Hot air ballooning in Pokhara is an adventurous mountain flight that offers the best aerial views of the city, green hills, and surroundings, and costs 150 USD for half an hour and 170 USD for 45 minutes for foreigners, and 11,000 NPR for a half-hour flight for Nepalis, including a flight ticket and transport.
Hot Air Ballooning in Nepal
A Quick Glimpse
- Trip Duration: 30-45 Minutes
- Starting Point: Pokhara
- Ending Point: Pokhara
- Best Seasons: September to May
- Key Highlights: Adventure balloon flight
- Mountain Views: Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I, Annapurna II, Annapurna III, Annapurna IV, Annapurna South, Machhapuchchhre (Fishtail), and more
One of the adventure tourism activities in Nepal is Hot Air Ballooning, which feels like flying like a bird in the sky and offers an eye-catching view. The Hot Air Balloon Flight offers scenic views of the Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, and Ganesh Himal massifs, including the beautiful lakes of Pokhara city, the valley, rivers, hills, and terraces. This hot air ballooning service runs only in Pokhara, about 200km west of the capital city, Kathmandu. To get to Pokhara, there are tourist bus services that take 6-7 hours of driving through the hills, or a scenic mountain flight that takes about half an hour, followed by a transfer to the place where the ballooning flights take off.
This Ballooning Flight is a new adventure experience in Nepal, launched in November 2018. The hot air balloon flights operate twice daily, in the morning and at noon, except in the rainy season. Expert pilots fly these flights. For now, the flights take off from two places, Dhampus and Landruk, and then land at Hemja and the Mardi Khola river bank. These 30-minute and 1-hour flights can be enjoyed over the towering snow-capped mountains, the fascinating city of Pokhara, the peaceful lakes, and more.
The best time for these flights is from September to May, as these months usually have less rain and are an excellent time to see the mountains. Usually, there are daily flights during these months, but they may be canceled due to weather conditions.
Hot Air Ballooning Flight Cost
The cost of the Hot Air Balloon Flight depends on the flight time and nationality. For passengers from outside Nepal, the half-hour flight costs 150 USD, and for Nepalese, it is 11,000 NPR. An hour's flight costs 170 USD for foreigners and 13,000 NPR for Nepalese citizens.
Try this Ballooning Flight with your family, friends, and loved ones for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with us. We offer you the opportunity to take this flight at a reasonable cost, with a guarantee of an unforgettable adventure in Nepal.
Hot Air Ballooning in Nepal Itinerary
Drive to Ballooning take off place, have a scenic flight and drive back to Pokhara.
At the time of our morning or daytime flight booking, we will be picked up by a company representative and driven to the hot air balloon launch site. We have a half-hour or an hour-long flight with the balloon, land on the Mardi riverbank or in Hemja, then drive back to our hotel.
The hot air ballooning itinerary is in Pokhara, which starts with driving from a meeting point to Dhampus or Landruk with joining transportation and flying as per your booking request, for a half-hour or an hour flight, then going back to the same place from where we departed before the flight. We see the stunning mountain ranges of Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, and Ganesh Himal, including the beautiful mountain Fishtail. We also enjoy the view of Pokhara city and the lakes.
Route Map & Altitude Chart
Trip Cost Details
- Pick-up and drop-off service from your hotel to the hotel
- Hot air ballooning flight ticket
- Hot air ballooning flight certificate
- Insurance during the flight (in case)
- All the government taxes

