Lavender seen from a hot-air balloon. Without taking off.
Sunrise over Provence, without the 4:45 am alarm.
The best spots, for real
Actually in France? Here's where to go. If not, your photo pack is waiting below.
Take-off from Valensole
Most lavender flights take off from the plateau at sunrise during the bloom, from mid-June to mid-July.
Luberon and Forcalquier
Other operators fly over the hilltop villages and fields around Forcalquier or the Luberon.
How the flight works
About one hour in the air. Allow three to four hours in total, with inflation, landing and the ride back to the start.
The weather decides
Flights only go ahead in calm winds: the operator may cancel at the last minute. It's for your safety.
Good to know
Book several weeks ahead during the bloom, and choose an operator registered with the civil aviation authority. Bring a jacket: dawn is chilly, even in July.
The trip you didn't take cost you…
Rough amounts, estimated with plenty of bad faith and a little truth.
SOFA SERVICE STATION
Lavender by hot-air balloon trip · not taken
- Return fuel
€155.00 - Tolls
€80.00 - Hot-air balloon flight at dawn
€290.00 - Night nearby (4:45 am wake-up)
€160.00 - The travel-sickness pill
€6.90
SAVED€691.90
PHOTOS10
KM DRIVEN0
FUEL BURNED0 L
CO2 NOT EMITTED*≈ 170 kg
THANK YOU FOR NOT COMING
SEE YOU SOON (NOT REALLY)
* CO2: 1,500 km in a petrol car. Return trip from Paris, 1 person, approximate distances, ADEME emission factors (impactco2.fr, October 2026). Does not include the energy used to make your photos.
What's in your Lavender by hot-air balloon pack
A different outfit in every photo, just like a real stay of several days.
A real pack example, with a fictional model. Yours will have your face.
Meeting at dawn 
Inflating the balloon 
In the basket 
Lift-off above the rows 
Purple aerial view 
Sunrise over the Alps 
The other balloons 
Selfie in the basket 
Landing in the lavender 
The pilot's toast
Your coffee-machine survival kit
Three stories ready to tell. Guaranteed impossible to check.
"From up there, the lavender looks like striped pyjamas. Very nice pyjamas."
— you, Monday, 8:40 am, head still in the clouds
"The pilot told me not to look down. That was the whole point."
— you, Tuesday, 11:05 am, at the photocopier
"The toast after landing is a tradition. I respected the tradition."
— you, Thursday, 4:20 pm, on your break
The Lavender by hot-air balloon pack
The price of a coffee, not a full tank
€3 for 10 photos
Not convinced? Not charged.
- At least 10 HD photos
- A different outfit in every photo
- Delivered in minutes
- Your source photos deleted after 24 h
- Invisible AI watermark (SynthID)
Ready to fly in a hot-air balloon without leaving your sofa?
€3 for 10 photos. Not convinced? Not charged.