Taos Ballooning: Hot Air Balloon Rides

Your Flight

Crew Casey & Kory, and pilot Ken Eske

We pride our­selves in giv­ing our hot air bal­loon­ing cus­tomers a first-class expe­ri­ence. This is what your Taos bal­loon flight itin­er­ary will look like.

We meet our guests 45 min­utes before sun­rise. After that, we drive to the launch site on the Rio Grande Gorge and give you a bal­loon safety and flight les­son includ­ing fir­ing off the burn­ers and fly­ing the bal­loon if you wish.

We also take pho­tos dur­ing set-up, in flight and on the ground. Our beau­ti­ful bal­loons lift off at sun­rise when the winds are gen­tle and pre­dictable. Par­adise Bal­loons prides itself on a flaw­less fly­ing record since it’s incep­tion in 1991.

First Fire

The bal­loon flight lasts about an hour. We fly up, over, down, into and through the Rio Grande Gorge. The canyon is about 600 feet deep. We then fol­low the river down­stream for a pos­si­ble “splash and dash”.

Splash & Dash

You might even see golden eagles, deer, or big horn sheep in the canyon walls. The bal­loon then rises up out of the Gorge for a glo­ri­ous gen­tle panoramic flight over Taos Valley.

After land­ing, we pack up and have a tra­di­tional “Cham­pagne Brunch and Celebration.”

The whole bal­loon­ing expe­ri­ence lasts about 4 hours.

In Taos, we are blessed with good bal­loon­ing weather almost every morn­ing, and it’s rare to can­cel. There is no charge until after the flight.

The price per adult is $240 (credit card), $220 (cash).
Kids 100 pounds or less are $100 each.

We have a 48 hour can­cel­la­tion policy.

Thanks so much for your inter­est in fly­ing with Par­adise Balloons!

Par­adise Bal­loons, Taos NM