Teotihuacan Balloon Flight with Cave Breakfast, Pyramids and CDMX Pickup

Carretera Mexico Tulancingo Manzana 001 km 27.5, 55850 San Martín de las Pirámides, Teotihuacán de Arista

The meeting point is five minutes from the Pemex Pirámides service station. The day before your booking you receive a message with the exact Google Maps location and the time to arrive.

Mexico City

4:30 am to 5:00 am: pickup at your hotel or Airbnb in Mexico City. Once everyone is aboard, the group sets off for Teotihuacan.

Viaja Teotihuacan

6:00 am, check-in. Every passenger shows ID and is weighed, then gets assigned to a balloon. 6:10 to 6:30 am, coffee break: coffee, cookies and the safety briefing. 6:30 to 6:45 am, time for photographs while the crews inflate the balloons. 6:50 am, take-off over the Teotihuacan Valley. The flight lasts 30 to 40 minutes depending on the weather. 7:50 am, landing, followed by the toast that ballooning tradition calls for and a flight certificate to take home. (Landings happen on whatever terrain the wind allows, including vegetation, trees and confined spaces, always with expert pilots and trained ground crew on hand to bring the balloon down safely.) The group then returns to reception.

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8:50 am: breakfast at one of the best known restaurants in the Teotihuacan Valley, set inside a natural cave with a view out from it.

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9:45 am: an artisan cooperative, with an explanation of Teotihuacan culture, the uses of the maguey plant and the working of obsidian, plus tastings of liquors made locally.

Piramides de Teotihuacan

10:30 am: the Teotihuacan Archaeological Zone, where the group spends 1.5 to 2 hours depending on what everyone decides. Entrance to the zone is not included. Two ways to visit: 1. On your own, with the pickup time and place given to you beforehand. 2. With a certified guide who covers the history of the site in detail. Not included, and costs an extra $300 MXN (16 USD) per person. The group then reassembles for the drive back to Mexico City.

Costo extra

Mexico City

Arrival back at your hotel in Mexico City falls between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm. Worth knowing: Times are approximate and shift with traffic, weather and how the day runs. Leaving the tour before the final stop means arranging your own way back to Mexico City, since this is a shared departure. The flight depends on the weather and the balloon goes where the wind takes it, so flying over the pyramids cannot be guaranteed. It happens about 90% of the time. A guide at the archaeological site is not included and costs extra. La Cueva restaurant opens at 8:30 am, which can mean a wait of up to 40 minutes. The itinerary is sometimes reordered to avoid it.