Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Tuscany from Siena

Float 3,000 feet above rolling vineyards and cypress-dotted villages.

A one-hour hot air balloon flight over Siena and the Tuscan countryside, piloted by an experienced captain with a safety briefing before takeoff. You rise to varying altitudes between 500 and 3,000 feet depending on wind conditions, then land to a toast and breakfast with local products and prosecco. Flights operate only in early morning hours. The exact time and launch spot are confirmed the day before based on weather and wind. Hotel pickup and return transfer can be arranged for an additional cost.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hot air balloon flight over Tuscany

• Receive meeting point details
• Optional pick-up service to hotel
• Meet captain and crew
• Attend safety briefing
• Help aerate balloon (optional)
• Take off for approximately 1-hour flight
• Fly at 500 to 3000 feet altitude
• Admire Tuscan countryside views
• Land and toast with sparkling wine
• Return to launch site or hotel

The experience

The flight departs early in the morning: the exact time shifts with the season and weather forecast, and you'll get the details the afternoon before. After a safety briefing from your captain and crew, you can help inflate the balloon if you want, then step into the basket. The hour aloft takes you over gentle hills dotted with Italian villages, cypress trees, castles, vineyards, and olive groves. The altitude varies between 500 and 3,000 feet depending on that day's wind, so you see what the conditions allow rather than a fixed route.

Back on the ground, the crew toasts the flight with a glass of sparkling wine and serves breakfast: a croissant, local products, and more prosecco, picnic-style. You're then transferred back to the launch site, or if you've arranged it, driven to your hotel. The launch spot itself varies with wind and weather. You won't know the exact location until the day before your flight.

What’s included

• Expert captain and crew guiding the flight.
• one-hour shared balloon flight over the Tuscan countryside.
• safety briefing before takeoff.
• breakfast with croissant, local products, and one glass of sparkling wine after landing.
• transfer from the landing site back to the launch spot.
• aviation insurance.

Options for this experience

2 options

Transfer to launch spot onlyGuide in English or Italian · No fixed timeGet yourself to the Siena launch spot for your flight; the price covers a ground transfer from the landing site back to the original launch spot.

Round-Trip Hotel TransportGuide in English or Italian · No fixed timeRound-trip ground transport from your Siena hotel to the launch spot is included, on top of the transfer mentioned above.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (7 and older) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by Balloon Team Italia

Is this one for you?Book this if you're flying from a hotel in the Siena area and want pickup included. Choose a different operator if you prefer a private basket or a later departure time.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What time does the hot air balloon flight take off from Siena?

The exact takeoff time varies by season, temperature, and weather forecast, but it is always in the early morning hours. You will receive the precise time the afternoon before your flight.

How high does the balloon go on this Tuscany flight?

The balloon reaches varying altitudes between 500 and 3,000 feet depending on wind conditions that day. The higher altitude allows views across a wider stretch of the Tuscan countryside.

What happens after the balloon lands?

After landing, you toast the flight with a glass of sparkling wine and enjoy breakfast with a croissant, local products, and more prosecco. You're then transferred back to the launch site, or to your hotel if you've booked the pickup service.

Where does the balloon launch from near Siena?

The exact launch spot varies depending on wind and weather conditions. You will be notified of the launch location and your full itinerary the day before your flight.

Is hotel pickup included in the balloon flight?

Hotel pickup and drop-off can be arranged after booking for an additional cost. You can also request the transfer service the day before if you haven't decided yet.

What's included in the breakfast after the flight?

Breakfast includes a croissant, local products, and one glass of sparkling wine, served picnic-style at the landing site to celebrate the flight.