Balloon flight + pick up in CDMX + Breakfast in Cave + Teotihuacan

About This Experience

This Viator listing from Teotihuacan Adventures holds a 4.9 rating from 2,678 reviews and has two options. On dates we checked in late October 2026 the balloon flight only cost about $148 per person, and the all-inclusive package cost about $228. The flight-only option says you arrive and leave by your own means and get the balloon flight and a coffee break, with the appointment at the operator’s balloon port. The package adds breakfast in a natural cave, round-trip transport with pickup and time to visit the archaeological zone, for about 6 hours in all. The listing is offered in English, Spanish and French.

The listing gives no flight length, so assume the usual 30 to 60 minutes. The operator sends the location of its offices the day before. One September 2026 reviewer was picked up at 4:00 a.m. by a driver who kept the group informed, another praised a photographer at the end, and a third advised bringing snacks, water and warm clothes for a cold start. Choose the $148 fare if you can drive to the balloon port and want to arrange your own afterwards. Choose the $228 package if you are staying in Mexico City and would rather have pickup, breakfast and ruins time handled. The $80 gap is smaller than on some rivals.

Read the weight rules before you book. The operator charges MX$500 (about $27) above 100 kg and up to 120 kg, MX$1,000 (about $54) above 120 kg, and MX$1,500 (about $80) above 140 kg. Entrance to the archaeological zone is excluded, and the listing prices it at 14 USD, higher than INAH’s MX$210 (about $11), so expect to pay the INAH figure. Tips are not included.

Highlights

• Offered in English, Spanish and French
• Six hours door to door on the all-inclusive option, per the listing
• Weight surcharge has three tiers, up to MX$1,500 above 140 kg
• Package includes time to visit the archaeological zone after the cave breakfast
• Flight-only fare is about $80 lower than the all-inclusive package
• Self-drive guests meet at the operator's balloon port, location sent the day before

What's Included

• ✓ Hot air balloon flight
• ✓ Coffee break (flight-only option)
• ✓ Breakfast in a natural cave (all-inclusive option)
• ✓ Round-trip transport with pickup (all-inclusive option)
• ✓ Air-conditioned vehicle (all-inclusive option)
• ✓ Time to visit the archaeological zone (all-inclusive option)

Not Included

• Gratuities
• Entrance to the archaeological zone (listing says 14 USD; INAH lists MX$210)
• Weight surcharge: MX$500 for 100 to 120 kg
• Weight surcharge: MX$1,000 above 120 kg and MX$1,500 above 140 kg

What to Bring

• Warm layers and a jacket for the cold launch field
• Water and a snack, as one reviewer advises
• Cash for ruins admission and tips
• Photo ID

Good to Know & Caveats

• The listing says the location of the operator's offices is sent a day before.
• A reviewer was picked up at 4:00 a.m., so plan for a very early start.
• The listing gives no flight length, so ask the operator.
• The route is set by the wind, so a pass over the pyramids cannot be promised.
• The weight surcharge rises in three steps above 100 kg, 120 kg and 140 kg.
• The listing prices archaeological admission at 14 USD, which does not match INAH's MX$210 figure.

Meeting Point

On the flight-only option you drive to the operator's balloon port, with the location of its offices sent the day before. On the all-inclusive option you are picked up in Mexico City.