Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Black Hills

Overview

This adventure will be one that will stay with you forever! Enjoy a stunning hot air balloon flight over Custer Valley and the world-renowned Custer State Park. Located just a few miles from Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Wind Cave National Park, your flight over mountains, valleys, lakes and prairies, is one of the best ways to view the Black Hills. You may spot elk, antelope, deer and buffalo and maybe even an elusive mountain lion. The beautiful Black Hills is the only place in the world where you can witness such historic, wild landscape and abundant wildlife from a hot air balloon!

City: Custer

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $375.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $375.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Bottled water

All Fees and Taxes

Hot Air Balloon Flight

Glass of Champagne

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age is 4 years
Must call or email Black Hills Balloons the evening before the flight between 6.30 pm and 8 pm for a flight status update and weather check.
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands

What To Expect

Black Hills National Forest

Once the balloon is ready, you’ll gently take to the skies for an approximate 1-hour flight over the Black Hills National Forest. If you are new to ballooning, you’ll be surprised at the silence and serenity you’ll find high above the treetops. It’s truly magical. Upon landing, the ground crew will pack the balloon while you and your pilot celebrate the flight with complimentary champagne, light snacks and a story about the origin of hot air ballooning. Flights depart at sunrise and are weather dependent and always at the discretion of your experienced pilot.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (237)

mtbinnd

Jul 2013

From beginning to end this was a great experience. The tour operators were on time and very professional and informative. Steve our pilot came with years of flying and was a great tour guide also. The mimosa and muffins at the end was a great final touch. Highly recommend to anyone want to try a hot air balloon ride.

Karen M

Sep 2012

My first ever experience in a hot air balloon - and enjoyed every second of it. Arrived at the launch site in time to see a beautiful sunrise, had beautiful views in every direction, peaceful and awesome sights, and the wind provided a long and breathtaking flight. Our pilot, Walter, was extremely capable especially for our "high speed" landing, which made our flight even more of an exciting adventure! I highly recommend Black Hills Balloons to anyone.

Anonymous

Jun 2012

My wife booked this trip a week in advance for me, her, and three children. We were told to arrive at 5:30 a.m. across the street from our hotel. The tour operator called my wife's cell phone the night before to confirm the time (5:30 a.m.) and place (across the street from our hotel) for our meeting. The following morning was absolutely gorgeous. 70 degrees. Not a cloud in the sky. The nearby flags showed the most gentle of breezes, and certainly no wind. We woke our girls up very early to get dressed, eat a bite of breakfast, and get to the pick-up point. Our kids were very excited albeit somewhat tired from their unusually early wake-up call. The operator was nowhere to be found. He never called my wife's cell phone (despite having the number and having called it the previous night). We called the operator. He didn't pick up at first. We called again. He picked up. He sounded like we had woken him up. When we asked where he was, he told us that the pick-up time was 5:15 a.m., that he arrived and met with the other so-called family who was booked, but the weather wasn't suitable for ballooning and he cancelled the flight. He didn't offer any explanation for why he didn't call us, why he twice told us to be there at 5:30 a.m., or why the weather wasn't suitable given how perfect a day it was. Nor did he provide us with the name or contact information for the other "family" to confirm that what he was telling us was true. He asked to reschedule. I told him that we had lost confidence in him, and that I wasn't going to ruin another vacation day dealing with him and that he needed to refund the charge on my credit card. He said he would refund us our deposit. But as of this date, he has not refunded the charge, requiring me to dispute the charge with my card-provider. A few days later, a different tour operator in Deadwood, SD asked us how our trip to the Black Hills had been. We told her that everything was great, although we had a terrible experience with another tour operator. Without being prompted or coached, the other operator asked, "Was it the balloon guy in Custer?" We were shocked that she had heard similar stories like ours from other tourists. Obviously, this operator's reputation for doing this type of thing preceeds him. When we arrived home, I looked again at his TripAdvisor reviews because I've never had a bad experience with a tour operator who received favorable reviews like those that appear for this operator on this website. My wife pointed out that the last review posted was September 26, 2011, and that there are no recent reviews. Perhaps I should have taken the absence of reviews as a sign that I should have avoided using this operator. Needless to say, we cannot recommend this tour operator to anyone.