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

Fri 20 Sep

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Starting at $375.00

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Fri 20 Sep

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)

g0ttakn0w

Aug 2010

We went with Black Hills Balloons earlier this summer and are very happy we did. We booked a few months in advance. They suggested we book the trip earlier in our vacation incase it needed to be cancelled due to weather we could reschedule. We called the night before to confirm and the weather was good so we met the next morning around 5:30 am. They toss up a small balloon to see which way the wind is blowing and then determine what the route will be. We started southwest of Custer State Park and flew over the Black Hills National Forest. We were up in the air around 6:30 and the ride itself was about 50 minutes. We then had champagne, cheese and muffins with the staff and participants in the other balloon. The story they tell about why we have champagne after a hot air balloon ride is quite interesting and really added to the trip. We were back between 8:00 and 8:30. I must have come up with my own preconceived expectations of the trip which somewhat disappointed me: 1) That we would be going up at sunrise - we went up about 1 hour after sunrise. But in order to be ready to go we were up early enough to watch the sunrise and it was gorgeous! 2) That we would see Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and the Wild Life Loop – we didn’t fly that direction so all we saw was Crazy Horse quite far in the distance. I am the type of person who doesn’t like heights, is slightly claustrophobic, and gets motion sickness and I was not bothered in the least. We were very high up (I think they said over 1000 feet), but it is more a feeling you get in an airplane vs climbing a high latter or looking over a high balcony/window. I think the balloons hold up to 12 people and you are divided into groups and stay in your own section of the basket, it was a little cramped, but I think the fact you are completely open from the waist/chest it didn’t seem so bad. Being outside and getting fresh air also made it seem quite open. We had a very smooth ride so I did not feel motion sick at all, but I don’t know if that is typical of all rides. Other that being disappointed by my own expectations the trip itself was fabulous and I would highly recommend it. It was expensive for a family of four, but we considered it a trip of a lifetime. We always wanted to do a hot air balloon ride and the price itself is comparable to back home, so to have this experience in one of the most beautiful places in the world was well worth it.

CharlieMM

Nov 2009

We are Aussies and it was on our list of things to do - a hot air balloon trip somewhere in the US. We chose Black Hills Balloons and we're so glad we did. We had the pleasure of meeting Steve and his crew in late June 2009, we were collected at the designated pick up place and taken to a very beautiful spot, watched the unloading and inflation of the beautiful balloon and what a way to see the countryside. It was spectacular and ended too soon (due to encroaching bad weather). Steve is very good, knows his job and does it well and at the end we had the traditional champagne toast plus a history lesson as to why we drink champagne at the end of a balloon flight. If you want to know, you'll have to go fly with Steve. Onya Steve and thank you for the experience of a lifetime.

CHRIS WALLACE

Jul 2004

Black Hills Balloons Provides a great Hot Air Balloon ride in the Custer, SD area. It was a beautiful and exciting experience that I recommend to every one visiting that area.