Floating over thousand year old pagodas and the mighty Ayeyarwaddy River, as the sun sinks slowly behind distant mountains.

The magic of Bagan has inspired visitors to Myanmar for centuries. One of the most remarkable sights in Asia, ancient temples dot the landscape as far as the eye can see. Now "Balloons over Bagan" affords visitors a unique opportunity to see this ancient kingdom, as it never has been seen before.

Our sunrise and sunset champagne flights take off daily from October through to the end of March.

 The balloon is guided by gentle winds not exceeding 15mph, allowing passengers a serene and peaceful bird's-eye view of ancient temples drifting by. Using his skill the pilot is able to guide the balloon to a gentle landing where our friendly crew and celebratory glass of champagne will be on hand.

Commercial passenger ballooning has the best safety record of all forms of air transport. "Balloons over Bagan's" pilots and technicians are qualified and registered in the UK. Our balloons, which are built to the highest standards of the British aerospace industry, are provided by Cameron Balloons Limited, the world's largest manufacturer of high quality balloons.

Each balloon is insured for  three millions dollars, third party, and passenger liability. "Balloons over Bagan" is a private Myanmar Company that is committed to the preservation of Bagan and its environment. A small contribution from each flight will be donated to community programs that directly benefit the local population.

The town of Bagan (formerly spelled as "Pagan"), central Myanmar (Burma), situated on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River and approximately 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Mandalay. The site of an old capital city of Myanmar, Pagan is a pilgrimage centre and contains ancient Buddhist shrines that have been restored and renovated and are in current use. Ruins of other shrines and pagodas cover a wide area. An earthquake on July 8, 1975, severely damaged more than half of the important structures and destroyed many of them. The village also has a school for lacquer ware, for which the region is noted. Pagan's importance lies in its heritage rather than its present. It was first built probably in AD 849 and, from the 11th century to the end of the 13th, was the capital of a region roughly the  size of modern Myanmar. In 1287,Bagan was overrun by the Mongols during their wide-ranging conquests, and it never recovered its position, though a little building continued on Buddhist shrines.