Hot Air Balloon Cairns
More visitors and locals choose to fly with Hot Air Balloon Cairns by far, than anywhere in Australia, so don’t miss out, come along and experience it for yourself.
See the fleet of balloons float up up and away in the wide open blue skies where the temperate climate is perfectly suited to ballooning.
Original. Trusted. Professional and Australia’s favourite ride. This is the ultimate scenic experience in the tropics! Only these balloon rides take off every day and truly, one of Australia’s best kept secrets. Remember, book well in advance come flying with Australia’s most popular balloon ride.
Start your day by watching the sun rise over the rolling hills of the majestic Atherton Tablelands then experience your first balloon ride. Enjoy the 360 degree panorama, before coming gently back to earth. Afterwards, there’s pack up games, free wi-fi, then drive back through the rainforest. Door to door transfers are included or connect after ballooning to Kuranda or the Reef.
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Cairns Hot Air Ballooning and Door to Door transfers
Experience your first balloon ride, highly recommended, excellent value and sure to be a highlight of your Cairns holiday. From the minute you arrive see the spectacle at launch of so many large colourful balloons standing ready for take off at dawn. Hop onboard to enjoy gently floating over the Atherton Tableland's impressive landscape, west of Cairns, in the quiet morning sunrise and experience the best ballooning day tour in Australia. Come down to earth, there's fun pack up games, see the photos in-flight and personal portraits, taken that morning, then drive through some spectacular rainforest scenery, door to door transfers back to your Cairns accommodation.
Cairns Hot Air Ballooning and BadFishy Jetboating
Capture incredible bird’s eye view photos and revel in the sun's first light as you float above the beautiful rainforest covered hills in the peace and serenity of a hot air balloon. Our experienced pilot will fly you over the stunningly lush Atherton Tablelands region for an experience like never before. After we gently touch back down, you’ll enjoy a light snack and toast to the incredible morning with a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice. From there our team will deliver you to the Marlin Marina for your next thrilling experience, a 35 minute jet boat ride on the Trinity Inlet. This ride is filled with spins, slides and adrenaline pumping speeds and in between the captain will provide you with some great information on Cairns and the region.
Cairns Hot Air Ballooning and 3 Course Ochre Lunch & Drink Voucher
Capture incredible bird's eye view photos and revel in the sun's first light as you float above the beautiful rainforest covered hills in the peace and serenity of a hot air balloon. Our experienced pilot will fly you over the stunningly lush Atherton Tablelands region for an experience like never before. After we gently touch back down, you'll enjoy a light snack and toast to the incredible morning with a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice. Enjoy a Ochre Restaurant 3 course meal for lunch and a drink, after lunch you will need to make your own way back to your accommodation
Cairns Hot Air Ballooning and Lemoncello 3 Course Meal & Drink
Pre-dawn our professional tour guide team will collect you from your accommodation and deliver you to the launch site for you to witness the impressive scene of hot air balloons being inflated. Once the balloon is ready, step into the basket with your experienced pilot; feel the peace and serenity of floating above the rainforest-covered hills, mountains and tablelands set against the stunning backdrop of the rising sun in the sky. Breathe in the fresh air, enjoy sweeping views of the Atherton Tablelands on one side then look towards the coast and Great Barrier Reef - it's the best of both worlds! Our very experienced pilots will slowly guide the balloon down to the landing point, where the fun continues, we all pitch in and fold up the balloon itself, have a laugh and take some more photos. Finally we came together with the pilot and ground crew for a light snack, chat and to toast the sensational flight experience with a glass of sparkling wine. After your flight you will be emailed a complimentary voucher for a 3 course meal for Lunch or Dinner at Lemoncello's Restaurant.
Cairns Hot Air Ballooning and self drive to Mareeba, Atherton Tablelands
Our professional tour guides will Meet you in Mareeba and deliver you to the launch site pre-dawn for you to witness the impressive scene of balloons being inflated - once inflated they stand taller than a ten storey building. When the balloon is ready, step into the basket with your experienced pilot; feel the peace and serenity of floating above the rainforest covered hills and mountains, set against the stunning backdrop of the rising sun. There is nothing in the world like the feeling of floating gently above the earth. Breathe in the fresh air, enjoy sweeping views of the Atherton Tablelands on one side then look towards the coast and Great Barrier Reef - it's the best of both worlds! Our very experienced pilots will slowly guide the balloon down to the landing point, where the fun continues, we all pitch in and fold up the balloon itself, have a laugh and take some more photos. Finally we came together with the pilot and ground crew for a light breakfast snack, chat and to toast the sensational flight experience with a glass of sparkling wine.
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Hot Air Balloon Cairns
