One of the most interesting attractions in Vilnius is a balloon flight. There are many companies that fly over the city, we flew with
ballooning.lt, find others in Google. The balloon was designed for 6 persons + pilot, there s enough space during the flight for everyone, although the landing was not easy. Balloons are taking off early in the morning and in the evening from different locations, depending on the wind direction. We started from the very center of the city.
Taking off
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White bridge
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Old town
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Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
The city center, the Tower of Gediminas
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Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Naujamiestis district
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TV Tower and Karolinishkes district
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Hotel Radisson, where we stayed.
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Business district at Shnipishkes distrikt
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Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Residential areas of Shnipishkes district
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Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Vilia River
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Šilo bridge
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Valakupiu bridge
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City view from afar
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In general, you will fly over the city about 10 minutes and the rest of the time over the forest.
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We were lucky with the mist
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Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Presidential house
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Ballooning above Vilnius ©Yuriy Buriak
Landing
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