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    Lena Z.

    What a wonderful experience! My boyfriend surprised me for our two year anniversary and we were not disappointed one bit! Bob (the owner) was extremely friendly and informative. We had a lot of fun in our own private little balloon. The views were incredible and Bob and his team had mimosas waiting for us for when the ride was over! It was a good touch! Definitely coming back with my family next time!

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    Cherine A.

    I admit, I've always been curious about hot air balloons. I've always wanted to ride in one. Well, now I can cross it off my bucket list, and I have a great story to go along with it! My cousin and her fiance wanted to have a small, memorable wedding, so she decided she wanted to do it in a hot air balloon. I became a notary so I could perform the ceremony. So bright and early on Valentine's Day morning, we met up with Bob and company before the break of dawn. After a bit of a drive to an orange grove, we piled out of the van and they started setting up the balloons. While I started taking pictures of the bride, her fiance and her dad helped inflate the balloon. Once we were ready to go, we all climbed in and up, up and away we went. It was a VERY cold morning (around 30 degrees, and there was frost on the ground). Our pilot, Rene, told us we didn't need our heavy coats because the burners would keep us warm. I had my doubts, but it turned out he was right. I was glad every time that burner turned on, because the heat was quite welcome. The ride was wonderful. The views were breathtaking, and we shared the skies with 12-15 other balloons. I got a TON of pictures that turned out just beautifully. The ride lasted about an hour, and towards the end, we flew over an orange grove. We continued flying closer and closer to the trees, and try as our pilot did, the balloon kept getting closer until we hit one of the trees. The impact knocked me off my feet, and I thought for a second the basket would tip and would drop us all in the middle of the grove. But Rene was awesome and managed to get us back up again. Then when it came time to land, we all were told to face the same direction and bend our knees to brace for the impact. Well, we landed all right... on top of each other in a big dog pile. The basket tipped when we touched the ground. But no one was hurt, we all just cracked up laughing as we crawled out of the basket. We ran over to where other balloons were landing to see how they managed, and it was the same story for all of them. Once all of the balloons landed, Bob and the other pilots set up a little champagne brunch, handing each of us a "Bob's Balloons" champagne flute (which was ours to keep) and pouring champagne, orange juice, or both :) They also set out a cheese platter, some crackers and some fresh fruit. For my cousin's wedding, they also brought out a beautiful and delicious Publix cake for us (at no charge!), and we cut up pieces for all of the other guests from other balloons. Once everyone finished, everything was packed up and we were driven back to our original meeting place. Only then did they ask for payment. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience, and I'd highly recommend hiring Bob if you ever want to cross a hot air balloon ride off of your bucket list.

    Yina M.

    We had a terrific experience with Bob's Balloon Sunrise Ride this morning! The ride was amazing, our pilot, was very funny and chatty,we went very high and low, the landing was super fun. The champagne at the end was a nice touch. I would highly recommend this experience!

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    Bob was super friendly and the crew too, very pleased with the flight as everything was super smooth I loved it !!!!!

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    Downtown / Central Business District / CBD

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