Sunset Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Phoenix

Overview

Enjoy a one-hour hot air balloon flight as the sun sets over the Sonoran Desert in North Phoenix, Arizona. You'll experience breathtaking 360-degree views of the famous Sonoran Desert landscape throughout your flight. Upon landing, you will have a celebratory toast and receive a commemorative certificate of your flight.

City: Phoenix

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $209.00

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $209.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Champagne

Post flight food

Live commentary on board

Local taxes

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All flights are weather permitting
Children must be 5 years of age or older
Must be able to stand for 60 minutes unassisted
Must be able to sustain the impact of jumping off a chair
Minimum drinking age is 21 years
Light layered clothing
Closed toe shoes
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Sonoran Desert National Monument

During your hour-long flight over the famous Sonoran Desert, you will have a 360-degree view no matter where you stand in the basket. The pilot will be your tour guide in the sky, explaining what you are looking at, how far you are going and how high you are ascending. Upon landing, you will be greeted with a celebratory toast (a tradition dating back to the 1800's) and each passenger will receive a commemorative flight certificate. Once the balloon is packed up and all passengers are ready to go, the pilot and crew will bring you back to the check-in point where you can purchase souvenirs to commemorate your aeronautical adventure. A great experience to check off your Bucket List!

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Upon meeting at the check-in office, your pilots and crew will transport you to the launch site location, where you will have the option to become hands-on and help the crew or take in the view as the gentle giant comes to life. Before loading into the basket, the pilot will conduct a safety briefing, so make sure to listen carefully! Then you are up, up and away into the beautiful Arizona sky.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (113)

zhyanna

Feb 2019

This was the 51st balloon ride I have done over many years. My first time with this company. Patrick was our pilot. He was very friendly and informative. Answered all questions and explained things very well I had four people with me who had never been up before. All of them enjoyed the experience. One of my best flights away from my home company (whom I have done 40 flights with )

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Hello and thank you for sharing your experience! You are certainly a professional balloonist and we are absolutely honored you chose us for your 51st ride! Wow! Thank you for your kind words about our awesome pilot, Patrick. We will be sure to pass along this review to him. We hope to be your 52nd ride as well and we are definitely looking forward to it. Thank you!

malkyh2019

Jan 2019

My wife and I had the pleasure to be on a hot-air balloon with Captain Sir Patrick, our group had a commercial airliner pilot and air traffic controller on board as well. Patrick couldn’t have been nicer, his OCD calmed everyone, since we saw him double and triple checking everything. He explained every aspect of the balloon, answered all questions, cracked some pretty good jokes.... We highly recommend crossing “being on a hot air balloon” off your bucket list by booking with Rainbow Riders. ASK TO RIDE WITH PATRICK, they might have other good pilots but he assured us he’s the most experienced in Arizona - 28 years!!! We had a great time!!!!

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Hello! Thank you for flying with us and taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review! We are so excited you got to cross off that bucket list item and that you enjoyed yourselves as well. Captain Sir Patrick is an excellent pilot, and we will be sure to let him know about your kind review. Thank you, Cheers!

harristurkeyf

Jan 2019

It was a complete pleasure having Patrick as our guide 4 Hour sunset hot air balloon ride yesterday. The team as a whole work very well together and have great customer service and interaction. The balloon ride was so relaxing, the views were stunning, and our guide did a great job of pointing out landmarks and entertaining us with jokes. A wonderful champagne toast was provided upon Landing. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone, even if you are afraid of heights, it is very much worthwhile.

Response from Host

Feb 2019

Hello! Thank you so much for the lovely review. We will be sure to pass your kind words along to Patrick and the rest of the crew. We can definitely agree that even those who fear heights find this experience to be very relaxing. We appreciate your recommendation and we are so happy you chose us to fly with! Cheers!