{"id":12598,"date":"2026-10-01T15:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/experiences\/yarra-valley-sunrise-hot-air-balloon-ride\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:27:19","slug":"yarra-valley-sunrise-hot-air-balloon-ride","status":"publish","type":"experiences","link":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/es\/experiences\/yarra-valley-sunrise-hot-air-balloon-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Yarra Valley Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":12382,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[512],"class_list":["post-12598","experiences","type-experiences","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-melbourne"],"acf":{"location":12589,"departure_location":12414,"duration_in_minutes":60,"description_short":"Untethered Yarra Valley sunrise balloon, about 60 minutes free-flight with lodge meet and breakfast. Hub From card. From AUD 495 per person Shared seating may combine other guests Weather and routing decide named sights Check the live calendar for dates.","description_long":"This is an untethered free-flight hot-air balloon \u2014 not a tethered or fixed-line ride, and not a helicopter or Great Ocean Road day flight. Blunt early: this is a Yarra Valley free-flight balloon \u2014 not a guaranteed Melbourne CBD overflight and not a Great Ocean Road day heli. About 60 minutes in the air inside a longer morning of about three to five hours with breakfast. After Chirnside Park lodge check-in and a transfer to a wind-chosen launch you may see soft <a href=\"\/highlights\/yarra-valley-vineyards-from-the-air\/\">Yarra Valley vineyards<\/a> and <a href=\"\/highlights\/coldstream-wine-country-from-the-air\/\">Coldstream wine country<\/a> framing \u2014 Named sights are route- and wind-dependent \u2014 you may see them rather than a guaranteed pass. The price is from AUD 495 per person. Includes check-in at Yarra Valley Lodge, vehicle to a wind-chosen launch, about 60 minutes free-flight and buffet breakfast at the lodge on the primary listing. Optional CBD shuttle if pre-booked. 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. Check in at Yarra Valley Lodge, 2 Heritage Avenue, Chirnside Park. Meet pilots and crew, then ride crew vehicles to that morning\u2019s wind-chosen launch site. An optional shuttle from Melbourne CBD must be pre-booked and meets earlier \u2014 confirm when you book. 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 \u2014 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 \u2014 check your confirmation. Hot-air balloon flights are heavily wind- and weather-dependent. Soft \u201cyou may see\u2026\u201d Yarra Valley vineyards and hills, and on the city option Melbourne\u2019s skyline \u2014 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 \u2014 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 <a href=\"\/melbourne\/\">Melbourne<\/a> hub.","route_image":null,"pricing_tiers":"","pricing_label":"From AUD 495 per person","pricing_description":"<p>From AUD495 per person (shared sunrise balloon; about 4 hours for the full experience). Check-in at Yarra Valley Lodge; vehicle to wind-chosen launch; ~1 hour free-flight; buffet breakfast at the lodge (primary listing). Optional CBD shuttle if pre-booked. Passengers over 130 kg encouraged to contact before booking. Balloon flight ends with a landing near the flying area; not a scenic helicopter landing product. Free-flight \u2014 not tethered. Live prices when you book.<\/p> <p>Free cancellation up to 24 hours before, when the booking allows. Live prices are shown when you book. 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