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Cairns Hot Air Ballooning and Door to Door transfers
Highlights
- Experience the vibrant spectacle of colourful balloons at dawn, setting the stage for an unforgettable adventure.
- Float gently over the stunning Atherton Tableland, soaking in breathtaking landscapes bathed in morning light.
- Engage in fun pack-up games post-flight, creating lasting memories with fellow adventurers.
- Enjoy scenic door-to-door transfers through lush rainforest, enhancing your journey back to Cairns accommodation.
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.
Itinerary highlights
Cairns Balloon ride
Tour details
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Available from 14 June 2019 to 31 March 2026
Features
Service facilities
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Operation information
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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Accreditations
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ATEC Korea Host
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Civil Aviation Safety Authority
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Sustainable Tourism Certification by Ecotourism Australia
Memberships
- Australian Tourism Export Council
- Queensland Tourism Industry Council
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
- QLD – Tourism Tropical North Qld
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