The crew was very friendly, picked us up on time from our b&b. The take off & landing were smooth. There were a few too many people squeezed into one basket for comfort. The burner overhead gets quite hot. The views of the valley were beautiful & refreshing. Breakfast was also great! more

This was an awesome trip! I grew up in the Valley but never experienced this view of the area before. Truly worth to go at least once. Take a jacket with you in the morning but before you take off, leave it in the van (assuming they picked you up) because it will get hot. The heat from the burners... more

The crew was extremely professional, the ride was awesome and the breakfast was excellent. Definitely doing this again! more

The four people in our party were very disappointed with this activity. We found out that we were not alone after speaking with quite a few fellow passengers at breakfast following the ride. The biggest disappointment was that I imagined that we would be flying over the vineyards of Calistoga. Instead, we hovered over a trailor park and construction area... more

The hot-air balloon ride was an unbelievable experience and well worth the expense! We booked this tour through the hotel where we were staying (Solage Calistoga), the night before. This particular tour company is local to Calistoga which we liked - the van came to get us at 7am and they dropped us off afterwards. Once the crew determined the... more

I scheduled our balloon ride online (print the coupon) for the first day of our trip. That turned out to be a good idea, as we were cancelled the first day due to the weather. We rescheduled for the next day & everything went off without a hitch! We were picked up at our B&B at 7am (not 5am, like... more