Trips at a Glance
A brief description of each itinerary
Buddy Bombard trips are all-inclusive from Europe and feature
luxury hotels, all meals, fine wines with all lunches and dinners,
excellent guides, exclusive private visits and events, and legendary
daily sightseeing excursions in Buddy Bombard’s balloons. All
trips and extensions are hosted by Buddy Bombard.
The following symbols indicate additional options available with each trip:
» Extend your Buddy Bombard balloon trip with the indicated program
Combine two consecutive Buddy Bombard balloon trips
Burgundy’s Medieval Castles & World Famous Vineyards
5 days • 4 nights
Highlights Include:
- 4 Nights at deluxe Hotel le Cep, Beaune
- Visit centuries-old wine cellars, barrel maker, more
- The monastic winery of Confrerie des Chevalier du Tastevin
- Vineyards of Montrachet, Mersault, Pommard, Romanee Conti
- Elegant chateaux lunches
- Private luncheon with Countess de Loisy at her wine estate
- Four scheduled afternoon balloon adventures in Burgundy
- 14th century fairytale Chateau de la Rochepot & village
- Dinners at medieval castles & at Buddy Bombard’s chateau
All-Inclusive from Paris
Additional Options
Combine Burgundy & Loire Valley, 12 days ·11 nights
includes French Countryside extension
The Medieval Splendor of Siena & its Palio
7 days • 6 nights
Highlights Include:
- Four nights at 5 star Grand Hotel Continental, Siena
- Two nights at 5 star Hotel le Fontanelle, Siena
- Full day Palio festivities; parade, pageant, race
- Reserved premium seating for Siena’s Palio
- Private luncheons with some of Tuscany's most important noble
families
at their magnificent ancestral castles
- Four scheduled morning balloon adventures in Tuscany
- Guided sightseeing in Siena, historic San Gimignano
- Evening dinner parties with authentic Tuscan cuisine
All-Inclusive from Florence
Additional Options
» Extension by private car, 4 nights, Portofino, Megeve, & Zermatt
Combine Siena/Palio & Heidi’s Swiss Summer, 15 days • 14 nights
(includes Portofino, Megeve, Zermatt extension)
Istanbul & Remarkable Cappadocia
10 days • 9 nights
Highlights Include:
- Three nights Istanbul at 5 star Ciragan Palace Hotel
- Five nights Cappadocia at 5 star Tourist Hotel
- One night Istanbul at 4 star Polat Renaissance (overnight near airport)
- Guided sightseeing Istanbul, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorous cruise,
St. Sohpia’s, Blue Mosque, Dolmabache Palace, more
- Five scheduled mid-morning balloon adventures in Cappadocia
among the fairy
chimneys, caves, & underground cities
- Guided sightseeing at Goreme, caves of Avanos, underground city
of Kaymakli, Pasabag, Ortahisar, 10th century church of Avnali, more
- Private dinners in dramatic, ancient settings
- Exotic evenings of whirling dervish, dancing girls floor shows
- Elaborate catered picnics with Turkish carpets, grills, umbrellas
- Inter-air Istanbul, Kayseri, Istanbul
All-Inclusive from Istanbul
Additional options
Combine Salzburg & Istanbul/Cappadocia, 14 days • 13 nights
Combine Istanbul/Cappadocia & Romance of Florence/Siena, 18 days • 17 nights
Austria, Salzburg Lakes & Alpine Foothills
5 days • 4 nights
Highlights Include:
- Four nights at 5 star Hotel Schloss Fuschl, the restored 13th century
hunting
castle of the Archbishops of Salzburg
- Walking tour of Old Salzburg, birthplace of Mozart
- Shop the Getreidegasse, lined with medieval houses
- Lake steamer cruise to 15th century village of St. Wolfgang
- Private luncheon with Princess Manni Wittgenstein at her home
- Cruise the shore of Hallstaat’s ancient village in tiny electric boats
- Four scheduled late afternoon balloon adventures through the scenery made famous
in The Sound of Music
All-Inclusive from Salzburg
Additional options
» Extension by private car, 3 nights, Germany/King Ludwig’s Fairytale Castles
Combine Salzburg & Heidi’s Swiss Summer, 12 days • 11 nights
(includes Germany/King Ludwig Castles extension)
Heidi’s Swiss Summer, the Emmental & Jungfrau
5 days 4 nights
Highlights Include:
