{"id":21972,"date":"2026-04-30T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/?p=21972"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:41:36","slug":"a-hot-air-balloon-flight-over-amboise-with-aerocom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/a-hot-air-balloon-flight-over-amboise-with-aerocom\/","title":{"rendered":"A hot air balloon flight over Amboise with A\u00e9rocom"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21972\" class=\"elementor elementor-21972\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fdabe3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4fdabe3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-760b740\" data-id=\"760b740\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7c6562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7c6562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd07c2\" data-id=\"4dd07c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bde51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0bde51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A hot air balloon flight over Amboise with A\u00e9rocom<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56fe5ab elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56fe5ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8ffc95\" data-id=\"d8ffc95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4216198 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4216198\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f272f\" data-id=\"f2f272f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e2665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e2665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who hasn&#8217;t dreamed of soaring above the most beautiful <strong>Loire Valley ch\u00e2teaux<\/strong>? Of admiring these magnificent landscapes, a <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>, from a bird&#8217;s-eye view? Of experiencing a timeless moment in absolute tranquility, between clouds and ch\u00e2teaux, sky and river? This is the magical experience we had above the rooftops of Amboise, during a hot air balloon flight with the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerocom.fr\/\">A\u00e9rocom<\/a>. Fasten your seatbelts, we&#8217;re taking off!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-96e939b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96e939b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdb7da4\" data-id=\"cdb7da4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1835bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e1835bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-07f79a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07f79a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f82af85\" data-id=\"f82af85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36559f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f36559f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smooth takeoff on the banks of the Loire<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2083102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2083102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We met around 6 p.m. in Chaumont-sur-Loire, where we found about twenty lucky people ready to take to the skies in the three <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/activites-aeriennes\/details\/Aerocom-Montgolfiere&amp;LOI41AAACT100706\/\">A\u00e9rocom <\/a>balloons mobilized for the occasion. The sky was blue, the sun gentle, and the wind light. Speaking of wind, that was precisely our pilot Mathieu&#8217;s primary concern at that moment. A test balloon was launched and indicated the wind direction: light from the west. The decision was made to head to the <strong>Amboise<\/strong> launch site, 15 minutes away. Crews and passengers boarded several minibuses; destination: the capital of the <strong>Loire Valley ch\u00e2teaux<\/strong>.<\/p><p>We stopped on the banks of the Loire, opposite the <strong>Royal Ch\u00e2teau of Amboise,<\/strong> undoubtedly <strong>one of the most beautiful panoramas in the Loire Valley<\/strong>. The 8-person basket was lowered onto the ground and the balloon fabric unfurled. A powerful fan is activated to fill the vast space with air, while two volunteers hold the fabric taut. At the same time, Mathieu gives us the initial safety instructions. The first step is to climb into the basket when the time comes. As the hot helium raises the balloon&#8217;s temperature, the ropes tighten. It&#8217;s time to climb into the basket, sometimes in a slightly acrobatic fashion. There are eight of us passengers, including four American visitors, accompanied by our pilot. We feel the basket begin to stir and gently lift off.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1e3e19\" data-id=\"a1e3e19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b6025 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54b6025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23602ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute 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https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/montgolfiere_aerocom_credit_perrine_vejux1-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-872e7b9 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"872e7b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a7da76\" data-id=\"1a7da76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b153395\" data-id=\"b153395\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb96cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb96cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hot air balloon flight over Amboise and its castles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb95293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb95293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our <strong>hot air balloon<\/strong> quickly gains altitude. The view is magnificent, a 360\u00b0 panorama. Four other multicolored balloons soon join us in a graceful ballet. The rooftops of Amboise shrink as we fly above the <strong>Loire River<\/strong>. We glimpse the meandering sandbanks, which form poetic shapes. The birds flying over the river are now just tiny white dots.<\/p><p>Even from over 200 meters above the ground, the Royal Ch\u00e2teau of Amboise reveals its imposing silhouette. Mathieu gives us a tour, showing us the most iconic monuments of the town. Nestled against the castle walls, the <strong>Saint-Hubert Chapel<\/strong> houses the presumed tomb of Leonardo da Vinci. From the sky, we have a bird&#8217;s-eye view of the details of its roof and also admire the perfect geometry of the gardens. A short distance away, the <strong>Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9<\/strong> stands out with its red brick. One can glimpse its park, which Leonardo da Vinci so loved to wander through. On the city&#8217;s heights, the <strong>Pagoda of Chanteloup<\/strong> rises above the trees, and its history seems to fascinate the American passengers.<\/p><p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-705d3e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"705d3e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0d73a6\" data-id=\"d0d73a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1c4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df1c4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A suspended moment between earth and clouds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add6f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add6f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To say we were blown away is a gross understatement. So captivated were we by the flight over Amboise that we&#8217;d completely lost sight of the other balloons. Sure enough, there we were, spotting A\u00e9rocom&#8217;s beautiful blue hot air balloon on our east side. It had taken advantage of a thermal to overtake us. Mathieu skillfully manipulated the controls and two burners to make us ascend or descend. He took the time to explain the very subtle techniques of takeoff: <strong>the air is heated to gain altitude, and the burners are shut off to descend<\/strong>. A single degree can make all the difference.<\/p><p>We continued to climb, <strong>reaching 1,000 meters<\/strong>. The fields were like pastel-colored postage stamps, ranging from pale yellow to dark green. Below, a freight train rumbled by, its presence undisturbed by the silence in the basket. We experience a suspended moment, almost hypnotized by the smoothness of the flight, and a feeling of complete contentment washes over us. To the west, the sun begins its slow descent toward the horizon. Mathieu points out a beautiful property nestled against the hillside: &#8220;That&#8217;s the home of singer Mick Jagger.&#8221; The passengers can&#8217;t believe their ears. 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Approach with your back to us, bend your knees, and hold on tight. We get closer to the ground and barely feel the contact with the earth. <strong>The landing is incredibly smooth<\/strong>, in a small meadow nestled between a few rows of vines; &#8220;we&#8217;re very careful to respect the farmers&#8217; work,&#8221; Mathieu tells us. &#8220;We prefer uncultivated land for our landings, and ideally places we already know.&#8221; In a few moments, the canopy unfurls and falls to the ground. A physical task begins for our pilot: the canopy now has to be folded to fit into a bag barely bigger than a tent bag. Everyone uses their own technique to help expel the remaining air from the folds of the canopy, which ultimately proves very effective.<\/p><p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8639538 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8639538\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0bf575\" data-id=\"f0bf575\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1088cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1088cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Back to square one<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23847ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23847ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We rejoin the minivan and head back to Chaumont-sur-Loire. Upon arrival, Mathieu invites us to <strong>share a drink<\/strong> and takes the opportunity to present us with our honorary aeronaut diploma. It&#8217;s a chance to chat with him about his passion for his work, which shines through in every gesture and word. With 18 years in the profession, <strong>he has logged 2,500 flight hours<\/strong>. It&#8217;s safe to say he&#8217;s a seasoned professional, and his expertise is evident in everything he does. Always calm, he exudes serenity. His words are reassuring, like when he explains that people prone to vertigo don&#8217;t experience it aboard a hot air balloon (we can attest to that). It&#8217;s a little after 9 p.m., and time to say goodbye. Still calm after this suspended moment, we leave Mathieu and his gondola behind, promising to repeat the experience in other settings.<\/p><p>(Advertorial produced on April 16, 2026)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab69f4\" data-id=\"aab69f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee3ec4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ee3ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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