Cielo Azteca · San Martin de las Piramides
Cielo Azteca flies from its own take-off area near the pyramids, with an English and Spanish speaking guide who runs the morning from check-in to the ruins. Its recent reviews are among the warmest on any listing here, and they name the same guide again and again.
Two options. Flight only (no transport, no breakfast) is the $160 from-price: you drive to Cielo Azteca's take-off area near the pyramids, where there's a secure car park and a reception desk. Flight with pickup and breakfast adds the van from the Angel of Independence, breakfast at La Cueva, the Tlalocan stop and free time in the archaeological zone, at a higher price.
The guide is the difference. The listing includes a face-to-face guide in English and Spanish, and October 2026 reviews read like a fan club for one of them, Mar. Guests describe clear briefings, WhatsApp updates the evening before (one got pickup details at 5:30 p.m.) and a crew that holds the launch when it's cloudy. When the wind was too strong in October, a guest was moved to the next day.
The rest of the day gets cooler reviews. A guest in October 2026 called the cave breakfast, mezcal tasting and ruins walk "underwhelming", with 30-minute waits between stops and a 3-hour drive back in afternoon traffic. The zone ticket is not included (210 MXN for foreign visitors in 2026), and the van can be full: one family had someone in the front middle seat.
The van collects you near the Angel of Independence on the full option. Flight-only guests park at the take-off area.
Check-in, coffee and snacks, and the guide's briefing on the morning.
If it's cloudy, the crew waits for the sky to clear. A champagne toast follows the landing, guests report.
In a cave restaurant; guests with allergies were accommodated.
Pulque, agave and obsidian, then the shop.
Free time at the Sun and Moon pyramids, then back. Guests arrived in the city around 2 p.m.
★★★★★Cielo Azteca was a great group with great communication. They had to cancel due to excessive wind speed but we're great with communication via WhatsApp and we're able to get us rescheduled for the next day.
★★★★★There was a lot of cloudiness so if we went any earlier that 7:30 am, we would have not seen anything like those who went before us. The pilot made sure conditions were safe and we saw the sky clear perfectly to see the pyramids.
★★★★★Very smooth well run tour. Seemed to be very on schedule and did a great job answering questions we had. The balloon ride went off without a hitch and breakfast was quick and tasty.
★★★★★It is a very early start, but is soooo worth it. Watch out with the temperature, it was chilly!! But once you go into the basket of the balloon it gets warmer.
Read next:
Yes. The listing includes a face-to-face guide speaking English and Spanish, and recent reviews praise the guide by name. There's no separate licensed guide for the archaeological zone listed.
The from-price is the flight-only option, without transport or breakfast. Pickup in Mexico City and breakfast at La Cueva come with the full option, which costs more.
Guests report the team rescheduled them for the next day. Viator's free cancellation up to 24 hours before also applies. Plan your balloon morning early in your trip to leave room.
No. You pay 210 MXN for foreign visitors in 2026 at the zone, or 105 MXN for Mexican nationals and residents.
Ready to book
An English and Spanish speaking guide for the morning, a sunrise flight and breakfast in a cave.
Balloon Flight, Cave Breakfast & PyramidsThe most reviewed flight: pickup at the Angel, sunrise balloon, cave breakfast and free time in the ruins, back by about 1 p.m.★ 4.9 · 6 hours · from $149
Balloon Ride with CDMX Pickup & Cave BreakfastGran Vuelo pilots, coffee at the launch, and a cave breakfast with pickup on the all-inclusive option. Flight-only works too.★ 4.9 · 2 to 7 hours · from $144
Balloon's Paradise Flight & Cave BreakfastOne fixed package: flight, breakfast and transport from Reforma. Read the 2025 and 2026 regulatory reports first.★ 4.9 · 7 hours · from $204