Napa Valley Hot Air Balloon Adventure

About 40 minutes to one hour in the air (sometimes a little more), about 4.5 hours for the morning, from Napa Valley Aloft at The Estate Yountville, 6525 Washington Street. Shared, small group. Coffee and pastries at check-in. On most mornings you launch from Yountville; fog can move the launch north in the valley — about a 45-minute shuttle; still meet at 6525 Washington Street. Complimentary shuttle in Yountville only if needed — put your hotel at checkout. You float over vineyards and hills as the wind allows, Mount St. Helena when the morning is clear, between about 1,000 and 3,000 feet when the day allows. San Francisco and the Sierra are a favorable-wind maybe, not a promise. You stand in the basket; there are no doors. Vans return you from the landing. Gratuities not included. Brunch in town is your own. Not for under 6. Not pregnancy or the medical limits on the tour page. No published weight cap; you must climb in and out and stand the flight.