Afternoon Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Phoenix

Overview

Take in the beautiful Arizona Sonoran Desert at sunset like never before! Floating 2,000-5,000 feet over the desert in a hot air balloon, the 360 degree unobstructed views and peacefulness of flight is breathtaking. Following your 45-60 minute hot air balloon flight, guests are treated to chilled champagne and gourmet evening hors d'oeuvres in the desert, the perfect end to the day.

City: Phoenix

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $236.52

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $236.52

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What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop off (if option selected)

Champagne

Candlelit evening hors d'oeuvres provided by local favorite Vincent's on Camelback Restaurant

Commemorative flight certificate

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not suitable for pregnant women
Not recommended for participants with broken bones, or who have had recent surgery
Passengers must be able to jump off the second step of a ladder onto the ground
Minimum age is 5 years
Actual flight time is approximately 1 hour
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms

What To Expect

Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve

Your hot air balloon tour check in at the Deer Valley Airport Balloon Ride Parking Area, unless the roundtrip hotel transfers option is selected. Guests will float above the awe-inspiring Sonoran Desert viewing local landmarks, wildlife and plant life from above.

Camelback Mountain

Soar past iconic Camelback Mountain in the Phoenix Valley. This mountain is a favorite of local hikers and cyclists.

Downtown Phoenix

As the sun sets, you'll see Downtown Phoenix in the distance. As you come in to land, a table complete with linens and china awaits you in the heart of the desert, a clue to what you are about to enjoy! You'll be greeted with a traditional celebration that includes scrumptiously prepared gourmet cuisine from the award-winning Vincent’s on Camelback restaurant. First-time flyers will be treated to the legendary Balloonists Ceremony that balloonists all over the world have been sharing for more than a century.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (166)

Lynn_T

Feb 2022

My problem is lack of communication between Viator and Hot Air Balloons. The trip was cancelled by Hot Air Balloons yet Viator charged me then takes 3-7 days to refund a trip I didn’t take. Wouldn’t use them again. I’d book direct.

Response from Host

Feb 2022

Hi Lynn_T, thank you for your feedback! When you book through a third party like Viator/TripAdvisor you are required to pay for the tour up front and it can take a few days for a refund to be processed to your account. If you book directly with our company we do not take any payment up front, just in case there is a cancellation due to weather, that way you are not waiting for a refund. The choice is yours on how you would like to book your excursions, and we appreciate your business regardless of if you book through a third party or directly with your company. Thank you for your patience with the weather and the refund process. We hope to have the opportunity to take you up, up and away in the future!

BHPLT

Feb 2022

I booked this afternoon flight several months ago to celebrate a family member's milestone birthday by doing a bucket list item. It was literally one of two main reasons we came to Phoenix to celebrate. I actually checked a few days out to see how the weather was looking for the afternoon flight as we could have switched to a morning flight at that point, and whether these flights get cancelled a lot. Was told it was looking very nice (which I understand can change, but apparently not for everyone else that got to fly),and was told the flight is seldom cancelled this time of the year. We traveled out to the area where balloons were launching and got to watch a few balloons taking off from other companies. Then the pilot our van was assigned to came over and said he was going to wait it out a little while to see if wind was more favorable. 5 minutes later it was cancelled as he didn't like the wind at the landing location. Little did we know at that point that every other van from this company was going flying. As we pulled out we watched the other crews unloading the balloons. No explanation and the pilot made it sound like it was the other companies that were flying - not ours. My husband is a pilot and we understand weather cancellations. But to watch every other balloon get to fly but ours when we had planned this trip for so long was literally heart breaking. My personal opinion is in a good business if one balloon can't fly last minute - regardless of reason - that there needs to be a better approach to who gets to fly vs who does not. Passengers who booked the furthest back should be given priority. When I booked there were quite a few spots still open and then it later filled up. Yet some of those that booked later got to fly and we did not. Maybe assign pilots at the launch area once you know who is going to fly. Or at the very least see if some passengers that can reschedule would agree to take a flight another day for some form of compensation. On our van everyone was from out of town and everyone didn't' think they would be able to fly - especially since your company was fully booked the next day and not flying the following. Just a recap, weather cancellations are understandable, but if you have one pilot that doesn't fly when others do (and we heard this is common), you need to have a fair way of dealing with passengers who get scheduled for these cancelled flights. We had heard good things about the company from our resort and thinking we once flew with the company on a prior trip, but we will certainly pass on this feedback to the resort. The birthday was pretty much ruined at this point as we wasted the whole afternoon traveling to and from the check in area, and had to scramble to find a place to eat since we planned on the after balloon celebration. We can only hope our other plans work out better than this and that we get to fly with the other company we rebooked with who seemed to be very surprised we got cancelled today.

Latisha_S

Feb 2022

Booked this trip with my adult daughters in Arizona to celebrate their birthdays. It took 30 minutes on a van to get to the balloon takeoff location. We then had to wait another 30min or so for them to inflate the balloon so that we could get in the balloon. Not sure if this is standard procedure but it would have been nice for the balloon to already be inflated and ready to go when customers arrive. Also there was only one step stool so those of us on the other side of the balloon had to throw ourselves into the balloon without the assistance of a step stool. We had Mike England as our pilot and he was pretty rude and sarcastic. Susie and the other guys on our crew were nice and friendly. The landing was pretty rocky and it felt like we were going to flip over but thank God we didn’t. The appetizers weren’t great but the desserts were really good including the birthday cake. I would also suggest providing more than one bottle of sparkling cider since everyone doesn’t drink champagne and there were 2 bottles of that. The sunset was nice. All and all it was an ok experience but not something I would do again.