Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour

4.02 reviews
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Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour | Experience Oz
Yarra Valley Hot Air Balloon Flight - 1 Hour
4.02 reviews
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Highlights & inclusions

Float above the Yarra Valley at dawn
Watch sunrise light spill across vines
See the Yarra River wind between hills
Help inflate the balloon before flight
Fly with pilots of 18,000 combined hours
Take home photos captured in the air

What you can expect

Lift off over the Yarra Valley on a one hour hot air balloon flight that leaves the ground before dawn, when the air is at its clearest. You meet your crew at a launch site ringed by vineyards and rolling hills, and there is a job for you in the setup, helping the envelope fill as the burners push heat into it.

Climb into the basket, feel the ground slip away and watch the valley open up, with the Yarra River threading between hills and mountains as sunrise spills light across the vines. Between bursts of the burner it falls completely silent, which is when the scale of it really lands. Your pilots bring 18,000 combined hours of ballooning and run a full briefing before you leave the paddock, and photographs are taken in the air so you land with the proof. Stay on for the optional buffet breakfast and make a morning of it.

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What you need to know

<more-info><ul><li> One hour hot air balloon flight </li><li> Interactive involvement in the balloon inflation and deflation </li><li> Complimentary photography during the flight </li><li> Digital flight certificate </li><li> Complete flight and ground insurance </li><li> Launch and landing government fees </li><li> Free parking </li><li> Optional buffet breakfast onsite after the flight </li><li> Optional return transfers between Melbourne CBD and the launch site</li></ul></more-info>
<more-info><ul><li> Flights depart 90 minutes prior to sunrise </li><li> The departure time is confirmed by the pilot the night before the flight</li></ul></more-info>
<more-info><ul><li> This experience is approximately three hours and 30 minutes in duration for the flight only option </li><li> This experience is approximately four hours and 30 minutes in duration for the flight and breakfast option </li><li> This experience is approximately six hours and 30 minutes in duration for the flight, breakfast and transfers option </li><li> The balloon flight itself is approximately one hour in duration</li></ul></more-info>
<more-info><ul><li> This experience meets inside Restaurant 1309 at Balgownie Estate, 1309 Melba Hwy, Yarra Glen, VIC 3775.</li></ul></more-info>
<more-info><ul><li> Clothing suitable for hiking that can get dirty, avoiding white </li><li> Sturdy shoes, not white </li><li> Warm socks </li><li> A change of socks </li><li> A cap </li><li> Sunglasses </li><li> A camera</li></ul></more-info>
<more-info><ul><li> Bookings are essential </li><li> Bookings are valid for 12 months from the first cancelled flight date </li><li> Flights cancelled by the experience provider may be rebooked within 12 months and are strictly non refundable </li><li> Participants must reconfirm the booking with the experience provider at least 48 hours prior to the flight </li><li> Participants must download the experience provider's mobile app to receive the flight status update by 6pm the night before the flight </li><li> Flight times are confirmed by the pilot the night before the flight </li><li> Bookings for the following day made after 4.30pm may not be accepted due to short notice, and availability must be confirmed with the experience provider before 5pm </li><li> If a flight does not proceed due to inclement weather, participants may rebook a new date or request a refund </li><li> Hot air ballooning is an audience participation activity and participants are encouraged to assist with the set up and pack away of the balloon </li><li> This is an active morning outdoors, so participants should wear clothing that can get stained or dirty </li><li> The balloon burners can drip water mixed with carbon, and the experience provider is not responsible for clothing that is stained or damaged</li></ul></more-info>
<more-info><ul><li> Change your booking up to 7 days before the start time of your experience </li><li> Changes are not permitted within 7 days of your experience </li><li> Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience</li></ul></more-info>

Recent reviews

4/5
Based on 2 reviews
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Rachel Mugg

almost 9 years ago

First the good things

First the good things, Global Ballooning has excellent contact right through and we're on time picking us up. The breakfast was so good, it was a buffet, there was pastries, cereal and hot food and you could try some wine. I loved how our pilot took a photo of us up in the air and we could download for free. The bad thing, was I felt it should've been cancelled, there was very poor visibility as it was so cloudy and it was showering when we packed up, so we were wet right through and cold. We were told the night before to bring spare shoes, which was too late for us as we were in Melbourne already. We ended up spending 40min drying our shoes with a hair dryer as we had another tour that afternoon. If it was a lovely day it would of been worth the money but it wasn't for us. I was told they checked the forecast but mine had said all week we were expecting showers.

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Marion Hutchinson

almost 10 years ago

Thoroughly enjoyable and an extremely professional morning was provided by Global Ballooning.

Thoroughly enjoyable and an extremely professional morning was provided by Global Ballooning. Organisation brilliant and overall experience highly recommended by anyone who doesn't suffer from a fear of heights!

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