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While visiting Park City Utah if you want to have an adventure you will not forget for the rest of your life you may want to think about a hot air balloon trip. The hot air balloon expeditions in Park City borrow deeply from the European tradition of ballooning and you can be sure that you and your family will be extremely exhilarated by what you will go through. Take your time to think about the adrenalin that fills your system at take off to the azure blue skies and you gently float like a bird taking in every minute details that the sky offers you. You will discover a completely new Park City resort area you had never known existed.

 

Enjoy a Hot Air Balloon Adventure

Man has always been fascinated with aviation and flying and the oldest form of doing it is of course hot air ballooning. The timing of Park City hot air balloon trips is such that as the wind pushes you forth you will glide over some of the most serene locations that are must-sees in this area. You can of course choose from the available options of hot air ballooning trips; the general trip that takes all and sundry or alternatively opt for a private balloon ride for you and your group, which does well especially for family groups. The general balloon trip will take about one hour even though revelers can choose three or four hours as well.

Your Park City hot air balloon adventure begins right at the lobby of your hotel in some of those that offer the service and for the rest, you will have to commute to an agreed launching area. You will soon discover that most balloon expeditions happen at the rising of the sun because this way you will be able to have a picturesque view of the Olympic Park, the three Ski Resort, the Wasatch Mountains, and all the surrounding areas from above. When the weather in Park City and wind permit it you can go as far as a mile high which will take you to the Rocky Mountains as well as the Salt Lake Valley.

All these exciting adventures await you at the Park City resort which is only some 45 miles away from the Salt Lake City International Airport. You do not get to tire yourself traveling to your destination after arriving at the SLC airport because the journey takes just about 35 minutes. An average one-hour hot air balloon flight may cost you something close to $200 per person per hour but the experience is worth every cent that you will fork out.

One of the favorite Park City hot air balloon expeditions is the Ogden Balloon flight which begins at a place known as Eden. It takes guests on an exciting tour over the Wasatch Mountains from the break of the day as the morning light helps make your view remarkable. You will clearly see the snow basin resort which is the venue for the Olympic downhill games during the winter period. You will really enjoy looking at the lovely town, church spires and you will get to the vicinity of Snow Canyon State Park as well as Zion’s National Park.

Be sure to browse our selection of vacation rentals to ensure you are close to all of the best summer activities Park City has to offer!
 

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