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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
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Up, up and away! This is an experience not to be missed! The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta has grown into one of the world’s most photographed events. Set in New Mexico, a place diverse in culture and scenic beauty, the Fiesta is simply one of the most spectacular displays of sound and color you are ever to witness. This exciting journey also includes time in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, two culturally rich cities. Visit the unique shops and restaurants of Old Town Albuquerque. Visit the renowned Loretto Chapel and its Miraculous Staircase in Santa Fe. Experience the Santa Fe School of Cooking.
Your Tour Includes
- 2 Handpicked Accommodations
- 7 Meals
Included Highlights
- Santa Fe
- New Mexico Museum of Art
- Loretto Chapel
- Santa Fe School of Cooking
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Accommodations
Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe
Nights 1-2
Hyatt Place Albuquerque Uptown
Nights 3-5
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Santa Fe is unique destination as it’s different than most other cities in the US. The balloon fiesta was definitely a spectacular life time experience!
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I had a wonderful time. Yay!Deborah Lease
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Balloons everything xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxJoseph Short
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Hot air Balloons BeautifulLinda Short
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There are always a few dude trips, etc. that can be improved.
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The Tour Manager was great, the prior tour preparation was bad, the tour itself was weather challenged, but most importantly will did not mix well with the other guests.
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Too many days in Albuquerque and hotel was too far from shopping and restaurants!! And hotel charged $ 6.00 for a cup of coffee!!!!Jerel Autrey
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The balloon fiesta was great despite bad weather for 2 of the 3 days. To see a mass ascension with shaped balloons was awesome. The drone show was also amazing. It was also great to go back to Santa Fe after 18 years, The free time there was much appreciated. Joel Hoadley was a five star plus, outstanding tour director. JOEL MADE THE TOUR WONDERFUL. However, there were disrespectful people on the tour who didn't show up at the tour bus at the appropriate time. It's not a Tauck tour (our usual choice) by any means.
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weather issues/bus driver got lostTheresa Rock
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Everything was delivered as advertised
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Beautiful well organized tour
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The overall trip was wonderful but did not care for the Albuquerque lodging. Too far away from everything and cab service was spotty.Blanche Parks
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The trip was well organized. It was wonderful parking so close to the festival!
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I believe I already responded to this survey. If not, let me know and I will continue to rate.Robert Faria
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Hotel in Albuquerque was not in a good location, food was mediocre. Not enough meals included in the tour. The “tour”on Route 66 was a waste of time. The hotel in Santa Fe was great
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No thank you to cold and rainy got sjck . Should of been told to Bring a winter coat.
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So glad to have been bused to the Festival site and greatly appreciate the tent and refreshments. Really liked all the different tour inclusions! Santa Fe School of Cooking was exceptional. Tram ride in Santa Fe was also excellent. I would have liked to have spent more time at the Nuclear Museum and less time in Old Town Albuquerque (especially since most everything was closed and we couldn't find a place to eat). A quick pass through Madrid is all that is needed there. Tour Manager made everyone feel comfortable; he went out of his way to accommodate us and to provide insight into the area; he even added the Petroglyphs National Monument - which was fabulous. Thank you!!Janice Tucker
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Great tour, Deana was very professional & knowledgeable. Loved the double decker bus.
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Weather was not good. Rainy. Otherwise excellent tour. Alternatives provided because of weather
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It was a great tour from beginning to end.Susan Campagna
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Hotels were far from center of activities, service at Marriott was poor. Lots of time was wasted onahopping excursions. They should have paid for admissions to museums instead. Little value for the cost charged.
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Excellent tour with everything
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Lots of problems with the bus used to transport us. Multiple breakdowns on busy highways.Barbara Schimmel
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A fun and enjoyable time. Joel was great!
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I was very happy with the accommodations and our guide was excellent. The balloon Festival was absolutely fabulous.
