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Cairns- Port Douglas Hot Air Balloon Scenic Flights
Hot Air Ballooning from Cairns and Port Douglas. Come and experience a memorable hot air adventure, soaring silently through the powder blue skies of the Atherton Tablelands with Hot Air Balloons. Hot Air Ballooning is one of the most unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences to be had, and is synonymous with tranquillity and romance.
What You Will See From Your Hot Air Balloon
As your Cairns Hot air Balloon glides smoothly through the soft white clouds, gaze below at the enchanting display of Australian nature at its finest. Watch green patchwork paddocks melt into tropical forest, glimpse native Australian wildlife scurry through the trees as exotic birds soar through the forest canopy. The majestic forest clad mountains of the Great Dividing Range soar out of the ground, tall and proud, and command your fullest attention. The horizon, an extraordinarily impossible distance away dissolves into the ground below, creating a breathtaking and enchanting spectacle for you to appreciate.
How To Get There
Hot Air Balloons Cairns and Port Douglas provide guests the unique opportunity to experience ballooning for the duration of either a thirty or sixty minute flight. The day begins at 4.30 to 5am; with a comfortable coach transfer from your hotel accommodation (hotel transfers are available from Cairns, Cairns Beaches, Palm Cove or Port Douglas). Hot Air balloons use the rural region of Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands as a point of departure for balloon flights, as it’s renowned for stable weather conditions that are conducive to successful ballooning, thus providing the most reliable ballooning experience in Australia and the cheapest ballooning experience in Australia.
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| Balloon Flight Ex Cairns 30 Min | $195 |
| Balloon Flight Ex Port Douglas 30 Min | $215 |
Where Do The Hot Air Balloons Fly?
Your take off point Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands is located roughly an hour west of Cairns, and the morning journey showcases some beautiful native Australian forest that has a mysterious ambiance in the dusky ebony twilight. On arrival at the launch site you will be greeted by the spectacular display of the inflation of the Hot Air Balloons. Each balloon has its own distinctive design (including native Australian designs such as koala’s and kangaroo’s), that is only revealed upon inflation. Hot Air has the largest range of balloons in the Southern Hemisphere, thus providing guests with the unique carnival atmosphere of a balloon festival each morning.
The Hot Air Ballooning Experience
The hot air ballooning experience is simply breathtaking. From the moment the majestic balloon begins its smooth and silent ascent into the powder blue tropical sky, and the ground below starts to quietly fall away, there is a unique sense of calmness and tranquillity. As the balloon gently glides through the sky, and the sun rises over the forest clad hills, there is an exquisite feeling of harmony and oneness with nature that no other experience encapsulates. Feel the extraordinary exhilaration as you share the sky with other hot air balloons, and marvel at the amazing heights the balloon soars over the lush green Cairns countryside. Hot Air has the largest balloons in Australia, with the capacity to carry up to 20 people, thus the unique feeling of flying can be shared with others. The ballooning experience is so exquisite that many people conduct weddings and marriage proposals in the hot air balloon with family and friends.
Hot Air Ballooning is such a unique experience, largely due to the fact that no two ballooning journeys will ever be alike. Ballooning relies solely on wind currents, thus the location for landing will always be different.
Ballooning Spectators Welcome
For visitors who want to experience the exhilaration of ballooning without leaving the ground, the hot air balloon chase is perfect. Enjoy a terrestrial adventure as you bound through the paddocks on the chase car thru Australian bushland, trying to anticipate the landing point of the Hot Air balloons.
The ballooning descent is nearly as fun as the flight. As you watch the ground approach, feel the excitement as the balloon touches the earth and the amazing journey comes to a close. The fun really begins once you’re back on terra firma. Assist the Hot Air staff deflate and pack up the balloon, while playing fun games that provide an entertaining finish to an exquisite experience. There is plenty of time for more photographs, and lots of laughs. After the balloon is packed away, it’s the quiet calm journey back down the maountain range to your Cairns Palm cove or Port Douglas resort or to meet you next tour adventure connection for the day.
Hot Air Ballooning Itinerary
Just let us know where you would like to go or which Cairns attractions or Cairns tours you would like to connect to (In advance of the day of travel).
Suggestion - It's a great fit in your itinerary to be able to take your balloon flight on the same day as a trip to the Outer Great Barrier Reef with Quicksilver at Agincourt Reef or maybe an Island Day out with Big Cat Green Island Cruises - we guarantee a connection to either daily directly after your Cairns Atherton Tablelands hot air balloon tour .
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| Balloon flight with Hot Air ex Cairns, 30 mins | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | |||||||||
| Balloon Flight with Hot Air ex Port Douglas - 30 mins | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | |||||||||
The Tour Specialists Consultants Tip:
The Tour Specialists Tip: White clothing not recommended. Take a jumper for the early morning flight and a peak cap. Guests need to be able to lift themselves in and out of the basket with minimal assistance as per aviation rules. Not suitable for very small children they need to be able to see over the basket
