WHAT IS AN “EXPERIENCE GIFT”?
Is the summation of your life calculated by the items you have accumulated or the experiences you have had? Obviously a life well-lived is more about experiences than material items (yes, it’s not just about “experiences”, it’s about relationships, deeds, and character, to name a few).
That said, if you can help contribute to someone’s positive (and thrilling) experiences in life, that is truly a gift worth giving!
WHO IS CLOUD 9 LIVING?
Cloud 9 Living is on a mission to enrich lives through memorable experiences and adventures. Founded in Boulder, Colorado in 2005, they have become the industry leader in “experience gifts.” With locations in forty-one cities across the United States, Cloud 9 Living provides over 1,500 different opportunities to gift a favorite man in your life with the experience of a lifetime.
WHY GIVE A CLOUD 9 LIVING EXPERIENCE?
• Give the gift of an experience that a man will dream about, but will not give to himself.
• It’s easy. Choose the experience, or allow the gift recipient to pick their own adventure.
• Fits any budget. Experiences start at $50, gift certificates at $75.
• Available experiences suit any personality: skydiving, golf, race car driving, fighter pilot, even ninja lessons, and bungee jumping!
• A beautiful, custom-made box announces your gift.
SKYDIVING
A skydiving experience can be indoor, tandem, or accelerated free fall skydiving, and all gear and appropriate instruction is provided and included in each package price.
Indoor skydiving takes place inside of a vertical wind tunnel with a trampoline at the base. Individual coaching is roughly twenty minutes in length, and will prepare each participant with hand signals and proper body positions to use inside of the tunnel. This experience is available year round in Boston, San Francisco, Orlando, and Tampa, with package prices starting as low as $70.
Tandem skydiving includes a jump from at least 14,000 feet with an expert skydiver. Certified US Parachute Association instructors will prepare your gift recipient in four hours for an adrenaline-filled ride with a breathtaking view. This is available in twenty cities across the country, including Atlanta for $209, and Portland, Oregon, for $230.
A Cloud 9 Living Accelerated Free Fall experience includes a solo jump and descent. Six to eight hours of pre-jump training includes instruction from exiting the airplane, to landing safely on the ground. This is offered in Cleveland for $330, Indianapolis for $370, and three other cities for similar prices.
FIGHTER-PILOT FOR A DAY
This Cloud 9 Living experience hails from the most recognized air combat schools in the world!
Thirty two locations offer the exhilaration of controlling a high-performance Italian-built aircraft under the supervision of pilots who personally flew combat missions. Approximately two hours of training will prepare the participant with safety rules, flight maneuvers, procedures for airborne engagement, and education regarding the effects of g-force on the body. Wearing a flight suit and a parachute, each fighter pilot will then spend one hour in the air and manning the controls 90% of the time. Flight time includes engaging in a two-part battle in the sky: the hunt to “kill” the opponents, and eluding enemy “fire.” Each fighter pilot completes six dogfights, and receives a digital video recording of their flight. This one-of-a-kind experience is available in cities including Austin, Cleveland, Orange County, Philadelphia, Santa Barbara, Orlando (if the family’s going to Disney, why not have this be the big surprise?), Fort Lauderdale, Houston, and Seattle, and more – package prices begin at $1,395.
PRIVATE NINJA LESSON
This is a truly unique opportunity to learn the philosophy and tradition behind a 900 year old marital art at one of the oldest Bujinkan schools in New York. Ninja lessons are an education in the art of kicking, striking, grappling, and weaponry. Gift recipients learn the strategy of combat, self-defense timing and tactics, combat survival techniques, and self-control and awareness. This amazing experience is available on Saturdays all year long, in a private class with an experienced Ninja, a true teacher of the warrior ways. Only available in Bronxville, New York, a ninety minute class is $180, or purchase two classes for $300.
RACE CAR DRIVING
To purchase an automobile experience for the racing fanatic, here is just a small sample of the options:
Stock Car Racing
The gift recipient will drive their own stock car and see their racing dreams come true as he hits speeds exceeding 150 MPH on a real NASCAR speedway. Driving and track basics are taught, and helmets, goggles, and racing suit are provided. There are packages available for 20 to 80 miles of laps. Spectators are welcome!!! Stock Car Racing experiences are available in the following cities: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Ft Lauderdale, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, San Diego, Santa Barbara, St Louis, Washington DC.
Race a Corvette
Professional race car drivers and sixty minutes of training will prepare each participant to take ten or twenty laps around Texas Motor Speedway at the controls of a 450+ horsepower Corvette, at speeds as high as 110 mph. This course is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and the package price for ten laps is $355, or twenty laps for $555.
3 Day Formula Racing School
In the business of teaching students for thirty years, and started by a professional Formula One driver, this experience is a comprehensive training program in race car operation. This package includes classroom and trackside instruction in race car etiquette, safety issues, as well as daily practice in the race cars. The available locations include Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia, and package prices start at $3,395.
GOLF LESSONS OR A LUXURY GOLF PACKAGE
What better gift for the golf enthusiast?
A lesson with a PGA Class A certified instructor will be customized to the skill level of your gift recipient. Available year-round in seven states, and fifty-two locations, this is a spectacular opportunity to give the gift of improvement of swing mechanics, posture, grip, putting, or the goal of choice. They will learn strategies and techniques in an hour that would otherwise take a lifetime to acquire. This private one-hour lesson in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, or a choice of twenty-five other cities is now $129.00.
A luxury golf package is a visit to an historic golf resort, and is available in five states for play at eight different golf courses. Prices for these luxury packages do range depending on the time of year, and each participant is required to have proper golf attire and clubs.
The La Quinta Golf Package in Palm Springs, California, allows the gift recipient to play at one of the world’s best golf resorts. This resort offers one of the most difficult courses in the country, as well as courses designed by professional golfers Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. A two-night stay in luxurious accommodations, with two rounds of golf, starts at $570.
The Pinehurst Golf Package starts at $900 for two rounds of golf, and a two-night stay in Pinehurst, North Carolina. This package offers the opportunity to play at the course that has hosted more championship play than any other golf course in the United States. The price includes a shared cart, a meal plan, and access to most resort amenities.
BUNGEE JUMPING
This all-day adventure through southern California’s Angeles National Forest includes a five mile hike to the Bridge to Nowhere. Thirty minutes of “jump school” will prepare the gift recipient to for a ten story jump from a bridge above a fast-moving river. Your gift recipient may then stay to swim, hike back, or make any additional jumps. One jump is $69, or as many as five jumps for $340.
NEED A GIFT FOR THE “HARD-TO-SHOP-FOR” GUY?
Gift certificates for a Cloud 9 Living experience make giving a life-changing experience easier than ever. Certificates start at $75, and go as high as $2,500, and your gift recipient can apply their certificate to any of the experiences offered by Cloud 9 Living.
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