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Get yourself the thrill of looking
down on mother earth suspended at 10000 ft. above in
the skies. Gaze into the majestic Himalayas and blink
in or its glories. Let moment freeze as you behold
the pristine valley and then drift along on board the
world's oldest but safest air travel. One hour on the
balloon will be memories to last a lifetime.
Flying 3000 m. above the Kathmandu valley safely on
a wicker basket, opens up vast vistas of enchanting
sights accessible only to the initiated. Breathe easily
in the fresh, crisp air of the quintessential Kathmandu
dawn as you absorb the 360° view of awe inspiring
landscape-lush green hills, terraced fills enriched
by nature's colors, terra-cotta structure huddle together
watchful essentials, a gilded temple spire, a lonely
stupa. Each one bathed by the first golden rays of
the raising sun.
Look right on and there before you rise in majestic splendor the fabled Himalayan
peaks. Illumined by stray strands of sun light, the snowcapped Gosainthan,
Phurbi-Gyachu, Gauri-Sanker, Chhobar-Bhamare, Cho-Oyu, Chomolungma and Gyanchungkang
all stand to greet you and lull you into a dream like state , that will live
on as memories forever.
From the tranquil vantage point of a hot air balloon
at there thousand metres we can see an extraordinary
scene of ancient temples, monasteries and paddy fields.
The greatest of all gods, Shiva rested from his labours making the world. With
his left hand he thrust his trident into the ground thus creating the three
perfect lakes of Gokyo nestled beneath the sacred mountain of Chomolonga (Mother
Goddessof all Earth - Mt. Everest).
The Shiva looked westward and with his sword in his right hand cleft the mountain
of Chhobar. At the moment of impact Chhobar became a gorge and the giant lake
within the valley was drained of all water. The fertile Valley of Kathmandu
was born.
But now look north to the snowcapped mountains of Ganesh, Langtang, and Gauri
Shankar and of course Mount Everest and you realize that the awesome wilderness
of Himalayas could only be the dwelling place of gods.
With the first rays of sunlight our nine story high balloon slowly comes to
life. A sleeping giant decorated with the "all seeing eyes of Buddha" it ripples,
stretches and slowly expand.Gracefully and ever so slowly, the balloon eases
itself from the ground. The departure is so gentle that few passengers even
realize that we are now floating above the red tiled rooftops of the city of
Kathmandu. Majestically the balloon climbs. A stones throw away to the east
is the ancient village of Bhaktapur. It is a collection of perhaps the most
historic and holy Buddhist and Hindu temples found in Asia. Look towards the
center of Durbar Square in Kathmandu and the gilded temple of Kumari dashes
the sun's touch into a fan of brilliance to be ever remembered. Above Kathmandu
you look out to the highest mountain range on earth. There is no dusty Perspex,
noise vibrating motor or airplane wing to spoil the most spectacular of all
views.
Fare: USD 195 per person. Transfers and breakfast
included. |