Fleur de Tucson Balloon Tours
Fleur de Tucson Balloon Tours
5
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Tucson, Arizona's premier hot air balloon ride company since 1985. First class rides over the beautiful Tucson Mts. Includes delicious champagne brunch and digital pics of entire flight. Personalized for 2-5 people. FAA certified. Perfect Safety Record!! Featured on Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin AZ Experience,on Fodors AZ Travel Guide and Frommer's Guidebook.
Tucson, Arizona
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2024
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Larry W
Green Valley, AZ5 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
This was our first hot air balloon ride experience. Mike and Becky and crew are some of the most congenial people we have ever met. They operate a very professional and exceptional tour company. The experience is definitely weather related and is conducted when the conditions will allow a safe and beautiful flight. Mike is an excellent pilot and makes you feel at home during the ride and part of the family. He is open to what kind of experience you want and knows how to obtain the most spectacular views and experience. He is knowledgeable of the area and relays a lot of interesting information about what you are viewing and the operation of the flight. Safety and comfort are a top consideration for Mike. We enjoyed the flight tremendously and all of the people involved. The experience doesn't end with the flight as Becky provides a personal and congenial continental picnic spread with passengers and crew while giving us additional information about hot air ballooning. Thank you Mike, Becky and crew for a wonderful and much appreciated experience.
Written November 9, 2024
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Thanks for the great review! We really enjoyed meeting you and spending the morning with you!
Written November 15, 2024
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Sharra Funk
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Family
Hands down this was the most amazing experience! Mike & Becky and crew were very professional and I honestly felt like I had known them all forever by the end of our tour. It was my husband's 50th birthday and they made it so special and personal for him. We loved getting to experience the whole process, learning about how it works, and getting a little hands-on. This was our 1st hot air balloon ride and they have set our expectations VERY high for any that we take after this. This ranks on top of our best adventures so far and we can't stop telling people about it. Mike, Becky, and Crew: Thank you all again for such a wonderful experience. We will never forget it!
Written February 7, 2025
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Monica S
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Couples
Becky, Mike and crew provided a top notch bucket list experience and went up, up and away to create a memorable and sweet, sweet, sweet birthday celebration!
Yep, the hour was early but the colors of dawn in the dessert, the quiet of the morning with only the ballloon's burners lifting us up, the wildlife spotting, the gliding across the desert landscape with no worries (not even vertigo) were coupled with clear instructions, a commitment to safety, and excellent organization. Becky went truly above and beyond by creating handmade chocolate-dipped strawberries at 4am to celebrate my birthday...a perfect pairing with the champagne brunch served in a nearby park just afterwards. Seriously, this is an experience well worth the cost, and more importantly, a set of memories that I will cherish forever.
Yep, the hour was early but the colors of dawn in the dessert, the quiet of the morning with only the ballloon's burners lifting us up, the wildlife spotting, the gliding across the desert landscape with no worries (not even vertigo) were coupled with clear instructions, a commitment to safety, and excellent organization. Becky went truly above and beyond by creating handmade chocolate-dipped strawberries at 4am to celebrate my birthday...a perfect pairing with the champagne brunch served in a nearby park just afterwards. Seriously, this is an experience well worth the cost, and more importantly, a set of memories that I will cherish forever.
Written April 3, 2024
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Richard S
2 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
As a birthday gift to my wife, we went on a hot air balloon ride with Fleur de Tucson. Mike and crew were great. They not only were friendly and happy to see us, they also spent time explaining the in and outs of hot air ballooning. The brunch with champagne afterwards was a great extra touch. It was a great experience and we highly recommend anyone thinking of going for a ride to contact Fleur de Tucson.
Written November 3, 2024
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Thank you for the awesome review! We really enjoyed meeting you both and sharing our love of ballooning with you! We are so glad you enjoyed it too. :)
Written November 8, 2024
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Michael H
Green Valley, AZ52 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
Wow !!!!What an awesome experience. I want to thank Mike and Becky and the crew for giving us a first class balloon ride, from booking the fight to the home made muffins afterwards everything was flawless. Thanks again for a great time.
Written November 1, 2024
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What a fun time we had with you! We are so glad that you enjoyed your ballooning experience. Thank you for the great review!
Written November 8, 2024
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junolouie
Tucson, AZ22 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Mike, Becky and the crew have this operation down to a fine art...
