Ted Turner Expeditions Launches Hot Air Balloon Adventures Over New Mexico's Armendaris Ranch

  • June 30, 2016
Ted Turner Expeditions Launches Hot Air Balloon Adventures Over New Mexico's Armendaris Ranch
Many American landscapes have been compared to the Serengeti, but the Armendaris Ranch, with its 360,000 acres of wild Chihuahuan desert and own mountain range, the Fra Cristobals, could easily be mistaken for this iconic destination. Home to Ted Turner's bison herds, big horn sheep, African Oryx and mountain lion, among others, the ranch is larger than Canyonlands National Park, and is accessible only to Ted Turner Expeditions guests.

Guests participating in the new ballooning adventure will depart from their home base of Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa in Truth or Consequences (located between Ted Turner's Armendaris and Ladder Ranches) in the early morning, arriving at Armendaris Ranch at dawn to view the first rays of sunlight striking the jagged Fra Cristobal crest, while the expert pilot and ground crew inflate the balloon and ready the gondola.



Once in the air, participants will float over the sprawling Armendaris Ranch with the chance to spot wildlife and survey the desert flora. In the distance, guests can see the historic El Camino Real Trail and Elephant Butte Lake. Each hot air balloon adventure will end with a traditional Champagne toast and light continental breakfast.

The Armendaris Balloon Adventures are priced from $2,000 for one to four passengers.

Additional Ted Turner Expeditions offerings in Truth or Consequences and at Armendaris and Ladder Ranches include hiking, mountain biking, visits to Spaceport America, paleontology and photography tours, spa treatments, hot spring soaks, viewing the seasonal bat flight and more.

For more information about the Armendaris Balloon Adventures and Ted Turner Expeditions, visit www.tedturnerexpeditions.com or call 1-877-2TURNER.