Hot-air balloon tours are available in many parts of Australia, including Melbourne, the capital of Victoria and Australia's second-largest city, where visitors can welcome sunrise in the air and enjoy the cosmopolitan metropolis of Melbourne from a God's point of view. And the boundless green space, the countryside and the coast beauty, experience the flight dream in the process.
There are several companies offering hot air balloon tours in Melbourne, including Australia's global hot air balloon company (Global Ballooning Australia), which is well-known and a popular choice for Chinese tourists. Founded in 1992, the Australian Global Hot Balloon Company, which has provided an extraordinary experience for nearly one hundred thousand visitors from around the world since it opened in 1992, now has 24 hot air balloons and 32 employees. All pilots are fully certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority (CASA).
Australia's Global Hot Air Balloon offers two flight routes, Global Ballooning Melbourne and Yala Valley Balloon.
Global Ballooning Melbourne：
Price:
- Adult: $480;
- Adult breakfast champagne: $510;
- Children (6-12 years old): $380
- Children (6 / 12) breakfast: $395
Assembly site:
- Pullman Park Hotel (Pullman On The Park), address: 192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, VIC 3002;
Price:
- Adult: $405;
- Adult breakfast champagne: $435;
- Children (6-12 years old): $325
- Children (6 / 12) breakfast: $340
Assembly site:
- Borghini Vineyard (Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort & Spa);
Schedule:
- Open hot air balloons: passengers can participate in assisting staff to install / open hot air balloons together, which is a very special experience;
- Hot air balloon flight: the air flight is about one hour, because the flight route is determined by the wind direction, so we can not guarantee that we can fly over the central position of the city;
- Put up the hot air balloon: after the hot air balloon lands, the passenger may assist the staff member to collect the hot air balloon together;
- Breakfast: the staff of the Global Hot Balloon will take you back to the hotel and enjoy the Champagne Breakfast buffet.
- The whole experience takes about 3.5 to 4.5 hours;
Tips：
- You must review the latest flight developments the night before the flight to make sure that the next day's flight can proceed as usual and when;
- Each passenger will receive a fine flight certificate and souvenir set.
- You can buy a high-end disk (hot air balloon shape) with photos taken in flight for A $20.
In addition, other Melbourne-based companies offer similar balloon services:
- Balloon Flights Over Melbourne, Web site: http://www.balloonovermelbourne.com.au
- Balloon Sunrise, Web site: http://www.hotairballooning.com.au
