We were a party of nine, 7 going up in balloon and 2 as Ride-a-longs (Ride-a-longs meaning that they will only be following us in vans as we are up in balloon and they meet us later where we land to have breakfast with us).
We meet up at the Deer Valley Airport, we were assigned our van, we loaded up and headed out on a short drive to our take off spot.
To start off with, the van driver was very pleasant, upbeat and humerous as he drove. He verbally entertained us and had us smiling and laughing while on our drive to and from.
When we arrived we were given safety instruction regarding picture taking and being near the balloon as it is being filled. We got to watch all the preparation for flight and took lots of photos.
Our Balloon Captain was Tommy. Before the balloon ride we received proper safety instructions from him before take off as to how to properly board the ballon and how to position ourselves for landing. While on the balloon ride he was knowledgable and informing.
The ride was so smooth, I looked down for a moment and didn't even realize we had taken off!
We went over 6,000 feet. It was a beautiful day, excellent ride, memorable experience which I highly recommend. After landing we enjoyed a really nice champagne breakfast.
Staff was very pleasant. It was all very professionally run.