Midweek Special Booking Form

Midweek Flight Specials  

Hot Air Balloon Flight Booking Form

 

Flight Rate  355 pp / 710 per couple

 

Book and fly on a  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday

Some public holidays excluded

Flight Time:  Approx 1 hour, allow 3-4 hours for the whole ballooning experience

 

Bonus free in flight photography on most flights at pilots discretion
 
Non-Refundable, reschedule to another day if necessary, valid for 12 months

 

Midweek Specials are -

Valid for 12 months

Strictly non-refundable once purchased

Add breakfast - book & pay Chateau Yering Hotel direct 03 9237 3333

Non-Refundable – Suitable for passengers who live local to Melbourne / Yarra Valley who can reschedule if necessary

Not recommended for interstate / international passengers on a short stay holiday who may not be able to reschedule if necessary

Most flights do proceed on the scheduled day

Minimum age 6 years

Reschedule if necessary and complete your flight within the 12 month validity period

Booking details held in credit for 12 months

All Yarra Valley flights are sunrise-morning not sunset-evening

No upgrades available    

Melbourne CBD Transfers - not available

Refer to Terms & Conditions

Number of passengers:

Weather / Meteorology

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  • Hot air ballooning is a weather dependant activity
  • The majority of scheduled flights do proceed as the Yarra Valley is protected by mountain ranges
  • Passenger safety is our first priority
  • Our CASA approved pilots, trained in meteorology, will evaluate the weather and cancel a flight if it is not safe to fly
  • Avoid following Melbourne weather forecasts and in particular long-range forecasts that are not relevant to ballooning in the Yarra Valley
  • GWB has registered access to detailed weather reports from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) specific to ballooning in the Yarra Valley
  • No aviation flight or activity is ever 100% guaranteed
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Hot Air Balloon Flight Itinerary

Allow up to 5 hours
  • Balloon meeting time is confirmed the evening before your flight when you 'check-in' with our duty pilot
  • Flight morning commences at Chateau Yering Hotel approximately one (1) hour before sunrise
  • Go Wild Ballooning transfer passengers from Chateau Yering to the launch site
  • Balloon launch & landing site, flight path and views vary daily depending on the wind speed & direction we have on the morning of your flight
  • No two flights are ever the same
  • The balloon is inflated and we encourage passenger participation. This is also a great time to take photographs
  • Your hot air balloon flight is approximately one hour with magnificent views of the vineyards, mountain ranges, the meandering Yarra River below with distant views of the Melbourne CBD skyline and Port Phillip Bay
  • Upon landing passengers are encouraged to participate in the deflation process and packing up the balloon. This is a great time for taking photographs and a fun way to complete your ballooning experience
  • Arriving back at Chateau Yering Hotel we enjoy a gourmet breakfast in Sweetwater Cafe’

Flight Information