Air Touraine

Allowing you to admire the Touraine landscapes from the peaceful flight of a hot air balloon, this is the motto of ’Air Touraine Montgolfière.

On the program, visit the castles of the Loire in a unique way! The castles of Chenonceau, Lude, Amboise are waiting for you.
To ensure optimal weather conditions, hot air balloon flights are always scheduled for dawn or at dawn. This ensures particularly fantastic plays of light on these jewels of French history.

Observe nature with a capital N, fauna and flora abound in this region. If you are lucky, perhaps you will cross paths with the majestic deer which so attracted the kings of France.

The hot air balloon is a particularly silent and peaceful mode of travel, allowing you to discover an unrecognizable aerial world.

Air Touraine has been a leader in its sector for 40 years, they are committed to introducing you to hot air ballooning and sharing their passion. For approximately 3 hours, they give explanations on what you observe, on the operation of their wingless planes and on the aerial world. Passionate, they will undoubtedly put you at ease, don't worry if you suffer from vertigo, the hot air balloon is known not to trigger it.

Taking a hot air balloon flight is the assurance of experiencing a moment suspended outside of time.

Come and discover the unbelievable sensations that our exceptional activity provides in the company of qualified instructors and lovers of the Pays de la Loire region. Take flight aboard our high-end helicopters at the gates of Touraine and in Tours.
Air Touraine offers you a dream opportunity to visit the region and its emblematic monuments from a completely new angle. Sublime viewpoints at an optimal altitude to admire the different castles and residences that the region boasts and obviously the local fauna and flora. We also provide, for thrill-seekers, piloting initiations so that you can feel all the sensations of lightness and freedom, at the controls of the helicopter!

You will have the choice between different air circuits of varying length: 1 first flight, 6 flights and 1 piloting initiation.

Helicopter flight departing from our heliport inNeuvy-Le-Roi:

• Baptism of discovery of 7 minutes, ideal for admiring the region in its entirety while experiencing the incredible sensations in flight from Neuvy-Le-Roi, 30 minutes from Tours.
• Flight of 20 minutes where you will have the opportunity to admire all the castles in the air of Villandry. A trip where you travel more than 60 km.
• Panoramic flight from Amboise of 25 minutes with an aerial route of 75 km.

Helicopter flight departing from our heliport in Tours:

• Initiation to controlling our helicopter for 15 minutes. You will attend a 30-minute briefing before the flight, so that the initiation takes place in the best conditions.
• 50-minute panoramic Chambord flight where you will explore the historic monuments of the town.
• 25-minute panoramic flight from Chenonceau.
• 20-minute panoramic flight from Villandry.