{"id":12587,"date":"2026-10-01T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/melbourne\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T14:27:17","slug":"melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyovertheworld.com\/sv\/melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shared sunrise hot-air balloon flights over Melbourne\u2019s Yarra Valley and \u2014 when the wind allows \u2014 the city skyline, from AUD 495. About an hour aloft inside a longer morning with breakfast on many bookings. Routes are weather-dependent; a flight path over the CBD is never guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shared sunrise hot-air balloon flights over Melbourne\u2019s Yarra Valley and \u2014 when the wind allows \u2014 the city skyline, from AUD 495. About an hour aloft inside a longer morning with breakfast on many bookings. Routes are weather-dependent; a flight path over the CBD is never guaranteed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[510],"class_list":["post-12587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-okategoriserad","tag-melbourne"],"acf":{"location_brand":"Fly Over Melbourne","location_subtitle":"Yarra Valley & City Hot Air Balloon Tours","departure_information":"Check in at Yarra Valley Lodge, 2 Heritage Avenue, Chirnside Park. Meet pilots and crew, then ride operator vehicles to that morning\u2019s wind-chosen launch site. Optional shuttle from Melbourne CBD must be pre-booked and meets earlier \u2014 confirm at checkout. Yarra Valley Lodge, 2 Heritage Ave, Chirnside Park VIC 3116, Australia Balloon launches favour calm dawn windows. Soft clothes, hat and closed shoes as listed. Flights are weather-dependent \u2014 follow your voucher. Live prices when you book.\n\nEnter the car park off 192 Wellington Parade in front of the Pullman hotel, proceed through the gate, park underneath and take the lift to the ground floor meet. Street parking may also be available. After the flight, ask concierge about discounted parking if using the hotel car park. Pullman Melbourne on the Park, 192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia Arrive for the dawn check-in window on your voucher. Soft clothes and closed shoes. City overflight is wind-dependent and not guaranteed. Live prices when you book.","faq_advance_booking":"Flights sell on the live calendar subject to wind and weather. Meet at Yarra Valley Lodge in Chirnside Park or the East Melbourne Pullman meet \u2014 this hub uses more than one meeting place. Default hotel pickup is not included; an optional valley shuttle from Melbourne CBD may be available if pre-booked. Shared free-flight balloons only. Live prices are shown when you book.","faq_cancellation":"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.","faq_weight":"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. 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