My wife and I experienced our first balloon ride ever, and could not have had a better experience…read more Sol and his crew were perfect professionals, answering all our questions, including us in pre and post-flight tasks, preparing us for each step and educating us along the way. Could not recommend Rio Grande Balloons highly enough!

I cannot recommend this experience highly enough!! Sol and his crew were extremely kind and…read morediligent, which helped ease any jitters right away. The actual experience was breathtaking, surreal and so peaceful! Highly recommend!

Excellent experience! The balloon pilot & his ground crew were awesome. Amazing views of the…read moremountains & Rio Grande Gorge. Safety was their top priority. I got some beautiful pictures, and it was an epic adventure. I'd definitely go ballooning with them again.

Took my daughter on this adventure several years ago and it was Awesome !! Our pilot was Kevin…read more'Wil' Wilbur and he was very friendly and made everyone feel at ease with his skills and knowledge. We rolled out early in the morning to get to the location for the balloon to be setup for a sunrise launch at Rio Grande Gorge. The trip was very calm and peaceful. This was our first time in a Hot Air Balloon. It was wonderful and not a bit scary at all. The views going down along the river in the gorge were very nice. We were able to see wildlife on the canyon walls as well as other balloons traveling ahead of us too. We did make several rises out of the gorge up to see the surrounding texture of the land from over 1,000+ feet up. The views of the area were very nice. When it came time to land the pilot brought us very gently back down to the earth. Once we were back on the ground he provided us with a toast for this adventure. His ground crew was very good at tracking and meeting us for recovery of the balloon. They made quick work of packing up the gear and loading up the balloon for the return trip. Once we were back in town we were treated to a great breakfast at a local hot spot that had wonderful food. If you have never taken a Hot Air Balloon ride this is the one you need to do for sure. Put this on your Bucket List .... buy the ticket and take this ride !!! You will never forget it for the rest of your life !!! Here is the youtube video of our trip ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYyyxgGyA2w

We had an amazing experience! Pilot Clo and the rest of the team were awesome. The views were great…read morefrom the balloons.

Positives: -The balloons are beautiful, and it was neat to…read moresee them being filled up. -Our pilot seemed to be an expert Negatives: - The flight was less than half as long as was promised - One of the other pilots seemed not to be in full control of his senses - The back office did next to nothing to make the situation right

In celebration of our anniversary, I decided I would book a hot air balloon ride for Jamie W. and…read moreme on our little vacation to Santa Fe. Now I know Albuquerque is famous for their annual balloon festival, but that's in October. And it's in Albuquerque which is over an hour away. So without much common sense, I decided to book this outfit based outside of Taos because I figured we could hang in Taos after the ride. What I didn't know was that we needed to meet the balloon operator at 5:15AM and that it was a ninety-minute drive from Santa Fe which meant we had to pop out of bed at 3AM to take showers because... Hey, we were going to be cloistered in a small basket with four strangers for over an hour. Where's the Ban roll-on when they need it, I mean I... Anyway, miraculously, we made it on time to the deserted gas station that was identified as our meeting spot. We followed him to his "office" where the van was being outfitted for our drive over bumpy terrain to a ledge overlooking the Rio Grande. It was quite a production to unfold a 400-lbs balloon and inflate it for lift-off. Once aboard, it was eerily quiet except for the blasts of flame-induced hot air that controlled our elevation. We followed the river downstream where he performed his signature move. That would be the Splash & Dash, where he skims the surface of the water with the bottom of the basket. His other novelty act was allowing us to blow bubbles once we were completely airborne. We landed gently in an open field where we were put to work in deflating and folding the balloon up again to store on the van. We ended our adventure with a stop next to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, the tenth highest bridge in the country, where they treated us to a harvest of cheese, crackers, mixed nuts, strawberries dipped in chocolate, and plastic cups of Cook's champagne. Hey, we're not in Napa Valley, OK? Happy Anniversary, Jamie! RELATED - Do you know the way to Santa Fe? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: http://bit.ly/2I4mWdq

Wonderful day-long flight over vast territory of NM and AZ. See places you would never see any…read moreother way. Bruce was delightful and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

My husband did a lot of research on air tours from Santa Fe and found Bruce Adams. He and his wife…read moreAnna were very responsive, answering all our questions when we first called them asking about the tour. We chose the Monument Valley tour and it was fabulous! Bruce is an experienced pilot with lots of knowledgeable about geology and the Navajo Indians. We flew over forests, desert, buttes, canyons, mountains, rivers and plateaus! You name it, we saw it and it was beautiful! Monument Valley was beautiful as well, and we really enjoyed that ground tour. This is a tour you should not miss if at all possible.

About a year ago I was travelling through Albuquerque and I saw the brochure for the Breaking Bad…read moretour and I hoped it would be ongoing so on my next trip I could go on it. Luckily they still do it and let me tell you, it was absolutely worth the wait!! If you are a fan of the show or even if you don't know much about it, it is one of the coolest tours you will ever experience. It will make you appreciate the show even more. Frank and Dylan were the best tour guides taking us to ALL of the key sites where the show was filmed

wonderful tour guides who are super friendly and knowledgeable!! I loved all their fun facts and…read morethe interactive qualities were an awesome touch! I was in the seats in the back so my view was not great due to the window slants and I think they could use some better sound equipment as I couldnt always hear the videos or even from the microphone they used. I would still highly recommend this tour but maybe try and get there earlier so you can get the up front seats!

Incredible time on a few hour UTV tour! Our guide was a lot of fun, knowledgeable, and passionate…read moreabout the area. We rented a six seater. So much fun!!

Really good time to get a ride around the September time. The rental UTVs were more than capable on…read morethe trail. The vehicles were really fun to drive. The staff up front was really nice and flexible. I recommend the self guided tour to go in your own pace.

I had lost confidence in my off road ability and every time I attempted to go off road I had a huge…read moreanxiety attack. Cassie really helped my with my confidence and with technical skills, balance, that I really needed. I will for sure take another class!!! All I can say is WOW!!! Thank you for the incredible lesson. Now I need practice.

I had my first one-on-one lesson with a motorcycle coach last weekend and was not sure what to…read moreexpect going into it. I wasn't looking to learn any tricks, but had become comfortable enough on the road that I wasn't feeling the need for much rudimentary work. I had taken the MSF class a couple years ago but never rode again until recent weeks, at which point I had taken the bike out for a collective 100 miles or so. Do I really need a riding lesson? Come to find out, I totally needed a riding lesson! I didn't realize how much I would benefit from physically getting to know the bike, from experimenting with my weight, counterbalance techniques and handle bar steering, being encouraged to make tighter and tighter turning radii. It was all so basic, yet all so enlightening, and 3 hours flew by. Cassie is a tiny little lady who handles a big@ss BMW adventure bike like a dang legend (and she seems to be in proper standing with some other legends in field too). Even my annoyingly self-confident husband handed it to her. But also, she's super unassuming, very knowledgeable, and intuitively perceptive about what needs explaining and how. As a female rider, my experience with male riders (husband included) has been that they are less likely to understand my fear of dropping a bike, falling over, or breaking a hip! Female riders have been more understanding of that initial timidity, and Cassie offered just the right level of empathy and encouragement. That said, she doesn't only coach gals. Her website actually advertises "Everybody Only. Motorcycle Training for Anyone." And you better believe that she's prepared to train you, regardless of your gender, your riding level, or your goals for motorcycling. For the record, her prices are very reasonable, and she offers individual and class training environments. She travels to location too. We met in a big parking lot off Pan American, but from what I could tell she was willing to meet me in a location of my choosing. Highly recommend this trainer, and can't wait to go back!