Melbourne City Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride

This is an untethered free-flight hot-air balloon — not a tethered or fixed-line ride, and not a helicopter or Great Ocean Road day flight. Shared sunrise balloon over Melbourne and surrounds — City overflight on the Melbourne city card is fully wind-dependent and not guaranteed — sell soft may-see skyline framing only. About 60 minutes aloft inside a longer morning of about four hours. Soft Melbourne CBD skyline, Federation Square and Royal Botanic Gardens framing — Named sights are route- and wind-dependent — you may see them rather than a guaranteed pass. The price is from AUD 605 per person. Entry From stays the Yarra Valley Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride from AUD 495. Includes about 60 minutes sunrise free-flight, complimentary GoPro in-flight photos, flight / ground insurance and launch-landing fees; optional buffet breakfast if selected at booking on the primary listing. City overflight not guaranteed — wind decides the track. Shared untethered hot-air balloon; the From valley listing states a shared maximum of about 20 travellers (booking bands may cap lower). The city listing states a shared maximum of about 10. Enter the car park off 192 Wellington Parade in front of the Pullman hotel in East Melbourne, park underneath and take the lift to the ground-floor meet. Street parking may also be available. Exact timing is confirmed after booking. This hub uses more than one meeting place: Yarra Valley Lodge in Chirnside Park for the valley sunrise card, and the East Melbourne Pullman meet for the city sunrise card. Your voucher names the exact desk — do not treat one pin as the meet for every ticket. No hard passport rule is stated beyond booking names. Bring photo ID if asked at check-in. Listings checked state a minimum age of 6 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult on the city listing. Follow your voucher. No hard public kg/lb cap on all cards. The Yarra Valley listing encourages passengers over 130 kg to contact before booking for personalised support. Follow check-in guidance. Full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled start on the hub From booking channel. The Melbourne city option uses a longer sliding scale (full refund at least 6 days out). Wind and weather cancellations typically offer a refund or rebooking — check your confirmation. Hot-air balloon flights are heavily wind- and weather-dependent. Soft “you may see…” Yarra Valley vineyards and hills, and on the city option Melbourne’s skyline — CBD overflight is not guaranteed. Flights may cancel or modify and offer a refund path. This hub sells Yarra Valley and Melbourne city free-flight balloons only — not Great Ocean Road / Twelve Apostles helicopter products. Sunrise operations weather permitting. Confirm live dates when you book. Follow the listing notes on your voucher for fitness and suitability guidance. Not recommended when pregnant on the listings checked. Live prices are shown when you book. See both rides on the Melbourne hub.