{"id":10433,"date":"2026-09-29T18:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/highlights\/forcalquier\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T18:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:46:16","slug":"forcalquier","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/de\/highlights\/forcalquier\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcalquier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Forcalquier sits in Haute-Provence \u2014 stone streets, low hills and open country that frame many sunrise mornings here. From the road you see one ridge or village edge at a time. From a hot air balloon the hills open as fields and typical Proven\u00e7al villages below the basket when the wind carries you that way. On the Provence<\/a> hub, Forcalquier is the launch-area geography and a wind-dependent aerial backdrop on the shared sunrise ride, never a promised street-by-street overflight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Provence Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride<\/a> is the shared sunrise option built around that country. Plan on about 3.5 hours for the full experience, with about an hour in the air, from \u20ac275 per person. Pickup is included within the pick-up area, or you meet the team at the meeting point and transfer to that morning\u2019s take-off site near Forcalquier. Breakfast is served during inflation; after the safety briefing the balloon lifts as the light comes up. The route follows the wind, so hills, fields and typical villages are views you may see rather than a fixed overflight. You may also drift toward the Valensole lavender plateau<\/a>, the Luberon<\/a> massif, or hill-town country around Gordes<\/a> \u2014 the pilot follows the wind, not a fixed village list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep expectations honest. Some mornings the balloon stays over quieter folds of Haute-Provence without a clear Forcalquier label under the basket. Other mornings the hills around Forcalquier sit right under the float. Either way, you land for a glass of champagne and a flight certificate before transport returns you to the meeting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos of morning light over hills and fields are part of the appeal of the ride, but the path is never a guaranteed loop past a particular landmark. Treat Forcalquier as the take-off geography and a may-see aerial setting, not a mapped itinerary of named streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pickup is included within the pick-up area shown when you book \u2014 confirm your address when you book. Alternatively meet the team at the meeting point; from there you transfer to that morning\u2019s take-off site near Forcalquier and return after landing. Exact start time is shown when you check availability or on your voucher \u2014 early morning \/ sunrise; do not assume a fixed clock. Shared hot air balloon, small group \u2014 limited to 8 participants. The experience is offered in French and English. Not suitable for children under 6. Children under 6 cannot take this flight. An individual weight limit is not stated on the booking page. Not suitable for pregnant guests or people with mobility impairments. Ballooning needs basic fitness for boarding, standing in the basket, and a possible bump on landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before for a full refund. Flights depend on wind and weather and normally run at sunrise. If conditions are not suitable, the provider typically offers a full refund or a date change under the policy on your booking. Includes the professional pilot and ground team, transport to the take-off site, breakfast while the balloon is prepared, a safety briefing, the hot air balloon flight (approximately one hour), a glass of champagne after landing, a hot air balloon flight certificate, and return transport to the meeting point, plus pickup logistics as listed when you book. To look for Forcalquier hills on a shared sunrise ride, book the Provence sunrise hot air balloon ride<\/a> on the Provence<\/a> hub. Live prices are shown when you book.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-10433","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"sub_title":"","location":10406},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/10433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}