A smaller balloon basket allows fewer passengers making this a much more intimate and friendly experience. The safety precautions are substantial and watching the equipment being assembled was informational and interesting. The whole event was an adventure...from getting up at 5 am and helping with the set up to climbing aboard and floating away, it was awesome. Took probably fifty pictures of everything, waved and chatted with folks on the ground as we floated over their houses...seeing Saguaro cactus from the top down. All new experiences. Watching Mike expertly pilot us to a gentle landing was impressive. Becky was "chasing" with the crew and taking pictures of us from the ground, and a little champagne brunch after the flight was an added bonus. Could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you Fleur de Tucson!
A smaller balloon basket allows fewer passengers making this a much more intimate and friendly experience. The safety precautions are substantial and watching the equipment being assembled was informational and interesting. The whole event was an adventure...from getting up at 5 am and helping with the set up to climbing aboard and floating away, it was awesome. Took probably fifty pictures of everything, waved and chatted with folks on the ground as we floated over their houses...seeing Saguaro cactus from the top down. All new experiences. Watching Mike expertly pilot us to a gentle landing was impressive. Becky was "chasing" with the crew and taking pictures of us from the ground, and a little champagne brunch after the flight was an added bonus. Could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you Fleur de Tucson!
Written March 16, 2024
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larkin h
Walkersville, United States4 contributions
Mar 2023
Fleur de Tucson Balloon Rides are amazing. For the second year in a row we celebrated our anniversary by taking a balloon ride with Fleur de Tucson. Just WOW! We took off from their private launch site just east of Saguaro National Park at dawn and flew over the entire SNP traveling east to west. Absolutely stunning scenery from as low as the tops of the Saguaro and as high as 500+ feet depending on what we wanted to see. Becky was great to work with setting up the flight. She took pictures of the flight from the ground and provided a sim card with the photos afterwards. Mike (the pilot) is exceptional. During the flight he shared his knowledge of the area we were going over and piloted the balloon to perfection. We landed without so much as a bump in a very small window of space in front of a school. Never a problem for Mike! The ground crew was fabulous. Did I mention that safety was top priority. Everyone was so friendly ... we were treated like family. We are already planning next year's trip with them. You will not be sorry if you choose to fly with Fleur de Tucson. I would give them 10 stars if it was possible.
Written March 19, 2023
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Thanks for the wonderful review! We loved spending the morning with you and are so glad you enjoyed it too! We will look forward to seeing you again next year! :)
Written June 8, 2023
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suki21
tucson, AZ6 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
Becky and the team provided us an amazing experience! I have always wanted to fly in a hot air balloon. This trip did not disappoint! We flew over the Tucson mountains on the Westside, spotting wildlife and enjoying the sunrise. Our pilot pointed out local landmarks and taught us a bit about ballooning. After our trip the team kindly recognized my birthday! They prepared a champagne toast and a little piece of cake. It was very special, you can tell this team loves what they do and want you to have an enjoyable experience. Highly recommend!!!
Written December 2, 2021
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Holly T
7 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Mike and Becky from Fleur de Tucson came to the first annual Western Sky Balloon Festival in Delta, CO. What an incredible experience from two kind and caring humans! They were so patient with our entire crew and thorough in explaining the setup, takedown, and flight of Fleur de Tuscon. The extra little touches from flying over the water to the successful flight celebration at the end made the morning one to cherish. Thank you so much!!! We can’t wait for next year!
Written July 3, 2023
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Marcus
1 contribution
Mar 2020
My mother bought us a gift certificate for a hot air balloon ride with Fleur de Tucson as a Christmas present and what a wonderful idea it was. All we did was get in touch with them to pick the best day for our ride, provide the gift card number, and we were set to go! You have to show up early in the morning on your scheduled day so that you can enjoy the sunrise and the best hours of the day for the balloon ride. The staff and crew were so great and helpful, they really wanted to make sure that we had the best experience possible. That included picking us up, setting everything up for us, taking lots of pictures of us, and even a nice picnic with celebratory champagne when we landed on the other side. We would definitely recommend anyone interested in experiencing hot air balloons to do it with this crew!
Written May 7, 2020
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We so appreciate your kind review and are glad you had a wonderful ballooning experience! Thank you!
Written September 24, 2020
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My wife and I will be staying near in Vail, nearTucson from the 24th Jan for a few weeks. Would this be a good time for a balloon ride? How much would it be?
Written January 19, 2017
That's the ideal time for a ride. It's to hot in the summer to go, but very comfortable in the winter
Written June 24, 2018
We can take anyone 2 years old and older. Thanks for inquiring! Let me know if you have other questions.
Written October 26, 2016
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