Unique Experiences

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A Once-in-a-Lifetime Adventure for You, or A Gift They Will Thank You for Again and Again!

Float for an hour above the treetops and below the clouds. When you land, celebrate with a Champagne Toast or soft drinks. Rides can be taken close to home, or while on vacation.

You or the gift recipient can choose from 200 locations. You do not need to choose your location until you are ready to book your flight. Tickets are fully transferable and the ride can be taken anytime in the next 12 months.

What to expect on a Soaring Adventures Experience

Winning bidders will meet the pilot and ground crew who will take them to the launch site where the beautiful balloon is being inflated. The ground crew will unpack the equipment and invite the passengers to participate in the inflation process. After launching, the balloon will gently ascend and float between 500 and 1,000 feet. They will travel above the treetops and below the clouds for about an hour, covering five to ten miles--wherever the wind takes them! The whole experience takes about three hours...three fantastic hours!

The Flight Ticket Package That the Winning Bidder Will Receive Includes:

• An Official Soaring Adventures of America, Inc. Flight Ticket good for at least 12 months from your auction date.
• The list of Our 200 Hot Air Balloon Ride locations, pilots' names, and ride scheduling phone numbers
• A Colorful Keepsake Picture of a Hot Air Balloon.

Soaring Adventures of America, Inc. was founded by aviation-enthusiast, Rob Wilkinson, in 1980. What started as a small network of gliderports up and down the East Coast has now grown into the largest recreational aviation network in the country. Joined now by his wife and daughter in the business as well as several good friends and hundreds of pilots, "Captain Rob" is still at the helm very much enjoying his work, flying whenever he can, and taking his customers' spirits soaring at our Martha's Vineyard location every summer.

www.800soaring.com

Photo credit:
Portland Rose Hot Air Balloons
www.portlandroseballoons.com

Item Special Note

200 Hot Air Balloon Ride Locations Nationwide

You do not need to choose your location until you are ready to book your flight. Ride can be taken close to home, or on vacation! Tickets are good at any of their locations across the country.

Soaring Adventures' convenient ride locations are typically between 15 and 90 minutes from most large cities and major metropolitan areas. Below is a list of the large cities and major metropolitan areas they service for Hot Air Balloon rides. In many cases, there is more than one launch site for each major metropolitan area.

Please Note: This is a partial list. You will receive a complete list of locations including the pilots’ names and scheduling phone numbers with the official Soaring Adventures of America, Inc. flight ticket.

Alabama: Auburn, Huntsville, Montgomery. Arkansas: Bentonville, Fayetteville, Little Rock (l90 minutes north). Arizona: Casa Grande, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu City, Marana, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, Tucson. California: Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, Oakland, Oceanside, Oxnard, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Rosa. Connecticut: Danbury, Hartford, Litchfield, 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: Augusta, Columbus. Illinois: Chicago, De Kalb, Springfield. Indiana: Bloomington, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Marion, Muncie, New Albany, Terre Haute. Iowa: Ames, Des Moines, Marshalltown. Kansas: Kansas City, Emporia. Kentucky: Bowling Green, Frankfort, Louisville. Louisiana: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Shreveport. Maine: Portland. Maryland: Baltimore. Massachusetts: Boston, Springfield, Worcester. Michigan: Ann Arbor, Bay City, Detroit, Flint, Lansing, Port Huron, Utica. Missouri: Branson, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Warrensburg. Nevada: Carson City, Las Vegas. 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, Greensboro, Winston Salem. Ohio: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Marion, Middletown, Newark, Toledo. 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: Greenville, Spartanburg. Tennessee: Clarksville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Nashville. Texas: Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Houston, New Braunsfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, Sherman. Utah: Provo, Salt Lake City. Virginia: Arlington, Shenandoah Valley, Williamsburg, Winchester, Woodstock. Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver. West Virginia: Shenandoah Valley, VA.