Boulder's Premier Hot Air Balloon Ride Company

Offering exclusive Boulder hot air balloon rides and hot air balloon flights - our goal is to provide Colorado's most personalized hot air ballooning experience.  Each flight begins with a light breakfast including french-pressed coffee, tea, fruit salad, granola, and yogurt.  Come share our passion for flight and experience the incredible views of the Rocky Mountains from a freely soaring hot air balloon.  We celebrate the completion of every flight with a champagne toast!

History of Hot Air Balloons in Boulder, CO

All throughout history man has envied the birds and dreamed of flying alongside them. From bizarre contraptions to strapping on feathered wings, there have been many failed attempts at flight throughout history. On June 5th of 1783 the secret to flight was unlocked by the Montgolfier brothers when the first unmanned paper balloon took flight in front of a crowd of spectators. It is said that these two French papermakers got the idea for a hot air balloon while watching a piece of clothing get lifted into the air from the smoke of a nearby fireplace. The Montgolfier brothers claimed that it was the smoke filling the balloon that made it take flight but it was in fact the temperature of the air inside the balloon that was the secret!