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Boar's Head Ballooning - Private Flights

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36 Reviews

#8 of 18 Outdoor Activities in Charlottesville

Outdoor Activities, Tours, Balloon Rides

200 Ednam Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4674

Boar's Head Ballooning - Private Flights
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4.5 36 reviews

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Hot air ballooning over the historic city of Charlottesville, Virginia. From the sky you will view The Blue Ridge Mountain, Shenandoah Valley, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and The University of Virginia.

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200 Ednam Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4674

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+1 434-960-2814

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Zvezdana K

Reviewed October 2, 2018

Fantastic experience, friendly, experienced crew

From watching numerous balloons get inflated together at a beautiful location North of Charlottesville by Chris Green Lake, to enjoying a friendly company of the very experienced pilot Rick Behr, to stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley, to crisp morning air,...More

Date of experience: September 2018

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socialpalmllc

St. Petersburg, Florida

Reviewed June 14, 2018

Would go ballooning with Boar's Head Ballooning again in a heartbeat!

My husband and I took a romantic yet fun hot air ballooning trip with Rick Behr of Boar's Head Ballooning. It was a bucket-list item for both of us and we could not have picked a better company and balloonist to take us! Rick has...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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Catherine R

Reviewed October 8, 2017 via mobile

Awesome Experience!!

This was absolutely amazing and a must-do activity if you are in Charlottesville! Rick Behr is a fantastic guide and pilot. He made the trip a lot of fun and is also extremely knowledgeable due to his vast experience ballooning all over the world. The...More

Date of experience: October 2017

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Maria Z

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Reviewed September 17, 2017 via mobile

Boar's Head Ballooning

This was an amazing balloon trip over beautiful countryside, with stunning views of the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains and beautiful Shenandoah Valley. An unforgettable experience, and Rick Behring, owner and balloonist, is a complete professional, with years of experience. Not one to take any chances...More

Date of experience: September 2017

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Taisa R

Houston, Texas

Reviewed August 21, 2017

The best trip ever!

This was a great experience. Rick the owner and guide is a wonderful and very knowledgeable person. The service of him and his crew was extraordinary. I'm hoping he can have this business everywhere. It was fantastic!

Date of experience: August 2017

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Conan O

Charlottesville, Virginia

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Reviewed April 22, 2017 via mobile

In the right weather, this is the best splurge in the state!

A crisp fall morning in foliage season is just perfect. Fortunately, living here allows for multiple attempts to make sure conditions are perfect for flying and scenery Dress for the temperature-- it's actually a little warmer under the big burner and the wind chill is...More

Date of experience: October 2016

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Morgan D

Herndon, VA

Reviewed September 6, 2016

Great, easy ride!

I am terrified of heights and this was seriously a breeze. Very steady, easy liftoff and we just glided over Charlottesville. It was a very calm, quiet, peaceful ride. The landing was very gentle too! Nice and easy and great for adults of all ages....More

Date of experience: September 2016

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coreyburgoyne

Charlottesville, Virginia

Reviewed July 31, 2016 via mobile

Rick is an excellent pilot

We just flew with Rick and had a wonderful and safe experience. Not only was the balloon flight amazingly beautiful: giving perspective to our world and allowing us to soar above the breathtaking mountains of Charlottesville; but we also felt secure and protected by Rick's...More

Date of experience: July 2016

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Aenon K

Charlottesville, Virginia

Reviewed March 16, 2016

Amazing Surprise Proposal

My boyfriend surprised me with a sunrise hot air balloon ride over Charlottesville with Boar's Head Ballooning, and not only that, he proposed to me at over 1000 feet! My boyfriend and Rick had been in cahoots to plan this for a while and I...More

Date of experience: March 2016

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MargaretM1234

Tunis, Tunisia

Reviewed September 15, 2015

Amazing and inspiring!

My parents' friends bought me and my husband of two days a ballooning trip as a spirited and symbolic send-off following our wedding. And what a send-off it was! Beautiful, inspiring, super fun, and exciting, we saw my hometown from a vantage never experienced before....More

Date of experience: September 2015

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