When was the last time you thought flying was an experience to be cherished and savoured slowly? Congested airports, frequent delays and ever-decreasing-legroom in airplanes has made flying tedious and often frustrating. How about a little touch base with the joy of flying?

Join any of these hot air balloon rides over some of the most spectacular locations, and we promise, flying will never be same again.

1. Two Balloons Flying Over Flatirons 

Photo Credit- Scott Mahon

2. Hot Air Balloon On A Golden Afternoon, California

Photo Credit- Glenn McCarthy

Hot Air Balloons over this green open land and rolling hills in California.

3. Willamette Valley Ballooning 

Photo Credit- Nick Boren

Hot air ballooning in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon.

4. A Flight To Remember, Lake Tahoe

Photo Credit- Shishir Sathe

Hot Air Ballon over Lake Tahoe.

5. Balloons And Canyons 

Photo Credit- Phyllis Taylor

6. Balloon Fantasy, New Jersey

Photo Credit- Allen Beatty

The vivid, vibrant colors, patterns, lines, shapes and graphic designs form a great subject for a photographer. Taken at the Quik-Chek Balloon Festival held each year in Readington, N.J.

7. Hot Air Balloon And Longs Peak, Colorado

Photo Credit- James BO Insogna

Colorful hot air balloon with the stripes of agriculture farmlands in the foreground and the Twin Peaks, Mt Meeker 13,911 feet and Longs Peak 14,256 feet. A beautiful Colorado Morning.

8. Reflections of Prosser Hills

Photo Credit- Carol Groenen

9. Balloon Festival In Monument Valley, Arizona

Photo Credit- Brian Jannsen

Hot air balloons drift past the Three Sisters and the Thumb rock formations, Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona USA.

10. Hot Air Balloon in Morning Fog, Canada

Photo Credit- Jamie Roach

Hot air balloons lift off in the morning at Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada.