredible feeling of doing a balloon flight at 4,000 m altitude.  
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