My friend Michele was recently visiting me from Paris France and was looking for some out of the ordinary ways to see the beautiful deserts of the Phoenix area so I suggested a Phoenix Hot Air Balloon Ride and boy was I glad we did! Our Captain, Captain Chad and driver Denin made this event joyful, interesting, fascinating, and thrilling as the Balloon raised to heights of 6000 ft and lowered to the point we could almost reach out and touch the plant life below our basket of 12 passengers. The scenery was exhilarating as the balloon followed the slight wind current traveling almost 10 miles in the hour long flight. The Captain pointed out areas of interest, named plant and animal life, explained how Hot Air Balloons operate, and even gave us the history lesson of the very first Hot Air Balloon flight which took place in the 1700s in France! After this delightful cruise through the air currents, the crew served us a fitting breakfast and toasted the success of the trip with Champagne... My friend Michele from France was thrilled as was I. Recommended tour with true Hot Air Balloon professionals at the helm, 10 out of 10 stars!