Hot air ballooning is such a wonderful experience! My boyfriend & I went on the sunrise ride, and it was so lovely. I have a terrible fear of heights (I can't stand next to the railing on a high building) but for some reason being in a hot air balloon high above the ground feels more like floating on a cloud then the dizzying effect I feel normally. Our captain was knowledgeable & excited. It's hard to knock an experience like hot air ballooning. My only two complaints about an otherwise insanely awesome time is that they make you meet them and then drive around to find the right launch site, instead of them doing that beforehand and saving their paying customers some sleep time (4:30 am is early!). I noticed that the other companies that launched from the same site as us had a truck go ahead with all the stuff and then the people were brought later. Also I wish that we had gone higher in the sky instead of staying close to the ground since we were flying over a lot of suburbs (I don't particularly care to see people in their backyards). After we touched down we had a very nice champagne toast (mimosas at 7 am are particularly refreshing in the desert).
A lovely time, I highly recommend it to everyone!