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There were some GREAT experiences! But also a few I would eliminate from the itinerary or change the timing. The Balloon Fiesta was great, in spite of the delays and cancellations. We went on this trip because we imagined the bus would get us special parking and less traffic tie-ups, and we weren't disappointed there! Kudos to our bus driver for getting us through traffic and into tight parking spots. the Pueblo Indian Museum was a waste of time. The Museum of Nuclear History was great. I wish we had more time there. Old Town Albuquerque was lovely, but we only had 2 hours there to see the area and have dinner. Average wait at restaurants (Saturday night during the Balloon Fiesta) was over 2 hours. The hotel in Albuquerque was in a terrible location, not near good restaurants or things to do.Robin Kaufman
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Everything about the tour was great. I was really surprised that the group developed a group identity. The manager, bus driver, and hotel folks were excellent. Enough activities were included to insure a nice amount of free time.Charles Beiter
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Trip was wonderful Joshua was an excellent tour guide. Balloon Fiesta was amazing. Santa Fe local guide (Tony) was over and above expectations.
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as usual a well planned trip by ColletteDalma Neighbors
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Need to offer balloon rideRobert Cornyn
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The balloons were great but I feel that Collette could have offered you a ballon ride even if we had to pay for itLinda Cornyn
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The balloon festival was AWESOME!!
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Balloon Fiesta was great. Santa Fe too many museums and art shows.
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The Balloons ! everything about the trip. Air hours were the pits very very bad.Barbara Sergent
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For the above mentioned reasonsPatricia Kindschy
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Albuquerque balloon festival. Can’t remember anything that’s was memorable outside of the breakfasts at the Marriott were always cold.
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The balloon fest was more than I expectedLarry Secrist
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Morning at the rise was everything I had hoped it would be. It was very exciting to see the balloons taking off in a mass. My only complaint would be that on the day we were to leave the hotel for home we arrived at the airport at AM and our flight wasn't scheduled to leave until 3:00 PM. We spent the entire day in a busy airport and then had a delayed flight. A later departure from the hotel would have been very much appreciated.
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Balloon Fiesta was amazing. Collette had the timing down perfectly and we got to the evening glow and the mass ascension. Would have like one more morning to watch the balloons go up.Roberta Kempf
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The fact that Wendy was able to get us back to the dawn balloon launch was incredible. We would have missed it entirely if the change hadn't been made. Just loved the Indian Pueblo and the Heritage Museum. Glad to get to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum.
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The balloon fiesta was fabulous, exceeding my expectation.Roberta Barnett
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All aspects of trip and tour led to pure enjoyment and no concerns.
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Once in a lifetime experience at the Balloon Fiesta. Super New Mexico food!
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Gosh... it's hard to pick a favorite. But the Balloon Fiesta was amazing as well as the other attractions (the Nuclear Museum, Santa Fe, Taos Pueblo).Ronald Barnett
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I just did in the previous question
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All the balloons, especially Sun night with them being lit upSusan B. Merrill
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Dinner at the cooking school in Santa Fe and our visit to Ghost Ranch.Frances Brough
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The visit to the fiesta's evening display and morning lift off was very memorable, all the twinkling of the balloons and shapes and colors were impressive. We toured the pueblos at Taos, artists' Madras of the turquoise trail, local tour of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, old Route 66, art museums, Native American cultural center. Along the way we experienced all types of Native American art and culture as well as the history of the area. The scenery was spectacular as well.
