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Ballooning

BallooningExplore the natural beauty of the Island in a hot air Balloon. View the elephants in their natural habitat without violating their privac, fly over the placid lakes or get a bird's eye view of the Sigiriya Rock or a historical ruined city without tampering with the landscape. We call it " Soft Tourism " . Witness our ancient lakes, gigantic ruins with a history of 2500 years or more,forests with its wild life from soaring hights!

ballooning is available in the Island with tour operators such as Red Dot Tours and they offer value for money. The Red Dot has merged with Adevnture Centre Asia which is the leading balloon operator in the island.Their prime concern bein safety, the balloon rides are conducted by a team with a number of years of experience. Many ballooning flights originate mainly in the culturul triangle, taking-off close to Dambulla.A varied options are available such as group bookings for 14-16 people and luxury, wedding and chartered flights. The success of Hot Air Ballooning largely depends on weather conditions, therefore the ideal season is earmarked from October to April. The packages offered are attractive and reasoble offering the most spectacuar aerial view of the cultural sites viz Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Dambulla.. the wildife parks Yala National Park, Udawalawe National Park, the south coast , the central hills and many more. Packages are available for a time span of 3-4 hrs, sufficient to admire the vista of the island without interruption.