Up, up, up and away we went inside the DHL hot air balloon located at Tan Quee Lan St. near Bugis. The red and yellow striped balloon took us to about 150m from the ground for a spectacular view of Singapore’s cityscape.
As the balloon ascended, neighboring buildings like the Raffles Hospital, Inter-Continental Singapore and Suntec City Mall came to view. It went higher further and the skyscrapers at Orchard Road slowly appeared. We stayed on air for about 10 minutes and the balloon descended steadily.
It is a one-of-a-kind experience that I would recommend to friends who visit Singapore. Since we took the ride in the morning, I would like to try at night to see the city lights glowing in the dark night.
Regular rate would be S$23 but since we took the HiPPO package tour we only paid S$13. I think there were about 20 of us or more who were allowed to ride the balloon at a time. For inquiries, you may contact 6-33-868-77. It is open from 11am to 9:30pm.