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Toured Albuquerque and spent two days at the balloon festival. Saw the evening glow and went back the next morning for the ascension. It was amazing. We also toured Santa Fe and went North to Taos. Beautiful country.Marilyn Birenbaum
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The balloon Fiesta was spectacular the Marriot hotel was not good when we checked in the toilet did not flush properly After four visits to the front desk i received lots of promises but the toilet did not get fixed we should have been given another room When we checked out it still had not been fixed Also I would like more included meals or at least a list of suggestions of were to eat in a strange city
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The hot balloon fiesta, seeing over 500 hot air balloons, at one time, was truly awesome. Especially what is called, the massive launch where 100s of balloons pretty much launch at the same time. The sky was full with hot balloons.Gregory Valerio
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Balloon Festival of courseAlbert Lamperti
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The morning balloon rise lt was beautiful;not enough morning food options. Breakfast items would be nice
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We really enjoyed the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta the most. We weren't too thrilled with the other tour inclusions, like Old Town Albuquerque; Madrid, NM and the Indian Culture Center. Those places were okay, but we spent too long at those spots. The hotels were wonderful and located near to restaurants and stores. However, the breakfasts provided at the hotels didn't show too much imagination. We pretty much had the same food item choices everyday and unfortunately, the food was usually not very warm.Karen Pippig
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The Balloon Festival was amazing.Lester Harris
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Chance go to the Fiesta on a second day to view the balloons go up, after the first day balloons did not go up because of fog. Not to happy about a "emotional support" dog on our tour - question if this was really true - seemed more like the woman did not want to board her pup - I felt very sorry for the dog. Please check out how this woman was able to come with a dog.Joyce Shoffner
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Obviously the balloons, especially the Dawn PatrolJerry Falgien
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2nd day of Balloon Fiesta: Beautiful!Ricka Patterson
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The balloon festival, of course, was the highlight; amazing. The second highlight was in Santa Fe at the Lorettoo Chapel when I touched the hand of Jesus on the statue of him. The strangest feeling came over me.Janette Fly
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The balloons were amazing. Thanks for paying for us to go the second morning. Due to no ascension the first morning.Elizabeth Nopwasky
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Loved the balloon festival
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The weather didn't cooperate much, and balloons couldn't get up some days, but our tour was there the day the sun was out.
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Seeing the balloons. The mountains were pretty.Marilyn Bullard
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2 days list with flights when direct flights were available, no detailed itinerary available ahead of our arrival, tour director not experienced at anticipating needs if group.Catherine Lader
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Not enough free time to check out local attractions on our own. Had the same problem with last trip.Kimberly Knick
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Please see previous comments.Susan Broberg
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I feel I received an "OK thanks for your review, sorry you didn't like your tour, we'll pass it on to someone who cares" kind of response. We will not use Collette Tours for anything again. If you don't care, we don't care!
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The balloon launch was spectacular.
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Watching the sunrise with the ballots and the night activities.
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It was amazing. The balloon was unique and different. I felt a kid in a candy store. It was one of the most memorable things that I have seen and done.Sonya Magallanes
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Sante Fe was great. The visit to the Sante Fe Cooking School was a great highlight of the tour.Lawrence Casey
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The Balloon Fiesta and stops getting there were better than we imagined. The Collette selection of a guide, hotel (Marriott in Albuquerque) , and restaurant (BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse) were far below what we have experienced with Collette in the past.
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We were not able to schedule a ride in the balloons. We had only one opportunity to go out and see them launch and then the drizzle kind of canceled out the launch. Wee went back that night for the glow and it was cancelled. I did not like the nuclear museum and Albuquerque is really ugly. I would have preferred more time in Santa Fe
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Seeing balloons inflate and rise and watching the colorful array floating aboveLynn & Luci Bradley
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The Marriott was ok, but could not be compared to the Drury which was wonderful. Would have liked more time in Santa Fe. We were told we had to have an early flight since there would only be one trip back to ABQ for the airport, yet others stayed for afternoon flights and were provided transportation and had more time to tour the city.
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Quite a thrilling experience to view the mass ascension of balloons at dawn!Gay Cooke
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Good tour--happy to see Santa Fe and loved the balloons in Santa Fe!Ann Marie Reilly
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Our tour manager was good. At times she was winging it...which she actually said. Hotel in Sante Fe was excellent. Hotel at the Fiesta was good.Fox Knowlton
