Hot Air Balloon · Tour
Teotihuacan Balloon Flight, Ancestral Cave Breakfast and Pyramids
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Mexico CityThree Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice awards in a row, 2024, 2025 and Best of the Best in 2026, and more than 150,000 passengers flown with this operator. The balloon goes up at dawn over the pyramids of Teotihuacan. What follows is what makes the morning unusual: breakfast inside the Ancestral Cave, a natural grotto this company is the only one with access to. The day is built as one piece rather than a flight with extras bolted on. The transfer leaves Mexico City before dawn, the balloon lifts off at first light, and the rest of the morning stays on the ground: the cave, a workshop on obsidian and maguey with tastings of spirits distilled in Teotihuacan, and free time inside the archaeological zone. The agency describes itself as Mexico's number one for aerial and cultural experiences.
What's included
- Breakfast in a 100% natural underground cave (optional)
- Hot air balloon flight
- Transportation from Mexico City* (optional)
- 1 hour and a half to visit archaeological area
Itinerary
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Av. P.º de la Reforma s/n, Juárez, Ciudad de México
Mexico City
4:20 am to 4:50 am: pickup at your hotel in Mexico City, then the drive out to the magical town of Teotihuacan where the balloon port is. Pickup time can shift with the weather and the day's logistics.
Tlatoani tours
5:45 am: arrival at the launch field, with a coffee bar and cookies waiting. 6:10 am: take-off. The balloon flies 30 to 50 minutes and climbs as high as 10,000 ft over the archaeological zone of Teotihuacan. 7:30 am: landing, followed by the traditional ceremony, a toast with the pilot and the handing out of flight certificates.
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8:00 am: breakfast at Restaurant LA CUEVA, served inside a grotto that is 100% natural and unique in the world. This is the only company with access to it.
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9:00 am: a workshop on obsidian and maguey run by expert guides, with tastings of several handmade spirits distilled in Teotihuacan.
Zona Arqueologica De Teotihuacan
9:40 am: 1.5 hours free to walk the archaeological zone of Teotihuacan. Entrance is not included and costs 6 USD.
Costo extra
Mexico City
11:30 am: the drive back to Mexico City, with drop-off at the same place you were picked up. All times are approximate and can change with the weather and the day's logistics. The flight depends entirely on the weather, and flying directly over the archaeological zone cannot be guaranteed. On 95% of flights the balloon passes over it or very close. The cave restaurant keeps very specific hours, so there can be a short wait to get in, depending on the day. This is a group tour and all the stops are part of it. Anyone who wants to finish before the last one has to arrange their own way back to Mexico City.
Av. P.º de la Reforma s/n, Juárez, Ciudad de México
Not included
- If you weigh more than 100kg (220lb) and up to 120kg you will have an extra cost MXN 500.00 per person
- If you weigh more than 120kg (264lb) and up to 140kg (308lb) it will cost an extra MXN 1,000.00 per person
- Entrance to Teotihuacan Archaeological Site
- Gratuities
Good to know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- There may be circumstances where the pilot asks some passengers to move to the other side of the same basket to ensure proper weight distribution.
- not recommended for travelers with prostheses of any type
- not recommended for travelers who do not have a limb or problem standing
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: en, fr, es.
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