The 15 Best Sunrise Balloon Flights in the USA

1.Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Ride at Sunrise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,305 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $189Our pick

Review of Albuquerque’s sunrise balloon ride with Rio Grande views, Sandia Mountains, pilot commentary, sparkling wine, costs, and practical tips.

“We did a sunrise balloon tour and loved it!! The air was smoother than we expected and the landing was perfect. Alfred was an all around excellent pilot! He was knowledgeable about his craft, and not only that, but also the history of ballooning. His passion was evident throughout the entire morning. We were so grateful for this opportunity and would do it again!!”

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2.Phoenix Hot Air Balloon Ride at Sunrise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 709 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $209

Review of Phoenix’s sunrise hot-air balloon ride, with Sonoran Desert views, champagne toast, pricing, logistics, safety, and booking tips.

“Had an absolutely amazing time. Morghan was very polite and obviously highly experienced. He made us all feel safe and secure!”

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3.Skyward at Sunrise: A Premiere Temecula Balloon Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 452 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $258

Review of Temecula’s sunrise hot-air balloon ride, with vineyard views, champagne, wine tasting, pricing, timing, comfort, and booking tips.

“Everything was well organised. Timing was perfect. Our pilot was so charming. I had a great experience”

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4.Sunrise Sonoran Desert Hot Air Balloon Ride from Phoenix

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 288 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $220

Review of Phoenix’s sunrise Sonoran Desert balloon ride, with flight views, safety notes, pricing, meeting details, cancellations, and booking advice.

“I’m sharing this review based on my direct experience, observations, and comparison with another company offering the same service. Pros: * They offered to rebook for the next day. * Refund was processed within a couple of hours. Cons: * No hotel pickup; you must drive to their meeting location, which is a dark parking lot at 4:30 a.m. If you’re alone, this doesn’t feel safe. * Staff were not friendly or welcoming. When I arrived early, I was told coldly to “just hang out” while waiting for another van—no offer to sit inside for safety or comfort. * Communication felt dismissive. For example, when I asked about the pen…”

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5.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight over the Temecula Wine Country

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 256 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $179Best value

Review of Temecula’s sunrise hot air balloon flight, with wine-country views, champagne, practical tips, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“Our balloon flight was only about 40 minutes long. We had a gentleman scream obscenities at us for flying too low over his house and waking him up. Seems like a known problem yet they still fly over his house. They landed and then they couldn’t get the transport to us so they wanted people to crawl back in the basket and ride on the back of the truck through the dirt field. That can’t be safe. Idk, I would save your money, while fun, it was only about half the time promised. Everyone else’s balloon got to go much further and see more. Our was cut way to short.…”

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6.Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Rides at Sunrise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 242 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $203

Review of Albuquerque’s sunrise hot air balloon ride, with Sandia Mountain views, small groups, champagne, pricing, tips, and booking advice.

“We had a great, once-in-a-lifetime experience! Very professional company. Great communication. Beautiful views. I was a bit nervous but felt secure the entire time. Like floating on a cloud.”

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7.Colorado Springs Sunrise Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 138 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $275

Review of Colorado Springs Sunrise Balloon Ride, with Pikes Peak views, a Champagne breakfast, practical tips, costs, and booking advice.

“Excellent communication, value and experience! Our pilot, Jesse, was so much fun to be with, and safety is a high priority with him. Weather conditions turned out not to be as forecasted, so the flight was shorter for safety reasons. Still, it’s a fantastic experience. The safety briefing before takeoff really came in handy when we were landing. I definitely recommend this experience and this company.”

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8.Teton Village: Grand Tetons Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 102 reviews · 4 hours · from $425

Review of the Teton Village sunrise hot-air-balloon tour, with mountain views, wildlife, champagne, pricing, safety, and booking advice.

“It was AMAZING! So glad we did it! The staff was great and our guide Andy was awesome!! Very peaceful and beautiful!!”

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9.Breathtaking Colorado Springs Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $385

Review of Colorado Springs’ sunrise hot air balloon flight, with mountain views, wildlife, breakfast, champagne, costs, and practical tips.

“This was awesome! The kids loved watching them set-up the balloon, and we had a perfect day for the adventure. After the ride is when they serve you a light breakfast — and our guide/pilot shared some interesting history about ballooning. Loved it all!”

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10.Colorado Springs: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $275

Review of Rainbow Ryders’ Colorado Springs sunrise balloon flight, with Pike’s Peak views, champagne, pricing, weather tips, and practical advice.

“My family enjoyed this event, the employees were friendly and fun. We look forward to trying other things like this”

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11.Custer: Black Hills Hot Air Balloon Flight at Sunrise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 3 hours · from $375

Review of the Black Hills sunrise balloon flight near Custer, with wildlife views, practical tips, pricing, safety, and booking advice.

“Would recommend Damien and crew of Black Hills Balloons to everyone. Fun, exciting, informative, chance of a lifetime.”

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12.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 17 reviews · 3h 30m · from $249

Review the Phoenix sunrise hot air balloon tour, with Sonoran Desert views, small groups, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“We have always wanted to do a hot air balloon ride, and now we have. We enjoyed the company of our guide and felt safe with the hot air balloon team. I wish the sights were a bit more scenic, but that is just the area. I also wished we would have been up for a few more minutes (I think we were in the air for only about 30 minutes), but maybe that is just standard? Regardless, we enjoyed this experience with this guide and would recommend.”

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13.Colorado Springs: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $350

Review of Colorado Springs’ sunrise hot air balloon flight, with Rocky Mountain views, breakfast, champagne, pricing, tips, and practical details.

“This was an amazing experience! The company is very reliable and knowledgeable. Book your trip you won’t regret it!”

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14.Seattle: Mt. Rainier Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 2h 30m · from $355

Sunrise balloon ride near Seattle with Mt. Rainier views, Puget Sound panoramas, champagne, and a small group of 10.

“This hot air balloon ride was INCREDIBLE. I'd never been for a hot air balloon ride before, and it's a completely serene flying experience. The sunrise was beautiful and the whole team running the tour was welcoming, friendly, and festive - they clearly really enjoy what they do. The pilot was very good and made me feel safe, while giving us plenty of opportunity for fun and excitement. As a single woman, I was a bit nervous about meeting a bunch of strangers in a casino carpark at 4.45am for the pickup - but the area is very well lit, the staff at the casino are friendly, and I felt…”

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15.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride with Champagne

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 12 reviews · 3 hours · from $189

Review of Temecula’s sunrise balloon ride: vineyard views, a 60 to 75 minute flight, champagne, timing, value, and practical tips.

“These guys were legit! They knew exactly what they were doing and I knew I was in good hands! If you are considering this adventure I highly recommend you do it! I love being in the air this way and will treasure this memory!”

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