Unique Experiences

Item Description

The Great American Hot Air Balloon Ride crew chief will take you and three friends to the launch site where the beautiful balloon is being inflated.

You will then gently ascend and float between 500 and 2,000 feet and travel wherever the wind takes you. You'll fly above the treetops and below the clouds for about an hour, covering five to ten miles. On landing we celebrate with a champagne or fruit juice toast, an old ballooning tradition.

The whole experience takes about 3 hours, three fantastic hours!

Choose from 200 locations nationwide! Take the ride close to home or while on vacation.

Ticket must be used before April 21, 2013.

Item Special Note

Hot air balloon rides are available within 15-60 minutes of these large cities and major metropolitan areas. 

Alabama: Auburn, Huntsville, Montgomery
Arkansas: Fayetteville (location is 90 minutes away)
Arizona: Casa Grande, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu City, Marana, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, Tucson
California: Bakersfield, Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, Oakland, Oceanside, Oxnard, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Rosa
Connecticut: Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford, Waterbury
Colorado: Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Pueblo
Delaware: Wilmington
District of Columbia: Washington
Florida: Clearwater, Daytona, Fort Lauderdale, Kissimmee, Land O Lakes, Melbourne, Miami, Mt. Dora, Ocala, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Georgia: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus
Idaho: McCall, Sandpoint
Illinois: Chicago, De Kalb, Rockford, Springfield
Indiana: Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Evansville, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Marion, Muncie, New Albany, Terre Haute
Iowa: Ames, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Marshalltown, Waterloo
Kansas: Kansas City, Emporia, Topeka
Kentucky: Bowling Green, Frankfort, Hopkinsville, Louisville
Louisiana: Alexandria, Shreveport
Maine: Portland
Maryland: Baltimore
Massachusetts: Boston, Springfield, Worcester
Michigan: Ann Arbor, Bay City, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Port Huron, Saginaw
Minnesota: Mankato, Minneapolis, St. Paul
Missouri: Branson, Columbia, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Warrensburg
Nevada: Carson City, Las Vegas, Reno
New Hampshire: Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth
New Jersey: Asbury Park, Elizabeth, Hackensack, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Trenton
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Taos
New York: Albany, Elmira, New York, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Syracuse, Troy, Utica
North Carolina: Asheville, Charlotte
Ohio: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Marion, Middletown, Newark
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa
Oregon: Grants Pass, McMinnville, Medford, Portland, Salem
Pennsylvania: Allentown, Harrisburg, Lancaster, New Castle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, York
Rhode Island: Providence
South Carolina: Anderson, Greenville, Rock Hill, Spartanburg
Tennessee: Clarksville, Franklin, Johnson City, Kingsport, Murfreesboro, Nashville
Texas: Austin, College Station, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Sherman
Utah: Provo, Salt Lake City
Virginia: Arlington, Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Woodstock
Vermont: Bennington, Quechee
Washington: Kenniwick, Pasco, Richland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Yakima
West Virginia: Shenandoah Valley, VA
Wisconsin: Janesville, Lake Geneva, Madison, Milwaukee

The winning bidder can pick up this item at the University of New Haven Alumni Office located at 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, Conn.  Please contact Paula Mortali, Associate Director of Alumni Relations, at 203-479-4579 or pmortali@newhaven.edu to arrange a pick up date and time. 

If the winning bidder is unable to pick-up this item, they will be responsible for paying shipping and handling, which will be added to the winning bid amount.

Items will be shipped via USPS or UPS and billed at standard rates and charged to your credit card.

Please allow two to three weeks after the auction’s closing date for pick up or delivery.