A hot-air balloon against clouds In the air

Hot-air balloon over the Tiber valley

Magliano Sabina

A balloon goes up at first light over the Tiber valley north of Rome and drifts wherever the morning wind is going. The transfer from the city is part of what you book, so the early start is somebody else's driving.

How the day goes

  1. Picked up in Rome before dawn and driven north to the launch field.
  2. The balloon is inflated in front of you, then you climb into the basket.
  3. Up over the valley as the sun comes: fields, the river, the hills turning light underneath you.
  4. Down again, and driven back to Rome with the whole day still in front of you.

Small children do not reach the height limit for the basket, and flights follow the weather — if your dates cannot move, keep this for a morning that can.

Where it is

Magliano Sabina at its real position from Rome, with everywhere else we list behind it — so you can see how far out this one is.

Magliano Sabina, and where it is from Rome Magliano Sabina drawn at its real position relative to Rome, about 64 minutes by car. The faint dots are the other places we list, so you can see how far out this one is. 64 min Rome Magliano Sabina

Open it where the roads are

Takes you to Magliano Sabina — the town, not the meeting point. Ask them where exactly to turn up; the number is on this page.

Getting there

An easy run out of Rome — make it a comfortable one

  • 1 h 04drive from the middle of Rome
  • 73 kmeach way
  • 3 honce you are there
  • Have a driver take you, door to door

    No parking to find, no wrong turns, and you leave when the day is done.

    • Picked up where you are staying, dropped back there
    • No parking to find and no ZTL to worry about
    • Nobody spends the day driving

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