Wine Country Hot-Air Balloon Ride from Yountville

Overview

Experience world-famous wine country from the air on an early morning hot-air balloon ride. Then climb into a comfortable basket to take to the skies as the valley below you awakens. Enjoy a bird’s-eye perspective of rolling hills, expansive vineyards, and elegant estates during your flight. Your pilot will offer insights on ballooning and the landscape as you float above it all!

* Wine Country Hot-air balloon ride
* Learn about the world famous Wine Country as your soar above it all

City: Napa & Sonoma

Fri 20 Sep

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Starting at $338.00

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Fri 20 Sep

Starting at $338.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Post Flight Sparkling Wine Celebration with the Pilot

40 min to 1 hour hot-air balloon ride (weather dependent)

Preflight Coffee or Tea

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 8 years and minimum height is 57 inches tall. It is at the pilots discretion who is deemed safe to fly
MUST provide on the road phone number at time of booking. Failure to provide this information will result in cancellation
Guests with weights of 260 lbs (118kg) or more will be charged an additional fee of $275
Individuals who have done a deep scuba dive within the past few days
People suffering from chronic pain, have a recent injury or who have recently had major surgery, anyone who is unable to stand without assistance for more than an hour
Someone who requires assistance walking or who cannot climb stairs.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Napa Valley

Then it’s off into the wild blue yonder. Our experienced pilots will share with you some of ballooning's colorful history and the regions highlights!

Sonoma

Our experienced pilots will share with you ballooning's colorful history and the regions highlights

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 4 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Reviews (474)

KananiMahelona

May 2013

On a wine-themed reunion weekend with my partner and his former college classmates, I was excited to see that a hot-air balloon ride (something high on my "bucket list") was on our agenda. For my partner, not so much. But I told him we WERE doing the balloon ride; and that was that. :) Fast forward to the last day of our weekend trip (which was wonderful!), and us getting up early to board the bus to the Chandon Estate for our adventure. We were all excited and nervous - only 3 of our group of 12 having ever been in a hot air balloon. Little did we know that we would fall in love with the experience - and our pilot- the second we left the ground. My partner, who didn't want to go in the first place, just giggled like a child on Christmas morning. We were all breathless as we floated peacefully into the skies above the beautiful Napa Valley. If we closed our eyes, we wouldn't have even known we were afloat. The silence and serenity was moving. Seeing the same places we had visited all weekend long in this way was so impactful, so much more beautiful - we were so much more "at one" with our surroundings and so much more appreciative of the beauty laid out before us. We were "changed". Add to this the expertise, friendliness and kindheartedness of our pilot, Ken Custis. He made us all feel so safe and comfortable. He educated us about this beautiful valley, where he grew up, pointing out all the wonders below us. He pointed out the rivers, the bay, the skyline of San Francisco in the distance. He told us about his high school (and the rival school), about his childhood in Napa. He described everything he was doing with the balloon - how it worked, where we were headed, how multiple balloons in the air at the same time determined right-of-way and communicated with each other, etc. He was amazing. He brought us down to earth at the end of our journey with ease and skill. Though we all braced ourselves and expected a major "jolt", Ken literally floated us down to earth like a cloud. As we descended and were faced with a train track on one side and the deep depression of a dried-up water reservoir on the other, Ken nailed the landing on the reservoir's narrow levy - barely wider than the balloon's basket. And the Napa Valley Balloons ground crew was already approaching us to assist in guiding us to a grassy field as we touched down in perfect balance. All of us in that basket knew we had just shared, together, one of the most amazing experiences of our lives. We were "connected" by it, forever. Nearly a month later, I still revisit the experience in my mind and in photos...and it still makes me feel like I'm on Cloud 9.

23blast

Apr 2013

I can only do so much wine tasting and to have an early morning activity going up in a hot air balloon was very fun, not scarey at all as my wife had feared, and is run by a first rate proprietor and pilot, Gabe.Go into this knowing the balloon ride is weather permitting, so schedule early in your stay. This was very well organized,with a first rate breakfast after the balloon ride. I was most impressed with how Gabe, the Proprietor and his staff want to go above and beyond to make it a great experience. There were complications prior to our particular trip, and Gabe after taking one group up, didn't want to disappoint us, and went out of his way to take a second group up- no small feat. I highly recommend Napa Valley Balloons.

Kathy J

Jun 2012

Napa Valley Balloons Company was AMAZING!! The morning starts off early, but soon becomes absolutely worth every moment of it. The people that we met on our trip were fabulous, everyone to include the Company Staff were friendly (even at 5am) and were very accommodating. We ended up on "Big Blue" balloon with Kim, who was our hot air balloon pilot. He was very knowledgeable and professional, and made a very smooth landing for us, and the flight was terrific. We were fortunate when we had our flight last week on Memorial Day weekend, that we could see San Francisco from our balloon. The flight was a lot of fun and a perfect way to start of a day in the Napa area. FOR A PERFECT DAY, I recommend the Hot Air Balloon ride in the morning, followed by Beau Wine Tours, going to Ceja and O’Brien wineries, and ending with dinner at Bistro Sabor.