Helicopter or hot air balloon in Sedona?

The 4 tour operators Cairn lists in Sedona charge between $169 and $695 USD across every tour they publish. Apex Air Tours has the lowest starting price at $169. The single most expensive listing is the Private Large Balloon from Northern Light Balloons ($4500 USD per balloon (private), not stated). The records draw the contrast cleanly: helicopters fly on your schedule from the airport mesa with tours priced by route length — short flights start well under a balloon seat and long wilderness routes run past it — while balloons fly once a day at sunrise, at one flat headline price, with pickup from your lodging and a slower, longer total morning. Same sky, different products; every price below is from the operator's own site with its date. Every figure here was read from the operators' own websites and carries the date it was checked; none of these Sedona listings has been independently verified yet. This answer was last reviewed on August 29, 2026.