Hot Air Balloon Rides In Tabernas, Andalucia

Hot air balloon rides in Tabernas Tabernas is our preferred flying zone in Almeria. From high above you can admire the incredible desert landscape. The site of many Western movies, northern Almeria is a virtual lunar landscape with canyons and rocky wastes with its own particular charm. The desert "badlands" of Almeria have become a major tourist attraction in themselves due to the fact that hundreds of Spaghetti westerns were filmed here along with some mega movies including Lawrence of Arabia and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Clint Eastwood, Raquel Welch, Charles Bronson were all here before the big time movie industry moved on. The abandoned film sets have been incorporated into two popular entertainment centres - Mini Hollywood and Texas Hollywood.

At the very south eastern tip of Almeria province lies a wild and untouched nature reserve called Cabo de Gata - home to various exotic flora and fauna and a magnet for scuba divers who come from far afield to marvel at the wealth of marine life to be found in these crystal clear waters. It has become one of the jewels in the crown of Almeria and was created in 1987.

The land in this area has remained largely undeveloped, there are no real towns, just small villages scattered here and there. San Miguel de Cabo de Gata is one such village, home to a large lake favoured by flamingos. The Faro de Cabo de Gata (lighthouse) sits on the cape's southern tip and on a clear day the Rif Mountains in Morocco can be seen. Scuba divers and snorkellers are attracted to a stretch of seabed 2 km wide in the park where marine flora and fauna are abundant.

The price of hot air balloon rides in Tabernas, Spain are 160€ per person.