About California Balloon Rides

For over 40 accident-free years, California Balloon Rides has operated a balloon ride service, aircraft repair station, and world-renowned balloon pilot school. So those visiting California Balloon Rides for a balloon ride can be assured that their pilot is skillful, accomplished, and highly experienced.

The ride experience might be like this: it’s a clear day, the blue sky stretching on into the distant horizon. Over a nearby hill, a strange shape appears. Round and colorful, it floats serenely, leaving viewers on the ground to wonder if they’ve somehow stepped into Around the World In 80 Days. This isn’t science fiction, of course. It’s just another day for the operators at California Balloon Rides. Since 1975, they’ve maintained one of Southern California’s finest hot air balloon fleets. Using a mixture of time-tested know how and modern aerostatic innovations, they lead breathtaking tours over the rolling hills of Perris-Temecula Valley. Trips are leisurely affairs, with pre-flight snacks and celebratory post flight champagne toasts, along with breakfast at the airport café.