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Dubai Hot Air Balloon Sunrise & Falcon Show with Breakfast

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Duration5h–6h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · DE +9

PickupAt your hotel

You're on the ground at dawn, then floating over dunes as the sun rises

You're picked up before dawn, flown over Dubai's desert dunes for 45–60 minutes with a trained pilot, then taken to a Bedouin camp for gourmet breakfast with smoked salmon and fresh pastries. The falcon show follows, along with an optional camel ride. You'll get a flight certificate and professional photo, and if you book a Tuesday departure, a live violinist plays during breakfast. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

5h–6h

Step-by-step itinerary

Sunrise balloon ride and desert activities

Wake up before dawn
Drive early morning to desert
Attend pre-flight briefing
Float over desert dunes
Watch for wildlife
Enjoy gourmet breakfast in Bedouin camp
Watch falcon show
Take camel ride
Receive photo and flight certificate
Return transfer to Dubai

The Experience

Most people sleep through the best light in Dubai. You'll be awake for it — picked up from your hotel before sunrise and driven into the desert while the city's still dark. The hot air balloon ride starts with a quick briefing, then you're in the basket as it lifts off just as the first orange hits the horizon. The dunes below shift from shadow to gold in maybe twenty minutes, and if you're lucky, you'll spot gazelle or oryx moving across the sand. The whole flight lasts between 45 minutes and an hour depending on wind, and it's quieter than you'd expect — just the occasional roar of the burner and the creak of the basket.

Once you land, there's a traditional Bedouin camp waiting with a proper breakfast spread. We're talking gourmet here — smoked salmon, scrambled eggs cooked to order, croissants, fresh fruit, Arabic coffee, the works. And then, if you booked on a Tuesday, there's a violinist playing live while you eat, which sounds corny until it actually happens. After breakfast comes the falcon show, where handlers bring out trained birds and explain how falconry works in the Gulf — it's a real part of the culture, not a tourist theater. There's also a camel ride if you want it, though by that point most people are full and happy just sitting with coffee.

The whole thing is built around the timing: you need to be ready before dawn, which means an early pickup from your hotel (selected hotels only — check if yours is on the list). You get a certificate and a professional photo from the flight, plus free WiFi on board if you want to message someone while you're floating. Return transfers back to your hotel are included, so you don't have to arrange a ride home after breakfast.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off at selected Dubai hotels.
hot air balloon flight (45–60 minutes depending on weather).
gourmet breakfast with croissants, eggs, smoked salmon, fresh fruit, Arabic coffee, tea, and juices.
falcon show at the Bedouin camp.
camel ride.
professional flight photo.
flight certificate.
free WiFi on board during flight.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Let's Explore Dubai

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Dubai's desert at its best light without arranging your own transport or timing — the early pickup and fixed schedule handle both, and the breakfast and falcon show turn the morning into a full experience instead of just a flight.