Sep 20, 2025
An Unforgettable Experience - I thoroughly enjoyed this excursion. Seeing the sunrise from a hot air balloon was amazing. The captain and crew members made this an unforgettable experience. Afterwards we had breakfast, took pictures with a falcon, and went on a camel ride. Thanks Sindbad Team and Abdul for a morning I will treasure forever!
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May 18, 2025
Must do excursion. Amazing experience and excellent tour company. - Wow!! Just wow! Thank you Sinbad Gulf Balloons Dubai for an exceptional first time hot air balloon experience. 4000 feet above the stunning Arabian desert was incredible and the sunrise was picture perfect. The entire experience was beyond our expectations and we were also very impressed with the professional demeanor with our crew in a medical emergency event that occurred after our excursion.
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May 16, 2025
A great experience - just do it. - A beautiful desert experience for my wife and I.
I had been on a balloon flight before in Australia. It was my wife's first and she was worried. However, she was reassured by the calmness of the captain, the pre-flight video and that we had the flight postponed by a day because the weather was unsafe to fly on the original day we were supposed to go.
Communication from booking to flight was clear, including place and pick up time and the rearranged flight.
We bought the video taken during the flight which was nice and clear, edited to keep it to a sensible length and, I guess, file size, with some music added, which enhanced the video. I would recommend this memento, especially if you are on the same side of the basket as the camera. It might be a bit less interesting if you are on the opposite side as you will see less of yourself, but still capture a good feel of the flight.
The breakfast was good for me. Less so for my wife, who is coeliac. There was fruit and a drink for her, and she might have been able to eat some of the other items, for example scrambled eggs and baked beans, but wasn't sure enough they would be OK to eat them - you'll know I mean if you're coeliac. So, this could perhaps be improved, by adding a couple of gluten free items, or providing a little more clarity on the food served. I was sent the menu when asked, but that was of limited use. I still really enjoyed my breakfast though.
The camel ride was good fun and the man controlling the camels was super helpful, taking videos and photos of my wife and I as we rode the camels at the same time (people went in pairs on 2 camels). The ride was around the compound rather than a walk out across the desert. However, that was fine with us, exactly the right experience for my wife (who was also worried about the camel ride).
The falcon experience was not great. The falcon perch was on a sleeve that went over your forearm for a picture. However, the falcon kept a hood on so its face couldn't be seen properly. There was no flying involved. Not sure what we were expecting, but thought this would be more interesting than it was.
Finally, the driver who took us to and from our hotel and to and from the balloon launch and landing, arrived on time, communicated clearly for the hotel pick up, was a good safe driver, and he was helpful, putting on music requests from two of the other three passengers in our car. The car was a comfortable air-conditioned Land Cruiser.
I would happily recommend this experience to anyone interested in taking a balloon flight.
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Mar 28, 2025
Hot air balloon ride - The whole team at Sinbad were amazing, I booked last minute and they managed to arrange a birthday banner for my boyfriend’s 30th birthday. The whole team really made it very special for us and would recommend everyone to experience the hot air balloon.
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Mar 24, 2025
Great experience!!! ... - Great experience!!! Everything handled professionally. Would definitely do this again. Incredible views from the sky.
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Mar 13, 2025
We had an amazing time on... - We had an amazing time on the Hot Air Balloon and to top it off, riding the camels was a great experience!!! Worth every minute!!!
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Mar 11, 2025
Best experience in the desert - This was one of the highlights of our trip. The journey on the hot air balloon was magical and we felt very safe on board with the pilots. The views and the sun rise were breathe taking. The staff we all so friendly especially our driver Kashe Malik. We would definately do this again ❤️
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Mar 6, 2025
Just do it - Experienced friendly and serious crew. To fly over the desert at sunrise was really a experience. Just do it, you only live once, today's the day, and now is the moment. You won't regret it.
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Feb 1, 2025
A very memorable experience - A wonderful way to see the desert from the sky. A truly unforgettable experience. A clearer overview of the itinerary would have been nice as it’s not explained very well before hand (such as when the breakfast and camel rides will take place etc)
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Mar 12, 2025
Don’t do it! This is an honest Review! - We literally just got back to the hotel and I couldn’t wait to write this review! We had planned a trip to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, and we thought this would be a great idea. However, we were deeply disappointed with our experience.
We paid $626.00 USD for breakfast, which included bologna, hotdogs, and a mysterious meat mixture with pork and beans, along with fruit and powdered eggs. The food looked absolutely disgusting, and we couldn’t bring ourselves to eat it.
To make matters worse, they offered an extra $60 for additional video and pictures, which we found to be completely worthless. We had taken better photos and videos with our own phones. I messaged to asked for the edited version of the video they promised I’m still waiting on them to respond!
One of the most disappointing aspects of the trip was the camel ride. Instead of a relaxing experience, we were confined to the back of a trailer and made to go in circles. It was a complete waste of money and felt like a scam.
The only positive aspect of the trip was the balloon ride. It was relaxing until someone started playing loud music, which ruined the experience.
To top it off, we had to ride there and back in the third row of a vehicle designed for toddlers. It was uncomfortable and made the entire trip even more unpleasant.
Overall, we had a terrible experience and would never recommend this place to anyone.
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