Albuquerque Balloon Festival Questions
One of the bucket list type things the Mrs & I have is to take in the big annual balloon fest but we're unsure how to approach it from the RV side of things. We're thinking perhaps the 2020 one would ...
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We went a few years ago and it was an incredible experience. We decided to blow the bank roll and we signed up with Adventure Caravans. It was a fantastic experience and worth the $$$.
We had excellent camping facilities with water & electric supplied + a pump out service came through mid week. It was an 11 day experience. Breakfast and dinner were provided daily, the shuttle bus stopped amidst the RV's, many of the balloons came down in the camping area. On some days, bus tours were provided in the area to local attractions. In the evening we could sit outside the RV and watch the nightly fireworks. We were close enough that we could walk to the grounds during the day if we wished. There were some vendors to check out.
Balloon activities are early in the morning (5 am) and the evening.
If you only plan to be there 3 days and the weather is not favorable, the balloons won't go up and you are out of luck.
We were really glad we went this route despite the cost - it was well worth it for a do once experience.
We had excellent camping facilities with water & electric supplied + a pump out service came through mid week. It was an 11 day experience. Breakfast and dinner were provided daily, the shuttle bus stopped amidst the RV's, many of the balloons came down in the camping area. On some days, bus tours were provided in the area to local attractions. In the evening we could sit outside the RV and watch the nightly fireworks. We were close enough that we could walk to the grounds during the day if we wished. There were some vendors to check out.
Balloon activities are early in the morning (5 am) and the evening.
If you only plan to be there 3 days and the weather is not favorable, the balloons won't go up and you are out of luck.
We were really glad we went this route despite the cost - it was well worth it for a do once experience.