- Four nights at the 5 star Hotel Bellevue Palace, Bern
- Walking tour of medieval Bern
- Lake steamer luncheon cruise to villages on the Thunsee
- Cog railway up the majestic Jungfrau mountain
- Chartered helicopter to Aletch glacier and the north face of the Eiger
- Cable car to Piz Gloria for lunch, the revolving mountaintop restaurant made
famous
in Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- Trummelbach Falls, melt water from the Jungfrau, the Monk & the Eiger
rage in
10 cascades inside the mountain
- Four scheduled late afternoon balloon adventures through farm and chalet country
All-Inclusive from Zurich
Additional options
» Extension by private car, 3 nights, Germany/King Ludwig’s Castles
Combine Heidi’s Swiss Summer & Salzburg, 12 days • 11 nights
(includes Germany/Ludwig Castles extension)
The Loire Valley & its Royal Chateaux
5 days 4 nights
Highlights Include:
- Four nights at deluxe, 18th century Domaine de Beauvois, Loire Valley
- Visits to magnificent castles of Azay le Rideau, Chateau d’Usse,
and a richly furnished,
10th century Middle Ages fortress
- Four scheduled late afternoon balloon adventures just-above the rooftops
of
spectacular 11th-16th century Royal chateaux; Villandry, Chenanceau, more
- Lunches at Michelin star restaurants, Chateau Choiseul & Coty’s Chateau d’Artigny
- Dinners prepared by our chef in candle lit, 11th century castle
- Shop in Place Plumereau, Tours’ medieval quarter
All-Inclusive from Paris
Additional Options
» Extension by private car, 4 nights in Normandy
Combine Loire Valley & Burgundy, 12 days • 11 nights
(includes 3 nights French Countryside extension)
The Romance of Florence & Siena
8 days 7 nights
Highlights Include:
- Three nights at 5 star Westin Excelsior Hotel, Florence
- Four nights at 5 star Grand Hotel Continental, Siena
- Three full days escorted visits in Baroque & Renaissance Florence,
includes David, Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, Duomo, Ponte Vecchio,
Uffizi Gallery, Old Quarter of Oltrarno & Brancacci Chapel, private
visit of Vasarian Corridor, much more
- Exceptional private luncheons with some of Tuscany’s most important
noble families
at their ancestral castles and historic wine and olive oil estates
- Four scheduled morning balloon adventures in Siena, San Gimignano
- Guided visits in Siena, San Gimignano
- Festive dinner parties with authentic Tuscan cuisine
- Optional shopping
Additional Options
Combine Istanbul/Cappadocia & Florence/Siena, 18 days • 17nights
Combine Florence/Siena & Burgundy, 16 Days • 15 nights
Swiss Winter Alps & Chateau d’Oex International Balloon Festival
9 days • 8 nights
Highlights Include
- Eight nights at charming Hotel le Grand Chalet, Gstaad
- Four days participation in Chateau d’Oex (Switzerland) Winter Balloon Festival
- Four days of Festival flying in Buddy Bombard’s balloons, with nearly
100 other colorful and special shaped balloons from all over Europe
- Three days Buddy Bombard long distance flying through snow covered
villages
and the majestic Alps
- Luncheons with fine wine enjoyed in our balloons while drifting through
some of the most spectacular winter scenery in the world
- Romantic horse drawn sleigh ride, mountain museums, cheese maker, more
- Private parties hosted by Buddy Bombard’s friends in their chalets
- Intimate dinner parties in Gstaad’s finest gourmet restaurants
All-Inclusive from Geneva
Highlights of the Swiss Winter Alps
6 days 5 nights
Highlights Include:
- Five nights at charming Hotel le Grand Chalet, Gstaad
- Four Buddy Bombard long distance balloon flights through snow covered
villages
and the majestic Alps
- Luncheons with fine wine enjoyed in our balloons while drifting through
some of the most spectacular scenery in the world
- Romantic horse drawn sleigh ride, mountain museums, cheese maker, more
- Private parties hosted by Buddy Bombard’s friends in their chalets
- Intimate dinner parties in Gstaad’s finest gourmet restaurants
All-Inclusive from Geneva
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