Hot Air Ballooning in Italy: 15 Flights to Book

Florence: Balloon Flight Over Tuscany - Meeting at Via Cassia per Siena 44

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 295 reviews · from $305Our pick

Review of Tuscany’s hot air balloon flight from Florence, with vineyard views, safety details, champagne breakfast, price, and booking tips.

“This tour exceeded our expectations and was just AMAZING!!! The driver was right on time to pick us up at our accommodation, it was a short drive from Florence to the take off field. The time in the air is just the right amount of time, I proposed to my girlfriend while in the air and the communication from booking the tour to the day before the tour was perfect. Everyone from the company is so friendly from the driver to the pilot and ground crew, these people do an exceptional job. Soaring above vineyards over Tuscany and watching the sunrise was just blissful. The champagne breakfast at the end…”

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Experience the Magic of Tuscany from a Hot Air Balloon

2.Experience the Magic of Tuscany from a Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 220 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $325Top rated

Float above Tuscany’s Chianti hills from Florence, with a one-hour balloon flight, sparkling wine, breakfast, and optional hotel transport.

“What a beautiful morning! Great views over the Tuscan hills Bonus points for fun landing (we hit a tree) More bonus points that they drove us back into our hotel in Florence!”

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Hot Air Balloon ride in Tuscany countryside from Chianti

3.Hot Air Balloon ride in Tuscany countryside from Chianti

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 207 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $325

Float above Chianti at sunrise, with vineyard views, a one-hour flight, Prosecco breakfast, and practical advice on weather and transport.

“I highly recommend this experience to anyone considering the balloon flight, The balloon basket was larger than I expected meaning there were more people on the ride, but this did not impact the quality of our experience. It was an amazing experience. The flight was seamless, our pilot very friendly, professional and very skilled at piloting our balloon. It is an incredible way to experience Tuscany and I highly recommend it.”

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Professional hot air balloon rides at Assisi, Trasimeno in Umbria

4.Professional hot air balloon rides at Assisi, Trasimeno in Umbria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $306

Review of Umbria’s hot air balloon ride near Assisi, with dawn views, a one-hour flight, winery breakfast, Sagrantino tasting, and practical tips.

“Seeing the valleys below, so beautiful to see the grape orchards and Assisi from the sky. Everyone had a wonderful time.”

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Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tuscany from Siena

5.Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tuscany from Siena

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $374

Review of a Tuscany hot-air balloon flight from Siena, with sunrise views, wine, breakfast, practical costs, weather tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Fantastic, well organised and fun trip. Amazing team who communicated well at all stages, our trip was moved by a day bc of the weather but it was all seamless.”

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Hot Air Balloon ride in the Chianti Valley Tuscany

6.Hot Air Balloon ride in the Chianti Valley Tuscany

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $368

Review of a Chianti hot-air-balloon ride from Florence, with flight details, views, breakfast, price, weather rules, and booking advice.

“Amazing experience! The staff and pilot ensured our safety and comfort. The vistas were breathtaking. Highly recommend!!!!”

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Hot Air Balloon flight in Florence

7.Hot Air Balloon flight in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $541

Review of Florence’s sunrise hot-air-balloon flight, with Duomo views, Tuscan hills, breakfast, practical tips, price, and weather advice.

“Robert was a wonderful pilot, cracked excellent jokes and kept us all happy, with a perfect take-off and landing. His teammate in the car must have had a hilarious journey following us around in every possible direction. The views over the city and the countryside were stunning and the whole experience was so very special. Really made our trip to Italy something to remember. Ended with a delicious breakfast!! Would definitely do it again! Immortalised in tattoo form on our return by Lorenzo Amuleto at his tattoo place on the Via de Seraglio - that is how good it was... (Brilliant tattoo too)!”

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Hot-Air balloon Ride above Florence

8.Hot-Air balloon Ride above Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $603

Review of Florence’s hot-air balloon ride, with Chianti views, transport, breakfast, weather limits, pricing, and practical booking advice.

“This was the highlight of our trip!! Although the weather prohibited a Florence-based flight, the tour staff contacted us the night before and we were able to have an unforgettable balloon ride over Chianti, Tuscany. Frederico was a wonderful pilot and we will never forget the autumn leaves of Tuscany that day!!”

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Siena: Balloon Flight Over Tuscany with a Glass of Wine

9.Siena: Balloon Flight Over Tuscany with a Glass of Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 53 reviews · from $351

Float above Siena and Tuscany in a small-group hot-air balloon, then toast the flight with prosecco after an unforgettable one-hour ride.

“This was the highlight of our trip to Italy! Being in a balloon over the Tuscan hills as the sun rises in the morning - nothing could beat the feeling. The organizers were really good at communicating the day before the event with details on the meeting point. One thing to note was that our tour was booked for 8am, however we were in the air by 7am, so if timing is an issue, this could be something to look into further. For us it worked perfectly, as we enjoyed the earlier morning flight. Our pilot, Feredico, was great! He made sure to make all of us comfortable and was…”

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Matera balloon flight for small groups

10.Matera balloon flight for small groups

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · 1 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $336

Review of Matera’s small-group sunrise balloon flight, with Sassi views, breakfast, practical tips, pricing, timing, and honest drawbacks.

“It was amazing experience going up in the hot air balloon and you are in safe hands with Francesco and the crew they looked after us really well”

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1-Hour Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tuscany from Lucca

11.1-Hour Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tuscany from Lucca

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 41 reviews · from $339

Review of Lucca’s Tuscany hot-air-balloon flight, with sunrise views, hilltop castles, champagne, pricing, weather tips, and practical advice.

“Location & Time changed the day before but excellent communication from our pilot. They couldn't have been more helpful. Took off at 06:20 as the sun was coming up over Chianti. A very calm day and perfect weather on a 40th Birthday - Fantastic. Landed and had an Italian Champagne (Prosecco) breakfast of various meats and cheeses along with some local bread and fruit - wonderful. Thank you”

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Hot air balloon flight in Tuscany from Chianti area

12.Hot air balloon flight in Tuscany from Chianti area

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 3 hours · from $285

Float above Tuscany’s Chianti vineyards on a one-hour balloon flight with pilot commentary, breakfast, Prosecco, and sweeping village views.

“Roberto,our pilot was fun and informative. Firenze is a very efficient operator amd offer a wonderful experience. Grazie Roberto.”

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Hot-Air Balloon Flight over Florence

13.Hot-Air Balloon Flight over Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $480

See Florence, Ponte Vecchio, Piazzale Michelangelo, and Chianti from a hot-air balloon on this scenic morning flight.

“It was an awesome experience where I learned to trust the pilot and enjoy the panoramic view of Tuscany. The ride was soothing and therapeutic.”

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Hot air balloon flight Milan weekend

14.Hot air balloon flight Milan weekend

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $295

Review of a Milan hot-air-balloon flight near San Colombano al Lambro, with countryside views, wine toast, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“It was a unique experience, being able to fly over the plain slowly, without a window that acts as a filter and an engine that disturbs the silence gave me a sense of peace and tranquility.”

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Hot air balloon flight Milan Monday-Friday

15.Hot air balloon flight Milan Monday-Friday

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $275Best value

Review of Milan’s weekday hot air balloon flight near San Colombano, with countryside views, a wine toast, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Incredible views and the pilot and crew were extremely knowledgeable and charismatic. We were the only ones on the tour that spoke English, but the pilot and crew spoke some. The pilot even took my friend and I to a caffe afterwards and bought us coffee!”

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